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”
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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”
Episode 44 – Cheaty Cheaty Bang Bang and Cars 2
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week we’re talking about cars and Cars! Elise tells the story of the VW emissions scandal, which we’ve dubbed “cheaty cheaty bang bang,” about an engineering hack that allowed VW cars to fraudulently pass US industry standards during testing. ThenContinue reading “Episode 44 – Cheaty Cheaty Bang Bang and Cars 2”
Episode 43 – Carbon Footprints and Treehuggers – Climate Language
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! Did the fossil fuel industry really invent the carbon footprint? Did you know that the first “treehugger” came waaaay before the 1960s hippie, and took a much greater risk? This week we’re talking about the language of climate change, specifically theContinue reading “Episode 43 – Carbon Footprints and Treehuggers – Climate Language”
Episode 42 – What’s the Deal With COP26? A Brief History and What To Expect
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! What is COP26, and why is it so important? In this episode, we’re breaking down the history of the UNFCCC, previous climate conferences, and what to expect from this year’s conference in Glasgow later this fall. And more specifically, what weContinue reading “Episode 42 – What’s the Deal With COP26? A Brief History and What To Expect”
Episode 41 – Imagining New Futures – Walkable Cities and Land Back
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! Happy first birthday to us! On our first anniversary episode, we’re looking into the future: what does a climate just future look like? Olivia tells us how a more pedestrian-focused city can make people happier, healthier, and more connected. Then EliseContinue reading “Episode 41 – Imagining New Futures – Walkable Cities and Land Back”
Episode 40 – The Bottle Episode – Milkmen and Plastic
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This episode (recorded during IPCC report week, when our brains were mush) is all about bottles — family heirloom glass milk bottles and the modern-staple-turned-environmental-cliché of the plastic bottle. We cover a little bit of everything: A visionary cartoonist who couldn’tContinue reading “Episode 40 – The Bottle Episode – Milkmen and Plastic”
Episode 39 – How to Cope With Climate Despair
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week we’re exploring ways to cope with climate despair. Maybe you’re experiencing it for the first time in the wake of the new IPCC report, or as wildfire smoke makes its way to your doorstep. Maybe you’ve been around theContinue reading “Episode 39 – How to Cope With Climate Despair”
Episode 38 – Indigenous Leaders – Winona LaDuke and Sherri Mitchell
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! What would a decolonized world look like? How can we spend more time building the world we want to live in, while still fighting back against oppressive systems? This week we’re focusing on the work of two Indigenous environmental leaders, WinonaContinue reading “Episode 38 – Indigenous Leaders – Winona LaDuke and Sherri Mitchell”
Episode 37 – Bird Lady and Lady Bird
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! At the peak of 19th-century hat culture, an ounce of feathers was worth more than an ounce of gold. This extravagant trend, however, was putting once-flourishing bird populations in peril. Enter the bird lady: Harriet Hemenway, a controversial Boston socialite whoContinue reading “Episode 37 – Bird Lady and Lady Bird”
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