<description>&lt;p&gt;Toby Kiers is an evolutionary biologist at the Free University of Amsterdam and Director of SPUN. She talks about mycorrhizal fungi’s amazing characteristics, including their ability to help with climate change. Toby is the winner of the 2026 Tyler Prize (often dubbed the Green Nobel) and a MacArthur Genius Fellow. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://gtownradio.com/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;gtownradio.com,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp;amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio &lt;u&gt;at https://gtownradio.com/donate/.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Toby Kiers is an evolutionary biologist at the Free University of Amsterdam and Director of SPUN. She talks about mycorrhizal fungi’s amazing characteristics, including their ability to help with climate change. Toby is the winner of the 2026 Tyler Prize (often dubbed the Green Nobel) and a MacArthur Genius Fellow. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp; <a href="http://gtownradio.com/">gtownradio.com,</a> 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at https://gtownradio.com/donate/.

Mycology without apology-Toby Kiers 3/20/2026

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Alison Young, &lt;/strong&gt;Director of Outreach at iNaturalist, a citizen scientist organization collecting data worldwide to document and learn more about nature around the globe. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp;amp; &lt;a href="http://gtownradio.com/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;gtownradio.com,&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp;amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio &lt;u&gt;at https://gtownradio.com/donate/.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Alison Young, Director of Outreach at iNaturalist, a citizen scientist organization collecting data worldwide to document and learn more about nature around the globe. Planet Philadelphia airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp; <a href="http://gtownradio.com/">gtownradio.com,</a> 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at https://gtownradio.com/donate/.

Discovering nature, Alison Young, iNaturalist 3/20/26

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Björn Embrén&lt;/strong&gt;, Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences at the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, discusses his technique, the “Stockholm tree pit” method, for establishing planting beds has completely transformed how to sustain these essential urban trees in paved-over urban spaces. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Planet Philadelphia&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://gtownradio.com/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;gtownradio.com&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp;amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at &lt;a href="https://gtownradio.com/donate/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;https://gtownradio.com/donate/.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Björn Embrén, Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences at the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, discusses his technique, the “Stockholm tree pit” method, for establishing planting beds has completely transformed how to sustain these essential urban trees in paved-over urban spaces. <a href="https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html">Planet Philadelphia</a> airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp; <a href="https://gtownradio.com/">gtownradio.com</a>, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at <a href="https://gtownradio.com/donate/">https://gtownradio.com/donate/.</a>

Björn Embrén, transforming urban trees from sickly to healthy 3/6/26

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Joshua Jackson &lt;/strong&gt;is founder of the Forgotten Lands Project, discusses his recent book, “The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands”, and the BLM lands of our West. The book is both a love letter to these landscapes and a meditation on belonging and reciprocity. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Planet Philadelphia&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt; airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp;amp; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://gtownradio.com/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;gtownradio.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp;amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="https://gtownradio.com/donate/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;strong&gt;https://gtownradio.com/donate/.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Joshua Jackson is founder of the Forgotten Lands Project, discusses his recent book, “The Enduring Wild: A Journey into California’s Public Lands”, and the BLM lands of our West. The book is both a love letter to these landscapes and a meditation on belonging and reciprocity. <a href="https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html">Planet Philadelphia</a> airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp; <a href="https://gtownradio.com/">gtownradio.com</a>, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at <a href="https://gtownradio.com/donate/">https://gtownradio.com/donate/.</a>

Joshua Jackson, Forgotten Lands, beauty & importance of our public & BLM lands, 3/6/26

<description>&lt;p&gt;Dollars, health, and security case for renewable energy. “No Miracles Needed:  How Today’s Technology Can Save our Climate and Clean our Air”, Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson. &lt;a href="https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Planet Philadelphia&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt; airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp;amp; &lt;a href="https://gtownradio.com/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;gtownradio.com&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp;amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at &lt;a href="https://gtownradio.com/donate/"&gt;&lt;u&gt;https://gtownradio.com/donate/.&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Dollars, health, and security case for renewable energy. “No Miracles Needed:  How Today’s Technology Can Save our Climate and Clean our Air”, Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson. <a href="https://www.planetphiladelphia.com/about.html">Planet Philadelphia</a> airs on 92.9 FM in NW Philadelphia &amp; <a href="https://gtownradio.com/">gtownradio.com</a>, 4-5:00 PM ET the 1st &amp; 3rd Friday/month. Support Planet Philadelphia environmental radio show and Gtown Radio at <a href="https://gtownradio.com/donate/">https://gtownradio.com/donate/.</a>

No Miracles Needed, solving the climate crisis, Dr. Mark Z. Jacobson 2/20/2026

Planet Philadelphia radio show has been exploring how environmental issues intersect in complex ways in every aspect of society since 2015. We discuss this with national/global experts such as the former first female president of Ireland, a Nobel Laureate, security experts, scientists, filmmakers, politicians, community members, and more. Planet Philadelphia airs 4:00-5:00 PM 1st &amp; 3rd Friday/month on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM in Philadelphia &amp; gtownradio.com. Podcasts of show are available after broadcast.
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