It’s hard to imagine a bright future in the face of the climate crisis. This new podcast, from Hugo Award winning podcaster and author Emma Newman, will take you on a journey from despair to the most radiant, radical hope. Made in partnership with Friends of the Earth, Imagining Tomorrow shows how we can create a future that is good for people and for nature, based on innovations in technology and community action that are already having a positive impact. Join Emma as she pieces together th ...
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A narrative play RPG podcast set in post-climate catastrophe New York City, in the year 2101. With Jenn de la Vega, Nick Guercio, Shannon Odell, and Bijan Stephen. GM'd by Mike Rugnetta with troublemaker Taylor Moore.
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A coming-of-age, slice of life, audio fiction comedy with a difference. Our ageing heroine shares senior moments, family relationships and adventures—entertaining and a wee bit provocative. In Season 6 some ancient Greek deities choose her to 'save the planet' - if she only knew what her superpower was. Written, performed and produced by Aussie-born, Liverpool-based actress, singer-songwriter and performance poet Flloyd Kennedy with guest performers on 3 continents. ★★★★★ "This is delightful ...
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Weekly long-form conversations with fascinating people at the creative edges of national security. Unscripted. Informal. Always fresh. Chatter guests roll with the punches to describe artistic endeavors related to national security and jump into cutting-edge thinking at the frontiers where defense and foreign policy overlap with technology, intelligence, climate change, history, sports, culture, and beyond. Each week, listeners get a no-holds-barred dialogue at an intersection between Lawfar ...
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The podcast is a journey into the multifaceted world of climate business and finance trends in Asia. Featuring experienced experts and hosted by author, analyst, and investor Joseph Jacobelli, the non-profit podcast, delves into the latest trends and challenges, empowering listeners to navigate Asia’s ever-evolving sustainability and decarbonisation landscape.
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We tell stories that shape the future. The Future Lab podcast is a platform for authors of science fiction, climate fiction, and fantasy to discuss how we shape our future with the stories we tell today. We’re interviewing publishers and editors who are amplyfying new voices in those genres. New episodes start in September 2024. Past seasons of the podcast have covered indie publishing and book marketing. The episodes are an open conversation about how to create online communities that are d ...
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Exploring those magic moments where art and activism meet. With warmth, passion and humour, Natalie and Henry discuss theatre, music, poetry and dance with amazing guests. Listen if you love community arts, climate justice, DIY ethics and anti-fascism. Plus banging tunes.
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We tell the stories of innovators at the intersection of agriculture and technology to answer the question: what really is agtech and why should you care?
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Communicating Climate Change is a podcast dedicated to helping you do just that. By digging deep into the best practices and the worst offenses, we'll be looking for ways to help you – and me – improve our abilities to engage, empower, and ultimately, activate audiences on climate-related issues. We’ll hear from experts producing the latest science, activists working at the front lines of the crisis, artists, NGOs, players from the private sector, and many more, bringing together a wide rang ...
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The Los Angeles Review of Books Radio Hour is a weekly show featuring interviews, readings and discussions about all things literary. Hosted by LARB Editors-at-Large Kate Wolf, Medaya Ocher, and Eric Newman.
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The latest news, analysis and reporting on the art and entertainment world. (Updated periodically) PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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Energy Evolution is a podcast from S&P Global Commodity Insights that explores how the energy industry is changing in response to the growing call for cleaner energy. Co-hosts Dan Testa and Taylor Kuykendall, veteran S&P Global Commodity Insights journalists, spend each episode talking to leading experts from the energy, mining and finance sectors and breaking down the energy transition trends that the policymakers, traders and industry professionals need to know about. The team uses the rep ...
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Each month, Future Tense Fiction will bring you a dramatic telling of a short story exploring how tech that's emerging today could dramatically reshape tomorrow. Science journalist Maddie Stone will then have a conversation with the author about what inspired their writing, and their vision of the future.
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In Which...Jake Hadad and Eli Carlson explore the science-fiction and fantasy genres. From story and characters to the climate in which these works are created, and many other satellite topics relating to these genres.
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No Planet B is an independent climate change podcast hosted by Breanna Waterman and Wyatt Jordan! We talk to researchers, analysts, politicians, farmers, and more about climate change causes, effects, and solutions.
