Episode 82 – Cheese Caves and Banana Republics
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! We’re digging into America’s deepest darkest secrets — when it comes to food, that is. Elise tells us how one president’s cheese became the next president’s problem, which might lead you to Google “American government 1.4 billion pounds of cheese in…
Episode 81 – Navigating Anger & Disinformation in Times of Conflict
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! The experience of the last few weeks since the conflict escalated in Gaza has brought out a lot of emotions: grief, shock, fear, confusion, and prominently, anger. For many experiencing civil unrest from afar, it’s challenging to know how to respond,…
Episode 80 – Something in the Water – Hurricane Sandy & Flint Michigan
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! In this episode, Elise examines what we’ve learned (and what we still need to learn) from the impact of natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy, including pathways to climate resilience, advancements in attribution studies, and what makes for a healthier city. Then…
Episode 79 – Disability & Climate: Greyhound fights the ADA and Lyme Disease
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! As Rosalynn Carter said, there are only four kinds of people in the world: those who have been caregivers; those who are currently caregivers, those who will be caregivers, and those who will need caregivers. In this episode, Olivia dives into…
Episode 78 – Labor & Leisure – The First Strike & A Depression-Era Prediction
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! The strength of the labor movement has become undeniable in the last few years, with everyone from Starbucks employees to UPS drivers to Hollywood writers and actors making headlines with their demands. But what does this have to do with climate…
Episode 77 – What Is El Niño Anyway?
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! El Niño this, El Niño that! El Niño seems to be a weather buzzword these days, but what is it and what does it have to do with us? And how does it change the height of the Pacific Ocean? You’re…
Episode 76 – Eco-fascism and the Unabomber
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! We’re covering a big topic this week: eco-fascism, an extreme far-right ideology that combines environmental concern with fascist viewpoints. In this episode, Olivia takes us through a brief history of eco-fascism, its ties to the U.S. conservation movement, and the surprising…
Episode 75 – Queer Mycology and LGBTQ+ Environmentalists
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! It’s Pride month and nature is gaaaaay! In this episode, Olivia dives into the wonderful world of queer mycology (the study of fungi), how we’re taught to fear what we don’t know, and the surprisingly recent update to longstanding binaries in…
Episode 74 – Burning Questions, Round 2!
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! Can you believe we’ve gone 2 1/2 years without creating our very own game show about us? Neither can we! Test your climate knowledge alongside us as we ask ourselves the burning questions: Where are tumbleweeds from? What are our favorite…
Episode 73 – Burning Questions
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week we’re having some fun with a trivia episode! Test your climate story knowledge (and your World Is Burning fan level). Topics include an unexpected TIME Person of the Year, favorite gorillas, and reminiscing on the worst year in human…
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