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ExtinctionRebellionRadio@gmail.com]]>false5d057e28-520e-503c-9056-d93aa21512aaepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-of-july-2026--74929041https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74929041Sat, 05 Sep 2026 23:43:20 +0000XR RadioUnless you've been hiding under a rock, you know that climate change is causing devastating weather, drought, and heat, and it's all piling up in July. From a flood in Accra, Ghana to drought-fueled fires throughout Britain to atrocious air quality...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,extremeheat,extremeweather,fossilfuels,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/looking-back-on-our-last-chance-to-adapt-to-climate-change--74432374https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74432374Fri, 21 Aug 2026 03:19:56 +0000XR RadioAlycee and Matthew talk about the EMPTY promises of Cop 26. Governments from around the world gathered in Glasgow to perform a ritual of talking about climate change while doing absolutely nothing to tackle halt our unfolding climate emergency. As the...1680climateactivism,climatecatastrophes,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,conferenceoftheparties,emissions,globalheating,governments,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/organizing-around-health-and-climate-change--73689305https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73689305Sun, 09 Aug 2026 01:37:32 +0000XR Radio"Close the 1.5 degree Celsius gap to stay alive." That's a quote straight out of a World Health Organization report, a report we discuss in this episode. No mincing words. No sugar coating. Just the plain truth: To stay alive, we must close the 1.5...1681climateaction,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-of-march-june-2026--73315548https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73315548Sat, 01 Aug 2026 14:24:01 +0000XR RadioLet's take a look at what climate change has already caused. We do our best to convey the level of destruction and disruption that is happening now. Heat waves, fires, super typhoons, mass evacuations in almost every part of the world. We list it all...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/alberta-declaring-independence-is-bad-for-the-climate--73167026https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73167026Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:48:19 +0000XR RadioAlberta, rich in tar sands oil, has a referendum coming up on whether to secede from Canada. Is Canada really so irredeemable that you want to permanently sever yourself from all of its institutions? Even if the answer is yes, what about that large...1679climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,fossilfuels,globalheating,news,politics,trumpadministrationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-planet-is-interior-secretary-doug-burgum-on--73047409https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73047409Sat, 18 Jul 2026 19:59:37 +0000XR RadioWhat planet is Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on? Not this one. He's recently said that renewables are unaffordable, unsecure, and unreliable so we should use only oil and gas. I wish I was making this up. He has it precisely upside down: It's fossil...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,climateresistance,fossilfuelemissions,globalheating,news,politics,trumpadministrationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-of-february-2026-and-the-latest-heat-waves--72925187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72925187Sat, 11 Jul 2026 03:36:14 +0000XR RadioWhat is climate change doing to the planet, and the humans and animals who live on it, right now? We answer this question listing some of the major floods, fires, and fatalities of recent months, skipping ahead to the latest heat waves that broiled...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,climateemergency,climateresistance,extremeweather,globalheating,heat,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/re-thinking-national-security-for-the-climate-changed-world--72824254https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72824254Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:26:02 +0000XR RadioWith the help of one of the world's leading scholars on international relations, we try to re-think the concept of national security for a climate changed world. As the world sees one climate catastrophe after another, it becomes clear that the things...1680carbonemissions,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,globalheating,nationalsecurity,news,politics,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-hostile-obituary-for-the-exxonmobil-ceo-who-burned-the-world--72718670https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72718670Sat, 27 Jun 2026 18:51:28 +0000XR RadioLee Raymond was one of the great mass murderers in the history of the world. A longtime executive, President, and CEO of ExxonMobi and the mastermind of climate denialist misinformation, he was an ecocidal lunatic who seemed to believe in making more...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedenial,climateemergency,ecocide,fossilfuels,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/seven-reasons-to-doubt-the-deal-with-iran--72606892https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72606892Sat, 20 Jun 2026 02:19:38 +0000XR RadioThis week, there's a supposed-maybe-hinted-at 'deal' with Iran that's getting more sustained attention than the last time there was supposedly a 'deal' with Iran. Even if this agreement does materialize, there's a whole lot of reasons to doubt that...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,fossilfuels,iran,news,petro,politics,trump,trumpadministration,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-iran-war-is-back-and-why-we-can-t-stop-the-economic-fallout--72397035https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72397035Sun, 07 Jun 2026 04:38:43 +0000XR RadioWe're back to active hostilities in and around the Strait of Hormuz. We're back to very active hostilities in Lebanon and Gaza. In looking at the fallout, the second half of this episode argues that the inflationary pressure from fossil fuels is...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,fossilfuels,globalheating,inflation,news,politics,trump,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-u-s-is-losing-the-iran-war-and-how-they-re-handling-that--72124455https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72124455Sat, 23 May 2026 03:08:48 +0000XR RadioThe United States is losing the Iran War. They tried to prompt a popular uprising, to change the regime, to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, to extract a promise of no nuclear enrichment. All that has failed. Iran actually extended its fuel blockade to...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,climateresistance,fossilfuels,globalheating,news,politics,trump,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ben-leffel-on-climate-deniers--72043987https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72043987Sun, 17 May 2026 19:01:35 +0000XR RadioBen Leffel, public policy professor, was with us last episode to talk about cities making efforts to cut their emissions. Those were the good guys in the story. This week we get to the bad guys: climate lobbyists seeking profits, and climate deniers.1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedenial,climateemergency,globalheating,news,politics,urbanemissionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-cities-can-do-about-climate-change-with-ben-leffel--71979469https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71979469Tue, 12 May 2026 17:43:12 +0000XR RadioBen Leffel, who researches climate policy for a living, is with us for two episodes. This is the first, mainly about cities and what city governments can do on climate. It's probably more than you think. These are the good guys in the story. Next...1681climateactivism,climatecrisis,climateemergency,climatesolutions,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-most-expensive-natural-disaster-canada-ever-had-and-much-more--71939490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71939490Sat, 09 May 2026 17:52:37 +0000XR RadioThis week we complete our conversation with Shooka Bidarian, Environmental Correspondent for Marjan Television, an Iranian news network not based outside of Iran. We hear about that time that every Democrat in the U.S. Senate voted against basic...1681canada,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,climateemergency,extremeweather,globalheating,iran,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/besides-the-war-how-s-the-climate-crisis-in-iran--71831306https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71831306Tue, 05 May 2026 00:03:35 +0000XR RadioBesides the war, Iran is in deep crisis over climate change. Climate is severely impacting the country ecologically and politically. Our guest is Shooka Bidarian is Environmental Correspondent for Marjan Television, a Farsi-language network based in...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,extremeweather,fossilfuels,globalheating,iran,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-must-never-forget-the-threat-to-destroy-a-civilization--71722274https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71722274Wed, 29 Apr 2026 03:31:00 +0000XR RadioIn this episode we further reflect, process, try to comprehend how the President's threat to wipe out an entire civilization has weakened the United States and the world. It's weakened it economically, militarily, but above all morally. No one thinks...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,fossilfuels,genocide,globalheating,iran,militarism,news,oil,politics,trump,trumpadministration,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/which-is-more-unstable-the-president-or-the-global-fuel-supply--71602879https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71602879Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:16:41 +0000XR RadioLet's pose the question: What is more unstable? The mind of the President of the United States, or the global supply of fossil fuels? Recent events have shown that both are highly, highly unstable. The President's profanity-laced social media posts...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,economy,energy,fossilfuels,globalheating,iran,news,politics,trump,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-climate-change-is-doing-to-coffee-and-social-lives-among-other-topics--71274528https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71274528Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:33:14 +0000XR RadioIn this episode we talk about some expected and unexpected bits of fallout from the climate crisis. One unexpected bit is what could happen to coffee shops and the social interaction that happens around them if, as expected, we lose a huge amount of...1681agriculture,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,culture,environmental,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-of-december-2025-and-january-2026--71122649https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71122649Sun, 05 Apr 2026 23:04:46 +0000XR RadioThis installment in our occasional series on climate disasters covers the early part of winter 2025 into 2026, including the massive winter storm that pummeled and froze solid the eastern half of the United States"yes that was linked to climate...