Episodes 240
Avg. Duration 51m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (16)
Since Apr 2019
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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In Common explores the connections between humans, their environment and each other through stories told by scholars and practitioners. In-depth interviews and methods webinars explore interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary work on commons governance, conservation and development, social-ecological resilience, and sustainability.

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Recent Episodes

141: Poaching, Policy, and Participation: The Fight to Govern Wildlife Trade with Duan Biggs

Mar 12, 2026 57m

In this episode Michael speaks with Duan Biggs, Associate Professor and Olajos Goslow Chair at Northern Arizona University. They discuss Duan’s extensive work and engagement in management and global…

140: Forests, Stories, and the People Behind Reforestation with Lauren E. Oakes

Mar 04, 2026 1h 4m

What does it take to grow more forests and ensure they last? In this episode, Michael Cox speaks with conservation scientist and award-winning science writer Lauren E. Oakes, author of Treekeepers:…

139: Climate Misinformation & Disinformation with Pallavi Sethi

Jan 28, 2026 53m

In this episode, Divya chats with Pallavi Sethi, a Policy Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment at the London School of Economics, where she works on…

138: Families, forests and carbon with Nathan Truitt

Nov 14, 2025 1h 4m

In this episode, Michael speaks with Nathan Truitt, Executive Vice President of Climate Funding for the American Forest Foundation. Nathan works in support of AFF's Family Forest Carbon Program,…

137: Governing for transformation towards sustainable small-scale fisheries with Fikret Berkes and Nicole Franz

Oct 31, 2025 1h 23m

In this episode, Xavier Basurto, a former guest of the show, joins Michael to interview Fikret Berkes and Nicole Franz. Fikret is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the Natural Resources Institute…

136: Urbanization and Inequality with Sean Fox and Gregory Randolph

Aug 22, 2025 1h 2m

In this episode, Divya speaks with Sean Fox and Gregory Randolph about urbanization and how it is unfolding amid global shocks and affecting inequality. Sean Fox is a Professor of Geography and…

135: Relational values with Rachelle Gould

Aug 14, 2025 1h 12m

In this episode, Michael speaks with Rachelle Gould, Associate Professor at the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources and an Environmental Fellow at the Gund Institute at the…

134: Politics of Development in South Asia with Saad Gulzar

Jul 28, 2025 45m

In this episode, Divya speaks with Saad Gulzar, Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame. At the time of recording of this episode, he was at…

133: Collaborative Watershed Management with Scott Hardy

Jul 18, 2025 1h 8m

In this episode, Divya speaks with Scott Hardy. Scott is an Extension Educator with the Ohio Sea Grant College Program, where he leads research and runs education and outreach programs on watershed…

132: Fire and social cohesion with Nate Dominy

Jul 10, 2025 1h 6m

In this episode, Michael speaks with Nate Dominy, the Charles Hansen Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. Nate is a biological anthropologist and an evolutionary biologist, studying the…

131: Green Capitalism in the Amazon with Maron Greenleaf

Jun 05, 2025 1h 1m

In this episode, Michael speaks with Maron Greenleaf, assistant professor of anthropology at Dartmouth College. They discuss Maron’s recently published book, Forest Lost: Producing Green Capitalism…

130: Sustainable tourism with Jake Kheel

Oct 07, 2024 54m

In this episode, Michael speaks with Jake Kheel, Vice President of Sustainability at the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, a non-profit organization located in the Dominican Republic. The Foundation is…

129: Tree Plantations in Pakistan with Usman Ashraf

Sep 27, 2024 1h 37m

In this episode, Divya interviews Usman Ashraf, a PhD student at the Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Sciences at the University of Helsinki. His research focuses on forest governance and the…

FFM #6: The future of fisheries management with Christine McDaniel and Ilia Murtazashvili

Sep 23, 2024 54m

In this final episode in our series on the future of fisheries management, Michael speaks with two of the co-organizers of the initial meeting that led to this series. Ilia Murtazashvili is a…

128: Environmental justice with Brendan Coolsaet

Sep 04, 2024 55m

In this episode, Stefan speaks with Brendan Coolsaet.  Stefan and Brendan discuss the history of environmental justice movements and scholarship, current frameworks, critical reflection on the field,…

FFM #5: Negotiating with Kerrlene Wills

Aug 15, 2024 54m

This is the fifth episode in our future fisheries management series, which we are running in collaboration with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Center for Governance and…

127: The Healing Power of Virtual Nature with Alex Smalley

Jul 29, 2024 1h 7m

In this episode, Michael speaks with Alex Smalley, an expert in Environmental Psychology and researcher at the University of Exeter. Alex’s research program explores, in his words, “the cognitive and…

126: Infrastructure for Sustainability with Marty Anderies.

Jun 17, 2024 1h 6m

In this episode, Michael talks with Marty Anderies, Professor in the School of Sustainability at Arizona State University. They discuss a book that Marty co-authored with Marco Janssen, a colleague…

FFM #4: Fisheries consulting with Andrew Johnson

May 13, 2024 46m

This is the fourth episode in our Future Fisheries Management series, which we are running in collaboration with the Mercatus Center at George Mason University and the Center for Governance and…

125: Boundary spanning with Stephen Posner

Mar 19, 2024 47m

In this episode, Michael speaks with Stephen Posner, the Director of Pathways to Planetary Health at the Garrison Institute. The Garrison Institute is located in Garrison, New York along the Hudson…

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How many episodes does In Common have?

In Common has published 240 episodes since April 2019, covering topics in Science, Social Sciences.

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In Common is currently sporadic with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 51m.

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