Climate Convos

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Have you ever been concerned about the climate crisis but unsure what to do about it? Do you care about a livable future but get lost with all the talk about science and policy? Welcome to Climate Convos, your entry level climate podcast from On the Level. Hosts Lucy Hochschartner (she/hers) and Ingrid Thyr (she/hers) are here to help you step into the climate movement with insightful interviews, activist origin stories, and tools and tips to make change in your community. This is the movement of our lives, and we need everyone — you included — to get involved! https://beonthelevel.org

Episodes

  1. 08/07/2023

    Disruptive Action: How Climate Defiance is changing the game

    After seeing this new youth-led climate group pop up on social media, we knew that we had to get Climate Defiance on Climate Convos. Youth climate activism has been growing, especially with recent youth climate cases, and the newly-created Climate Defiance group has taken a direct, non-violent, and confrontational course of action. From blockading the White House Correspondents Dinner to shutting down the Congressional luncheon of Deputy National Climate Advisor Mary Repko, Climate Defiance is a new group full of passion and determination. Join us in our discussion with Rylee Haught on what it means to be doing this direct activism and how Climate Defiance came to be. Learn more about Climate Defiance: https://www.climatedefiance.org/ Follow them on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatedefiance/ Climate Defiance Fund: https://chuffed.org/project/stopclimatecriminals

    34 min

  2. 02/15/2023

    #StopMVP with Matthew Pickett

    We're back from hiatus! We originally reached out to Matthew Pickett to hear about the work he is doing to protect his community from the Mountain Valley Pipeline when the Inflation Reduction Act was passed in 2022. At the time, it seemed that Senator Manchin might succeed in pushing through the pipeline. Well, life happens and that was a while ago. Senator Manchin did not succeed. However, there has never been a better time to learn about the Mountain Valley Pipeline, as the fight is ongoing. Listen, because we all have a place we call home. #StopMVP.  Matthew's work at Loud Valley Productions https://powhr.org/ POWHR Twitter Army Corps Call to Action — deadline extended to 2/25/23

    49 min

  3. 07/04/2022

    Jokes for the End of the World w/ the Climate Comedy Cohort

    Can climate change be funny? That's what we're here to find out from the experts, Katie Hannigan (she/her) and Esteban Gast (he/him). If this conversation was any indication, the answer is a resounding — yes. Katie and Esteban are a part of the Climate Comedy Cohort from Generation 180 and Center for Media & Social Impact’s GoodLaugh initiative. Both are impressive performers (catch that time Katie was on Colbert or Esteban had his own TV show) looking to incorporate climate in their work. We know you'll love them as much as we do. Katie's Website — https://www.katiehannigan.com/home Esteban's Website — https://www.estebangast.com/ Learn More About the Climate Comedy Cohort — https://generation180.org/climate-comedy-cohort/

    1h 7m

  4. 05/23/2022

    "Your Community Is Worth It" — Carah Ronan on Grassroots Power & Pipelines

    We speak with Carah Ronan (she/her), a neighbor from the Thiel Road Coalition, a grassroots group in Laurel, MT working to save their home from an unwanted gas pipeline. Carah teaches us about what's at stake for her community, the lengths those in power are willing to go to get what they want, and above all, why we must all keep fighting. After all, what other choice do we have? *** Connect with Thiel Road https://www.instagram.com/thielroadcoalition/ https://www.facebook.com/Thielroadcoalition-105573365393364/

    36 min

  5. 04/30/2022

    Passing it on: Megan Raisle's takeaways from years as a student activist

    With a climate movement full of young people, what should we be learning from student activists? What do student activists still need to work on? In this pod, we learn from Megan Raisle (she/her), former student divestment activist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Among other things, we cover her time observing the COPs, the importance of institutional knowledge, putting people's humanity above all else (but sometimes getting pissed anyway), and how the climate movement is like playing jenga... and dominoes.  Resources: Divestment: https://divestmentdatabase.org/ and https://www.divest101.com/  How to be a climate activist at work: https://drawdown.org/sites/default/files/210920_Drawdown_AtWork_06.pdf

    41 min

  6. 03/25/2022

    Get the Fossil Fuels Turned Off: Soft Climate Denial, Accountability, and Community w/ Prof. Patrick Belmont

    Join the inaugural episode of Climate Convos, the entry level climate podcast from On the Level. Hosts Lucy Hochschartner (she/hers) and Ingrid Thyr (she/hers) help guide you on your climate action journey with easy conversations about tough topics. Hit play for activist origin stories, insightful interviews with movement leaders, and tools and tips to start making change in your own community.  This month, we're joined by Patrick Belmont, hydrologist and geomorphologist at Utah State University, to talk about the different forms of climate denial we see in our own lives and how we can hold ourselves accountable to dealing with the reality of the climate crisis. On the Level's Climate Action Explorer — https://beonthelevel.org/climate-action-explorer/ Patrick's Twitter — https://twitter.com/river_mender Patrick's TedX Talk — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNrmpPraBIs Patrick's Medium Article — https://medium.com/@patrick.belmont/surprise-youre-probably-a-climate-change-denier-52a5e2dd7743

    41 min
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About

Have you ever been concerned about the climate crisis but unsure what to do about it? Do you care about a livable future but get lost with all the talk about science and policy? Welcome to Climate Convos, your entry level climate podcast from On the Level. Hosts Lucy Hochschartner (she/hers) and Ingrid Thyr (she/hers) are here to help you step into the climate movement with insightful interviews, activist origin stories, and tools and tips to make change in your community. This is the movement of our lives, and we need everyone — you included — to get involved! https://beonthelevel.org

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  • Creator
    On the Level
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © On the Level
  • Show Website
    Climate Convos