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,climateemergency,extremeweather,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/soup-thick-ocean-water-and-much-more-climate-news--71002715https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71002715Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:26:22 +0000XR RadioA big grant for J.D. Vance's favorite Ohio factory to convert from one fossil fuel to another, warming oceans so soup-thick with mucus that sunlight can't penetrate them, police attacking migrant small boats utterly failing to understand the problem,...1680climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,climateemergency,emissions,fossilfuels,globalheating,news,politics,trumpadministrationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-oil-and-gas-prices-will-stay-high-for-a-long-time--70803941https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70803941Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:12:32 +0000XR RadioMany analysts predict that oil prices and general inflation will go back down after the Iran war ends. This episode argues that's wrong, for three main reasons: First, a hostile posture will continue for the next generation even if the bombing stops....1680climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,fossilfuels,globalheating,news,politics,trumpadministration,waremissionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/azerbaijan-vs-iran-over-the-climate-crisis--70653290https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70653290Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:22:18 +0000XR RadioOne of the countries Iran bombed in retaliation for the Israeli-U.S. attack is Azerbaijan. This country exports oil that doesn't need to go through the Strait of Hormuz. It has water supply tensions with Iran going back years, and these tensions are...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,conflict,globalheating,iran,news,politics,resources,trumpadministration,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-senseless-war-against-iran--70518509https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70518509Sat, 07 Mar 2026 02:21:22 +0000XR RadioThis episode makes three points that aren’t getting explained well in the media coverage or in social media discussions. First, this is about fossil fuels. Iran and the Straight of Hormuz that it controls would be infinitely less strategic, and the...1680climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,climateresistance,emissions,globalheating,news,politics,trumpadministration,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-climate-response-to-the-state-of-the-union--70316421https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70316421Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:09:56 +0000XR RadioWe offer a climate-oriented response to Trump's most recent State of the Union address. In contrast to the opposition party's response, this one has no poll testing, no superficial point-scoring seeking votes or quotes, and no partisanship. We talk...1680climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,globalheating,news,politics,trumpadministrationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/america-s-racial-karma-with-larry-ward--70185116https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70185116Sat, 21 Feb 2026 02:15:05 +0000XR RadioIn this interview Larry Ward, author of the book America's Racial Karma, connects his Buddhist analysis of race in the United States to the climate crisis. The conversation shows how the suffering of the earth entangles with the patterns of America's...1681buddhism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,globalheating,politics,racism,spiritualityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/greenland-the-climate-change-explanation--70054624https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70054624Sat, 14 Feb 2026 02:41:33 +0000XR RadioLet's talk about Greenland, before everybody forgets about it. Less than a month ago, the United States was almost in a military standoff with eight European countries, two of them nuclear powers. The E.U. was threatening to cut off all trade with the...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-of-october-and-november-2025--69867746https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69867746Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:47:54 +0000XR RadioThe world is beset by floods, fires, inundations, mudslides, landslides, gas explosions, on and on. We chronicle them here to share with the world just how extensive this is, at present, right now. It's somewhat mesmerizing to listen to. This episode...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,extremeheat,floods,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-worst-polluted-air-in-the-history-of-the-world--69709490https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69709490Sat, 31 Jan 2026 16:50:08 +0000XR RadioDelhi, the capital city of India, has the worst air quality ever measured. The super-massive carbon emissions make the daily air as gray as fog. This week we talk with Yukti Singh, a physician born and raised in Delhi, who grew up breathing this air....3332carbonemissions,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,delhi,health,india,news,politics,pollutionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/oil-imperialism-is-worse-than-the-old-imperialism-in-some-ways--69488171https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69488171Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:08:55 +0000XR RadioWe're still digesting the recent events in Venezuela. There is way too much to say not to do a second episode about it. Last week we argued this was straight up colonization. This week I'm challenging listeners a little bit by suggesting that because...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,climateresistance,colonialism,colonization,fossilfuels,globalheating,maduro,news,politics,trump,venezuelafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/straight-up-colonizing-venezuela--69348574https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69348574Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:41:37 +0000XR RadioWhat's happening in Venezuela is colonization for oil. There's no secret agenda, they're not hiding it, it's what they say it is: an attempt at direct control of the largest reserve of oil in the world. It's backed up by a naval blockade and a...1680climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,climateresistance,colonialism,imperialism,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-of-august-and-september-2025--69298740https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69298740Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:34:20 +0000XR RadioThis is the latest in our occasional series running down the climate disasters that are happening now, presently. We hope to convey the level of destruction and disruption that climate change is creating across the world right now. It's not a problem...1680climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,extremeweather,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/indigenous-perspectives-on-climate-change--69017786https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69017786Sat, 13 Dec 2025 01:55:59 +0000XR RadioWith the help of Marina Rivera Ramos of Rutgers University, we explore indigenous perspectives that are relevant to climate change. The place-based collective continuance has lessons for how we might live differently from how we do. If we had based...3332climateaction,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,colonialism,globalheating,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/there-will-be-no-global-collaboration-on-climate-change--68826177https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68826177Tue, 02 Dec 2025 01:50:28 +0000XR RadioWe analyze the train wreck that was COP30 and predict the train wreck that will be COP31. At COP30 the toilets didn't work, the venue flooded before it caught on fire, and nothing of substance was agreed. For COP31, they couldn't even agree on where...1680climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,conferenceoftheparties,globalheating,news,politics,unitednationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pre-cop-in-milan-solidarity-with-brazil--68696067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68696067Sat, 22 Nov 2025 19:28:18 +0000XR RadioThis episode is in solidarity with the recent indigenous demonstrations at Cop30 in Brazil. Before there was the climate conference known as COP, there was Pre-COP, a negotiating meeting between second-tier delegates held in Milan, Italy. Extinction...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateresistance,conferenceoftheparties,globalheating,news,politics,unitednationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cop-30-has-already-failed-and-more-billions-for-bill-gates--68594792https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68594792Sun, 16 Nov 2025 23:14:15 +0000XR RadioCOP30, the United Nations-sponsored global conference supposedly trying to address the climate crisis, has already failed to make progress. We explain in this episode how the flagship fund to protect the rainforest went splat, how the conference...1681climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,conferenceoftheparties,globalheating,news,politics,unitednationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burned-by-billionaires-wealth-concentration-and-the-climate-with-chuck-collins--68507952https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68507952Mon, 10 Nov 2025 23:49:07 +0000XR RadioChuck Collins has just released a new book this month, "Burned by Billionaires: How Wealth Concentrated Wealth and Power is Ruining Our Lives and Planet." As we discuss in this episode, there are three main ways billionaires are ruining things: first,...3271climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,economy,fossilfuel,news,politics,wealthinequalityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/real-zero-vs-net-zero-re-broadcast--68021407https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68021407Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:47:10 +0000XR RadioTerms like net zero, real zero, absolute zero, carbon neutrality, and so on refer to radically different things. Professor Doreen Stabinsky from the College of the Atlantic joins us to explain the differences and articulate why approaching real zero...1681climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatesolutions,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-emissions-by-rationing-fuel--67946113https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67946113Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:56:46 +0000XR RadioWe cannot keep on driving fossil fuel-based cars in massive numbers without limit and expect the planet to be livable in the future. So what would it mean to ration gasoline? How would we do that? How would we do it with the least amount of disruption...1681climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatesolutions,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cutting-emissions-by-rationing-electricity--67854117https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67854117Mon, 22 Sep 2025 18:15:01 +0000XR RadioThis week we talk about how to cut emissions by rationing electricity. It looks like that's going to be the only way to get industrialized countries to seriously cut their power consumption. For decades we've asked businesses and people to cut their...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatenews,energyconsumption,globalheating,news,politics,zeroemissionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-can-t-say-we-support-palestine-action--67773269https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67773269Tue, 16 Sep 2025 02:28:55 +0000XR RadioAnyone in the U.K. who says they support Palestine Action could face a terrorism charge and years in jail. Although this is completely separate from climate activism, if the authorities can do it to one group they can do it to another. Also Russia has...1681climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,freespeech,news,palestine,politics,russiangas,terrorism,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/running-out-of-stuff--67696632https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67696632Wed, 10 Sep 2025 02:16:52 +0000XR RadioThere really are places running out of water, but they don't seem to be genuinely conserving the little bit they have. As we face the looming potential of an electricity shortage, we're certainly not cutting our electricity consumption. On the...1681cactus,climatechange,climatecrisis,globalheating,news,overconsumption,politics,russianoilsanctions,waterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/learning-to-live-in-the-dark-with-wen-stephenson--67427775Learning to Live in the Dark: Essays in a Time of Climate Catastrophe. There is so much despair and doom among people who understand climate change. One big part of the book--the part we focus on in this episode--asks about an earlier time that was likewise filled with doom and despair: the 1930s and 1940s. Wen considers how some of the major writers of that time--Arendt, Camus, Weil, and others--found meaning in the midst of despair. But what about today? Where do we find the resolve to keep going when there's so much despair and doom? Wen offers some answers. ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67427775Tue, 19 Aug 2025 03:18:38 +0000XR RadioWen Stephenson, who writes for The Nation (among other publications), has a new book out, Learning to Live in the Dark: Essays in a Time of Climate Catastrophe. There is so much despair and doom among people who understand climate change. One big part...Learning to Live in the Dark: Essays in a Time of Climate Catastrophe. There is so much despair and doom among people who understand climate change. One big part of the book--the part we focus on in this episode--asks about an earlier time that was likewise filled with doom and despair: the 1930s and 1940s. Wen considers how some of the major writers of that time--Arendt, Camus, Weil, and others--found meaning in the midst of despair. But what about today? Where do we find the resolve to keep going when there's so much despair and doom? Wen offers some answers. ]]>3317climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedespair,hope,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-of-june-and-july-2025--67338441https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67338441Tue, 12 Aug 2025 02:35:05 +0000XR RadioThis week we recount the climate disasters from June and July—some of the significant destructions and disruptions that would not be happening without climate change. This is the latest of an occasional series showing that climate change is not a...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/energy-secretary-chris-wright-is-worse-but-shame-on-carl-pope--67229831https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67229831Sat, 02 Aug 2025 16:28:06 +0000XR RadioIn this episode we talk about the gigantic loss of old growth forests last year. Also, fossil fuel companies are claiming that destroying the environment is freedom of speech, first amendment protected - they're actually making this claim in court....1681climatechange,climatecrisis,courts,environmentalists,firstamendment,fossilfuelcompanies,freespeech,news,oldgrowthforests,politics,sierraclubfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/plastics-to-ban-or-not-to-ban--67107124https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67107124Fri, 25 Jul 2025 02:27:48 +0000XR RadioA short reflection after doing the preceding episodes with Saabira Chaudhuri on plastics. We absolutely must stop producing material that never decomposes and can only be recycled a limited number of times. Otherwise plastics will inevitably cover the...468climatechange,climatecrisis,plastics,politics,pollution,recyclingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-big-brands-got-us-hooked-on-plastic-with-saabira-chaudhuri--67022110Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. We learn from her the origins of plastic as a mass consumer good after World War II, already known to big industry as a severe environmental problem by the 1960s, but pushed and pushed onto consumers. Big supermarkets replaced local shops and a disposable throw-it-away society came into being largely through plastic. We talk all about recycling, why it's better than not recycling but is not enough. We discuss whether to simply ban plastics. Along the way we get a little bit of insider information on the Wall Street Journal, too.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67022110Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:02:58 +0000XR RadioSaabira Chaudhuri was the Wall Street Journal's consumer goods reporter. Her upcoming book is called Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. We learn from her the origins of plastic as a mass consumer good after World War II, already known...Consumed: How Big Brands Got Us Hooked on Plastic. We learn from her the origins of plastic as a mass consumer good after World War II, already known to big industry as a severe environmental problem by the 1960s, but pushed and pushed onto consumers. Big supermarkets replaced local shops and a disposable throw-it-away society came into being largely through plastic. We talk all about recycling, why it's better than not recycling but is not enough. We discuss whether to simply ban plastics. Along the way we get a little bit of insider information on the Wall Street Journal, too.]]>4519climatechange,climatecrisis,consumerism,disposable,environment,plastics,plasticsban,politics,pollution,recyclingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/grandmothers-who-get-arrested--66875417https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66875417Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:18:13 +0000XR RadioJust a short time ago, there were far more street protests, including confrontational civil disobedience where folks deliberately got arrested. We talk with two of them about the experience. As they explain, it's not about getting arrested. It's about...1681bowcoalplant,charliebaker,civildisobedience,climatechange,climatecrisis,globalheating,jpmorganchase,massachusettes,newhampshire,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-rotobic-ice-hurts-our-climate-response--66798109https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66798109Sun, 29 Jun 2025 22:14:25 +0000XR RadioWe open with a comment on the Iranian bombings and what they have to do with the climate crisis, then move into the first of a two-part discussion on immigration and climate. The Los Angeles raids and protests are a great illustration of how ICE uses...3321centralamerica,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,ice,immigration,lawenforcement,losangeles,news,politics,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/speaking-out-even-when-you-re-afraid--66697031https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66697031Sun, 22 Jun 2025 18:53:50 +0000XR RadioAfter a quick note on what happens when there's no more insurance in a climate changed world, we talk about fear of speaking out. We start with the real life example of a wealthy and well-connected person with strong advocacy skills who is not...1680climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,fascism,news,politics,resistance,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-they-can-do-to-palestinian-activism-they-can-do-to-climate-activism--66388073https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66388073Tue, 03 Jun 2025 23:55:40 +0000XR RadioWhatever authorities can do to one social movement they can do to another one. Watch what's happening to truth-telling about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. That could happen in the future to truth-telling about climate change: Individual...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,fascism,globalheating,news,palestine,politics,trumpadministrationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/could-lawsuits-for-damages-close-down-fossil-fuel--66143856https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66143856Mon, 19 May 2025 00:39:01 +0000XR RadioCould lawsuits against fossil fuel companies save the climate? Maybe. If the companies had to pay for even a fraction of the destruction they are causing, they would quickly go out of business. Alycee (who is an attorney) and Matthew (who is not)...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,fossilfuelcompanies,globalheating,lawsuits,news,politics,reparationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/catching-up-on-climate-disasters--66064393https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66064393Tue, 13 May 2025 01:46:07 +0000XR RadioWe periodically compile some of the climate disasters happening all around the world. This is to show that climate change is causing havoc now. It is a problem for us, not for our grandchildren. This episode consists of some notes on disasters I found...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,extremeweather,globalheating,naturaldisasters,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/college-students-doing-climate-research--65773815https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65773815Mon, 28 Apr 2025 02:11:00 +0000XR RadioMost of the guests on this series are credentialed experts who are old, or at least not particularly young. But younger people research the climate, and reflect carefully on the situation. This week we have three students from the University of...3276climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,college,news,politics,universitiesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mike-berners-lee-on-a-climate-of-truth--65642609https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65642609Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:26:27 +0000XR RadioMike Berners-Lee, the author of There Is No Planet B and other books, joins us to talk about his newest release: A Climate of Truth: Why We Need It And How To Get It. He makes the case for a no-tolerance attitude to dishonesty in politics, media and...3281alternativemedia,climatechange,climatecrisis,legacymedia,news,politics,post-truthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-tesla-is-the-wrong-target--65381853https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65381853Mon, 07 Apr 2025 00:20:27 +0000XR RadioWe're talking about Tesla vandalism: why the Trump administration's response is over the top, crazy, and absurd, and why the vandalism itself is a terrible idea. Electric cars and electric charging stations are the wrong target.1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,elonmusk,news,politics,tesla,trumpadministration,vandalismfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mutual-aid-when-the-disaster-is-politics--65220453https://api.spreaker.com/episode/65220453Sat, 29 Mar 2025 21:31:14 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we look at the Trump administration's actions through the lens of our climate crisis and ask: how can we find ways to care for one another through the GOP's disastrous dismantling of our democratic institutions? In many ways, the...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,fascism,mutualaid,news,politics,trumpadministrationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/through-and-beyond-pondering-activism-under-trump--64504666https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64504666Sat, 22 Feb 2025 02:17:39 +0000XR RadioWe ponder what an extinction rebellion looks like under this new iteration of American politics, this new iteration of executive power, this new iteration of world affairs. The same basic dynamic of the climate crisis goes on: mass burning of fossil...1680climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,news,politics,radioactivism,resistance,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/usaid-was-a-climate-mitigation-organization--64350324https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64350324Thu, 13 Feb 2025 02:48:04 +0000XR RadioAlycee rejoins the show discussing how USAID (the U.S. Agency for International Developmen) was doing climate mitigation work before it was ripped apart last week by the Trump Administration. We also cover some recent climate news and commentary...1680climatechange,climatecrisis,globalheating,insurance,news,politics,realestate,trumpadministration,usaidfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tariffs-no-tariffs-it-s-all-about-the-oil--64277148https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64277148Sun, 09 Feb 2025 02:09:33 +0000XR RadioWhiplash on tariffs! Why did President Trump immediately reverse himself on tariffs, first with Colombia, then with Mexico and Canada? It's because he needs their oil. Colombia exports $5.4 billion in oil to the U.S, an amount that's dwarfed by Mexico...1681canada,canadianoil,climatechange,climatecrisis,fossilfuels,globalheating,mexico,news,oil,politics,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drill-oligarchy-drill--63983629https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63983629Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:35:45 +0000XR RadioThere have been two major presidential addresses in the last two weeks and both had climate change at the center of them. Joe Biden's Farewell Address warned of a developing oligarchy bent on un-doing climate progress, and Donald Trump's Second...