Climergency: a sustainability podcast
16 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -A podcast about how individual actions can add up to make a big impact on climate change, featuring interviews with top experts on sustainability, eco-friendly business leaders & earth-conscious individuals of all kinds. Hosted by Courtney Kocak.
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Episodes
Get Out the Environmental Vote
October 20, 2020 19:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBNathaniel Stinnett is a political advisor & Executive Director of the Environmental Voter Project. We discuss how the organization started, the stats on environmentalists who don't vote, how modern political campaigns work, how you can sign up to volunteer, why this election is so important for climate change, why it's crucial to be a voter regardless who you vote for & more.
Decolonizing Your Closet with Aditi Mayer
October 01, 2020 06:13 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBAditi Mayer is a sustainable fashion blogger, photojournalist & labor rights advocate born & raised in Los Angeles. We dig into the plight of garment workers from LA to India to Bangladesh, the importance of worker-led labor rights initiatives, ways to make sustainable fashion more intersectional, how to better align your closet with your values, ethical consumption (or at least conscious consumption) under capitalism, prioritizing economic sustainability within your hierarchy of needs & more.
Raising Eco-Conscious Kids with Addie Fisher
September 24, 2020 06:26 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBAddie Fisher is a Texas-based blogger & sustainability influencer who writes the Old World New blog. We chat about how to get started with sustainable living, how to raise environmentally aware kids, why "low impact" is more appealing phrasing than "zero waste," how studying building preservation sparks her personal sustainability journey, the power of saying no to straws and single-use in our convenience culture, Plastic Free July, composting, making sustainability a more accessible conversa...
Joining the Clean Plate Club with Charlotte Mei
September 09, 2020 19:00 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBCharlotte Mei is a nutritionist, presenter & sustainability advocate based in Singapore. We discuss the #happyplatessg food waste campaign that got her interested in social media, the climate change conversation in Singapore, combating the wasteful byproducts brought on by a culture of convenience, affluence & perfection, taking a page from the older Asian generation, favorite zero waste alternatives, swapping & renting sustainable fashion in Singapore, urban composting & more.
The Bright Spot of Solar & Clean Energy Advances
August 05, 2020 07:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBSammy Roth covers energy & environment for the Los Angeles Times. He also writes the weekly Boiling Point newsletter. We get into his initial interest in climate change, his experience studying at The Earth Institute at Columbia University, the small bit of optimism provided by clean energy advances in wind & solar, concerning reports that 2020 is likely going to be the hottest year on record, the political vs. technological components to solving climate change & more.
Changing the System, Starting at Home
July 29, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 36.5 MBJonathan Levy, aka @zerowasteguy, works with businesses, government agencies & waste haulers on steps that they can take to reduce waste. We discuss his supply chain background, why the key to zero waste is not just one person's commitments, but changing the system, getting brands to think in terms of the "triple bottom line," the importance of shopping local, worm farming as a limit-space composting option & so much more.
Reclaiming Sovereignty Over Your Food Supply
July 15, 2020 07:00 - 17 minutes - 16 MBIndy Srinath is a Los Angeles-based urban farmer, forager & content creator — plus, she manages a community garden on Skid Row. We talk about WWOOFING, designing accessible garden spaces, the ancestral trauma of traditional row agriculture, gardening on a roof, how she got into mushroom foraging, making sustainability more inclusive & more.
How to Become an Environmental Educator (Starting with Yourself)
July 08, 2020 07:01 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBMiles Lewis is a Los Angeles-based artist, as well as an art & environmental educator. We discuss his personal sustainability journey, the zero waste workshops that he's developed & puts on around the community, the importance of using what you already have instead of buying new things to virtue signal, understanding the difference between sustainable vs. regenerative, the marathon of activism & more.
On Starting Small with The Last Plastic Straw Founder Jackie Nuñez
July 01, 2020 07:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBJackie Nuñez is the founder of The Last Plastic Straw, as well as program manager for the Plastic Pollution Coalition, so she's well-versed in the plastic pollution crisis. We dive into her ah-ha! moment, how starting small often has a snowball effect, the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2020, her tips for beginners trying to cut back on single-use plastic, Plastic Free July & more.
Rethinking Wardrobe Rental with Nyleve Henry
June 24, 2020 07:03 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBNyleve Henry is the CEO & founder of NyLaurent Visual Design Agency, specializing in wardrobe rental. We dig into her supply chain background & how that got her thinking about waste at every level, some shocking stats about food waste, her tried & true sustainability tips, how her vintage shopping hobby turned into an unexpected career path & her fresh vision for more sustainable wardrobe rental.
Redefining Clean Beauty with Jessica DeFino
May 21, 2020 05:08 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBJessica DeFino (aka Jessica L. Yarbrough) is a beauty reporter covering natural, holistic & sustainable skin care. We dig into the definition of clean beauty, how her "problem skin" led her down a long, winding road towards sustainability, the incestuous nature of the beauty & media industries that results in misinformation, her personal skincare routine, some shocking statistics that might make you rethink your own routine & more.
Swap Your Way to a Stylish, Sustainable Wardrobe with Nicole Robertson
May 14, 2020 06:52 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBNicole Robertson is the CEO & founder of Swap Society, an online clothing swap for women and kids. We discuss how a random career change ignited her personal sustainability journey & opened her eyes to how polluting the fashion industry is, the Playa del Rey clothing swap that inspired her online platform, the guilt of consumerism, opting out of fast fashion, becoming an advocate for sustainable fashion & how the coronavirus has impacted her company's operations.
Becoming a Consumer Activist with Thrilling CEO Shilla Kim-Parker
May 06, 2020 16:31 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBShilla Kim-Parker is the CEO & co-founder of Thrilling, aka shopthrilling.com, which is a platform that partners with small vintage & secondhand shops across the U.S. & helps them go online. We dig into the inspiration for the company, the 2.1 million dollar question of how she was able to raise funding as a woman of color in Silicon Valley, the union between her personal & professional sustainability journey, Thrilling's current collab with Banana Republic, how they're supporting their store...
Design Your Way to a Less Plastic Lifestyle
April 29, 2020 07:58 - 29 minutes - 27 MBDianna Cohen is an artist, as well as co-founder & CEO of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, so she has a design-based philosophy on breaking our addiction to plastic. We talk about why ocean cleanup won't solve the problem, but you can greatly reduce your personal contribution to The Great Pacific Garbage Patch with some simple lifestyle tweaks.
6 Ways You Can Make a Big Impact on Climate Change
April 22, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.1 MBKevin Green, who leads Rare's Center for Behavior & the Environment, outlines six relatively easy behaviors you can adopt to reduce your carbon footprint & live a more sustainable lifestyle. If you're feeling overwhelmed about climate change, this interview will make you feel more empowered. It's also the perfect starter episode to send to your eco-curious friends & family!
Welcome to Climergency
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 949 KBThe trailer for a new podcast about how individual actions can add up to make a big impact on climate change. New episodes every Wednesday, starting Earth Day, April 22nd!