Season 5
148: The Future is Intersectional with Leah Thomas
07 April 2022
This week, we reject flawed, siloed thinking and embrace the oneness of social justice and environmentalism as a singular, inclusive movement.
Season 5
145: Africa: A View From The Frontlines of Climate Justice and Gender Equality with Vanessa Nakate
24 March 2022
For years in the Global North, our dialogue around the climate crisis focused on the idea that it was a looming disaster, something that would happen in the future if we did not take immediate action. The recent years of extreme weather events where we saw flooding in Germany and London and heat waves and storms across Europe and the United States, brought the reality home that climate change was happening NOW.
Season 4
130: Opening Hearts with Elizabeth Wathuti
25 November 2021
With the ink still drying on The Glasgow Pact, we’re already hearing the results from Glasgow being labeled in binary terms like 'success' and 'failure'.
Season 3
103: Building a Movement to Fight a System with Jerome Foster II
27 May 2021
On the back of the IEA report last week that shook the oil and gas industry, the G7 this week pledged not only to limit global warming to 1.5C, but to stop all new financing for overseas coal projects by the end of this year!
Season 2
37: The Courage and The Clear Sight of Luisa Neubauer
31 January 2020
At just 23 years of age, Luisa Neubauer is fighting for our future in ways that will shape the future of activism and corporate responsibility forever.
Season 1
19: Climate Justice is Social Justice with Isra Hirsi
30 August 2019
This week, as Greta arrives in New York after her 2 week long sailing journey to the UN, Christiana, Paul, and Tom weigh in on how the world is feeling a collective shift in momentum from national movements to global movements.
Season 1
12: Learning to Live with Grief and Joy with AURORA
12 July 2019
This week we’re taking a break from our normal policy discussions to figure out how to embrace both hope and despair in these difficult times.
Season 1
Bonus: Striking for the Climate with Greta Thunberg
21 May 2019
On Friday 24th May the second global School Strike for the Climate will take place.
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