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,drilling,fossilfuels,globalheating,news,politics,trumpadministration,trumpinaugurationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/why-no-plan-would-have-stopped-the-fires--63886838https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63886838Sat, 25 Jan 2025 03:27:07 +0000XR RadioThe fires around Los Angeles are obviously caused by climate change, Why wasn't there a better plan for combating them? I'm working on the theory that NO PLAN would have worked. It was not possible to respond quickly and effectively. There's a...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,globalheating,losangelesfires,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cat-lovers-will-rejoice-and-other-climate-news--63768058https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63768058Mon, 20 Jan 2025 20:13:51 +0000XR RadioThis episode updates climate news from various points in 2024 that we haven't covered yet. The Biden administration is foregoing some emissions cuts they could have had from regulating car pollution. And some good news: Cat lovers will rejoice to hear...1681bidenadministration,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatenews,hawaiinbanyantree,iberianlynx,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/weather-weather-everywhere--63633339https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63633339Fri, 10 Jan 2025 03:57:30 +0000XR RadioFrom smog-choked India to flooded Spain to smoke-choked New York to the rain dump in the north of England to the Thanksgiving snow dump on the East Coast of the United States, what do all these things have to do with climate and what can we do about them?1681climatechange,climatecrisis,extremeweather,globalwarming,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-can-t-recover-from-hurricanes-anymore--63575804https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63575804Sat, 04 Jan 2025 21:13:04 +0000XR RadioClimate change is pushing us beyond what we can handle as a society. Hurricanes Helene and Milton have left FEMA, the National Flood Insurance Program, and the Small Business Administration are all out of money and at the maximum of their ability to...3330climatechange,climatecrisis,disasters,hurricanehelene,hurricanemilton,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ukraine-and-the-climate-crisis--63332259https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63332259Mon, 16 Dec 2024 00:06:25 +0000XR RadioWhat's happening in Ukraine is deeply entwined with the climate crisis. Its dependence on fossil fuels that's creating both of these crises. Russia is an expansionist state that exports fossil fuels. This is the structure of whats happening. As long...1680climatechange,climatecrisis,globalheating,russia,trump,ukraine,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cop-29-money-from-nowhere--63230254https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63230254Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:00:46 +0000XR RadioCop 29 is in the trash can of history. This was the 2024 version of the United Nations summit on solving global climate change. When we describe what happened, listeners will think we're joking (we're not). The Chief Executive of the conference...1680climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,cop29,globalheating,news,politics,unitednationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-to-blame-for-the-2024-election-blame-itself--62677389https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62677389Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:07:51 +0000XR RadioWith Donald Trump's victory, near-term global progress on climate change seems impossible. How did we get here? This episode looks at each state and shows how deep and wide Trump's appeal was. My view of why has a lot to do with social division. The...16802024presidentialelection,climatechange,climatecrisis,democrats,donaldtrump,kamalaharris,news,politics,uselectionsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/drilling-in-the-arctic-trump-redux--62536586https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62536586Tue, 29 Oct 2024 01:47:01 +0000XR RadioWe made this episode in December 2020, after the 2020 election but before President Biden and Vice President Harris took office. It's directly relevant now. Alycee and Matt examine Trump's efforts to rip open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and...16802020elections,2024elections,anwr,climatechange,climatecrisis,fascism,news,politics,trumpfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tim-walz-on-the-environment-and-climate--62380773https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62380773Wed, 16 Oct 2024 03:07:54 +0000XR RadioTim Walz, Democratic Party Vice Presidential nominee and Governor of Minnesota, has been hailed as a progressive. And he is, relative to other national politicians. But what if we assess him relative to scientific necessity on climate change? The...2515candidates,climatechange,climatecrisis,election2024,environmentalissues,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-from-may-june-2024--62069268https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62069268Sun, 22 Sep 2024 18:51:16 +0000XR RadioSorry for the delayed posting on this one, folks! Though late, it remains (unfortunately) absolutely relevant. The topic? Climate disasters are happening all over the United States and all over the world, with deadly consequences. The climate crisis...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,extremeheat,extremeweather,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sue-the-bastards--61675102https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61675102Sun, 15 Sep 2024 02:37:17 +0000XR RadioAlycee (who is a lawyer) and Matt (who is not) talk about a few things today, and we start with suing the bastards. As we try to get some action on the climate emergency, do lawsuits work? Suing the fossil fuel companies, suing governments for...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,climatelawsuits,law,legal,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/disasters-of-june-and-july--61231470https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61231470Sun, 01 Sep 2024 19:37:56 +0000XR RadioIn this episode we describe climate disasters covering June and July, including 300 foot high flames hurtling through a UNESCO site faster than a human can run, fires so large we have no means of fighting them, the moon appearing orange around the...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,disasters,extremeweather,fires,floods,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-climate-election-from-pennsylvania-to-palestine--61152295https://api.spreaker.com/episode/61152295Mon, 26 Aug 2024 01:35:20 +0000XR RadioThe Harris vs. Trump election is currently the biggest story in climate policy, so we have more to say about it. What does fracking have to do with the rural vote in Pennsylvania? And how is that connected to carbon emissions from bombs and rockets in...16812024presidentialelection,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatepolicy,donaldtrump,kamalaharris,news,politics,primariesfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kamala-and-vp-on-climate--60983606https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60983606Sun, 11 Aug 2024 02:19:30 +0000XR RadioAlycee and Matt analyze the presidential election in climate policy terms. We try to locate Kamala Harris on climate policy, and discuss the implications of her vice presidential pick. Harris has a track record of prosecuting big oil and winning...16802024elections,bigoil,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatepolicy,donaldtrump,fracking,kamalaharris,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/j-d-vance-is-he-any-different--60748035https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60748035Sat, 20 Jul 2024 03:28:07 +0000XR RadioThe new Vice Presidential Republican nominee J.D. Vance favors taxing corporations, curtailing foreign wars, and clawing back executive pay. At times he sounds more like the running mate for Cornel West than for Donald Trump. So what is going on? Is...1680climatechange,climatecrisis,elections,gop,news,politics,republicansfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hotter-than-july-climate-disasters-of-2024--60639095https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60639095Tue, 09 Jul 2024 02:54:37 +0000XR RadioThis episode runs through some of the climate disasters of early 2024 - one after another. It's not easy listening, but it's necessary listening. The news media is drastically under-reporting how dire things already are, right now, which is why so...1681climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,extremeweather,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/saving-ourselves-from-climate-shocks-to-climate-action-with-dana-fisher--60484886
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60484886Mon, 24 Jun 2024 02:13:51 +0000XR RadioDana Fisher is Professor at American University and Non-Resident Fellow at the Brookings Institution, among other titles. She joins us to talk about her latest book, Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action. We talk about shocks to the...
]]>3165climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateshocks,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/an-enemy-of-the-people--60335119https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60335119Mon, 10 Jun 2024 01:27:10 +0000XR RadioWe’re talking this week with the three Extinction Rebellion activists who disrupted a live performance of An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen on Broadway. The parallels between that 19th century play and the 21st century climate crisis are so...3319broadway,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,henrikibsen,news,politics,protest,theatrefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wretched-of-mother-earth--60054583The Wretched of Mother Earth: The Handbook for Living, Dying and Nonviolent Revolution in the Midst of Climate Change Catastrophe. The book weaves real data about the climate crisis with a fictional story of the future. In so doing, it challenges us to both sit with and face the prospect of climate-driven human extinction and stop – through radical nonviolence – the forces driving us to that unimaginable end.

The Wretched of Mother Earth is an ebook available on numerous platforms, including this one.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60054583Thu, 16 May 2024 17:30:03 +0000XR RadioHow can we be still within ourselves in the face of climate catastrophe and yet active in the world at the same time? Mindful activists, including climate activists, always wrestle with some version of this question. Alycee Lane found her answer amid...The Wretched of Mother Earth: The Handbook for Living, Dying and Nonviolent Revolution in the Midst of Climate Change Catastrophe. The book weaves real data about the climate crisis with a fictional story of the future. In so doing, it challenges us to both sit with and face the prospect of climate-driven human extinction and stop – through radical nonviolence – the forces driving us to that unimaginable end.

