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Extinction Rebellion Podcast

56 episodes - English - Latest episode: 14 days ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratings

Welcome to the Extinction Rebellion Podcast. Here we try to answer questions, bring clarity, and demystify all that is XR.

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News from a World in Flux Ep. 10: The problem with tree planting and insure our future

April 13, 2024 00:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB

 Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 10: The problem with tree planting and insure our future This time, Clare and Charlie discuss the...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 9: Finance + Physics = Climate Repair? Ft. Delton Chen

March 13, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MB

EPISODE 9: Finance + Physics = Climate Repair? Ft. Delton Chen In this episode Clare and Delton Chen explore Delton's work on a concept of a global carbon reward, an economic concept which could provide a carrot and not just a stick in the field of international economic interventions. As with all these conversations with experts on solutions, Extinction Rebellion isn’t advocating for this above and beyond any other approaches. Hopefully looking at different options with the expert...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 8: £500,000 damage and not guilty! The HSBC 9 trial

February 23, 2024 00:00 - 39 minutes - 53.7 MB

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. Their aim, to make sure that the latest science news and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in an easy to understand way. EPISODE 8: £500,000 damage and not guilty! The HSBC 9 trial | XR UK This time, Charlie talks to Clare about the act...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 7: COP28: What happened!?

January 04, 2024 00:00 - 27 minutes - 308 MB

 Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 7: COP28: What happened!? This time, Clare and Charlie break down what happened at this year's CO...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 6: Everything you need to know about the COP process ft. Paddy Loughman.

December 13, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 6: Everything you need to know about the COP process ft. Paddy Loughman In this episode Clare chat...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 5: The carbon death footprint and conservative science

December 05, 2023 00:00 - 42 minutes - 57.8 MB

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 5: The carbon death footprint and conservative science This time, Clare and Charlie discuss the re...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 4: The shadowy companies holding back progress on climate

October 22, 2023 00:00 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MB

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 4: The shadowy companies holding back progress on climate  This episode Clare and Charlie dig deep...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 3: Rishi backtracks, California vs. big oil, and the Dutch rebel!

October 06, 2023 00:00 - 34 minutes - 48.3 MB

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 3: Rishi backtracks, California vs. big oil, and the Dutch rebel! Clare and Charlie discuss ultra-...

News from a World in Flux Ep. 2: Aerosol masking, geoengineering, and the pension problem

August 25, 2023 00:00 - 35 minutes - 49.2 MB

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 2: Aerosol masking, geoengineering, and the pension problem In this episode they discuss the evolv...

Episode 1: News From A world in Flux Ep. 1: Net Zero's not enough, and the war on climate action

August 17, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 42.7 MB

Clare and Charlie discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime, and make sure that news in science and important reports that are relevant to climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 1 In this episode they discuss the incredible amount of extreme weather around the world in 2023, why net zero isn't enough, and the 2025 battle plan from the American political right, which seeks to dismantle climate a...

The Power to Change with Margaret Atwood and Richard Black

April 04, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 89.3 MB

This podcast episode is all about energy and features an extract from our longer interview with the celebrated writer and activist Margaret Atwood  While Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are holding up tankers and stopping oil refineries, the government is sitting on the energy policy it promised after the Ukraine invasion. With rising poverty, rising fuel prices, and rising fears about the future, the question of how quickly and effectively we can transition to clean energy ...

Episode 23: Parables of Nutmegs and Genocide

February 16, 2022 00:00 - 36 minutes - 50.7 MB

In this podcast we're glad to feature the eminent writer Amitav Ghosh who is an influential Indian environmental thinker who has won many honours for his fiction. He's also an academic and author of several substantial works of non-fiction, including The Great Derangement, an exploration of literature’s failure to address the climate and ecological emergency. His new work, The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, is the subject of this interview.    What is striking ab...

Episode 22: Episode 22: Lies Lies Lies. The rise of climate contrarianism with Richard Black

October 26, 2021 00:00 - 48 minutes - 737 MB

Did you catch the BBC drama The Trick? If not, it is still on BBC iPlayer (apologies for non-UK friends). It shows the birth of the arch denialist group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) in 2009 from the point of view of a scientist who was unlucky enough to get enmeshed in their campaign to discredit the science of global warming. It’s a great watch with elements of thriller, drama and even love story.   Today it’s clear the GWPF is still very active in the run up to CO...

