What On Earth

podcasting@cbc.ca

For verified host and producer emails, sign up to view.

What if your home could float when a flood hits?

August 01, 2026

Flood-prone communities are doing everything to keep water out. But as climate-fuelled storms become more severe, some architects say we need to work with water, not fight it. We learn how amphibious engineering kept Bangladeshi kids in school and allowed a Louisiana community to stay afloat.

Mother Nature’s angry. But why does she sound like Iggy Pop?

July 29, 2026

From the Best of What On Earth – Mother Nature is a real wild child and has a bone to pick with us humans when it comes to how we’ve treated the planet. Punk rock legend Iggy Pop voices her whiskey-soaked rage in the climate podcast “Sweet Little Human.” Its producers hope a little dark humour can help shine a brighter light on our need to address the climate crisis. 

Americans want payback for smoky skies. Are they right?

July 25, 2026

People on both sides of the Canada - U.S. border have been choking on smoke in recent weeks, much of it coming from fires burning in Canada's forests. Now, U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening new, fire-related tariffs in retaliation. Climate scientists like Zeke Hausfather say wildfires in Canada’s vast boreal forest are linked to global warming and can't be blamed on just one country. And environmental law expert Godwin Dzah explains, when health hazards cross borders there are ways t...