Everything's Changing
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAre you anxious about rising sea levels? Do you worry over the fate of polar bears and sea turtles? Do you know where to recycle number 5 plastics (please tell us). If so, you’ve come to the right place. Join Rebecca and friends as they discuss the anxieties, realities and oddities of living in a climate changed world and speak with experts and community members to understand what climate change really means for our communities — and what we can do to help.
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All Hands on Deck: Supersonic Community Science
July 21, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 45 MBWhen communities get involved with research, the possibilities are endless! This week Will and Rebecca talk to Chris Blume, a wildlife biologist who studies bats - well, specifically bat poop. Working with community partners in Baltimore and beyond, Chris studies the distribution of pollutants like heavy metals throughout neighborhoods. And he also gets the chance to introduce residents to the nature thriving all around them!
From the Desert to Dunkies: Urban Ecology and Adapting Cities
July 06, 2023 21:21 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBAre humans part of nature? Is nature in cities? You better believe it! This week Rebecca and Will talk with Aleigh Hunt, a city kid turned urban ecologist. In this episode we talk with Aleigh about the importance of establishing human connection to nature in our communities, equitable access to green space, and the potential for wildlife to flourish in urban centers.
Making Space and Creating Change
June 16, 2023 02:28 - 37 minutes - 51.6 MBDo emotions belong in climate change communications? That's an emphatic YES from Will and Rebecca and our guest this week. Rishya Narayanan is an expert climate communicator and platform builder. She is also a co-founded of Professionals of Color in the Environment (POCIE), a group dedicated to connecting BIPOC environmental professionals in Massachusetts. Join Will, Rebecca, and Rishya as we talk about telling climate change stories, creating transformative spaces, and hear a cameo from Ris...
Curiosity, Confidence, and Climate Resilience at Camp
June 01, 2023 04:01 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBKids are courageously curious, and the best education harnesses that curiosity. This week we're back at camp with Devin Genovese from Truckee Meadows Park Foundation. Will and Rebecca talk with Devin about learning through play in outdoor education, how to spark joy with bottle rockets, and how climate change is shaping their programming. Plus, hear Rebecca say the word "crick" like an old-timey person.
Growing in the Desert: Teaching and Farming for the Future
May 11, 2023 20:54 - 26 minutes - 36.3 MBWhat does an urban farm have to do with climate change? How can seed-saving build resilience? And why am I craving carrots? This week Will and Rebecca talk to Marlene Hild of Urban Roots in Reno, Nevada. As a farm educator (and experienced gardener), Marlene knows first-hand how teaching kids about gardening and farming can lead us to a sustainable future. Plus, Will once again defends New Jersey and Reno from the ire of rest of America.
Hot, Hot American Summer: Kids, Camp, and Climate Change
April 26, 2023 23:32 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MBDigging in the dirt, splashing in ponds: outdoor experiences help build life-long love for nature and our non-human neighbors. But how can educators navigate bringing kids outside in a changing climate? And how is climate change affecting how we teach young people? This week Will and Rebecca talk to Lora Allison, nature educator and nature camp director about just those questions!
Alas, Poor Climate: Making Space and Creating Change through Theater
April 13, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 44 MBWelcome back to Season 3 of Everything’s Changing! Rebecca is joined this season by Will Kaselow: naturalist, scientist, and New Jersey stan. For our first episode together, we talked to Chantal Bilodeau, playwright and artistic director of the Arts & Climate Initiative. Join us as we explore the role of theater in climate action, have our minds blown by the “solar punk” movement, and kick off the latest season of EC!
Taking a Look(back) at Season 2
May 19, 2022 11:45 - 18 minutes - 25.4 MBIt's the end of Season 2! Juliet and Rebecca take some time to reflect on our conversations over the past nine episodes. From sitting with climate grief to planting milkweed, our guests let us explore climate and environmental topics in new ways. Plus, Rebecca tries out a new way to say "hello" (spoiler alert: it doesn't work).
Heightened Hurricanes and the Future of Extreme Weather
May 05, 2022 04:01 - 29 minutes - 39.9 MBIf you think you’re seeing more extreme weather events on the news more often in recent years, you’re right: weather-related disasters have increased in the last 50 years. Dr. Allison Wing, professor in the department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science at Florida State University, is one expert that’s looking to help humans stay ahead of these disasters as much as possible. In this episode, Dr. Wing chats with Juliet and Rebecca about her research into tropical cyclones (aka hurricanes...
