A Fighting Chance

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If you care about our planet, following climate news can feel like a gut punch. But under the radar, people are winning, with new discoveries and outside-the-box ideas for solving even the toughest climate change problems. We found the visionaries. We want you to meet them. Emmy-winning filmmaker and host Charles Loi tells their inspiring stories in ‘A Fighting Chance’. It's the video podcast companion to the award-winning PBS documentary series, ‘Climate California.' In thoughtful conversations with leaders across science, politics, and culture, Charles bridges the hard realities of climate change with the optimism of new possibilities and creative solutions.

Episodes

  1. 2D AGO

    How Blowing Up Dams & Setting Fires Saves Nature - The Yurok Tribe

    Meet the Yurok Tribe of California. They’re behind the world’s largest dam removal project and huge advocates of cultural burns. Their work matters, because by reminding us of the history of water and fire, they’re helping us rewrite the future of the planet.

  2. APR 28

    Make America Green Again - Benji Backer

    Most consider climate policy as a liberal viewpoint, but one conservative is leading the charge to take partisanship out of environmental politics. Meet Benji Backer, founder of Nature is Nonpartisan. In 2025, Benji landed a huge victory when President Trump issued an executive order called “Make America Beautiful Again”, establishing a council to conserve public lands, protect wildlife, and expand access to clean drinking water. This convo explores the partisan tensions pervading the climate movement - and how to overcome them. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe or follow! It really helps us spread the word. You can learn more about A Fighting Chance at afightingchancepod.org and Climate California at climatecalifornia.org Follow us or give us feedback!Instagram: @norcalpublicmedia, @climate.californiaYouTube: @northerncaliforniapublicmediaTikTok: @norcalpublicmediaEmail: viewer@norcalpublicmedia.org Want more environmental storytelling? Support NorCal Public Media’s Center for Environmental Reporting at norcalpublicmedia.org/donate

  3. APR 22

    The New Green Gospel - William Morris

    If we want to get any progress done on climate change, we have to persuade the people who deny it. Traditionally, one of the largest groups of deniers are Evangelical Protestants. Charles meets with William Morris at GreenFaith, an international collective that unites local religious groups of all faiths to protect the environment. They’ve led divestment campaigns, won oil setbacks, and they’re just getting started. Be sure to like, comment, and subscribe or follow! It really helps us spread the word. You can learn more about A Fighting Chance at afightingchancepod.org and Climate California at climatecalifornia.org Follow us or give us feedback!Instagram: @norcalpublicmedia, @climate.californiaYouTube: @northerncaliforniapublicmediaTikTok: @norcalpublicmediaEmail: viewer@norcalpublicmedia.org Want more environmental storytelling? Support NorCal Public Media’s Center for Environmental Reporting at norcalpublicmedia.org/donate

  4. APR 9

    Introducing A Fighting Chance

    From NorCal Public Media, Emmy-winning filmmaker/host Charles Loi bridges the hard realities of climate change with the optimism of new possibilities and solutions, giving listeners renewed hope to hold onto. Subscribe and follow wherever you get your podcasts.

  • 4 Episodes

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If you care about our planet, following climate news can feel like a gut punch. But under the radar, people are winning, with new discoveries and outside-the-box ideas for solving even the toughest climate change problems. We found the visionaries. We want you to meet them. Emmy-winning filmmaker and host Charles Loi tells their inspiring stories in ‘A Fighting Chance’. It's the video podcast companion to the award-winning PBS documentary series, ‘Climate California.' In thoughtful conversations with leaders across science, politics, and culture, Charles bridges the hard realities of climate change with the optimism of new possibilities and creative solutions.

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  • Creator
    Northern California Public Media
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    A Fighting Chance

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