Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! Sometimes you just need a good escapist story! This week we’re diving into two unlikely climate tales that say more about our current situation than you might suspect. First, Olivia explains why 2020 has nothing on 536 as the worst yearContinue reading “Episode 53 – The Worst Year in Human History and the Tumbleweed Debacle”
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Episode 52 – An Inconvenient Truth about Grizzly Bears
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! Documentaries can expose us to new worlds and change the way we think about our current reality. In this episode, we’re exploring the genre of environmental documentaries. Elise takes a look at Grizzly Man, Tiger King, and our patriarchal obsession withContinue reading “Episode 52 – An Inconvenient Truth about Grizzly Bears”
Episode 51 – Jane Fonda, Aboriginal Activism, and The New Era of Climate Feminism
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! First the girlboss, then the Fleabag era… what is the next era of feminism, and how can we make sure it’s intersectional? In this episode we take a look at some inspiration. Olivia recounts the rich life story of Jane FondaContinue reading “Episode 51 – Jane Fonda, Aboriginal Activism, and The New Era of Climate Feminism”
Episode 50 – The Hindenburg Explosion and Getting Stuck in the Suez Canal
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! We’re back for our 50th episode, and we’re coming into the new year with a bang – Elise tells us how the Hindenburg airship explosion, despite some amazing survival stories, might have halted the potential for low-carbon air cargo (and coolContinue reading “Episode 50 – The Hindenburg Explosion and Getting Stuck in the Suez Canal”
Episode 49 – Daylight Saving Time – Our Last Episode of 2021!
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! There are a lot of myths to bust about daylight saving time — does it really save energy? Was it invented for farmers? Does it “end” in November or did it just begin? We do a dramatic reading of Benjamin Franklin’sContinue reading “Episode 49 – Daylight Saving Time – Our Last Episode of 2021!”
Episode 48 – Bhutan and Information Overload
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! There’s a lot going on right now!! From COP26 to Build Back Better to local elections, it’s all just a lot. This week we’re looking at countries with their sh*t together and ways to process all this information. First, Elise tellsContinue reading “Episode 48 – Bhutan and Information Overload”
Episode 47 – Ratpocalypse and the Wendigo – A Halloween Episode
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! In this spooky Halloween episode, we’re digging into the eerie and the terrifying. Olivia takes us through the streets of New York to determine if climate change will lead to a catastrophic ratpocalypse — and how we can avoid one. Then,Continue reading “Episode 47 – Ratpocalypse and the Wendigo – A Halloween Episode”
Episode 46 – Free Leonard Peltier and People Vs. Fossil Fuels
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! In the 1960s and 70s, rising leader of the American Indian Movement Leonard Peltier was known for providing mutual aid from his auto shop and advocating for Native civil rights. After a controversial trial concerning the deaths of two FBI agents,Continue reading “Episode 46 – Free Leonard Peltier and People Vs. Fossil Fuels”
Episode 45 – Fairy Creek Blockade and Resilience Force
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week, Olivia gets us up to speed on what’s happening at Fairy Creek Watershed, where an old-growth forest protection effort has become the largest act of civil disobedience in Canadian history. Then, Elise tells us about Saket Soni and ResilienceContinue reading “Episode 45 – Fairy Creek Blockade and Resilience Force”
Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 6: Petro-Masculinity
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! Down the Rabbit Hole is our miniseries dedicated to the deep dives, side trails, and themes that don’t quite fit into our normal episodes. In this minisode, we explore the term “petro-masculinity” and how it helps us to understand the deepContinue reading “Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 6: Petro-Masculinity”
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