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ABC News Daily is the podcast that helps you understand the issues affecting your world. Every episode, host Samantha Hawley walks through one story with the help of an ABC colleague or expert in under 15 minutes. When you want coverage you can trust, listen to ABC News Daily. Key topics of recent episodes include the US presidential election, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, war in the Middle East, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Hezbollah, Hamas, Gaza, retirement villages, supermarkets, aviation sector ...
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‘A Literary Salon in Your Living Room’ There are lots of ways to arrive at being a writer. In Black Writers: After Hours we uncover the backstories, creative habits, and outlets of key Global Majority writers. Join Commonword's host and poet, Radhaika Kapur, who will meet with other poets, lyricists, fiction writers and spoken word artists, in a low-key vibe. Think small club in the early hours. Sharing anecdotes, extracts and writing prompts to encourage your creativity, this podcast is a m ...
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The Los Angeles Review of Books is a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and disseminating rigorous, incisive, and engaging writing on every aspect of literature, culture, and the arts. The Los Angeles Review of Books magazine was created in part as a response to the disappearance of the traditional newspaper book review supplement, and, with it, the art of lively, intelligent long-form writing on recent publications in every genre, ranging from fiction to politics. The Los Angeles ...
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An audio drama that about a king of Medieval Europe who embarks on a quest and learns a lot about the world on the way, which wasn't really the stated the goal. The goal was to murder Winter. Performed by Amy Sutton, Josh Crisp, Tom McNally and Ben Edwards Special guest star Peter Marinker Written and edited by Tom McNally Music by Nicolai Roos, John Bartmann, Mano Camatsos and Sunny Cloud Sound effects from freesound.org - see individual tracks for the many, many credits
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Science for people who give a sh*t. Want to feel better AND unf*ck the world? The 6-time Webby nominee delivers deep conversations with the world's smartest people (scientists, doctors, CEO's, farmers, and more!), and digestible news updates every single week, loaded with tips and steps you and we can take to fix this place right up. We're talkin' clean energy and coral reefs, COVID vaccines and pediatric cancer research, clean water and carbon capture tech, asteroid deflection and artificia ...
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Let's explore the universe while pushing the limits of what we know with our imaginations, some speculation, philosophy, and science fiction. A podcast about all things science. Stay Curious!
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This season dives into one of the most crucial transformations of our time: the global shift in how we produce and consume energy. In this season, Stories for the Future brings together diverse voices from both sides of the energy landscape — from traditional oil and gas professionals to climate advocates and renewable energy pioneers. This season is about breaking down silos, challenging assumptions, and finding common ground between industries that are often seen as adversaries. We explore ...
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This is the story of Harper Rose, a local Sheriff hunting down killers in the United Cities of America. Harper lives in a world set one thousand years in the future, a world where climate collapse has come and gone, but Harper doesn't know that. In fact, nobody does. In Harper's world, everyone prays to the Goddess Gara, but no one seems to question why. Season 1 follows Harper as she hunts down a killer that is killing women all over New York City, with the help of law legend Sheriff Kane. ...
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Join Sean Lally in conversation about architecture’s future, as both earth’s environment and our human bodies are now open for design. The podcast engages a diverse range of perspectives to get a better picture of the events currently unfolding. This includes philosophers, cultural anthropologists, policy makers, scientists as well as authors of science fiction. Each individual’s work intersects this core topic, but from unique angles. Lally is the author of the book The Air from Other Plane ...
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Coronavirus! Climate! Brexit! Trump! Politics has never been more unpredictable, more alarming or more interesting: Talking Politics is the podcast that tries to make sense of it all. Every week David Runciman and Helen Thompson talk to the most interesting people around about the ideas and events that shape our world: from history to economics, from philosophy to fiction. What does the future hold? Can democracy survive? How crazy will it get? This is the political conversation that matters ...
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Feeling overwhelmed by the looming threat of climate change? We’ve got you! Sunny Drake's Climate Change and Other Small Talk is a theatrical podcast that is here to hold your hand through the scary stuff and entertain you at the same time. Made by 9 creative teams around the world, these podcast episodes have got it all: from the witty to the wacky, and the serious to the silly. It’s guaranteed to be fun and ignite your inner climate warrior all while offering global perspectives on the cli ...
