The Rift

Roshan Krishnan

5.0 (2)
POLITICS
UPDATED BIWEEKLY

A radio show about climate change, ecology, politics, and power. Aired live every first and third Sunday of the month at 3pm CT on WEFT Champaign, 90.1 FM. Recordings here.

MAR 2

Episode 8: Climate Risk in Public Pensions with Allie Lindstrom

3/2/2025: I speak with Allie Lindstrom, Senior Strategist with the Sierra Club's Sustainable Finance program, about how climate risk is affecting public pensions in the US and what workers can do about it.

39 min
FEB 17

Episode 7: Utility Justice in Detroit with Liz Jacob

2/16/2025: I speak with Liz Jacob, staff attorney at the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice in Detroit, Michigan, about the fight for affordable, reliable and clean electricity in Detroit.

45 min
FEB 2

Episode 6: Wildfires and Economic Justice in East LA with Elba Serrano

2/2/2025: I speak with Elba Serrano, Associate Vice President at East Los Angeles Community Corporation, about how the recent wildfires have affected members of her community, fighting for economic justice in LA, and how climate change is affecting other struggles for social justice.

43 min
JAN 6

Episode 5: A History of Big Oil's Climate Denialism with Rebecca John

1/5/2025: I speak with investigative journalist and researcher Rebecca John about her latest reporting on the deceptive climate denialist practices of the Western States Petroleum Association.

45 min
12/15/2024

Episode 4: Public Power and the Build Public Renewables Act with Alex Patterson

12/15/2024: I speak with Alex Patterson, Campaign Coordinator for the Public Power New York coalition, about the movement for public power and the fight to pass the Build Public Renewables Act in New York State.

58 min
12/02/2024

Episode 3: Israeli Green Colonialism and Palestinian Environmentalism with Ghada Sasa

12/1/2024: I'm joined by Ghada Sasa, Palestinian activist-scholar and PhD candidate at McMaster University, to discuss her research and advocacy on Israeli green colonialism, Palestinian environmentalism, and the struggle for Palestinian liberation.

52 min
11/17/2024

Episode 2: Herbicide Drift with Kim Erndt-Pitcher and Robert Hirschfeld

11/17/2024: On this episode, I'm joined by Kim Erndt-Pitcher and Robert Hirschfeld of Prairie Rivers Network to discuss the problem of herbicide drift in Illinois, and what widespread herbicide and pesticide use means for the present and future of agriculture and ecological health more broadly.

46 min
11/03/2024

Episode 1: Climate Disasters and the Insurance Crisis with Moira Birss

11/3/2024: In the wake of a destructive hurricane season, I'm joined by Moira Birss, Fellow at the Climate and Community Institute, to discuss the growing crisis in disaster insurance in the face of increasing climate-change-driven disasters.

44 min

8 Episodes

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A radio show about climate change, ecology, politics, and power. Aired live every first and third Sunday of the month at 3pm CT on WEFT Champaign, 90.1 FM. Recordings here.

Creator

Roshan Krishnan
Years Active

2024 - 2025
Episodes

8
Rating

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The Rift

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The Rift

Episodes

Episode 8: Climate Risk in Public Pensions with Allie Lindstrom

Episode 7: Utility Justice in Detroit with Liz Jacob

Episode 6: Wildfires and Economic Justice in East LA with Elba Serrano

Episode 5: A History of Big Oil's Climate Denialism with Rebecca John

Episode 4: Public Power and the Build Public Renewables Act with Alex Patterson

Episode 3: Israeli Green Colonialism and Palestinian Environmentalism with Ghada Sasa

Episode 2: Herbicide Drift with Kim Erndt-Pitcher and Robert Hirschfeld

Episode 1: Climate Disasters and the Insurance Crisis with Moira Birss

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