As She Rises
The story of climate change as you’ve never heard it before.
As She Rises brings together local poets and activists from throughout North America to depict the effects of climate change on their home and their people. Each episode carries the listener to a new place through a collection of voices, local recordings and soundscapes. Stories span from the Louisiana Bayou, to the tundras of Alaska to the drying bed of the Colorado River. Centering the voices of native women and women of color, As She Rises personalizes the elusive magnitude of climate change.
Season 3 of As She Rises is hosted by Leah Thomas, eco-communicator, author, and founder of the non-profit Intersectional Environmentalist. This season, As She Rises is traversing the Colorado River Basin. Each episode focuses on a different corner of the basin, beginning in the river’s reservoirs on the borders of Arizona and Utah, and finishing in the dry delta in Mexico – understanding water through a new lens and centering stories of resilience in the face of the drought.
Show Credits:
Creator: Grace Lynch
Hosts: Grace Lynch (Seasons 1& 2), Leah Thomas (Season 3)
Executive Producer: Jenny Kaplan
Head of Development: Emily Rudder
Producers: Grace Lynch, Liz Smith (Seasons 1& 2), Lindsey Kratochwill (Season 2), Carmen Borca-Carrillo (Season 3), Ale Tejeda (Season 3), Brittany Martinez (Season 3), Adesuwa Agbonile (Season 3), and Sara Schleede (Season 3)
Editorial Support: Emily Rudder (Season 1), Ale Tejeda (Seasons 1&2), and Carmen Borca-Carrillo (Seasons 1&2), Aya Lane (Season 2)
Original Music: Andi Kristins (Season 2), Andrea Kristinsdottir (Season 3) and Jessica Jarvis (Season 3)