Temperature Check

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Temperature Check is a podcast from Grist at the intersection of climate and justice. It’s about the people leading climate action and climate solutions, and stories that show the pathways to a more sustainable, equitable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 12/24/2024

    Grist 50 2024 Live: Lightning round climate solutions Q&A

    At the Grist 50 2024 launch event, we grabbed several of the people featured on this year's list for a rapid-fire Q&A designed to get your wheels turning about how to make a difference on climate issues in your own life. The Grist 50 launch event was produced in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. Discover this year's full Grist 50 list at grist.org/grist50. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

  2. 12/24/2024

    Grist 50 2024 Live: Cate Mingoya-LaFortune

    A tree planting program gone wrong, and what Cate Mingoya-LaFortune learned about how to empower communities to improve their built environment. Recorded live at the launch of the 2024 Grist 50. The Grist 50 launch event was produced in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. Discover this year's full Grist 50 list at grist.org/grist50. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min

  3. 12/24/2024

    Grist 50 2024 Live: Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa

    How language barriers during his time studying in Macedonia set Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa on a path to making climate information accessible around the world. Recorded live at the launch of the 2024 Grist 50. The Grist 50 launch event was produced in partnership with the Clinton Global Initiative. Discover this year's full Grist 50 list at grist.org/grist50.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min

  4. 05/30/2023

    Taking on big coal to protect Navajo water

    After getting her linguistics degree, Nicole Horseherder planned to return home to Black Mesa and teach. But with the region’s aquifers under threat from coal companies, she rallied against them – and won. Full transcript and related reading: https://grist.org/temperature-check/nicole-horseherder-coal-navajo-water/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min

  5. 05/23/2023

    A life-altering bike ride

    Struggling with depression and on medical leave from his corporate job, Olatunji Oboi Reed decided to get his bike out of the basement and go for a ride. That ride set him on a new path that led to his current work: promoting racial equity in transportation and beyond, through his organization Equiticity. Full transcript and related reading: https://grist.org/temperature-check/olatunji-oboi-reed-equiticity-biking-equity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    33 min

  6. 05/16/2023

    Becoming a future climate doctor

    Growing up, Hamid Torabzadeh experienced the impacts of climate change and pollution. In high school, he found a club that showed him his path to doing something about it. Now a college freshman, he's studying to be what he calls a "new type of doctor" in the field of climate health. Full transcript and related reading: https://grist.org/temperature-check/hamid-torabzadeh-readyteens-climate-health Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    19 min

  7. 05/09/2023

    From theater kid to climate filmmaker

    Maya Lilly had achieved the dream of many a theater kid: studying at Juilliard. But when she realized her environmental activism didn’t have a home there, it set her on a mission to bring climate storytelling to mainstream audiences. It was a journey that took decades. Full transcript and related reading: https://grist.org/temperature-check/maya-lilly-climate-hollywood-producer/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    34 min

  8. 05/02/2023

    Why this climate writer quit to become an electrician

    Until last year, Nate Johnson was a journalist at Grist, covering climate. But when he felt his passion for writing start to wane, he found a new direction — as an electrician. Now, instead of writing about the need to electrify everything, Nate is doing that work himself … and he says he is happier than ever. Full transcript and related reading: https://grist.org/temperature-check/nate-johnson-journalist-electrician/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    35 min
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Temperature Check is a podcast from Grist at the intersection of climate and justice. It’s about the people leading climate action and climate solutions, and stories that show the pathways to a more sustainable, equitable future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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  • Creator
    Grist
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    28
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Grist
  • Show Website
    Temperature Check