The Wretched of Mother Earth is an ebook available on numerous platforms, including this one.]]>4188climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedespair,mindfulness,nonviolence,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/polluters-left-to-regulate-themselves--59643202https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59643202Thu, 25 Apr 2024 02:16:54 +0000XR RadioWe can't tackle the climate emergency without some level of government regulation. Those regulations don't work unless they are enforced. But enforcement isn't happening, not very widely anyway. To understand how and why environmental protections are...2733climatechange,climatecrisis,climateemergency,eleanorgodwin,environmentalregulation,governmentregulation,news,politics,pollutersfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/destroying-lives-and-destroying-fossil-fuels--59567535https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59567535Sat, 20 Apr 2024 17:11:27 +0000XR RadioThe Ukraine war is increasingly intersecting with climate. The U.S. has asked Ukraine to stop bombing Russian oil so gasoline prices can stay low. It has also stopped enforcing restrictions on Russian oil exports. Meanwhile the $60 billion aid package...1681climatechange,climatecrisis,congress,fossilfuels,news,politics,russianoil,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/am-i-too-old-to-save-the-planet--59330664Am I Too Old to Save the Planet? A Boomers Guide to Climate Action. We discuss how to plug into climate activism, and which forms of climate activism to plug into. It's pitched to older folks, but people who aren't seniors can use a lot of this advice as well. So what's the short answer to the question? No, elders! You are not too old for to save the planet! In fact, age can present some great advantages when it comes to climate activism.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59330664Sun, 07 Apr 2024 16:29:57 +0000XR RadioWelcome to a consciously multi-generational conversation with Lawrence MacDonald, author of the book Am I Too Old to Save the Planet? A Boomers Guide to Climate Action. We discuss how to plug into climate activism, and which forms of climate activism...Am I Too Old to Save the Planet? A Boomers Guide to Climate Action. We discuss how to plug into climate activism, and which forms of climate activism to plug into. It's pitched to older folks, but people who aren't seniors can use a lot of this advice as well. So what's the short answer to the question? No, elders! You are not too old for to save the planet! In fact, age can present some great advantages when it comes to climate activism.]]>3464babyboomers,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,elders,politics,seniorsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/speculating-on-how-fossil-fuel-executives-think--59158713https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59158713Sun, 24 Mar 2024 23:44:44 +0000XR RadioHow do fossil fuel executives think? They know their business is responsible for mass murder, and they work hard to cover it up. They know exactly what they are doing. So what's going on up there? We offer some informed speculation, plus recent...1679climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatenews,fossilfuelexecutives,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lgbt-at-risk-from-the-climate-crisis--58992529https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58992529Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:48:50 +0000XR RadioFor this episode, we explore why LGBT+ folks are at higher risk of climate death than straight folks, the risks women face in disasters, and why we shouldnt ignore silly arguments denying climate change.1561climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,climateresilience,climatevulnerability,lgbq+,politics,womenandclimatecrisisfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mutual-aid-in-the-climate-crisis--58819542https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58819542Sun, 25 Feb 2024 23:45:36 +0000XR RadioPeople are always helping one another cope with troubles and shortages and disasters. When that assistance is organized as a collaborative exchange of help, it's sometimes called a "mutual aid society." As we increasingly get walloped by the climate...1560austintexas,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,disasters,extremeweather,mutualaidfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/this-moment--58691187https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58691187Thu, 15 Feb 2024 04:03:21 +0000XR RadioWhat point in history would you live in if you could choose any time? Martin Luther King’s answer was right now, ‘This moment.’ Alycee gives the same answer. With one guest from Italy and another from the United States, we offer a touch of qualified...1621climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,italy,martinlutherking,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-disasters-right-now--58568136https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58568136Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:22:15 +0000XR RadioLet's look back at the climate disasters of the last six months or so of 2023. There were many, and most of them were never covered in the U.S. mass media. Running through these disasters rapid fire will hopefully show how dire the climate crisis...1621climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisasters,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/worldwide-suppression-of-the-climate-movement--58568092https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58568092Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:17:59 +0000XR RadioAs recently as 2021, climate activists in the U.S. and U.K. received very lenient treatment from police and judges, even when they did civil disobedience. Why? Probably because visible climate activists are mostly white. But it also seemed like...3204climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,news,police,politics,statesuppressionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/israel-s-war-on-palestine-is-a-climate-crisis-multiplier--58224144
(We took off for the holidays, but plenty of new content is coming for 2024. Stay tuned!).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58224144Sun, 07 Jan 2024 16:54:09 +0000XR RadioThe war on Palestine is both a humanitarian disaster and a climate disaster. Every shell, every tank, every rocket burns emissions. And the humanitarian scale is beyond easy comprehension. Our entry point into this topic is Alycee's trajectory as a...
(We took off for the holidays, but plenty of new content is coming for 2024. Stay tuned!).]]>1621climatechange,gaza,genocide,globalheating,israel,militarism,militaryemissions,news,palestine,politics,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/politicians-weaponize-climate-migration--58003567https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58003567Thu, 14 Dec 2023 03:32:01 +0000XR RadioFrom the United States to Tunisia, politicians are using climate migration to get votes. The Dutch election in November 2023 that saw a long-time Prime Minister make way for a far-right anti-Muslim radical was fundamentally about migration. And in the...1561climatechange,climatecrisis,dutchelection,elections,migration,news,politics,rightwing,rwanda,tunisia,ukfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cop-28-divide-do-nothing-deliver-lies-and-bs--57924731https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57924731Wed, 06 Dec 2023 04:17:22 +0000XR RadioCOP 28, meeting right now, is the global fossil fuel conference masquerading as a climate change solution. We're talking about how COP 28 will of course solve all the world's problems and set the climate on a perfect trajectory with nothing to worry...1561climatechange,climatecrisis,cop28,globalheating,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-ve-blown-past-the-paris-climate-targets--57707310https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57707310Sun, 19 Nov 2023 15:00:02 +0000XR RadioWe have passed the Paris climate targets. Entire months at a time are now more than 1.5C above historic norms. So are world leaders taking emergency measures? Nope. For this episode, we talk about rising temperatures and climate inaction.18551.5c,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateinaction,globalheating,news,parisagreement,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mindful-rebellion-and-ecopsychology-with-adam-lobel--57422957https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57422957Fri, 10 Nov 2023 15:30:02 +0000XR RadioEcopsychology pursues mental and spiritual connectedness to earth, which is sorely lacking in our hyper digital capitalist world. This is well and good, but seems non-political. How can ecopsychology turn in a radical, political, decolonial direction?...2993climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,ecopsychology,globalheating,mindfulnessfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-statehouse-standout--57422916https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57422916Tue, 31 Oct 2023 14:30:02 +0000XR RadioThe Statehouse Standout is a continuous protest in which climate activists stand outside the Massachusetts Capitol building during all business hours demanding no new fossil fuel infrastructure. We visit the scene and hear from three organizers,...2756climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,fossilfuelinfrastructure,globalheating,massachusettescapitol,statehousestandoutfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/che-clima-fa-how-s-the-weather-with-daniele-federico--57016477https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57016477Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:25:02 +0000XR RadioThis week our special guest comes all the way from Italy. Daniele Federico quit his corporate communications career to dedicate himself full time to climate awareness. He shares with us some insights into how to talk about climate, Italian politics,...2994climatechange,climatecrisis,climatedisobedience,globalheating,italy,news,politics,riversfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/global-arson--57016261https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57016261Sun, 15 Oct 2023 14:55:01 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we look at a wacky plan that the White House is contemplating to inject sulfates into the upper atmosphere to cool the planet. As we're going to explain, nobody knows what side effects that might have or whether it would even work to...1561climatechange,climatecrisis,cooling,globalheating,news,politics,science,stratosphericaerosolinjectionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/free-the-degas-2--57016226https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57016226Sat, 07 Oct 2023 14:45:02 +0000XR RadioThe Degas 2 are two climate protesters who are facing severe charges and possibly many years in prison for smearing paint on the glass casing around a famous sculpture by Edgar Degas in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. We talk about...1560climatechange,climatecrisis,climateorganizing,climateresistance,degas2,extinctionrebellionprotest,nationalgalleryofart,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-insurance-is-disappeared--56984484https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56984484Fri, 29 Sep 2023 01:42:30 +0000XR RadioInsurance might not seem like a sexy topic, but when you suddenly can't get any insurance because of...you know...global heating, it really gets your attention. We're going to talk about underground climate change. We'll look at the U.S. Senate and...1502climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,farmersinsurance,globalheating,news,politics,undergroundclimatechangefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-week-of-rebellion--56783579https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56783579Wed, 13 Sep 2023 03:14:08 +0000XR RadioExtinction Rebellion Boston is mounting an entire week of climate activism and community-building starting September 20. Even if you're not near Boston, or if you're finding this after the events have taken place, this is a model for ways you might...1501climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climaterebellion,nvda,weekofrebellion,xrbostonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/solutions-and-solutions--56678619https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56678619Sun, 03 Sep 2023 21:11:19 +0000XR RadioThere is plenty of talk about what to do to help the climate. But some of these measures are going to be more helpful than others. This is the third of an informal three-episode series in which we try to break up the doom and gloom with some...1562climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,climatesolutions,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-solutions-sort-of--56621654https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56621654Tue, 