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From The Marginlands

Hosted by Prem & Arati · society · EN-US

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From The Marginlands with Prem and Arati takes unabashed deep-dives into uncomfortable environmental issues. We converse with carefully curated guests on the art of telling stories about the environment and on climate change as it manifests around the world.

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What is From The Marginlands about?

From The Marginlands with Prem and Arati takes unabashed deep-dives into uncomfortable environmental issues. We converse with carefully curated guests on the art of telling stories about the environment and on climate change as it manifests around the world.

Who hosts From The Marginlands?

From The Marginlands is hosted by Prem & Arati. The show has published 32 episodes to date.

What has From The Marginlands covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The State Sees Pipes; Our Rivers Have Other Ideas -- Parineeta Dandekar on People, Poetry, Politics, & Paisa" (26 October 2026, 119 minutes), "When The Fever Map Changes & Cures Stop Working: Talking Health & Climate with Ramanan Laxminarayan" (12 October 2026, 79 minutes), and "Oceans Are Absorbing Heat Equal To 12 Hiroshimas Every Second: Implications are HUGE" (9 September 2026, 132 minutes).

How often does From The Marginlands publish?

From The Marginlands publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 107 minutes across 32 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on From The Marginlands?

Booking probability for From The Marginlands is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. From The Marginlands requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. From The Marginlands's contact route on record: verified email.

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The strongest fits for From The Marginlands are Advocacy & Social Causes. From The Marginlands has a society audience.

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Prem & Arati hosts From The Marginlands, a society podcast with 32 episodes published.

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  • Episode #12

    The State Sees Pipes; Our Rivers Have Other Ideas -- Parineeta Dandekar on People, Poetry, Politics, & Paisa

    Oct 26, 20261h 59mS2

    Parineeta Dandekar of the South Asia Network on Dams, Rivers and People (SANDRP) joins us to talk about what makes a river a river, and what happens when we treat it as plumbing. From Himalayan dams and river-linking...

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    When The Fever Map Changes & Cures Stop Working: Talking Health & Climate with Ramanan Laxminarayan

    Oct 12, 20261h 19m

    In this episode we talk to epidemiologist Ramanan Laxminarayan about what ails India's health. He makes the case that the biggest threat is the silent spread of noncommunicable disease, and that India is good at health...

  • Episode #10

    Oceans Are Absorbing Heat Equal To 12 Hiroshimas Every Second: Implications are HUGE

    Sep 9, 20262h 12mS2

    In this wide-ranging conversation with Arati (Prem was out sick, sadly), Dr. Roxy Koll explains why climate change is no longer a distant, gradual phenomenon but an accelerating cascade of interconnected risks. They...

  • Episode #9

    Assam's Floods (once a boon) Are So Destructive Now - Why? Arupjyoti Saikia Explains

    Aug 18, 20261h 49mS2

    Assam’s July floods were explained as a consequence of heavy rainfall. That is true, but incomplete. Historian Arupjyoti Saikia joins us to uncover the much longer history behind the catastrophe: the earthquakes that...

  • Episode #8

    When The World Is Connected But Our Planning Is Not

    Aug 5, 20261h 3mS2

    Contact us: Email the Podcast Arati Kumar-Rao on Instagram Prem Panicker on X (Twitter) Prem on Substack From The Marginlands on Instagram

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  • Episode #7

    Rom Whitaker

    Jul 20, 20262h 20mS2

    Contact us: Email the Podcast Arati Kumar-Rao on Instagram Prem Panicker on X (Twitter) Prem on Substack From The Marginlands on Instagram

  • Episode #5

    What Are The Real Risks To Our Health? We Ask Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

    Jun 22, 20261h 28mS2

    <p>Most people in health pick a lane — clinician, researcher, or policymaker. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has been all three for forty years: a paediatrician who became a leading TB and HIV researcher, then the WHO's...

  • Episode #5

    What Are The Real Risks To Our Health? We Ask Dr. Soumya Swaminathan

    Jun 22, 20261h 28mS2

    Most people in health pick a lane — clinician, researcher, or policymaker. Dr. Soumya Swaminathan has been all three for forty years: a paediatrician who became a leading TB and HIV researcher, then the WHO's first-ever...