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Can science fiction save the world? Author and filmmaker, Mikel J. Wisler, explores the themes and ideas presented in a wide range of sci-fi movies and books from various time periods. Convinced that sci-fi is the most naturally philosophical genre, Wisler invites everyone from die-hard fans to casual observers to dive into meaningful conversations about how sci-fi helps us think about our future, brings up challenging scenarios, and forces us to ask big questions. Support this podcast: http ...
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Welcome to 'Reality Check: The Science of Fiction', bridging the worlds of sci-fi and science fact. With experts, we examine the plausibility of sci-fi concepts - from time travel and space exploration to AI and nanotech. Join us to satisfy your curiosity and discover the reality behind your favorite narratives.
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Opinion writer Jonathan Capehart talks with newsmakers who challenge your ideas on politics, and explore how race, religion, age, gender and cultural identity are redrawing the lines that both divide and unite America. "Capehart" is a podcast from Washington Post Opinions, with conversations adapted from Washington Post Live events.
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The Extinction Level Event of 2030 destroyed over three billion lives but corporations arose from the ashes to save humanity. Gog, the most powerful of the corporation rules from their stronghold of Gog Colony. They have formed a pseudo-government of peace and have spread it to other colonies under their control. The drug Ataraxia is used to control their populace and eradicate all human emotion. From their secret base, The Sanctuary, an insurgency has risen up to bring Gog down but Gog has ...
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Drum Run follows 7 "Third Estaters" as they battle polar vortexes, flash floods, ravagers and armed mercenary groups in their quest to accomplish a 7 day suicide mission. Mission success allows them re-entry into the walled city known as The Estate. Failure insures their banishment forever. One hundred and fifty years in the future, climate change has ravaged much of the planet, except for a small band of land across the northern section of the United States. Before the world went to hell, t ...
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Anticipating and managing exponential impact - hosts David Wood and Calum Chace Calum Chace is a sought-after keynote speaker and best-selling writer on artificial intelligence. He focuses on the medium- and long-term impact of AI on all of us, our societies and our economies. He advises companies and governments on AI policy. His non-fiction books on AI are Surviving AI, about superintelligence, and The Economic Singularity, about the future of jobs. Both are now in their third editions. He ...
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Storytelling Animals is a green new podcast where we use books to help make sense of the ecological crisis – and think about what comes next. For most episodes, host Dayton Martindale will interview authors about their new or recent fiction and nonfiction, and talk about how we might build better relations with each other and our fellow creatures. Sometimes, he'll review books or talk with academics and activists, too. Patreon subscribers at all tiers get early access to locked episodes, and ...
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Quakers Today features writers, musicians, and thinkers seeking wisdom and understanding in a rapidly changing world. We do not pretend to have all the answers. Instead, we have a place where you can hear people speak from the heart, grapple with faith, and share the insights they have found along the way. It is also a place where you can share your insights, reflections, and questions. Hosted by Peterson Toscano, he/him and Miche Mcall they/them, Quakers Today is a project of The Friends Pu ...
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In the 8 episode first season of Clean Green Music Machine, four fun and engaging pop-star characters explore how energy is made and how our energy choices affect the environment and all living things. In manageable sound bites, children ages 5-10 also learn about what they can do to help create a sustainable existence for life on the planet earth. Each episode has a corresponding downloadable worksheet and coloring page, full-length song, and the song’s instrumental track so that aspiring e ...
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Sean Kneese has off the cuff conversations with a variety of minds(creatives, entrepreneurs, intellectuals, activists, etc.) to discuss their work and feelings on the present day climate, providing a platform for opinions not often heard in the mainstream media.
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Climate Fiction: How Stories Can Shape Our Future with Steve Willis
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Creating optimistic and realistic narratives about the future is essential for inspiring collective action against climate change. In this episode, we meet Steve Willis, an author and innovator, who discusses his climate fiction novel "Fairhaven," which explores solutions to pressing environmental challenges. Steve emphasizes the need for large-sca…
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The UK just quit coal power, when will we?
