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Get smart quickly on climate change. This award-winning MIT podcast breaks down the science, technologies, and policies behind climate change, how it’s impacting us, and what our society can do about it. Each quick episode gives you the what, why, and how on climate change — from real scientists — to help us all make informed decisions for our future.

  1. SEASON 8 TRAILER

    New season, new name!

    The eighth season of MIT’s climate change podcast starts next week, and we’ve got some news! TILclimate is now Ask MIT Climate. It’s part of an effort to bring all of our climate change resources under one umbrella and reach learners in as many ways as we can. We’re also diving into video! Find us on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube @askmitclimate for outtakes, bonus content, and more climate knowledge from MIT. And we love hearing from our listeners; email us at askmitclimate@mit.edu. .

    2 min
  2. Update: Where we've been and where we're going

    04/11/2025 · BONUS

    Update: Where we've been and where we're going

    We’re dropping into your feed to share the news that our founding host, Laur Hesse Fisher, is departing MIT and TILclimate. In this episode, Laur sits down with new host Madison Goldberg to talk about the philosophies that have shaped TILclimate over seven seasons and take listeners behind the scenes of the show. They also discuss what’s in store for season eight—because TILclimate isn’t going anywhere. Check out an extended video version of this conversation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kB544MVZ9bg For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/update-where-weve-been-and-where-were-going For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.  Credits Laur Hesse Fisher, Founding Host and Senior Editor Madison Goldberg, Incoming Host and Associate Producer Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky, Editor and Producer Danielle Simpson, Editor Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol Special thanks to Brett Paci of MIT OpenCourseWare and to the folks at Giro Studio for their help producing this episode.

    15 min

  3. 10/07/2025

    Transmission: Power to the people

    Power lines may not look as high-tech and inspiring as a wind turbine or a solar field. But as MIT’s Joshua Hodge explains, these lines—and the rest of the sprawling “machine” that is the transmission system—are critical for harnessing clean, cheap, reliable power. In this episode of TILclimate, we explore what we stand to gain from a bigger, better transmission system, and how we might make it happen. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e8-transmission-power-people. For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.  Credits Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Senior Editor Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky, Editor and Producer Madison Goldberg, Associate Producer Grace Sawin, Student Production Assistant Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

    15 min

  4. 12/06/2025

    Cleaner air

    Here at TILclimate, we’re often asked about the health and environmental effects of materials in solar panels and batteries. But what if the greatest costs are the ones we’re already bearing—from the fossil fuels those technologies would replace? In this episode, pulmonologist Dr. Mary Rice explains how air pollution from coal, oil, and gas can make us sick, and why a cleaner energy system benefits both the climate and our health. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e7-cleaner-air. For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.  Credits Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Senior Editor Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky, Editor and Producer Madison Goldberg, Associate Producer Grace Sawin, Student Production Assistant Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

    14 min

  5. 29/05/2025

    Dealing with dead batteries

    The world’s demand for batteries to power electric vehicles is growing at incredible speed. What will we do with all these batteries when they die? Dr. Linda Gaines of Argonne National Laboratory joins TILclimate to explain what batteries are made of, how we obtain those materials, and how we can get them back when the batteries reach the end of their lives—along with other options to make this industry less wasteful and more productive. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e6-dealing-dead-batteries For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.  Credits Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Senior Editor Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky, Editor and Producer Madison Goldberg, Associate Producer Grace Sawin, Student Production Assistant Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

    15 min

  6. 17/04/2025

    Geothermal: Earth’s infinite clean power

    Deep beneath the Earth’s surface, a molten stew of metals radiates vast amounts of energy. Prof. Roland Horne, Director of the Stanford Geothermal Program, joins TILclimate to talk about the “geothermal energy” technologies that tap this underground resource for electricity, manufacturing, and home heating and cooling. He also shares the recent breakthroughs that have begun bringing this always-on, clean, renewable source of energy to new places and applications. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e5-geothermal-earths-infinite-clean-power For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.  Credits Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Senior Editor Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky, Editor and Producer Grace Sawin, Student Production Assistant Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

    15 min

  7. 03/04/2025

    The great indoors

    Modern buildings are complex machines, using heating, cooling and a host of other appliances to turn energy into comfort. But that energy comes with a cost: today, our buildings do more to warm the climate than heavy industry, agriculture, or transportation. Prof. Tarek Rakha provides an architect’s view of buildings and the climate, sharing how we can build anew—and upgrade our existing buildings—to use less energy, lower our living costs, benefit the climate, and live more comfortably, all at the same time. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e4-great-indoors For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.  Credits Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Senior Editor Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky, Editor and Producer Grace Sawin, Student Production Assistant Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

    15 min

  8. 20/03/2025

    Did climate change do that?

    A new type of climate science is allowing us to draw clearer connections between our warming planet, and the extreme weather events this warming creates. Thanks to “climate change attribution,” scientists can now say confidently when climate change has made a heatwave or hurricane more likely, and by how much. Dr. Andrew Pershing explains how attribution science works, and why this information is useful for understanding and adapting to a warming world. For a deeper dive and additional resources related to this episode, visit: https://climate.mit.edu/podcasts/e3-did-climate-change-do For more episodes of TILclimate by the MIT Climate Project, visit tilclimate.mit.edu.  Credits Laur Hesse Fisher, Host and Senior Editor Aaron Krol, Writer and Executive Producer David Lishansky, Editor and Producer Grace Sawin, Student Production Assistant Michelle Harris, Fact Checker Music by Blue Dot Sessions Artwork by Aaron Krol

    14 min
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Get smart quickly on climate change. This award-winning MIT podcast breaks down the science, technologies, and policies behind climate change, how it’s impacting us, and what our society can do about it. Each quick episode gives you the what, why, and how on climate change — from real scientists — to help us all make informed decisions for our future.

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  • Creator
    MIT Climate Project
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    72
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 MIT Climate
  • Show Website
    Ask MIT Climate

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