29 Aug 2023 01:57:36 +0000XR RadioThis is our second installment on climate crisis solutions. Yeah, we bring you alot of crisis news, so we owe you some talk of solutions. Not that we're solving the climate crisis with these episodes, but we can talk about some steps that are moving...1680climateactivism,climatecrisis,climatesolutions,electricvehicles,hydrobattery,news,politics,solarpowerplantfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/snatching-at-straws--56481968https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56481968Wed, 16 Aug 2023 02:23:03 +0000XR RadioFor this first of three episodes, we discuss possible “solutions” that could potentially get us out of our climate crisis.1484climatechange,climatecrisis,hydrobattery,news,politics,renewableenergy,solarpowerfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/daniel-ellsberg-and-our-ongoing-climate-catastrope--56119366https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56119366Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:09:17 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we talk about the worldwide crises unleashed by global heating and our overdependence on fossil fuels. Also, longtime contributor Jack Baldwin pays tribute to Daniel Ellsberg, who later in his life of resistance spoke out about our...2863climateactivism,climatechange,danielellsberg,globalheating,heatwave,internationalmonetaryfund,news,pakistan,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fire-next-time-and-next-time-and-next-time-and-next-time--55644624https://api.spreaker.com/episode/55644624Sat, 01 Jul 2023 03:00:16 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we discuss the wildfires that are raging across Canada. Currently, there are 480 active fires and only a little over a half are under control. Since smoke makes a mockery of political borders, states like New York, Wisconsin, and...3073canadafires,climatechange,climatecrisis,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline-and-save-the-planet--54424263https://api.spreaker.com/episode/54424263Thu, 15 Jun 2023 04:25:44 +0000XR RadioIn this episode of Extinction Rebellion Radio, longtime contributors Jack Baldwin and Zaida Belendez join us for a robust discussion of the film How to Blow up a Pipeline as well as the book upon which it is based. Take a listen!3085climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,howtoblowupapipelinefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/triple-justice-a-teach-in-on-the-climate-crisis-and-people-s-assemblies--53926183https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53926183Fri, 19 May 2023 04:33:10 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we feature a teach-in conducted by Triple Justice on the climate crisis and on People's Assemblies as a powerful tool to address the crisis.3009climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,peoplesassemblies,politics,triplejusticefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-heist-of-the-heist-at-the-gardner-museum--53925590
This episode was hosted by Matthew Kearney and Karen Elterman. Sound editing by Karen Elterman. (Alycee will return in a future episode.)
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53925590Fri, 19 May 2023 02:12:38 +0000XR RadioExtinction Rebellion activists planned a protest at the Gardner Museum in Boston, comparing the famous theft of its paintings to mass extinction. It did not go as planned. But it did end up as front page news. We talk with the organizers to understand...
This episode was hosted by Matthew Kearney and Karen Elterman. Sound editing by Karen Elterman. (Alycee will return in a future episode.)
]]>2748boston,climateaction,climateactivists,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateprotest,extinctionrebellion,gardnermuseum,xrbostonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/36-day-cyclones-28-cops-later--53520365https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53520365Sun, 16 Apr 2023 01:56:05 +0000XR RadioIn this episode we are talking about the weather: the longest storm ever - a cyclone lasting 36 days. Mudslides faster than cars. Floods around the globe. And if you want to protest inaction on the climate crisis, then don't bother going to COP 28 in...2318climatechange,climatecrisis,climateresistance,cop28,criminalize,cyclonefreddy,news,politics,protest,uaefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/biden-changing-the-climate-one-drilling-project-at-a-time--53520071https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53520071Thu, 13 Apr 2023 02:39:42 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we discuss the Biden Administration's approval of the murderous 'Willow' drilling project in Alaska, the death of a climate activist at Cop City in Atlanta, and a possible connection between tornadoes and the climate crisis.1625alaska,atlanta,bidenadministration,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,copcity,drilling,news,politics,torndoes,willowprojectfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-dangerous-court-for-dangerous-climate--53250788https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53250788Sun, 19 Mar 2023 04:01:59 +0000XR RadioIn this episode we take a look at the U.S. Supreme Court -- its capture by radical religious right-wing billionaires, and what that means for climate activists.2852alito,climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,leonardleo,robschenck,supremecourtfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mr-beale-speaks-or-what-happens-when-climate-critics-land-a-nyt-gig--52850296
Why are some respected climate journalists spinning the yarn that there's now cause for optimism because (they say - no science backs this up) we're headed for a three rather than a five degree Celcius global temperature increase? We've got a few answers for you, and the movie Network provided at least one: "The world is a business, Mr. Beale. And I have chosen you, Mr. Beale, to preach this evangel."]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52850296Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:39:05 +0000XR RadioWe say 5 degrees, you say 3 degrees! Let's call the whole thing off! Why are some respected climate journalists spinning the yarn that there's now cause for optimism because (they say - no science backs this up) we're headed for a three rather than a...
Why are some respected climate journalists spinning the yarn that there's now cause for optimism because (they say - no science backs this up) we're headed for a three rather than a five degree Celcius global temperature increase? We've got a few answers for you, and the movie Network provided at least one: "The world is a business, Mr. Beale. And I have chosen you, Mr. Beale, to preach this evangel."]]>2199climatechange,climatecrisis,davidwallacewells,feedbackloops,germany,liquidnaturalgas,mr.beale,network,news,newyorktimes,politics,russia,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/putting-bodies-on-the-line-the-lutzerath-resistance--52850223https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52850223Sat, 25 Feb 2023 19:13:29 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we say goodbye to WBAI and open up a new chapter for Extinction Rebellion Radio! We also discuss the recent Lützerath resistance: in western Germany, where there's a proposed mine for an especially dirty form of coal, climate...1480falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-the-rebellion-updates-from-xr-san-francisco-bay-and-new-york-city--52850168https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52850168Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:59:50 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, guest contributor Kathryn Sullivan interviews XR San Francisco Bay Area and XR New York City activists. This is the first installment of what we hope will be an occasional segment hearing from Extinction Rebellion chapters from...1500climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,xr,xrnyc,xrsfbayfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-the-rebellion-updates-from-xr-washington-d-c-and-boston--52850153https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52850153Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:53:52 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, guest contributor Kathryn Sullivan interviews XR Washington, D.C. and XR Boston activists. This is the second installment of what we hope will be an occasional segment hearing from Extinction Rebellion chapters from around the...1518climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,xr,xrboston,xrdcfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/welcome-to-the-rebellion-updates-from-xr-capitol-region-and-upstate-ny--52850067https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52850067Sat, 25 Feb 2023 18:38:03 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, guest contributor Kathryn Sullivan interviews XR Capitol Region and XR Upstate New York activists. This is the first installment of what we hope will be an occasional segment hearing from Extinction Rebellion chapters from around the...1429climateactivism,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,xr,xrcapitolregion,xrupstatenyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-love-bell-hooks-and-our-climate-crisis--52232569https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52232569Tue, 20 Dec 2022 01:27:12 +0000XR Radiobell hooks, the great social justice writer, died one year ago, and in this episode we celebrate her life and work. We also speak with Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou, founder and inaugural Director of the bell hooks Center at Berea College, where bell hooks...1397bellhooks,climatechange,climatecrisis,decolonization,environmentaljustice,feminism,intersectionality,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cop27-just-the-27th-climate-cop-out--52181326https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52181326Wed, 14 Dec 2022 03:27:52 +0000XR RadioGovernments from around the world gathered in Egypt to perform a ritual of talking about climate change while doing absolutely nothing to halt our unfolding climate crisis. And no surprise there: like last year, the fossil fuel industry constituted...1468climatecrisis,cop27,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-population-and-climate-bomb-explode--52040184https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52040184Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:41:52 +0000XR RadioIn the wake of the United Nation's announcement that the world's population reached 8 billion, Matthew goes solo and revisits Paul R. Ehrlich's controversial 1968 book Population Bomb. (Broadcast on November 20, 2022)14118billion,news,paulehrlich,politics,populationbomb,unitednationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/buy-nothing-save-earth--52040128https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52040128Tue, 29 Nov 2022 04:07:48 +0000XR RadioBuy Nothing. That’s the tag line for a consumer practice - maybe we can even call it a movement - that tries to meet all of our material needs (other than food) with re-used stuff, which in the process decreases waste and carbon production. This week...1474buynothing,climatechange,climatecrisis,zerowastefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-imbeciles-are-in-charge--52039998https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52039998Tue, 29 Nov 2022 03:34:02 +0000XR RadioThe imbeciles are in charge. That’s what it seems like to fair-minded observers like your friendly neighborhood radio hosts. For this episode, we talk about the bad decisions governments around the world are making to fire up coal power plants, and we...1441climatecrisis,coal,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-fires-and-floods-next-time--51640251https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51640251Fri, 21 Oct 2022 02:29:29 +0000XR RadioFrom Yosemite to Pakistan, with Hurricane Ian in between: so much of our world is either under water or on fire. And yes - it’s because of climate change. [Broadcast on October 16, 2022]1444climatecrisis,climatedisasters,globalheating,hurricaneian,news,pakistan,politics,yosemitefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wanted-a-climate-resistance-for-the-nord-stream-pipeline-sabotage--51520042https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51520042Mon, 17 Oct 2022 00:30:58 +0000XR RadioIf the U.S. is behind the apparent sabotage last month of the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline - which resulted in the release of an estimated 300,000 metric tons of methane into the atmosphere - then that must be a game-changer for climate resistance...1453climatechange,climatecrisismultiplier,globalheating,methane,news,nordstreampipeline,pipelinerupture,politics,russia,sabotagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-changing-wine--51520027wine is an example of how agriculture is changing around the world due to global heating.
