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Consider the American bumblebee, once the most common bee species in the United States. Its numbers have declined by 90 percent in the last two decades. We’re talking about more than just the loss of an iconic species. Three-fourths of the food crops humans grow depend on pollinators – bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more. Industrial monocultures sap the soil. Rampant chemical use poisons our water and our bodies. Reckless stewardship of the land wastes our precious resources. Buzzkill asks why we raise food this way – and how we can change things for the better.
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Signup to Generate a PitchConsider the American bumblebee, once the most common bee species in the United States. Its numbers have declined by 90 percent in the last two decades. We’re talking about more than just the loss of an iconic species. Three-fourths of the food crops humans grow depend on pollinators, bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, and more. Industrial monocultures sap the soil.
Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW is hosted by FERN. The show has published 11 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Introducing: Forked, presented by REAP/SOW" (24 June 2025, 2 minutes), "Buzzkill Bonus Episode: “Is urban beekeeping bad for bees?”" (11 March 2025, 31 minutes), and "Buzzkill: A post-pollinator world" (4 March 2025, 29 minutes).
Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 23 minutes across 11 episodes.
Booking probability for Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW are Crop Farming Services and Other Crop Farming. Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW has a society audience.
FERN hosts Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW, a society podcast with 11 episodes published.
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Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW
<p>American food politics are a mess. The traditional forces driving policy in agriculture and nutrition have been wiped away, and ordinary people are struggling to figure out who is in charge, what they’re up to, and...
<p>This is an engaging conversation on urban pollinators taped live during the Buzzkill celebration in New York City on March 3, 2025, moderated by Sewell Chan, executive editor of the Columbia Journalism Review, with...
Episode #6
<p>The Golden State’s annual almond harvest shows what happens when biodiversity collapses and bees become a commodity valuable enough to steal.</p>
Episode #5
<p>Nearly all tequila is made from cloned plants that are vulnerable to species collapse. In Mexico, a small group of people is trying to change that – and protect an endangered, nectar-slurping, agave-pollinating bat...
Episode #4
<p>A suburban couple was passionate about pollinators, native plants, and living in harmony with nature. Their neighbors were not impressed. This “battle of the backyard” turned out to have national implications.</p>
Episode #3
<p>White settlers viewed farmland as a resource to be exploited, while Indigenous people saw it as a partnership for mutual benefit. Now, a Native American tribe is solving today’s environmental problems and helping...
Episode #2
<p>In Nebraska, a researcher’s bee colonies kept dying, and the evidence pointed to the ethanol plant next door – and a food system built on pesticides.</p>
Episode #1
<p>Americans stepped up to do something about dying bees. But what if all those backyard colonies are making the problem worse? In Buzzkill’s premiere episode, we take an in-depth look at whether raising domesticated...
Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW
<p>We’re in the middle of a full-blown biodiversity crisis: American honeybee populations have declined by 90 percent in the last two decades. It's not rocket science. How we produce our food is killing off the very...
Episode #1
<p>REAP/SOW: dispatches from the front lines of food, farming, and the environment, is the latest audio project from the Food and Environment Reporting Network, an independent, non-profit news organization. Learn about...
Buzzkill, presented by REAP/SOW
<p>Over four episodes, host Eve Abrams and her team travel the Midwest, engaging with farmers who are confronting the difficult reality of climate change—increasingly extreme floods and heat—including those who don’t...
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Bee Conservancy
Horticultural Society of New York
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