Tree Talks: A Climate Podcast: Recent Episodes
Gitanjali Sharma
"Climate Change is a daunting and multi-faceted problem that affects all of us. Do you want to know what the biggest problems and most exciting solutions are regarding Climate Change? Join curious high school student Gitanjali as she explores how agriculture, capitalism, and much more affect our planet, as well as what we can do as a society to stop Climate Change before it's too late."
In this episode we cover how we can show people affected by Climate Change that it is a crisis, as well as how we can more effectively educate people on what they can do to help the planet and have the most impact. It also features an interview with Seth Wynes, the researcher behind the popular NYT quiz on the impact of different actions on the environment.
Link to Seth Wynes' website: https://sethwynes.com/
Link to Climate Impact Survey : https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/08/30/climate/climate-footprint-quiz.html
Capitalism and the Climate are two entities completely at odds with each other, but this episode considers how we can transform capitalism to make it more climate friendly -- one solution being through the Green New Deal. I interview Daniel Aldana Cohen, a professor of sociology and co-author of the book A Planet to Win -- Why we need a Green New Deal about the necessity of massive social and political overhaul.
Link to Daniel Aldana Cohen's website: https://aldanacohen.com/
Link to A Planet to Win -- Why we need a Green New Deal : https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Win-Need-Green-Jacobin-ebook/dp/B07RL8T9CF
Transitioning towards a renewables based society is one of the most important things we can do to help the Climate. This episode explores the problems with fossil fuels and why we need renewables so much, as well as a breakdown of different renewable types and an interview with Howard Wenger, a prominent leader and entrepreneur in the energy world.
Link to Howard Wenger's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/howardwenger/
Link to Solaria Corporation: https://www.solaria.com/
We all eat multiple times a day, but how often do we consider the impact of our food choices? This episode explores the effects that animal agriculture has on our planet along with different ways that we can mitigate them. It also features an interview with Robin White, a researcher at Virginia Tech who has done work on how to make cattle farming more environmentally friendly.
Link to Robin R. White's research/publication database: https://www.apsc.vt.edu/OurPeople/Faculty/robinwhite.html