Serially Curious | with Mark and Eav: Recent Episodes
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Mark and Eav are curious, constantly. Curious about all the ways the climate crisis has, is and will shape our society, all aspects of it. Join them to learn about how people of all walks of life, from scientists to politicians, parents to grassroots organisers are engaging with the climate crisis. We'll ask the questions you'd ask if you were in the room and bring you great and varied perspectives on the climate crisis.
Get your Pinkish Pods! What does your laundry have to do with the climate crisis?What's a Pinkish Pod?Can Mark make Eav interested in Unique Selling Points, marketing, and revising Milton Friedman economics? Find out in this episode! See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Felicity Jefferson speaks to Mark about the psychological concepts and tools that can be useful to the climate community, and the course she is running through What Can I Do Australia. As promised, here's some photos of the beautiful Hamilton Gardens. Mark and Eav talk about the concept of deep ecology, the small steps we took/are taking at the start of our climate engagement. We hope this is helpful, and if so, we think you'd love the course. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Mark speaks to GG, who along with Anna, are fur parents of Lyka. Anna and GG started feeding GG home-prepared meals, and it turned around Lyka's health. They started a pet food - no, a pet wellness - company also called Lyka. And the rest is history!Lyka: Australia's only carbon negative dog food. There is no time to waste for climate action. The change happens with us and we are committed to helping the planet, one bowl at a time. That's right. No hidden agenda, no greenwashing – just the facts. Lyka is as committed to the planet as we are to your pup. Because your pup deserves great food, but it shouldn't be at the expense of our environment. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Eav talks to Mudi about the Sumatran Tiger Project: https://sumatrantiger.id/en/ Music: Game Hens by Blue Dot Sessions See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Wellness and sustainability and environmentalism, oh my. These communities have long histories of overlap with fascism, serving as breeding grounds for fascist demagogues, and fascist groups invariably have roots in traditionalism, populism, and purity - uncomfortable. We dive into these roots, the modern day manifestations, and what we can do to be aware of, and push back against, fascistic tendencies in the climate community. If you liked what Angelica had to say here about fascism, then you'll love her show Half Measures and Hope - she dives into the political history of Australia and how it's engaged with climate, race, representative democracy, with some great stuff coming up. Subscribe now!Links The Nazi Roots of the Environmental Movement Recognizing Eco-Fascist Rhetoric | The Link The Coming Ecofascism | Instagram The roots of organic farming lie in fascism | The Conversation See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Brenna Quinlan is an illustrator and educator who strives to make the world a better place through her art and her actions. She lives at Australia's most well-known permaculture demonstration site, Melliodora, where she grows food, milks goats, builds soil and engages with the community - or, she did. Mark and Eav caught up with Brenna on her last day at Melliodora to talk about her art and illustration, her process, and Our Street, the new book for kids about permaculture that brings Retrosuburbia to a new generation. Thanks to Formidable Vegetable for their permission to use some excerpts of their tracks. For more episodes of Serially Curious find them here, or for Art Breaker find and follow from here. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
This episode features Andrea Herrera, who's on a mission to transform big corporations away from exploitation. Special thanks to Angelica Kross for her research. Find your slavery footprint http://slaveryfootprint.org/ Reading https://www.ethicalwarrior.com.au/blog/modern-slavery/a-survivor-a-filmmaker-and-a-ceo-discuss-slavery-and-our-seafood https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-india-trafficking-idUSKCN25E1R7 See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In this two-part episode, Eav and Mark explore how modern slavery is driven by the climate emergency, and how ecosystem destruction and human rights abuses go hand in hand. In this first episode we interview Bruno, who's a Marine Biologist from Peru. We talk about the working conditions of small scale fishers in Peru and how they are left vulnerable to slavery. Links:Bruno's Marine Conservation NGO Mark and Eav's interview with Matt Stewart of the Marine Stewardship Council See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
One guest - two interviews. Jimmy Halfcut has been engaged in activism, organising, and fundraising for many years. Mark and Seán, hosts of two shows on the Climactic Collective, had back to back chats with Jimmy about the story of Halfcut, and the lessons he learnt on the way to finding the formulae to their success. Having a laugh, letting people have fun while engaging with serious topics like deforestation, and visual disruption all factor into the formula. Hear more chats with folks Mark and Eav find interesting on Serially Curious. Tune into Growing Concern, where Seán Marsh sands back the greenwash on dirty industries, discuss brand strategy for ethical organisations and learns from inspiring individuals. And sign up to get Halfcut, form a team with your friends, and help save a slice of the Daintree Rainforest. Listen to James at a panel from the National Climate Emergency Summit: on ENDING FOSSIL FUELS. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
