How to Make Climate Change Sexy

Issey Gladston
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How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs!

  1. Jun 2

    EP19 Let's touch grass Soft Girls Who Hike & Akash Barua on soft hiking, urban ecology, and taking your first steps into nature

    This week on How to Make Climate Change Sexy, we're live from Sony Pictures in London with Emily and Lucy from Soft Girls Who Hike and Akash Barua (aka @akisphere), the urban ecologist who films the overlooked wildlife of South London. This episode is about reconnecting with nature when the nature storytelling we grew up with made it feel distant, extreme, or gatekept. We talk about how soft hiking became a viral anti-grind movement, and how you can add a bit of birdwatching to your daily commute.  The most important thing? Just taking your first steps. Whether that's a colour walk on your lunch break or keeping binoculars in your bag for commute birdwatching, there's no wrong way to start. Listen for practical tips from Soft Girls Who Hike and Akash on how to connect with nature in a way that actually works for you. Special thanks to Sony Pictures Entertainment for hosting this Earth Day live recording. 🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs! It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg) with original music by Grace Gladston.

    EP19 Let's touch grass Soft Girls Who Hike & Akash Barua on soft hiking, urban ecology, and taking your first steps into nature

  2. 10/20/2025

    EP18 - Finding Joy in Climate Action: Arielle King on participation, community and the rewards of climate work

    This week on⁠ How to Make Climate Change Sexy⁠, I’m joined by Arielle King, an educator, creative director and strategist based in New York. Her work is centred on finding intersectionality and optimism within climate work. The host of The Joy Report, a podcast about climate solutions through the lens of intersectionality and optimism, Arielle has dedicated over half her life advocating for climate change. She’s also a lecturer who shares her expertise on environmental justice, climate optimism, environmental racism in law and policy, sustainable fashion, and more In this weeks episode, we discuss how Arielle uses optimism as an uplifting form of resistance in the face of the increasingly anxious landscape of the climate crisis. From discussing joy as an active choice, to how radical it can be as a tool for climate discussions, we draw attention to youth-led movements using these strategies for success. Arielle presents a powerful vision as to what a sustainable future could look like! Through her positivity she images a future powered by equity and community centric care. ⁠🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy⁠ is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs.It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (⁠⁠@isseymg⁠⁠), with original music by ⁠@healingwithgrace__⁠.

    EP18 - Finding Joy in Climate Action: Arielle King on participation, community and the rewards of climate work

  3. 08/20/2025

    EP17 - No Music on a Dead Planet: Ella Harris on Culture, Campaigns, and Collective Action

    This week on How to Make Climate Change Sexy, I’m joined by Ella Harris, a London-based campaigner, musician, writer, and visual artist whose work sits at the intersection of music and climate action. Ella is the Campaigns Manager at Music Declares Emergency, where she leads bold, imaginative campaigns that are reshaping how the music industry responds to the climate crisis. Beyond her campaigning, Ella is also the lead singer of PVA, the Grammy-nominated band blending electronic and punk into exhilarating live performances. Her dual practice in art and advocacy offers a powerful case study in how culture can mobilise people towards change. In this conversation, we dive into Ella’s journey from grassroots music to climate campaigning, exploring how the industry can balance sustainability with its global reach. We’ll unpack the role of fans as a climate movement in their own right, and why building community is central to long-term action. From sustainable merch collaborations to the No Music on a Dead Planet campaign sweeping across festivals, Ella shares how creativity and collective energy can reimagine what climate action looks like! 🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs. It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (⁠@isseymg⁠), with original music by ⁠@healingwithgrace__⁠.

    EP17 - No Music on a Dead Planet: Ella Harris on Culture, Campaigns, and Collective Action

  4. 07/17/2025

    EP 16 - Land, Myth, and Diasporic Joy: Dalia Al-Dujaili on Babylon, Albion and Reimagining Belonging

    This week on How to Make Climate Change Sexy, I’m joined by Dalia Al-Dujaili, a British-born Iraqi writer, editor, and producer, to explore how stories of land, identity, and migration can become powerful tools for ecological and cultural change. Dalia’s debut book, Babylon, Albion, has been described as “a love song to Britain, Iraq, and the body of earth we hold in common.”  In this episode, we dive into how nature has served as both sanctuary and compass in her personal journey navigating identity, diaspora, and belonging. We’ll unpack how cultural narratives can be reimagined in ways that are decolonial, magical, and deeply political. From the haunting legacies of stately homes to the quiet resurgence of Druidism, this is a conversation that reminds us our personal histories are always entwined with the ecological and the political. 🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs. It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (⁠@isseymg⁠) and edited by Tanya Dudnikova (⁠@tatianabynight_⁠), with original music by ⁠@healingwithgrace__⁠.