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After 142 years the UK’s electricity grid is now coal free. Last week it closed its last remaining coal fired power station earlier than expected and became the first G7 economy to dump coal power. Today, energy expert from the Grattan Institute Alison Reeve on how the Brits did it and when we’ll do the same. Featured: Alison Reeve, Energy and Clim…
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Stoicism and the Military with Prof. Nancy Sherman
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Stoicism is having a moment.The ancient philosophy--which posits that you can’t control events, but you can control how you respond to them--has lately been embraced by self-help gurus and tech bros. But Nancy Sherman writes that the tenets of Stoicism have long found a receptive audience in “the military mind.” Whether they know it or not, soldier…
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Ep52 Climate business & finance toolkit: skills for a changing world, ft Prof Christine Loh, HKUST Institute of the Environment
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Please text on topics, guest ideas, comments. Please include your email if you want a reply. This episode features a truly exceptional guest: one of Asia’s pre-eminent thinkers on the environment and climate change, Professor Christine Loh. We explore the crucial topic of climate business and finance education and capacity building. We started the …
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Electric vehicles are becoming more popular and if you can’t afford a Tesla, a cheaper Chinese made car could be the answer. But in the United States, the Biden administration wants to ban all Chinese developed software from cars on American roads because of security concerns. The US government already charges a big tariff on imports of Chinese EVs…
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There’s no word for “conservation” in many Indigenous languages. Some come close, but mean something more like “taking care of” or “looking after.” And that’s probably because the very idea of conservation, to “prevention the wasteful use of a resource”, would have been, and continue to be, foreign to many of North America’s Indigenous peoples, who…
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Communicating Climate Change Call-In Show #1
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This time, instead of chatting to a special guest, listeners just like you are joining the conversation. It’s a Call-In Show! Over the last couple of months, all kinds of voice messages have been submitted by listeners to act as a springboard for brainstorming, problem solving, and broader discussion around a range of climate communication challeng…
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When journalist Deborah Stone learned of the Hamas terrorist attack in Israel one year ago, she had to get to work. As a Jewish woman and editor in chief of The Jewish Independent news website, finding a balance in the reporting was what she strove for now and then. It’s been a challenge, as Jewish Australians reflect on the bloodiest single day in…
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Why typewriters are having a renaissance in the digital age
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In a world dominated by digital technology, a growing number of people are embracing a decidedly analog device: the typewriter. John Yang reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fundersBy PBS News
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Laurie Anderson on finding inspiration in Amelia Earhart's story for her new album
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New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a major endorsement from Liz Cheney and the latest in the Trump election interference case. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders…
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James Balog and Bill Weir on the fate of Antarctica amid an increasingly warming planet
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Environmental photographer, filmmaker and explorer James Balog and CNN anchor and chief climate correspondent Bill Weir join The Post's Jonathan Capehart from Washington Post Live's "This is Climate Summit" in New York City to discuss their work documenting the impact of a warming world on Antarctica’s glaciers and the positive stories they’ve seen…
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Medaya Ocher talks with Ramaan Alam about his new novel, Entitlement, that tells the story of Brooke, a product of the upper middle class, who works for an aging billionaire looking for places to give away his fortune. Brooke comes to recognize all that she could do with a vast fortune of her own. Entitlement captures the centrality of wealth and d…
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Medaya Ocher talks with Ramaan Alam about his new novel, Entitlement, that tells the story of Brooke, a product of the upper middle class, who works for an aging billionaire looking for places to give away his fortune. Brooke comes to recognize all that she could do with a vast fortune of her own. Entitlement captures the centrality of wealth and d…
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Urban mining: Digging for value in electrification waste
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This episode of Energy Evolution features an interview with Corrado De Gasperis, Chairman and CEO of Comstock Inc., who explains the company's shift from a focus on precious metals mining to new business lines as well, including urban mining and recycling materials from end-of-life electrification products and solar panels. Comstock aims to commerc…
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'Going Varsity in Mariachi' documentary spotlights competitive high school competitions
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A new Netflix documentary shares a slice of southern Texas life as a high school mariachi band makes its way to the state championship. "Going Varsity in Mariachi" shows the journey of musicians from the Rio Grande Valley as they compete and connect via the traditional Mexican folk music. Amna Nawaz spoke with co-director Alejandra Vasquez for our …
