Comedians Conquering Climate Change

Generation180

The funniest, friendliest, and shortest podcast addressing today’s critical climate and clean energy topics. Join comedian, writer, and teacher Esteban Gast as he enlists the help of fellow comedians to single-handedly save the planet.

Episodes

  1. #07: Envisioning the future + saving the world with dating (feat. Carolyn Portner)

    02/17/2022

    #07: Envisioning the future + saving the world with dating (feat. Carolyn Portner)

    Resources Grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: https://grist.org/fix/series/imagine-2200-climate-fiction/Sources Headlines: Can ‘the people’ solve climate change? France decided to find out. - GristBiden Administration Announces Plan to Spend Billions to Prevent Wildfires - NYTSprawling Coral Reef Resembling Roses is Discovered Off Tahiti - NYT

    18 min
  2. Bonus: Q&A with host Esteban Gast

    02/03/2022

    Bonus: Q&A with host Esteban Gast

    Comedians Conquering Climate Change

    26 min
  3. #06: The used EV market + Paul Rudd's matured chin (feat. Jared Kassebaum)

    01/28/2022

    #06: The used EV market + Paul Rudd's matured chin (feat. Jared Kassebaum)

    Comedians Conquering Climate Change

    18 min
  4. #05: Solar for money-makers + Manchin-gun Kelley (feat. Josh Burstein)

    01/14/2022

    #05: Solar for money-makers + Manchin-gun Kelley (feat. Josh Burstein)

    Comedians Conquering Climate Change

    16 min
  5. #04: Electrifying everything + cartography lessons (feat. Bianca Cristovao)

    12/03/2021

    #04: Electrifying everything + cartography lessons (feat. Bianca Cristovao)

    Comedians Conquering Climate Change

    14 min
  6. #03: Clean energy jobs + sick beats (feat. Antony Del Rio)

    11/19/2021

    #03: Clean energy jobs + sick beats (feat. Antony Del Rio)

    Resources Take action to help expose fossil fuel handouts. StopFundingFossils.org. #stopfundingfossilsSources Headlines: Money For Green Energy Creates More Jobs Than Fossil Fuel Investment, New Study Finds - Huffington Post9 in 10 cars now being sold in Norway are electric or hybrid - National Public RadioFossil fuel industry gets subsidies of $11m a minute, IMF finds - The Guardian

    19 min
  7. #02: Find your role + hotdog rake-and-bakes (feat. MK Paulsen)

    11/11/2021

    #02: Find your role + hotdog rake-and-bakes (feat. MK Paulsen)

    Resources Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson's "What you should do" Venn DiagramSources California moves toward ban on gas lawn mowers and leaf blowers - LA Times"A two-stroke gasoline-powered leaf blower spewed out more pollution than a 6,200-pound Ford F-150 SVT Raptor pickup truck." - New York TimesGiant China Project Leads the Rise of Renewable Mega-Hubs - Bloomberg

    18 min
  8. #01: Climate pledges + receding hairlines (feat. Alli Goldberg)

    10/27/2021

    #01: Climate pledges + receding hairlines (feat. Alli Goldberg)

    Resources Click here for a pre-written tweet to Special Envoy to the Climate, John KerryChecking in on the state of global climate action – Generation180It’s Time for COP26. Here’s Where We Stand. – NYTSources Headlines: The 2022 Rivian R1T Is the Most Remarkable Pickup We’ve Ever Driven; MotortrendHarvard University Will Stop Investing In Fossil Fuels After Years Of Public Pressure; NPRPeak Internal Combustion Engine May Already Be Years Behind Us; BloombergEU, China Unveil Sweeping Plans to Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions; Wall Street JournalGame: Country per-person emissions: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/04/22/climate/new-climate-pledge.htmlCountries signed on to make climate pledges: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/more-countries-hike-climate-pledges-piling-pressure-major-emitters-2021-07-31/The world needs to cut 50% of emissions by 2050: https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/flurry-emissions-pledges-still-not-enough-meet-global-climate-goals-2021-08-05/

    19 min
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The funniest, friendliest, and shortest podcast addressing today’s critical climate and clean energy topics. Join comedian, writer, and teacher Esteban Gast as he enlists the help of fellow comedians to single-handedly save the planet.

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