The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

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The climate crisis is undeniable and overwhelming. People have a lot of questions about how they can help the planet in their daily lives. We have the answers, each week, in less time than it will take you to sort your recyclables.

  1. 07/10/2024 · BONUS

    Climate Pod Live on Stage

    How do you get through the summer without air conditioning if you hate to sweat? Is toilet paper bad for the environment, and if so, what are you supposed to do about it? And if you want to “get involved” but feel depressed by long incremental meetings, what’s the best way to stay plugged in to local environmental causes? Candice and Caleigh are live onstage tackling new questions in this bonus episode.

    15 min

  2. 06/20/2024

    Tonight in LA! Live Q&A with Parks Project

    Care about our planet? Motivated to live greener? Looking to meet other climate-minded folks in the Los Angeles area? Join us for a live AMA-style panel with Caleigh Wells and Candice Dickens-Russell at the Parks Project Discovery Center in Culver City. Tickets are only $10, and proceeds go to Friends of the LA River (Candice’s org!). Get your tickets here. See you there!

    2 min

  3. 05/01/2024 · BONUS

    Impatient for Change (from “Outrage + Optimism”) - Bonus episode

    This is an episode of Outrage + Optimism we think you’ll enjoy, a podcast that explore the stories behind the headlines on climate change, talking to the change-makers turning challenges into opportunities. On this episode the hosts welcome Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor at Our World in Data and a Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford and discuss her book “Not the End of the World, How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet.” Tune in for a thought-provoking dialogue you won't want to miss!

    53 min

  4. 04/17/2024

    What to do when climate change feels unstoppable (from “TED Climate”) - Bonus episode

    This is an episode of TED Climate we think you’d enjoy, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective, which is back for a new season. We know today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve -- and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan shares why the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset. She explains why challenging the stories that keep you feeling powerless can help you take the first step to protecting the planet for generations to come.

    26 min

  5. 04/10/2024

    What’s the greenest kind of funeral?

    You can spend your whole life taking climate action… but what about disposing of your body after death? What’s the most planet-friendly way to plan a funeral? Caleigh leads Candice through the carbon costs of traditional burial and looks for more climate-friendly alternatives.

    16 min

  6. 04/03/2024

    How to hack rebates to upgrade your home

    Where should you start with greening your home, and how do you get it subsidized?

    14 min

  7. 03/27/2024

    Do carbon offsets help with airplane emissions?

    If you frequently fly, then you might want to offset your carbon emissions. But what does that even mean, and how do you start? As a frequent flyer herself, Caleigh talks with Candice about the ways you can offset emissions in your personal life and through carbon offset projects.

    14 min

  8. 03/20/2024

    What do you do when you want to change a mind?

    Not every conversation about climate change is agreeable. On this episode, Candice facilitates a discussion between Caleigh and her mother to learn more about how people can have a productive relationship even if they disagree on a political issue that’s pretty central to their identities.

    17 min
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The climate crisis is undeniable and overwhelming. People have a lot of questions about how they can help the planet in their daily lives. We have the answers, each week, in less time than it will take you to sort your recyclables.

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