  • Episode #4

    Why Care About the Environment? (When People Are Being Killed) -- Mahesh Rangarajan

    Jun 8, 20262h 8mS2

    <p>A young person once asked: why care about nature when people are dying in Gaza? Environmental historian Mahesh Rangarajan gives the long answer — why the choice between people and the planet was always...

  • Episode #3

    If A City Forgets Itself, What Lies Ahead? We Ask Harini Nagendra

    May 25, 20261h 43mS2

    <p>n this episode of From The Marginlands, Arati Kumar-Rao and Prem Panicker speak with ecologist and writer Harini Nagendra about the lost ecological memory of Bengaluru — a city once shaped by lakes, wetlands, trees...

  • Episode #2

    What is life like in the Sundarbans? Annu Jalais Weighs In

    May 25, 20261h 55mS2

    <p>In the second episode of Season 2 of From the Marginlands, Arati Kumar-Rao and Prem Panicker speak with environmental social anthropologist Annu Jalais, whose 27+ years of research in the Sundarbans reveals a world...

  • Episode #1

    Air, Water, Food, Health: Our Future In Whose Hands?

    Apr 22, 20261h 55mS2

    <p>Dia Mirza needs no introduction. And yet, the person who shows up in this conversation is not quite the one her public life has made familiar to us. Yes, she is the longest-serving UNEP Goodwill Ambassador India has...

  • Episode #20

    Cheetahs, Tigers, People, & Forests: Raza Kazmi Walks Us Into India's History

    Dec 22, 20252h 15mS1

    <p>In this season-ending episode of From The Marginlands, Arati and I dive deep into Indian forests, not just as ecosystems but as archives of memory, power, and change. Our guide into this layered terrain is Raza...

  • Episode #19

    WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR HUMANS & LEOPARDS TO SHARE LANDSCAPES? WE ASK VIDYA ATHREYA

    Dec 1, 20251h 31mS1

    <p>Leopards live far closer to us than most of us realise — not just in forests, but across farms, villages, and city edges. In this episode, Arati and Prem speak with Dr. Vidya Athreya, one of India’s leading carnivore...

  • Episode #18

    Do We Still Need Wildlife Films? Kalyan Varma Weighs In

    Nov 17, 20251h 27mS1

    <p>Award-winning filmmaker and photographer Kalyan Varma joins Arati and Prem on From the Marginlands to explore what it means to document the natural world today. From the ethics of filming a vanishing wilderness to...

  • Episode #17

    What Are We Doing To The Mountains? Ft. Manshi Asher

    Nov 3, 20251h 51mS1

    <p>Each monsoon, the Himalayas make headlines for floods, landslides, and loss. But what if these aren’t “natural” disasters at all, but the result of choices we keep making? In this episode, Arati and Prem speak with...

  • Episode #16

    ICYMI!

    Oct 24, 20251h 14mS1

    <p>Prem & Arati look back at episodes, pulling out key issues from each. <br/><br/>10:14: Pranay Lal: • From The Marginlands Ep4 Ft PranayLal <br/><br/>16:46: S Vishwanath : • From The Marginlands E5 Ft Vishwanath...

  • Episode #15

    How Are The Ganga River Dolphins Doing?

    Sep 29, 20252h 30mS1

    <p>Nachiket Kelkar, Head of Riverine Ecosystems and Livelihoods at the Wildlife Conservation Trust, shares his experiences and insights on the Ganges River, particularly focusing on the ecological changes observed in...

  • Episode #14

    So What Is Going On In Great Nicobar?

    Sep 15, 20251h 39mS1

    <p>This conversation delves into the Great Nicobar Project, a massive infrastructure initiative at the southern end of the Nicobar Islands, focusing on its economic viability, ecological impact, and the implications for...

  • Episode #13

    Ed Kashi & Julie Winokur: The Long Frame -- Stories That Outlast Time

    Sep 1, 20252h 3mS1

    <p>Photojournalist Ed Kashi and documentary filmmaker Julie Winokur have spent decades telling urgent, human stories — from climate injustice to ageing, migration, and forgotten coastlines. In this episode of From the...

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