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The door to door fight for Trump and Harris
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The US presidential election will be held in just over a month and only a handful of the 50 states really matter. Michigan is one of them and campaigners for the Democratic and Republican parties are going door-to-door to try and convince people their candidate would make the best president for them. President Joe Biden won the state by 154,000 vot…
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New book 'Character Limit' explores Musk's impact on social media after buying Twitter
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He's the richest person in the world, but also one of the most controversial and increasingly engaged in polarizing political debates. A new book details the tumultuous leadership of Elon Musk and his approach to owning X. Ali Rogin spoke with Kate Conger and Ryan Mac, authors of "Character Limit." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/new…
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Investing in Regenerative Agriculture Supply Chains with Calla Rose Ostrander
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When it comes to leveraging capital to fund climate action in agriculture, few ideas get as much play as regenerative agriculture. The idea of production that can not only be sustained but that can actively help renew resources has captured imaginations within the sector and without, giving life to events like the Regenerative Food Systems Investme…
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Almost a year since the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel, war in the Middle East has escalated with Iran firing a wave of ballistic missiles at Israel. It follows Israel’s assassination of the leader of the Iranian-linked Hezbollah group in Lebanon and Israeli troops crossing the border with Lebanon in ground raids. So, what happens next and is…
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Living in a retirement village is marketed as safe, low maintenance and fun. But an ABC investigation has found that contract clauses and particularly exit fees can lead to much of a resident’s life savings being lost. Today, reporter Adele Ferguson on how families are being gouged and why you shouldn’t fall for the glossy brochures. She shares the…
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Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories and Pop Culture, with Mike Rothschild
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Conspiracy theories about supposed Jewish control of global finance and politics have been circulating and influencing popular culture for centuries, with the spotlight often falling on the Rothschild family. Author Mike Rothschild (no relation), who has researched and written about the phenomenon in his book Jewish Space Lasers, joined David Pries…
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#30 - Live at Greenbelt Festival! (Lunatraktors)
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Henry & Natalie host a live episode recorded on the Rebel Rouser stage of Greenbelt Festival 2024. Featuring 'broken folk' musicians Lunatraktors: choreographer and percussionist Carli Jefferson (she/her), and partially-sighted vocalist and researcher Clair Le Couteur (they/them). As well as a hearty performance, we discuss the questions: what’s le…
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When news broke that Coles and Woolworths will be hauled before a court to defend their discounts there wasn’t too much sympathy from consumers struggling with rising prices. Many were already sceptical of the Prices Dropped and Down Down specials. But is action from the competition watchdog and politicians really going to reduce our grocery bills?…
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Unleashing Popular Culture to Drive Climate Action With Iminza Mbwaya
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This episode features a conversation with Iminza Mbwaya, Programme Manager at Sounds Right, a platform for global music artists to help nature fund its own conservation. It was recorded in September, 2024. Sounds Right is an initiative by the Museum for the United Nations - UN Live, an agile extension of the United Nations, exploring unconventional…
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A Brief But Spectacular take on living your best life while aging
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Ximena Abogabir is the co-founder of a Chilean organization dedicated to changing attitudes about aging. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on empowering people to live their best lives. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fundersBy PBS News
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Could Koala Airlines succeed where Rex failed?
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Koala Airlines has a website, a management team and a vision to redefine air travel in Australia. Its boss is tight-lipped about where it will fly and when. But if it gets into the air, can it really succeed in taking on the big players Qantas and Virgin when so many others have failed, most recently Rex. Today, Emily Baker on her Four Corners inve…
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Danzy Senna's 'Colored Television' spotlights difficult realities of life with humor
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The new novel, "Colored Television" uses fiction and satire to spotlight sensitive and often difficult realities in American life. Jeffrey Brown discussed that with author Danzy Senna for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/fundersBy PBS News
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This week: You’d think that -- considering we just spent two years building our new What Can I Do? app -- that I’d have a really good answer for why we were doing it in the first place. But I didn’t. Not until about a week ago. I knew, of course, the practical reasons why it needed to exist, and I had a good idea of what I wanted it to look and fee…
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