    EP 16 - Land, Myth, and Diasporic Joy: Dalia Al-Dujaili on Babylon, Albion and Reimagining Belonging

  5. 07/07/2025

    EP15 - Culture as Resistance, Community as Survival with Music Declares Emergency, Daze Aghaji, Diyora Shadijanova, Imogen Malpas & Joycelyn Longdon

    This week on How To Make Climate Change Sexy, we’re live from Reclaiming Tomorow: Culture as Resistance, Community as Survival, a panel event hosted in collaboration with Music Declares Emergency and Hothouse Book Club. Tune in for a powerful live conversation on how art, community, and resistance can shape more just, joyful futures. 🎧🔥 I was joined by four visionary guests who are each reimagining activism through storytelling, technology, politics, and club nights: Daze Aghaji⁠ (Environmental Regeneration Activist & cofounder of Hard Art)Diyora Shadijanova⁠ (Journalist, Comms Officer in Parliament & co-founder of Hothouse Book Club) ⁠Imogen Malpas⁠ (Environmental Journalist & cofounder of Club Sol) ⁠Joycelyn Longdon⁠ (Environmental Justice Technologist & author of Natural Connection)Moderated by me (also a cofounder of Hothouse Bookclub) Together, we dig into what it means to reclaim imagination and build radical alternatives from joyful resistance to community care, democratic futures to cultural power in the face of rising fascism. There’s dancing, dreaming, righteous rage, and radical hope! Click the links below to learn more about the projects and organisations mentioned by the panelists: Music Declares Emergency Joycelyn's debut book Natural Connection Club Sol Hothouse Bookclub Hard Art How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to tackle the climate crisis. Hosted by Issey Gladston (⁠@isseymg⁠), edited by Tanya Dudnikova (⁠@tatianabynight_⁠), with original music by ⁠@healingwithgrace__⁠. Follow ⁠@sexyclimatechange⁠ on Instagram/TikTok or head to ⁠www.sexyclimatechange.com⁠ for more!

    EP15 - Culture as Resistance, Community as Survival with Music Declares Emergency, Daze Aghaji, Diyora Shadijanova, Imogen Malpas & Joycelyn Longdon

  6. 06/30/2025

    EP14 - Game On: Playing for the Planet with Kalpana Arias, Bianca Rangecroft and Lex Fefegha

    Can gaming save the planet? Tune in for an inspiring conversation on how play, making mistakes and gaming can reshape the future of climate storytelling. 🎧✨ This week on How To Make Climate Change Sexy, we’re live and diving into the world of play, pixels, and planet-saving ideas. This podcast recording took place at GAME ON: Playing for the Planet, an interactive event that brought together designers, activists, and technologists reimagining what climate engagement can look like. I’m joined by Bianca Rangecroft (Founder & CEO of Whering), Lex Fefegha (Creative Coder), and Kalpana Arias (gardener, technologist, nature rights activist, and founder of Nowadays on Earth) to explore how gaming, storytelling, and tech can become powerful tools for climate action. The event was made possible by The Iris Project with support from The Art House Live, Softer London, Symbioscene, Tony’s Chocolonely, Climate Reframe, Goodrays, Earthfest, and The Climate Curious Podcast. 📍Sexy Climate Change is a programme partner of The Art House by Acrylicize, a space nurturing contemporary arts and culture through visual arts, performance, film, literature, music, and artist residencies. 🎥 Livestream produced by ⁠videoandtv.co.uk⁠. How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to tackle the climate crisis. Hosted by Issey Gladston (@isseymg), edited by Tanya Dudnikova(@tatianabynight_), with original music by @healingwithgrace__. Follow @sexyclimatechange on Instagram/TikTok or head to www.sexyclimatechange.com for more!

  7. 06/16/2025

    EP 13 - Wardrobes as Climate Action: Eshita Kabra-Davies on Rental, Community, and Circular Style

    This week on How To Make Climate Change Sexy, I’m joined by Eshita Kabra Davies, founder and CEO of By Rotation—the world’s largest shared wardrobe—to explore how fashion rental is reshaping not only how we get dressed, but how we connect with each other and the planet. After a career in finance, Eshita pivoted to build an app that could challenge fast fashion from the inside out. Often called the “Airbnb of fashion,” By Rotation empowers people to rent, lend, and monetise their wardrobes—reducing waste, championing reuse, and building a vibrant, community-led alternative to fast fashion. In this episode, we’ll discuss Eshita’s journey from finance to sustainable fashion, the power of rental to reshape how we consume clothing, and the challenges she’s faced as a female founder in the startup world. Her insights show us that sustainability isn’t just about sacrifice—it’s about innovation, accessibility, and making fashion work for both people and the planet. 🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs! It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg) and edited by Tanya Dudnikova (tatianabynight_) with original music by @healingwithgrace__.

    EP 13 - Wardrobes as Climate Action: Eshita Kabra-Davies on Rental, Community, and Circular Style

  8. 03/17/2025

    EP 12 - Unpicking the Industry: Lydia Bolton on Turning Textile Waste into a Fashion Brand

    This week on How to Make Climate Change Sexy, I’m joined by Lydia Bolton, the designer and sustainability creator using upcycling to tackle textile waste! We dive into her journey from working in the fashion industry to launching her own brand, the challenges of balancing sustainability with business, and why skill sharing is a crucial piece of the puzzle. Lydia also shares insights into her collaborations with brands like Nike and Lime Bike, the realities of sourcing deadstock materials, and why she chose not to enter the rental market. If you’re curious about how upcycling can shift fashion culture, how small brands can influence big players, or just want to learn how to make your wardrobe more sustainable, this episode is for you! Follow Lydia at @lydiabolton_ and check out her latest work. 🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs! It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg) and edited by Tanya Dudnikova (@tatianabynight_) with original music by @healingwithgrace__. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    EP 12 - Unpicking the Industry: Lydia Bolton on Turning Textile Waste into a Fashion Brand
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