Who Gives a Flap: Working to Conserve America's Favorite Butterfly
April 21, 2022 21:34 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBJust in time for National Monarch Butterfly Day, Rebecca and Juliet are chatting with Dr. Rebecca Snyder, curator of conservation and sciences at the Oklahoma City Zoo. Dr. Snyder helped found the Oklahoma Monarch and Pollinator Collaborative, also known as Okies for Monarchs, which involves 50 organizations around the state, in increasing habitat for monarchs and other pollinators. Check out this week’s episode to learn more about these majestic creatures, what we can do to revitalize popul...
Cake, Coziness and Climate Anxiety All Have their Place at Climate Cafes
April 07, 2022 04:00 - 29 minutes - 40.7 MBThe climate crisis brings with it a plethora of human emotion: shame, grief, hope and much more. Dr. Rebecca Nestor, an organizational consultant, facilitator and coach is looking to help build communities that offer people places to tackle all these emotions — alongside a nice slice of cake. In this episode, Rebecca and Juliet chat with Dr. Nestor about how she’s helping to build climate cafes, what they offer people and how — or why — to set up one in your own community.
Climate Health = Human Health
March 24, 2022 04:00 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBWe all know that sea-level rise, pollution and degrading ecosystems are bad for the planet, but are they bad for us, too? Yes, says Jessica Schiff, graduate student at Harvard who works with the Harvard Center for Climate Health and Global Environment, or Harvard C-Change. In this episode, Juliet and Rebecca chat with Jessica about the intersection between health and climate change and Harvard C-Change’s work to explore the direct and indirect impacts of global climate change on human mental...
Forest Bathing: Embracing Mindfulness and Reconnecting with Nature
March 10, 2022 14:12 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBIf you’re looking for a way to level up your walk in the woods look no further than forest bathing (no water involved), a mindfulness practice of engaging with nature that began in Japan with the aim to combat burnout and help inspire people to save the forests. In this episode, Rebecca and Juliet chat with Tam Willey, a certified forest therapy guide about the history of the practice and how it can help to heal and rebuild our connection to nature and ourselves.
For the Future: How Elders Are Fighting Climate Change and Finding Common Ground
February 24, 2022 14:30 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBIf you thought environmental activism was a job just for the young, think again. In this episode, Rebecca and Juliet chat with Jeff Haverly, Leader of the Heartland Chapter of Elders Climate Action, an organization of climate activists committed to non-partisan efforts to end the climate crisis and build and just and sustainable future for their children and grandchildren. They discuss the importance of collective action, why climate deniers aren’t crazy and how we can engage with them in a ...
Eco Empowerment: How Art and Feminism Can Combat Climate Complacency
February 10, 2022 17:21 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBHow do you connect women’s empowerment, environmental justice and art, all while creating community around the climate crisis? If you’re Monica Jahan Bose, you do it with saris. In this episode, Rebecca and Juliet speak with the artist and former environmental lawyer about how she tapped into her heritage by partnering with women in her ancestral town in Bangladesh to launch an interactive art project called “Storytelling with Saris” that aims to empower women and connect international commu...
Salt: Delicious on Caramel, Harmful in Waterways
January 27, 2022 05:30 - 29 minutes - 33.5 MBSALT! We love it on our food but what about in our water, corroding our bridges and harming our wildlife? While the 20 million tons of salt used on roads and sidewalks help keep us safe in winter months, it also ends up in our streams, drains, drinking water, and has real consequences for our infrastructure and environment. In this episode, Juliet and Rebecca chat with Emily Bialowas of Winter Salt Watch about the harmful impact of road salt and what we can do to minimize it.
Time Lapse: Witnessing Climate Change Through Nature Photography
January 13, 2022 05:01 - 27 minutes - 31.8 MBFrom Iceland to Kenya, Nikhil Bahl’s work as a nature photographer has taken him across the world and back again, capturing and witnessing the beauty of our planet — and how it’s changing. On this episode, Juliet and Rebecca kick off season two by digging into Nikhil’s life and work, his experience of the rapidly altering landscapes he works with, and the realities of trying to plan for and understand a world in flux.
Get Some Retrospective: A Season 1 Highlight Reel
May 27, 2021 04:01 - 21 minutes - 16.5 MBDid you miss all nine other episodes this season? You’re in luck — in this episode, Rebecca, Juliet and Veronica talk through their favorite highlights and guests from season one. They touch on “courageous radical imagination,” the importance and difficulty of community action around climate, and, among other things, why Veronica thinks everyone who doesn’t use a top sheet is a sociopath (Yeah, it’s a hot take but we’re edgy and that’s how we roll). Check it out, take care, recycle, compost,...
What We Talk About When We Talk About Climate Change
May 13, 2021 12:36 - 33 minutes - 24.5 MBIn this episode, THE CICADAS ARE COMING and Veronica is excited. She, Rebecca and Juliet also catch up with Susie Wang, a researcher focusing on environmental psychology, who looks into how people feel about climate change. Susie talks about her forays into environmental neuroscience and behavioral research and offers advice on how we can all be communicating more effectively on the topic -- spoiler alert, the key is remembering that we're all not so different after all. Check it out!
