Running Out

Narrated by John Chancer, Running Out is a finalist for the National Book Award and offers an intimate exploration of aquifer depletion in America's heartland, particularly the Ogallala aquifer. Anthropologist Lucas Bessire returns to Western Kansas, reflecting on his family's five-generation history as irrigation farmers while confronting the stark realities of industrial agriculture and the impending water crisis. This audiobook delves into themes of environmental change, family legacy, and the search for sustainability, inviting listeners to engage with the complexities of inheriting a troubled past and the responsibilities of the future.