Human Footprint - Season 2

Human Footprint - Season 2

Season 2

HUMAN FOOTPRINT (Season 2) explores how our everyday choices shape the planet and reflect who we are. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the globe to reveal the surprising connections between human behavior, the natural world, and the future we're creating. From supermarkets in New York to shrimp farms in Thailand, he uncovers how our food systems reshape our health and environment. He investigates biocontrol — nature-based warfare waged with ducks, microbes, and mites — and questions whether our allies may become our next threats. Shane also dives into the hidden costs of fashion, the deep history of our relationship with bees, our quest to tame water through dams and diversions, and the global fight against extinction, from ancient fossils to frozen DNA. Grounded in science and rich with human stories, this season shows that our footprint is more than what we leave behind.

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DatesJuni 25, 2025 - Juli 30, 2025
Previous Season

Episodes

Shelf Life
Season 2Episode 160 min

Shelf Life

Host Shane Campbell-Staton explores how supermarkets first got their start a century ago and how they shaped how people around the world buy their food whenever they want.

Juni 25, 2025
The Enemy of My Enemy
Season 2Episode 260 min

The Enemy of My Enemy

Shane dives into the history biocontrol: using various spices of insects and other animals to help control invasive adversaries in various areas around the world.

Juli 2, 2025
Dressed to Kill
Season 2Episode 360 min

Dressed to Kill

Host Shane Campbell-Staton dives into the history of clothing and how humans have spent their time evolving turning the fibers into clothing, whether it be high end fashion or everyday practical pieces.

Juli 9, 2025
The Honey Trap
Season 2Episode 460 min

The Honey Trap

Host Shane Campbell-Staton dives into the working history of humans and bee that goes back several thousand years. With more than 20,000 species worldwide, there are dedicated groups of people who are working to save colonies from the brink of collapse.

Juli 16, 2025
Dammed If You Do
Season 2Episode 560 min

Dammed If You Do

When diving into the history of taming rivers for human use, host Shane Campbell-Staton finds his travels take him from Las Vegas, Nevada, to Bologna, Italy, to learn how people adapt to using earth's precious resource: water. He journeys down the Colorado River to discover the ripple effects of humanity's quest to conquer water.

Juli 23, 2025
Vanishing Act
Season 2Episode 660 min

Vanishing Act

Shane meets species on the brink of oblivion, and the people who won't let them slip away. He traces the arc of extinction from prehistory to the present, from fossils entombed in tar to cells frozen in hope.

Juli 30, 2025

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