For this episode we speak with David Siozard from Siozard Estates in Bordeaux. We hear from him about how global heating is shifting the growing season earlier, which risks frozen
grapes and production losses. [Broadcast on October 2, 2022]]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51520027Mon, 10 Oct 2022 02:46:14 +0000XR RadioIt might seem extravagant to talk about wine at a time of climate crisis, but actually wine is an example of how agriculture is changing around the world due to global heating. For this episode we speak with David Siozard from Siozard Estates in...wine is an example of how agriculture is changing around the world due to global heating.
For this episode we speak with David Siozard from Siozard Estates in Bordeaux. We hear from him about how global heating is shifting the growing season earlier, which risks frozen
grapes and production losses. [Broadcast on October 2, 2022]]]>1422agriculture,climatechange,climatecrisis,droughts,france,globalheating,winefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-s-talk-about-human-extinction--51368934https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51368934Sun, 25 Sep 2022 23:00:02 +0000XR Radio"Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction?" That is the question posed in the recently published research article “Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios.” To...1416catastrophicclimatechange,climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,heatwaves,humanextinction,pakistan,societalcollapsefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/xr-boston-s-season-for-rebellion--51303898https://api.spreaker.com/episode/51303898Mon, 19 Sep 2022 03:18:07 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we speak with Jamie McGonagill about XR Boston's September Rebellion - nine days of climate action and events that started on September 18, 2022. Jamie is XR Boston's Media and Messaging Coordinator. [Broadcast September 19, 2022]1427climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,nonviolentdirectaction,septemberrebellion,xrbostonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-call-to-rebellious-action--50935471
For this episode, we answer these two questions posed last week by Jean Su, Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, in our conversation about the poison pills contained in the Democrats' IRA.

It's time to say "no!" Right now. Enough is enough!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50935471Wed, 17 Aug 2022 02:45:18 +0000XR Radio"When do we say 'no'? When is enough enough?" For this episode, we answer these two questions posed last week by Jean Su, Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, in our conversation about the poison pills...
For this episode, we answer these two questions posed last week by Jean Su, Director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, in our conversation about the poison pills contained in the Democrats' IRA.

It's time to say "no!" Right now. Enough is enough!]]>1452climatebill,climatechange,climatecrisis,democrats,extinctionrebellion,inflationreductionact,ira,news,nvda,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ira-s-poison-pills-and-expendable-people--50879397https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50879397Wed, 10 Aug 2022 22:23:37 +0000XR RadioThis week we welcome on our show Jean Su, Director of the Energy Justice Program and Senior Attorney at the Center for Biological Diversity. Our topic of conversation: the climate poison pills buried in the Inflation Reduction Act that was recently...1472climatechange,climatecrisis,climatepolicy,inflationreductionact,ira,joemanchin,news,politics,senatedemocratsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/earth-on-fire--50684725https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50684725Sat, 23 Jul 2022 03:18:46 +0000XR RadioIn this Episode of Extinction Rebellion Radio, we talk about our burning planet. [Broadcast on July 19, 2022]1439climatechange,climatecrisis,europe,extinctionrebellion,fires,heatwave,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/power-mapping-the-climate-rebellion--50286521https://littlesis.org/toolkit [Broadcast on June 21, 2022]]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50286521Wed, 22 Jun 2022 02:26:30 +0000XR RadioIn this episode we speak with Derek Seidman, research director of the Public Accountability Initiative - also known as LittleSis - about mapping out corporate power to support the climate movement. After you listen, check out the LittleSis toolkit to...https://littlesis.org/toolkit [Broadcast on June 21, 2022]]]>146499%,activism,climateaction,climatechange,climatecrisis,corporatepower,extinctionrebellion,littlesis,nonviolentdirectaction,powermapping,publicaccountabilityinitiative,strategyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/queer-voices-in-the-climate-movement--50094675https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50094675Tue, 07 Jun 2022 00:09:57 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, James Comiskey and Michael Kozuch of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Boston give a queer twist to the XR climate talk. [Originally broadcast on February 8, 2022]1394climatechange,climatecrisis,climatetalk,extinctionrebellion,lgbtqfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-mass-shooters-and-climate-change--50032272https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50032272Thu, 02 Jun 2022 01:01:07 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, we discuss Uvalde, Buffalo, and ecofascism, as well as the recent agreement between the United States and Germany to deepen their cooperation on shifting from fossil fuels to renewable energy. (Broadcast on May 31, 2022)1474buffalo,climatecrisis,ecofascism,extinctionrebellion,germanyunitedstatesagreement,massshootings,news,politics,renewableenergy,uvaldefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/multiplying-climate-crises-for-our-security--49781355https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49781355Fri, 13 May 2022 02:11:10 +0000XR RadioThis week we wrap up our exploration of the ways "national security" impacts our climate crisis. For this show, Basav Sen joins us to answer the question, “is the national security framework within which we operate a climate crisis multiplier?” Basav...1440climatechange,climatecrisis,climatejustice,extinctionrebellion,militarism,nationalsecurity,news,politics,threatmultiplier,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tis-the-season-for-climate-rebellion--49684605https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49684605Fri, 06 May 2022 02:48:29 +0000XR RadioAfter a long COVID hiatus, Extinction Rebellion in New York City and elsewhere came back strong this Spring, engaging in blockades and other acts of civil disobedience. And on Earth Day in every part of the country, people rose up to protest climate...1448civildisobedience,climatechange,climatecrisis,climateprotests,earthday,extinctionrebellion,news,politics,springrebellionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/u-s-national-security-a-climate-crisis-multiplier-for-the-caribbean--49510495https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49510495Thu, 21 Apr 2022 23:00:36 +0000XR RadioContinuing to flip the script on the Pentagon mantra that climate change is a national security threat and a “threat multiplier,” we again ask “is the national security framework within which we operate a climate crisis multiplier?” For this episode,...1426caribbean,cimatecrisismultiplier,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,nationalsecurity,politics,threatmultiplierfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/don-t-look-up-hollywood-s-extinction-rebellion--49393315https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49393315Mon, 11 Apr 2022 02:31:40 +0000XR RadioIn this episode, Jack Baldwin and Matthew Kearney offer their rebellions take on Don't Look Up, a film widely viewed as an allegory for the climate crisis and a satire on climate inaction. [Broadcast on April 5, 2022]1446climatechange,climatecrisis,don'tlookup,extinctionrebellionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nuclear-power-road-to-salvation-or-armageddon--49393265https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49393265Mon, 11 Apr 2022 01:47:54 +0000XR RadioThere are quite a few climate activists, most notably Dr. James Hansen, who advocate for nuclear power as a viable solution to the climate crisis. In this interview with Mari Inoue of the group The Manhattan Project, we hear the other side of the...1458climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,manhattanproject,nuclearenergy,nuclearpower,politics,renewableenergyfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-ukraine-crisis-is-a-climate-crisis--49063058https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49063058Tue, 15 Mar 2022 23:00:03 +0000XR RadioEveryone in the world is talking about Ukraine and so are we, for the climate crisis is fundamental both to Russia's war on Ukraine and to NATO's power plays. What is unfolding in Europe at this crucial moment is a harbinger of western climate...1429climatechange,climatechangeconflicts,climatecrisis,globalheating,nato,news,petroleum,politics,russia,ukraine,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-security-or-climate-crisis-multiplier--48974290https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48974290Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:02 +0000XR RadioYou've heard the mantra before: climate change is a threat multiplier. But do we have it backwards? Is the national security framework within which we operate a climate crisis multiplier? For the next few episodes of our militarism and climate crisis...1487climatechange,climatecrisis,nationalsecurity,pentagon,politics,threatmultiplierfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/extinction-rebellion-strategy-talk-why-we-do-what-we-do-part-2--48918532https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48918532Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:30:02 +0000XR RadioIn this episode of Extinction Rebellion Radio (broadcast on March 1, 2022), we discuss with Allen McGonagill XR's use of civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance. Allen is a member of the Strategy Working Group for XR Boston, who on the last...1467civildisobedience,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,nonviolence,xrbostonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/extinction-rebellion-strategy-talk-why-we-do-what-we-do-part-1--48918423https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48918423Wed, 02 Mar 2022 15:30:02 +0000XR RadioIn this episode of Extinction Rebellion Radio (broadcast on February 22, 2022), we give the floor to Allen McGonagill, member of the Strategy Working Group for XR Boston. Allen explains uninterrupted the rationale behind XR's use of civil disobedience...1456civildisobedience,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,strategy,xrbostonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cop26-gone-but-not-forgotten--48566061https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48566061Thu, 03 Feb 2022 03:29:59 +0000XR RadioAlthough it has faded from public attention, COP26 was a fiasco we must not forget. In this episode, we take an even deeper dive into the empty promises dressed up as government action on our climate crisis.1365brazil,climatechange,climatecrisis,coal,cop26,deforestation,india,iran,nationalreview,news,nuclearenergy,politics,southafricafalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-security-not-the-climate-security-we-need-part-2--48432742https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48432742Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:02 +0000XR RadioFor this episode, we continue our series on the climate crisis and militarism. Our subject this week: the intersection of national security and climate change. For this topic, we return to an interview we conducted with Professor Neta Crawford, Chair...641climatechange,climatecrisis,militarism,nationalsecurity,news,politics,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/national-security-not-the-climate-security-we-need-part-1--48432711https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48432711Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:02 +0000XR RadioFor this episode, we continue our series on the climate crisis and militarism. Our subject this week: the intersection of national security and climate change. For this topic, we return to an interview we conducted with Professor Neta Crawford, Chair...814climatechange,climatecrisis,militarism,nationalsecurity,news,politics,ukrainefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-manchin-is-our-climate-crisis-part-2--48432689https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48432689Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:30:02 +0000XR RadioFor this episode, we take a deep dive into President Biden’s Build Back Better Act and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s refusal to support it. Also this week: smog in India, and building a Bitcoin city in El Salvador. [Aired January 18, 2022]651bitcoincity,buildbackbetteract,climatechange,climatecrisis,elsalvador,india,joemanchin,news,politics,smogfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/joe-manchin-is-our-climate-crisis-part-1--48432671https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48432671Tue, 25 Jan 2022 15:30:02 +0000XR RadioFor this episode, we take a deep dive into President Biden’s Build Back Better Act and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s refusal to support it. Also this week: smog in India, and building a Bitcoin city in El Salvador. [Aired January 18, 2022]801bitcoincity,buildbackbetteract,climatechange,climatecrisis,elsalvador,india,joemanchin,news,politics,smogfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iran-climate-change-and-reparations-part-2--48432364https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48432364Tue, 25 Jan 2022 04:00:03 +0000XR RadioFor this episode, we continue our conversation with Shooka Bidarian about the impact of the climate crisis on Iran. Shooka is environmental correspondent for Marjan Television, a Farsi-language network that is based outside of Iran. We then discuss...571bigoil,britishcolumbia,climatechange,climatecrisis,disinformationcampaign,extremeweather,iran,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/iran-climate-change-and-reparations-part-1--48432318https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48432318Tue, 25 Jan 2022 04:00:03 +0000XR RadioFor this episode, we continue our conversation with Shooka Bidarian about the impact of the climate crisis on Iran. Shooka is environmental correspondent for Marjan Television, a Farsi-language network that is based outside of Iran. We then discuss...801bigoil,britishcolumbia,climatechange,climatecrisis,disinformationcampaign,iran,news,politics,reparationsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-crisis-iran-part-ii--48276276https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48276276Thu, 13 Jan 2022 05:03:59 +0000XR RadioIn this episode (Part II), Shooka Bidarian joins Matthew Kearney and Alycee Lane to discuss the effects of global heating on Iran. Environmental Correspondent for Marjan Television – a Farsi language TV network based in London – Shooka recently...606climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,iran,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/climate-crisis-iran-part-i--48276220https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48276220Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:59:04 +0000XR RadioIn this episode (Part I), Shooka Bidarian joins Matthew Kearney and Alycee Lane to discuss the effects of global heating on Iran. Environmental Correspondent for Marjan Television – a Farsi language TV network based in London – Shooka recently...763climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,iran,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-militarized-borders-our-climate-change-policy-part-2--47730314https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47730314Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:05:01 +0000XR RadioContinuing our series on militarism and our climate crisis, this week we speak with Lorah Steichen about the intersection of militarism, climate change and immigration. Steichen is the Outreach Coordinator for the National Priorities Project at the...785bordermilitarization,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,immigration,militarism,militarizedborders,militaryspending,nationalsecurity,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/our-militarized-borders-our-climate-change-policy-part-1--47730248https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47730248Wed, 01 Dec 2021 15:00:02 +0000XR RadioContinuing our series on militarism and our climate crisis, this week we speak with Lorah Steichen about the intersection of militarism, climate change and immigration. Steichen is the Outreach Coordinator for the National Priorities Project at the...683bordermilitarization,climatechange,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,immigration,militarism,militarizedborders,militaryspending,nationalsecurity,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cop-26-cop-out-a-prescription-for-extinction-part-2--47567669https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47567669Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:05:16 +0000XR RadioIn this second installment of a two-part episode of Extinction Rebellion Radio, Matthew Kearny and Alycee Lane discuss the empty promises of COP 26. Governments from around the world gathered in Glasgow to perform a ritual of talking about climate...809climatechange,climatecrisis,cop26,extinctionrebellion,glasgow,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-cop-26-cop-out-a-prescription-for-extinction-part-1--47567642https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47567642Sat, 20 Nov 2021 03:00:12 +0000XR RadioIn this first installment of a two-part episode of Extinction Rebellion Radio, Matthew Kearny and Alycee Lane discuss the empty promises of COP 26. Governments from around the world gathered in Glasgow to perform a ritual of talking about climate...664climatechange,climatecrisis,cop26,extinctionrebellion,glasgow,news,politicsfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-blood-for-oil-our-longest-war-was-a-climate-disaster--46717881https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46717881Tue, 28 Sep 2021 23:00:15 +0000XR RadioWhat if our longest war - the global war on terror that began in 2001- was a climate change disaster? This question we explore with the help of Professor Neta Crawford, Chair of Political Science at Boston University, and Co-Director of the Costs of...1439afghanistan,climatechange,climatechangenews,climatecrisis,costsofwarproject,extinctionrebellion,greenhousegasemissions,ipcc,longestwar,militaryemissions,netacrawford,news,politics,warfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/running-out-of-water-azerbaijan--46541009https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46541009Sun, 19 Sep 2021 14:00:17 +0000XR RadioIn this first episode of an occasional series on how climate change impacts regions around the world, we speak with Dr. Rovshan Abbasov about the impact of climate change on Azerbaian. Dr. Rovshan Abbasov is head of the United Nations water management...1485azerbaian,climatechangeimpacts,climatecrisis,drought,extinctionrebellionfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/net-zero-real-zero--46540613https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46540613Thu, 16 Sep 2021 00:08:11 +0000XR RadioDoreen Stabinsky of Friends of the Earth International explains why the corporate-government pursuit of net zero emissions is nothing less than chasing carbon unicorns. To stave off climate catastrophe, we need Real Zero now!1474carbonmarkets,climatecrisis,extinctionrebellion,friendsoftheearth,netzerofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-1-welcome-to-the-climate-rebellion--46067867https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46067867Fri, 13 Aug 2021 14:07:46 +0000XR RadioWelcome to the first episode of Extinction Rebellion Radio, the voice of the Climate Rebellion!1501bidenclimateplan,climatecrisis,climatenews,extinctionrebellion,politicsfalsefull