Carbon Social Club

Lauren Gifford

Carbon Social Club is a podcast about art and the environment. Each episode we interview artists, writers, and makers about how environmental change influences their creative process. We talk about human-environment relationships, the impacts of climate change, and the realities of environmental justice.

  1. Episode 14: Mixed Media Artist Kirk Rankin

    04/09/2021

    Episode 14: Mixed Media Artist Kirk Rankin

    Mixed media artist Kirk Rankin, known to family and friends as K5, talks about using art to foster justice work, how creative expression has helped keep him happy and occupied during the pandemic, and how he juxtaposes life between Washington, DC and New England. Lauren lived next door to K5 when she was in college, and he was 4, and this episode is the first time they've spoke as adults. Kirk/K5 lives in Burlington, Vermont.

    36 min
  2. Climate Scientist Jane Zelikova

    01/25/2021

    Climate Scientist Jane Zelikova

    Dr. Jane Zelikova is a climate change scientist working at the intersection of science and policy. She talks about her contribution to the new book, All We Can Save, co-founding 500 Women Scientists, and the important work of making science open, inclusive, and accessible.

    40 min
  3. Founder + Visionary Kwasi Asare

    12/20/2020

    Founder + Visionary Kwasi Asare

    Kwasi Asare, co-Founder of the start up Esaiyo, and founder of Fedia, talks about pivotal life moments that inspired him to follow an unconventional path connecting art, media, technology and politics, including his time working with Diddy and Bad Boy Entertainment and his experience as a NYC investment banker during 9/11.

    35 min
  4. Painter Kathi Smith

    12/16/2020

    Painter Kathi Smith

    Painter Kathi Smith talks about small (really small!) island life, incorporating memory, history and place into her paintings, and life as a full time artist. Kathi is Assistant Professor in Studio Arts and Art Appreciation at Husson University, and her work is shown at Greenhut Galleries. She lives in Ellsworth and on Great Cranberry Island, Maine.

    31 min

  5. 11/23/2020

    Environmental Policy Expert Dr. Michael Dorsey

    Dr. Michael Dorsey, renewable energy investor, public intellectual, and diplomatic disruptor, speaks about the environmental implications for the 2020 presidential election, climate justice, and his hope that the Biden administration prioritizes clean energy development.

    23 min

  6. 11/17/2020

    Philadelphia Election Round-up with Gregg Gethard & Tariem Burroughs

    Comedian Gregg Gethard and sociologist Tariem Burroughs talk about the mood in Philadelphia leading up to, and after, the 2020 presidential election. They discuss Philadelphia's ethos, the Flyers mascot Gritty, and Guliani's press conference at Four Season Total Landscaping. They also get serious on how they feel as adoptive parents with mixed race families whose government is often pushing against, not for them.

    45 min

  7. 10/19/2020

    Ross Kenyon of Nori

    Ross Kenyon, communications lead for Nori carbon removal marketplace, talks with Lauren about producing and hosting the podcasts Reversing Climate Change and Carbon Removal Newsroom.

    53 min

  8. 09/15/2020

    Culinary Nutritionist Christa Demment Gonzalez

    Culinary Nutritionist Christa Demment González talks food justice, making fresh produce accessible through simple recipes, and pivoting during Covid to produce cooking videos in English and Spanish.

    34 min
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About

Carbon Social Club is a podcast about art and the environment. Each episode we interview artists, writers, and makers about how environmental change influences their creative process. We talk about human-environment relationships, the impacts of climate change, and the realities of environmental justice.

Information

  • Creator
    Lauren Gifford
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    Copyright © 2020 Gifford USA All Rights Reserved
  • Show Website
    Carbon Social Club