I give a summary about some of the ideas of i thought were very interesting in this presentation. Sources: https://www.globalwaterpolicy.org/biography-2/ Villa, J.A. and Bernal, B., 2018. Carbon sequestration in wetlands, from science to practice: An overview of the biogeochemical process, measurement methods, and policy framework. Ecological Engineering, 114, pp.115-128. https://www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resource-surveys/indicators-algal-toxins-microcystin

In this episode I delve into some of the virtual landscape ecocritical dynamics with in the great Action RPG Fallout New Vegas. Also here are my sources: https://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:1127962/FULLTEXT01.pdf- Pragmatic Understanding through Dialogue and Choice: How Role-playing Games like Fallout: New Vegas Promote Pragmatic Understanding by Adrian Carlzon https://eprints.qut.edu.au/54005/1/McMahon2012_FinalV1CR_%282%29.pdf- Personality and Player types in Fallout New Vegas by Nicole McMahon, Peta Wyeth and Daniel Johnson. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6930897/ -Gaming Green: The Educational Potential of Eco – A Digital Simulated Ecosystem Kristoffer S. Fjællingsdal and Christian A. Klockner https://www.esa.org/esablog/ecology-and-society/ecology-education/injecting-science-and-nature-into-video-games/ - Injecting Science and Nature into Video Games by Katie Kline https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Fallout:_New_Vegas - Fallout New Vegas Fandom and finally Intro and outro music by Mr. Tyris White from his amazing collection entitled Weatherman

In this episode I cover some facets of Drown- a book by Junot Diaz published in 1996 that pertains to the question of What is the significance of race in contemporary American society? Take a listen to some my critique in answering this question. Sources: 1) Fiction is the Poor Man's Cinema: An Interview with Junot Díaz by Diógenes Céspedes, Silvio Torres-Saillant 2) article Passing and the State in Junot Díaz's "Drown" by Dorthy Stringer 3) Violence, Masculinity, and Upword Mobility in the Dominican Diaspora: Junot Diaz, the Media, Drown by Jason Frydman 4) Junot Diaz Biography https://www.gradesaver.com/author/junotdiaz#:~:text=Junot%20D%C3%ADaz%20is%20the%20author,two%20brothers%20and%20two%20sisters