Episode 21: Episode 21 - It’s Not Illegal To Care: The Police Crime Sentencing and Courts Bill

April 16, 2021 00:00 - 49 minutes - 67.4 MB

The episode begins with the stirring words of XR’s Clare Farrell and Marvina Newton from ‘United for black Lives’ speaking against the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts bill in parliament Square on April 3rd at a Kill the Bill coalition event. This podcast looks at the oppressive new legislation that Priti Patel is trying to foist upon us, and at what it means in both practical terms for those organising protests but also in the wider sense of democracy. We explore this with the ...

Race to Save the World - Rebel Radio Special

April 09, 2021 00:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MB

In this collaboration with Rebel Radio, Anna Hyde hosts this Special with the director and some of the protagonists of the film 'Race to Save the World'. Anna first speaks to director Joe Gant about what made him create this film. Joe explains that once you know how bad the climate and ecological emergency is, you can't ever unknow it - but it can make people feel overwhelmed and powerless. His film is aims to inspire those who are aware to start taking action. And not stop until we ...

Episode 20 - This Is An Ecological Emergency

March 12, 2021 00:00 - 43 minutes - 60.2 MB

In this episode Jessica is joined by artist Tom Stallard, a member of the XR samba band and Walthamstow XR. Jessica interviews with Dr. Charlie Gardner, a conservationist and researcher based at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent. Dr. Gardner lived in Madagascar for 10 years helping to establish new protected areas, but now focuses primarily on the intersection of the climate and ecological crisis. He has been a member of Extinction Rebellio...

Episode 19 - Tree Protectors

February 02, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

This episode Jessica Townsend and Ferghal McEntee look at some brave people putting their lives on the line to protect trees both in the UK and in the Amazon. We begin with the fierce anti-felling poem Heartwood written and read by Robert Macfarlane to honour all those doing this great work and the trees they love. The recording we use is of the well-loved author speaking in Trafalgar Square in 2018 as part of the inaugural Writers Rebel event. Then we interview Larch, or Dr L...

Episode 19: Episode 19 - Tree Protectors

February 02, 2021 00:00 - 39 minutes - 54.3 MB

This episode Jessica Townsend and Ferghal McEntee look at some brave people putting their lives on the line to protect trees both in the UK and in the Amazon. We begin with the fierce anti-felling poem Heartwood written and read by Robert Macfarlane to honour all those doing this great work and the trees they love. The recording we use is of the well-loved author speaking in Trafalgar Square in 2018 as part of the inaugural Writers Rebel event. Then we interview Larch, or Dr Larch Max...

Episode 18 - Young People Vs. The UK Government

December 12, 2020 00:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB

On this fifth anniversary of the Paris agreement, three young people are launching a case against the British Government for their failure to safeguard their futures and those of their families in the global south. We talk to one of the plaintiffs, student Jerry Amokwandoh, about what has motivated him to take such a powerful step. We also talk to lawyer Tim Crosland from Plan B about the legal basis for the case and to Esther Standford-Xosei about why Stop The Maangamizi is suppor...

Episode 17 - No More Lies, with Zadie Smith, George Monbiot, Jay Griffiths and more at Tufton Street

November 24, 2020 00:00 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MB

Where is the heart of climate denial in the UK? Who are the main individuals & organisations coming between the people and the policy progress we need to address the climate & ecological emergency? Questions like this led Writers Rebel to organize an action in a quiet, privileged street in the heart of London's parliamentary district. The Writers Rebel action in Tufton Street, No More Lies About Climate Change, has now gone down in Extinction Rebellion history. This episode chronic...

Episode 16 - Citizens' Assemblies: Your Questions Answered

October 23, 2020 00:00 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MB

Extinction Rebellion UK's Third Demand is a government commissioned, independently run Citizens' Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice. But what does that mean? Join Marijn van de Geer as she speaks to XR UK's Citizens' Assembly Working Group (CAWG) to find out what exactly the Third Demand means, and look into some of the deeper questions rebels have been asking about citizens' assemblies. To find out more about citizens' assemblies and Extinction Rebellion's Third Demand, plea...

Episode 15 - Economics for the Planet with Kate Raworth, Author of Doughnut Economics

October 16, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MB

This episode Jessica & #MoneyRebellion’s Will talk to Kate Raworth, the most influential alternative economic thinker of the present moment. Her book Doughnut Economics has been hugely influential amongst sustainable development thinkers, progressive businesses, and political activists. She has also presented it to audiences ranging from the UN General Assembly to the Occupy movement. To view a diagram of the doughnut see: https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/ Kate is now moving fr...

