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The Repair – S5 E6: We Don’t Have the Power to Fight It

November 2, 2021 | Amy Westervelt & John Biewen | Scene on Radio

Earth’s changing climate is already displacing millions of people, worsening tension and conflict, and sometimes violence—for example, between farmers and traditional nomadic herders in Nigeria. Part 6 of The Repair, our series on the climate emergency.

Reported by Ugochi Anyaka-Oluigbo, with reporting and production assistance from Nchetachi Chukwuaja and Tim Cuttings Agber. The series story editor is Cheryl Devall. Mix by John Biewen.

Music in this episode by Lili Haydn, Kim Carroll, Chris Westlake, Lesley Barber, Cora Miron, Alex Weston, Fabian Almazan, and Maetar. Music consulting by Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.

Season 5 art by Mara Guevarra. Episode image: Photo by Tim Cuttings Agber. Image editing by Mara Guevarra.The Repair is supported by Scene on Radio listener-donors, and by the International Women’s Media Foundation.

Download a PDF of the transcript.

About the Authors

Amy Westervelt

Amy Westervelt is the founder of the Critical Frequency podcast network, named AdWeek‘s 2019 Podcast Network of the Year. She is also an award-winning print and audio journalist who has… Read More.


John Biewen

John Biewen’s audio work has taken him to forty American states and to Europe, Japan, and India. He has produced for the NPR newsmagazines, This American Life, Studio 360, American… Read More.

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