Why You Shouldn’t Let Your Vibrator Go to Waste
April 29, 2021 16:11 - 35 minutes - 25 MBIn this episode, Rebecca, Veronica and Juliet weigh the pros and cons of a dairy-free lifestyle — the cons mainly being that you can’t eat cheese — and discuss the controversial aspects of Meatless Monday’s. They also chat with Paige Curtis, an environmental writer and advocate, to discuss her whitepaper “Recycle Your Vibrator,” which delves into the need to drastically improve sustainability in the sex tech industry. Check it out now for some hot tips that can help you keep the planet cool.
Earth Day Bonus Episode: 5 Tips to Supercharge Sustainability
April 22, 2021 04:01 - 9 minutes - 7.34 MBIt’s Earth Day! So Juliet, Rebecca and Veronica got together to share 5 TOP TIPS to help you spice up your sustainability efforts. Check it out!
Question Park: What Climate Change Means for Our Natural Spaces
April 15, 2021 12:53 - 33 minutes - 24.8 MBIn this episode Juliet, Rebecca and Veronica explore the ways that Google could help everyone sound less like a jerk on the internet and imagine themselves into the wild world of a Simlish voice actor. They also speak with Dani Cessna, hunter, park ranger, backpacker, Cli-fi fiction writer and all-around cool person. Dani offers a glimpse into the world of being a conservationist, the ways she’s seen climate change impact our National Parks and why you should start talking to your park range...
Work in Progress: How Art Can Help Us Sculpt a Better Future
April 01, 2021 04:07 - 33 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this episode, Veronica, Juliet and Rebecca dig into the long lost world of Xanga, the time Rebecca was internet scammed while playing Neopets and how difficult it is to upgrade technology. They also catch up with Eve Mosher, an environmental activist and artist who regularly uses her art to illustrate the impacts of climate change. Eve speaks about her work, how creative expression can help people process climate change and how courage, imagination and playfulness can help us sculpt a bet...
Along Came Pollen: How Longer Growing Seasons Are Making Your Allergies Worse
March 18, 2021 04:01 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBOn this episode Juliet, Veronica and Rebecca delve into the experimental world of podcast animal commentary. They also catch up with Kenneth Mendez, CEO of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, who clues them into how climate change is making everyone’s allergies worse — and what that means for the future. Check it out and rest assured that no cats were harmed in the making of this episode.
Why Urban Heat Is (Sadly) Not as Sexy as it Sounds
March 04, 2021 05:01 - 29 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this episode, Rebecca, Veronica and Juliet let you in on their therapist’s best advice for coping with the stress of being home legitimately all the time... constantly... it never ends. They also dig into the problems of urban heat with Owen Franklin, Pennsylvania State Director for the Trust for Public Land. Owen tells us about the Heat Response Project, an initiative in Philadelphia that looks to use art to address the question: “Why should we care about urban heat and what can we do ab...
Seasonal Appropriation: How One Local Farmer Is Coping with Climate Change
February 18, 2021 03:41 - 38 minutes - 24.6 MBIn this episode, Veronica, Juliet, and Rebecca discuss the best path to body hair equality, men’s thicc thighs, and the dark side of lawns — metaphorically. They also catch up with Hana Newcomb, manager at Potomac Vegetable Farms in Northern Virginia, who offers insights into what climate change means for crops, the importance of local and organic produce, and how gardens can help us all feel a little more (food) secure. Check it out now before the controversy around Rebecca’s hatred for raw...
From Garbage to Gold: How Compost Will (Probably) Save the World
February 04, 2021 01:00 - 33 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this episode Rebecca, Veronica, and Juliet discuss the particulars of the scent of Limited Too, the horrors of shirtless teenage mall models, and how the simple act of composting could save us all from a top-soilless future. We also catch up with Ben Parry, CEO of Compost Crew, a food scrap recycling business in the Washington, D.C. area. Ben spotlights the importance of composting to local communities and offers tips on what you can (and probably should) compost, including the HUMAN BODY...
Ghost Forests: A Spoooky Consequence of Sea Level Rise
January 21, 2021 03:13 - 34 minutes - 19.3 MBIn the premiere episode of Everything’s Changing, Juliet, Rebecca and Veronica talk about why they are starting this podcast — spoiler alert: it’s because of anxiety. They also catch up with expert Amy Langston, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at William & Mary who fills them in on ghost forests, a spooky consequence of sea level rise. We’re already thinking about transitioning to a podcast about Twin Peaks so check it out while we’re still around!