Episode 14 – The Death of Berta Cáceres, environmental defender from Honduras

July 27, 2020 22:29 - 36 minutes - 50.1 MB

This podcast focuses on the new book ‘Who Killed Berta Cáceres' by Nina Lakhani. The book is a compelling, thriller-like read based on the murder of the brave indigenous activist Berta Cáceres who was fighting the development of a dam using World Bank funding in her region in Honduras. Also included in this episode is an interview with James Arango, a present day environmental protector from Columbia and member of XR Bogota. In the early months of this year between January and April...

Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 14: The death of Berta Cáceres - environmental defender from Honduras

July 27, 2020 00:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Ever wonder who the pink boat in Oxford Circus was named after? This podcast focuses on the new book 'Who Killed Berta Caceres' by Nina Lakhani which is a compelling thriller-like read based on the murder of the brave indigenous Berta. She died for fighting the development of a dam using World Bank funding in her region in Honduras.

Episode 13 – The Future is Local, with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Jyoti Fernandes

July 09, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62.4 MB

In this week’s episode Jessica interviews two inspirational women: Helen Norberg-Hodge, the founder of Local Futures; and Jyoti Fernandes, from the Land Workers Alliance and La Via Campesina. We talk about why our futures need to be local rather than global and why that truth is more evident now than ever. In particular we focus on food production and why small-scale, agro-ecological farming will help heal the planet and the biosphere, provide satisfying jobs, and make the country m...

The Truth About Zane - Best of Rebel Radio (2)

July 01, 2020 00:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MB

7-year-old Zane Gbangbola died after flood water carried the fatally toxic chemical hydrogen cyanide from a nearby landfill site into his home in Surrey. A Ministry of Defense whistleblower revealed it, but the government denies it. How can we get justice for the UK's first victim of climate change? Plus, we hear from Lola Perrin – cofounder of XR artists - on how Extinction Rebellion is supporting Zane’s parents, Kye and Nicole, in their fight for justice. To find out more and to he...

Transforming the Global Financial System, with Ann Pettifor - Best of Rebel Radio (1)

June 15, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MB

Welcome to a new XR Podcast series: The Best of Rebel Radio. Here we take some of the wonderful content coming out of Rebel Radio and edit it into a podcast so you can listen again whenever you like. For our first Best of Rebel Radio Podcast, hosts Sue Wheat and Seb O'Connell speak to Ann Pettifor about the global financial system and how international and historical decision making have prioritised the rich and corporations over people and planet. As a result, climate change and e...

Episode 12 - A Paradigm Shift, with Jeremy Lent

June 02, 2020 00:00 - 45 minutes - 62 MB

Many people in the climate movement wonder why it’s so hard to get our message through. Could part of the problem be buried in the very language we use? In this episode we’re talking to Jeremy Lent, the author of The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning. His work investigates the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current crisis of sustainability. In this conversation we discuss the key metaphors that govern how we think and...

Episode 11 - "Less is More", with Jason Hickel

May 18, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MB

We live in a society addicted to growth, yet on a planet with finite resources. Something needs to give. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast talks to a star of the degrowth movement, Jason Hickel. Jason is an academic and the author of The Divide and the upcoming book, Less is More: Why Degrowth Will Save the World. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institution...

Episode 10 - 2050 is Too Late, with Kevin Anderson

May 05, 2020 00:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MB

We need to act now if we want to avoid overwhelming climate and ecological breakdown. So why does the government tell us we’ve got until 2050? In this episode we’re exploring the government’s 2050 net zero emissions target and why that timeline endangers not only humans, but every other species on the planet. We’ll talk about the science that shows us we need to act much sooner, and discuss some of the political and economic obstacles to achieving a more ambitious target - like Ext...

Episode 9 - XR takes on the Finance Sector

April 21, 2020 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MB

Economics is not a side show in our lives. The coronavirus has shown that. But, what comes next? This episode is all about empowering you to take on one of the main influencers of our economy, and therefore the planet – the Finance Sector – through education and activism. We talk to Vince Knowles and Rathbone Greenbank Investments about the investment industry; University of Bristol Professors Alvin Birdi and Chris Preist about the insurance industry; and XR Money Rebellion abou...

Episode 8 - Global Justice is Climate Justice

April 06, 2020 00:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB

Jessica and Marijn speak to Rosanna Wiseman and Cameron Joshi from Global Justice Now about colonialism, capitalism and making Extinction Rebellion more inclusive. Plus, get a glimpse of what it's like to be part of Extinction Rebellion globally with our audio tapestry of sounds captured at actions around the world. Recorded LIVE as part of Extinction Rebellion's Decolonise! Decarbonise! program at VAULT Festival 2020. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - ...

Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 7 - "The Future We Choose", with Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac

March 20, 2020 17:17 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

In this episode we’re talking to a world leader in the climate movement, Christiana Figueres. Christiana was the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010 to 2016 and is credited with securing the Paris Agreement in 2015. She is joined by her co-author Tom Rivett-Carnac, who was her Senior Political Adviser at the UN and now works with her on a podcast called "Outrage and Optimism". Together they wrote 'The Future We Choose". *The Extinction...

Episode 7 - "The Future We Choose", with Christiana Figueres & Tom Rivett-Carnac

March 20, 2020 17:17 - 59 minutes - 137 MB

In this episode we’re talking to a world leader in the climate movement, Christiana Figueres. Christiana was the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010 to 2016 and is credited with securing the Paris Agreement in 2015. She is joined by her co-author Tom Rivett-Carnac, who was her Senior Political Adviser at the UN and now works with her on a podcast called "Outrage and Optimism". Together they wrote 'The Future We Choose". *The Ex...

Amitav Ghosh: The Great Derangement - Rebel Book Club (1)

March 13, 2020 00:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

This is the first of a brand new series by the Extinction Rebellion Podcast, with Writers Rebel, looking at iconic green books that shape our understanding of the new world we find ourselves in: after climate change, the sixth mass extinction, and the Ecological Crisis. We are thrilled to begin with "The Great Derangement", which questions the cultural silence around the Climate & Ecological Emergency but also looks at issues of colonialism, and its modern day influence, on the Clim...

Election Special – Extinction Rebellion Podcast

December 08, 2019 21:55 - 51 minutes - 15.2 MB

Join the Extinction Rebellion Podcast for the #ElectionRebellion, pushing the Climate & Ecological Emergency to the top of the political agenda. Hear about the Three Demands Bill, the hunger strikers, climate hustings, and our 12 days of crisis, including a severe weather warning from the future. Featuring interviews with XR Sheffield, XR Hull and a special appearance from Emma Thompson. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by...

Episode 6 - Writers Rebel, with Margaret Atwood

November 02, 2019 00:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

This is the Writers’ Rebellion: Are You Here For This? The Extinction Rebellion Podcast is back to normal length; with an episode perfect to kick back to during the post rebellion regenerative period. It features a feast of stories and poems from the Writers' Marathon in Trafalgar Square, London (on the 11th of October, 2019). From Salena Goddens’ call to action, to Philip Hoare’s face-to-face encounter with a whale, Owen Sheers' poem to his daughter in the womb, to Natasha Walter...

XR & the Police – Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 2.7

October 20, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 22.2 MB

Extinction Rebellion have always had a controversial relationship with the police. During the April Rebellion, there were chants of "we love you" and a practice of liaising with the police before actions. During the October rebellion, this relationship became much more conflictual. This episode tracks those changes and is a prelude to a more in depth podcast, coming this winter. Speakers include Sian Berry (Co-Leader of the Green Party), George Monbiot (The Guardian Columnist), R...

Doctors for XR - Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 2.6

October 17, 2019 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB

700 health professionals have joined Doctors for Extinction Rebellion. Why are these pillars of the community willing to take part in civil disobedience, risk arrest, and, for some, glue themselves to government departments? Because, as the GPs in this episode of the Extinction Rebellion Podcast make clear, the climate and ecological emergency is also an impending public health catastrophe. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the trut...

Changing the curriculum - Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 2.5

October 15, 2019 00:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MB

At the heart of October 2019's International Rebellion in London, as with any other rebellion, are Extinction Rebellion's (XR) Youth. Listen to the day they marched to the Department of Education and demanded a curriculum that meets the unique challenges of this Planetary Emergency. We then speak to Ruth Shallcross, from XR educators, about why she thinks the curriculum needs changing and what those changes might look like. There is strong language in this episode. Extinction R...

BBC Tell the Truth - Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 2.4

October 13, 2019 00:00 - 19 minutes - 13.3 MB

Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) first demand is that the government and media ‘tell the truth’ about the climate and ecological emergency. In pursuit of this, on Friday the 11th of October 2019, hundreds of XR activists descended on the BBC’s HQ at Broadcasting House in London. In this episode, the Extinction Rebellion Podcast explores the motives of those activists and why pressure is growing on the BBC and all broadcasters and media outlets to radically improve their coverage of wh...

