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  • EAT THIS BOOK! feat. Lucy Valentine

    March 5, 2025 · 57 min

    Everything is aggressively stupid and evil right now, so Lucy and I just talked about whatever we felt like for about an hour. With as few references to Elon Musk as we could manage. Need to tune your brain to TV static for an hour? This…

  • Yellow Tree IV

    October 29, 2024 · 52 min

    "I hope they are a little bit more than intrigued" The fourth in our series on the environmental and humanitarian legacy of US uranium mines in The Navajo Nation. In this episode, we cover the 1950’s and 60’s. The Atomic Age promises…

  • Yellow Tree III

    September 4, 2024 · 1 hr 14 min

    "Mean, bad man" The third in our series on the environmental and humanitarian legacy of US uranium mines in The Navajo Nation. In this episode, we cover the years 1868-1960. The Navajo return home after being ethnically cleansed by the…

  • Yellow Tree II

    August 20, 2024 · 59 min

    "Soup Will Be Your Salvation" The second in our series on the environmental and humanitarian legacy of US uranium mines in The Navajo Nation and abroad. Before we talk about the mines, we need to discuss the historical context of…

  • Yellow Tree I

    August 12, 2024 · 54 min

    The first in our series on the environmental and humanitarian legacy of US uranium mines in The Navajo Nation and abroad. Before we get there, we will need to bring along some history. In this episode, we outline the broader historical…

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  • Monster Soup feat. Lucy Valentine

    July 12, 2024 · 57 min

    Join Jesse and Lucy Valentine of the Boonta Vista podcast as they wade through the sewage of yore. Waste pits below an ancient cathedral. The River Thames, swollen with turds. Favorite soups. Urine therapy. It’s all here. Intro/Outro by…

  • Ray Catz feat. Lucy Valentine

    May 4, 2024 · 57 min

    Come, enter the Landscape of Thorns and join Jesse and Lucy Valentine (of the Boonta Vista podcast) by the fire. New episodes of Sludgefest are coming soon, and they're pretty upsetting so, we're taking a brief psychic rest to discuss…

  • Lemon Springs feat. Lucy Valentine

    January 23, 2024 · 44 min

    Join Jesse and Lucy Valentine from the Boonta Vista podcast as we take a dip in the viscous, multicolored pools of Lemon Springs. We discuss one of Australia’s weirdest environmental crimes and what it could mean for wildlife and…

  • Nauru Bonus: Interview with Dr. Julia Morris

    November 12, 2023 · 59 min

    Jesse speaks with Dr. Julia Morris, author of the book Asylum and Extraction in the Republic of Nauru. It's a great book and tremendous piece of research which deeply informed our series on Nauru. If you haven't listened to the previous…

  • Nauru Part 2: Resource Curse

    September 25, 2023 · 1 hr 40 min

    The second and final episode of our series on Nauru. After gaining independence and taking control over the phosphate industry, the island undergoes an unprecedented economic boom, followed by a devastating crash. Amid financial crises…

  • Nauru Part 1: Company Town

    June 29, 2023 · 1 hr 0 min

    From mines in the jungle, to shining company towns, to refugee tents, to the deep ocean floor- join us as we follow the story of the island in part 1 of our 2 part series. Thank you to those who helped make Sludgefest possible: Editor…

  • Bluegill

    June 28, 2023 · 1 hr 4 min

    3M and Dupont carry on the legacy of colonial violence by poisoning water, wildlife, people, and Indigenous ways-of life with "forever chemicals". Donate to mutual aid programs to benefit Indigenous communities at indi…

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About the show

Podcast by fish biologist Jesse Black. We talk about ecological disasters, pollution, climate change, eco-colonialism, capitalism, fish, etc. Music by California Death Worm (californiadeathworm.bandcamp.com). All of our science content is free, but if you'd like to toss us a few bucks to support our work on patreon.com/sludgefest- you will be blessed and anointed with pondwater.