Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! In the third installment of our Elements series, we’ve got two very different stories about the earth. Olivia tells the fascinating but devastating story of the exploitation of the Ogoni land and people for oil, including the execution of activists knownContinue reading “Episode 19 – Earth – the Ogoni Nine and Frankenstein’s Volcano”
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Episode 18 – Black Environmentalists – John Francis & MaVynee Betsch
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! First things first: we explain why we missed last week, and we think our excuse is pretty good: Elise was caught in the middle of the ongoing snow-induced Texas energy disaster, which has been exacerbated by climate change and inequality. WeContinue reading “Episode 18 – Black Environmentalists – John Francis & MaVynee Betsch”
Episode 17 – Valentine’s Day – Chocolate and the Target Effect
Listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! The perfect accompaniment for your Valentine’s Day stroll through Target. Or not. This week we cover two subjects related to the holiday of love: chocolate and consumer traps. Olivia tells us about the ongoing lawsuits surrounding the cocoa industry, the companiesContinue reading “Episode 17 – Valentine’s Day – Chocolate and the Target Effect”
Episode 7 – The Strawberry Dress and Vegan Leather
listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This episode marks our first foray into the world of fashion and its relationship with the Earth. We talk about the Tiktok-famous strawberry dress, how clothing consumption has changed in the age of social media, and the odd ways artificial leatherContinue reading “Episode 7 – The Strawberry Dress and Vegan Leather”
Episode 5 – Zoom Zoom – High-Speed Trains and Electric Cars
listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! Remember going places? This week we explore why the United States is so behind on high-speed trains and a new mandate to ban gas-powered cars in California by 2035. Plus we discuss why the U.S. needs to lead on climate change (andContinue reading “Episode 5 – Zoom Zoom – High-Speed Trains and Electric Cars”
Episode 4 – Blibber Blubber & Big Balloon
listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week was rough because of *gestures broadly* but we’re still here to burst your bubble! But really though. We cover the juicy secrets of the “gum base” in your chewing gum and the truth behind “biodegradable” balloons. Then we find waysContinue reading “Episode 4 – Blibber Blubber & Big Balloon”
Episode 3 – Amazon Good Amazon Bad
listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player! This week we tackle the Amazons – Amazon dot com and the Amazon rainforest. We talk about the shame and accessibility issues tied up in boycotting Amazon, Indigenous land rights and parallels between US and Brazilian environmental regulations, and Olivia spoils TheContinue reading “Episode 3 – Amazon Good Amazon Bad”
Episode 2 – Jane & Dian – Baby’s First Environmental Hero
listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor / scroll down for our podcast player This week we talk about our first environmental heroes, conservationists Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall. We go through the social politics of conservation we definitely did NOT understand as kids, falling in love with the only man around, and how ourContinue reading “Episode 2 – Jane & Dian – Baby’s First Environmental Hero”
Episode 1 – Just Another Example of Everything Being Incredibly Toxic
listen on Spotify / Apple / Anchor (more coming soon! Check our linktree for the latest updates) In our very first episode we cover a ghost town on fire and a neoprene factory in a small Louisiana town. Welcome to World Is Burning, the podcast for your climate anxiety. We talk about who the heckContinue reading “Episode 1 – Just Another Example of Everything Being Incredibly Toxic”
Who the heck are we? A brief introduction to World Is Burning
This is a podcast. I guess technically this is a blog post on the website for a podcast. But ‘World Is Burning’ is definitely a podcast. We wanted a way to tell stories from the climate crisis and environmental world that haven’t been told in an accessible, entertaining way. We’re Olivia and Elise, two friendsContinue reading “Who the heck are we? A brief introduction to World Is Burning”
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