Faith Bridge - Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 2.3

October 12, 2019 00:00 - 30 seconds - 9.95 MB

One of 12 sites that was briefly held during the International Rebellion in London, Faith Bridge (formerly known as Lambeth Bridge) was co-ordinated by a multi-faith group of spiritual leaders, organisations, and citizens. In this episode, we speak to those people; featuring a vicar from Leeds, a Pure Land Buddhist Priest, and representatives from Christian Climate Action, XR Muslims, XR Jews, XR Buddhists, and Earth Wisdom Tenders. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell...

Writers Rebel - Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 2.2

October 09, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MB

On Friday the 11th October 2019, from 5-9pm in Trafalgar Square (London), Extinction Rebellion will be launching Writers Rebel, an initiative to encourage writers to address the climate emergency in their work. In this episode we first speak to Writers Rebel organisers and novelists, James Miller (who wrote Lost Boys and Sunshine State), Monique Roffrey (whose novel Archipelago won the OCM Bocas Award for Caribbean Literature), and Chloe Aridjis, (who wrote Book of Clouds, was guest...

Reclaiming the Streets - Extinction Rebellion Podcast Special 2.1

October 07, 2019 00:00 - 2 minutes - 8.55 MB

The Extinction Rebellion Podcast is back with a series of podlets (mini podcasts) from October 2019's International Rebellion in London. On Monday the 7th, Extinction Rebellion managed to take 11 sites across the city. Our first podlet is a snapshot of that - reclaiming the streets. Hear from the people who were there and part of a speech by Weyman Bennett, from Stand Up To Racism. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by decl...

Episode 5 - Regenerative Culture, Joanna Macy

August 27, 2019 00:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MB

In this episode, the Extinction Rebellion Podcast explores regenerative culture. What is it, and how can it be of use to rebels worldwide? Joanna Macy, PhD is a teacher and writer on issues of environmental justice, Deep Ecology, and Buddhist practice, as well as the root teacher of the Work that Reconnects. An anthology on the impact of her work around the world will appear in April under the title "A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of our Time". Extinction Rebe...

Glastonbury Special - Extinction Rebellion Podcast

July 04, 2019 00:00 - 16 minutes - 27.4 MB

The Extinction Rebellion Podcast is back with a special, soaking up the atmosphere from 2019's Glastonbury Festival. We start with Sir David Attenborough's Sunday afternoon appearance on the pyramid stage, praising the festival for going plastic free! Then, we move to Thursday afternoon, where the XR procession ended with a mass assembly of the Extinction symbol. From the park stage, you can hear rapper Dizraeli and the Kichwa Amazonian Shaman, activist and Wisdom Keeper, Kuruku...

Episode 4 - Looking Forward

June 18, 2019 00:00 - 30 seconds - 35.7 MB

In our first episode since April's International Rebellion, the Extinction Rebellion podcast discusses the future. Christiana Figueres was Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016. The 2015 Paris Agreement was her most notable achievement. George Monbiot is a British writer and a columnist at The Guardian. Dr Jem Bendell is a Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria (UK). You can read his paper, “D...

Episode 4 - Looking Forwards

June 18, 2019 00:00 - 52 minutes - 35.7 MB

In our first episode since April's International Rebellion, the Extinction Rebellion podcast discusses the future. Christiana Figueres was Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016. The 2015 Paris Agreement was her most notable achievement. George Monbiot is a British writer and a columnist at The Guardian. Dr Jem Bendell is a Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria (UK). You can read his paper, “Deep Adap...

Meeting Michael Gove

April 30, 2019 00:00 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MB

On Tuesday, Extinction Rebellion (XR) met with Environment Secretary Michael Gove. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast brings you the thoughts of the XR representatives present at the meeting. Featuring Rupert Read, Clare Farrell, Farhana Yamin, Felix Ottaway, and Sam Knights. Presenter – Jessica Townsend Producers – Barney Weston, Marijn van de Geer Sound Editor – Lucy Evans

Meeting Michael Gove Special - Extinction Rebellion Podcast

April 30, 2019 00:00 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MB

On Tuesday, Extinction Rebellion (XR) met with Environment Secretary Michael Gove. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast brings you the thoughts of the XR representatives present at the meeting. Featuring Rupert Read, Clare Farrell, Farhana Yamin, Felix Ottaway, and Sam Knights. Presenter – Jessica Townsend Producers – Barney Weston, Marijn van de Geer Sound Editor – Lucy Evans

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