Envirocast

Dylan Westheimer

A podcast where we talk about everything environmental, from the politics to the science.

  1. 05/15/2025

    Is Nuclear Energy Environmentally Unjust?

    Nuclear energy is back in the limelight as many present it as a green energy solution. But, Professor MV Ramana disagrees, believing that despite the fact that it does not emit Carbon Dioxide, the creation of nuclear waste means that nuclear power plants are sources of environmental injustice and inequity.

    34 min

  2. 02/23/2025

    How Are We Paying for Climate Projects?

    With new numbers on the cost of the climate crisis being released frequently, how are we paying for the cost of climate destruction, climate mitigation, and climate adaptation? To answer this, I interviewed Dr. Gautam Jain of Columbia University's Center on Global Energy Policy.

    36 min

  3. 12/14/2024

    How will the Environmental Policy of the Trump Administration Impact the Climate Fight?

    As Trump is about to retake office in January, many are wondering what his environmental policy is and how it will impact the Climate Fight? Join me as I speak to Dr. Sabrina Ashjian, clinical supervising attorney and project director for the Emmett Institute on Climate Change & the Environment and the California Environmental Legislation & Policy Clinic at UCLA School of Law, as I seek to answer this question.

    27 min

  4. 10/07/2024

    How a Social Justice Organization Advocates for Change

    For the past half year or so, I have been a fellow at the organization the Jewish Center for Justice, abbreviated JCJ. JCJ advocates for change on a plethora of issues with the goal of building a more compassionate and just society. In this podcast episode, I interview the founder of the organization, Rabbi Joel Simonds, on how he runs his organization and to gain a first hand account of what it is like advocating for change.

    20 min

  5. 09/24/2024

    Ecolinguistics: How Stories Change the Way we Perceive the Climate Threat

    **TAKE DR. ARRAN STIBBE'S ONLINE COURSE** Ecolinguistics - the study of how stories change the way we perceive the climate threat - is a subject I only came across by chance, after doing a massive amount of brainstorming research for a new podcast episode. What I found was a field of subject so important to the climate fight, considering our perception of this issue is so important to the extent to which we avoid climate disaster. To answer my questions, I spoke with Dr. Arran Stibbe, a Professor in Ecological Linguistics at the University of Gloucestershire and the founder of the International Ecolinguistics Association.

    28 min

  6. 08/30/2024

    Is AI a Climate Solution or Problem

    AI has been in the news A Lot lately, and being a high schooler has only meant that discussions about it surround me even more, as students explore the use of AI technology such as Chat GPT and Photomath – not me though. Considering that this environmental podcast connected to current events, I thought it was only fitting to learn more about AI’s implication in our fight against climate change. To answer this question I spoke with Dr. Konstantin Klemmer, an expert on the intersection of AI and climate change. He is a former researcher at Microsoft and volunteers at Climate Change AI, a global non-profit that catalyzes impactful work at the intersection of climate change and machine learning. Social Media (Please Follow Me!): Instagram: @Envirocast_podcast X (Twitter): @EnvirocastP Questions? Email Me!: DylanWestheimer@yahoo.com

    19 min

  7. 08/03/2024

    Can Capitalism Save the World?

    I have always had a massive interest in entrepreneurism. This interest intersected with a time where government support for climate policy – at least in the United States – seems so unreliable, to make me wonder whether capitalism and the private sector can be used to decarbonize our future. To answer this I spoke with Akshat Rathi, A senior climate reporter at Bloomberg News, author of the book Climate Capitalism, and host of the podcast Zero: The Climate Race. Social Media (Please Follow Me!): Instagram: @Envirocast_Podcast X (Twitter): @EnvirocastP Questions? Email Me!: DylanWestheimer@Yahoo.com

    25 min

  8. 07/18/2024

    Does Rock Climbing Negatively Impact the Natural Environment

    As an avid rock climber, I understand the deep and important connection between climbers and the natural environment. After all, rock climbing could not exist without a natural environment to climb in. But, despite climbers best interest to preserve nature, could we actually be destroying it? Social Media (please Follow me!!): Twitter: @EnvirocastP Instagram: @Envirocast_podcast Questions, Email me!! DylanWestheimer@Yahoo.com

    16 min
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A podcast where we talk about everything environmental, from the politics to the science.

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  • Creator
    Dylan Westheimer
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    34
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dylan Westheimer