S5E9: Fire Away: An Open Conversation about What’s Happening in the Fire Mitigation Space
Images and news of wildfires and smoke-filled skies are becoming a common occurrence in the news and on social media. Why is this happening? What can we do to stop this dangerous trend? In the second ...
19 Apr 202225min
S5E8: Palm Oil, Rainforests, and Biodiversity (oh my!)
Biodiversity. What is it and why is it important? In the first episode of our Threats to Nature series, we introduce the topic of biodiversity and then take a deep dive into palm oil in the Amazon. Yo...
12 Apr 202232min
S5E7: Divest it Yourself (A Step By Step Guide to Running a Successful Divestment Campaign)
Running a divestment movement on your campus doesn’t have to be super complicated. In this episode, we break down the steps to running a divestment campaign, from how to do research on the financials ...
10 Mar 202230min
S5E6: A Deep Dive Into the Divestment Movement at Duke University
Duke University has a long history of students fighting for fossil fuel divestment, but it hasn't happened yet. Why is this? What do we need to do to get Duke to divest? If you're a student, alumni, o...
2 Mar 202229min
S5E5: Why Does Divestment Matter and How Does it Work?
In this episode, we cover the basics of fossil fuel divestment: the money lingo you need to know, the impact that divestment can make, the history and origins of the divestment movement, and more. We ...
23 Feb 202222min
S5E4: The Power of Youth in the Climate Movement | with Sarah Goody
Catching up with climate news, it’s impossible not to hear about Greta Thunberg. She who started her climate strike as a 15 year old is sometimes described as a “teenager who should work on her anger ...
2 Feb 202228min
S5E3: You Have a Role in the Climate Movement | with Fridays for Future, Dru Harrison, and Heather Taylor-Miesle
We all have different roles in our lives -- you could be a sibling, parent, student, educator, someone at some kind of decision making table... All these roles are interconnected and we all have our o...
26 Jan 202221min
S5E2: The Clean Energy Revolution is Just Getting Started | with Dr. Timothy Johnson
A clean energy transition is an essential part of combatting the climate crisis, and the clean energy revolution is already here. But it may not be happening at the speed that we need. In this episode...
19 Jan 202222min