How did a community climate action group get their city council to not only declare a climate emergency, but commit to emergency level emissions reduction measures, during a global pandemic? Coalitions, campaigning, determination and good old-fashioned organizing! Coalition members Belinda Haydon and Elinor Hasenfratz share their story. For more check out: https://www.facebook.com/JewishCN/ http://gecan.org.au/ Recordings from the Tuesday, March 5th Glen Eira Council session are also featured in this episode. Support the show. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) is an independent non-profit which sets a standard for sustainable fishing. Mark and new Climactic member Eav talk to Matt Watson, Senior Fisheries Manager. Eav is a marine scientist by training, so has some great questions for Matt around the MSC approach to sustainable fisheries, an ecosystems approach. Mark - as an untrained enthusiast - wants to know how consumers can use the MSC tickmark on canned tuna to send fishing companies a message. It was great to talk to a member of such an influential and successful non-profit, and we can't wait to explore more product certification schemes, and challenge if they're appropriately engaging with the climate crisis. In this episode you'll learn about how fisheries are being affected by marine heatwaves, and how changing ocean temperatures are affecting fishing grounds. Apologies for some audio quality issues with this recording, there was a mic selection problem on Mark's end. Special Guest: Matt Watson. Support Climactic Links:
Sustainable Fishing | MSC | Marine Stewardship Council — We're on a mission to end overfishing. Ensure future generations can enjoy the wild seafood we love by choosing certified sustainable seafood with the blue fish label. Support the show. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Harry is not just trainee General Practitioner, he's also a climate activist. So he's a great person to talk to about how to continue organising for climate action, while the COVID-19 virus understandably dominates the world's attention. Support Climactic Links:
SNAP ACTION: Join our digital rally against new fossil fuels in VIC - Friends of the Earth Melbourne
Healthy Futures
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) | Department of Health and Human Services Victoria
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First thing, Climactic has a newsletter. Sign up! Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible! Mark and Evan met on the Project Drawdown group on Facebook, but didn't realise it at the time. Then they were put into a group thread by a fellow connector, Daniel Poynter. Evan reached out to be on the podcast, and Mark just loved that. In this episode Mark and Evan go into the likelihood of a US Green New Deal, but more importantly into what it really means, and how to achieve the goal of a job and a life that's actively spent in pursuit of solutions to the climate crisis. You'll get a lot from this episode, but fair warning, you may be inspired to upgrade your job. Don't say we didn't give you a heads-up. Special Guest: Evan Hynes. Support Climactic Links:
Climate.Careers
Matching high impact jobs with high impact skills — Interviewing Evan Hynes of Climate.Careers — — For this episode of We Are Climate Designers, Marc and Sarah interviewed Evan Hynes of Climate.careers.
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Mark joined Daniel Bleakley on the steps of the Victorian Parliament for a chat about the past 7 days of his hunger strike, the global XR hunger strike, his methods and self-care through this experience, and much more. From Daniel;"Day 7. Seventh day of Extinction Rebellion Hunger strike. Starting to feel a bit weak but still focused. Today I'm continuing to request a meeting between members of the Andrews Government and a group of XR representatives to discuss our demands which are:
That the Government come together to declare a climate emergency now.
That the Government commit to net zero emissions by 2025. To avoid a further deepening of the Climate Crisis.
That the Government install a citizens assembly to help guild the transition to a safe sustainable future.
Our children don't deserve the future that they're facing right now..." Special Guest: Daniel Bleakley. Support Climactic Links:
XR Global Hunger Strike - Extinction Rebellion
Nature for Life Rally - Victorian National Parks AssociationVictorian National Parks Association
School Strike 4 Climate Australia
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Costa's World has been hugely popular among kids, and it wasn't hard to see why when Costa and Dirt Girl performend live at the Ballarat Begonia Festival in 2018. The Festival was a month before Climactic launched, and host Mark had the chance to interview Costa and Dirt Girl, before really having any sense of the legends they were. They were absolutely gracious, and this became a great interview. But it would have languised without the help of new editor, Reece Gray, who gave it the time and attention it needed. Enjoy! Liking the show?Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here!Support us directly on Pozible! Special Guests: Costa Georgiadis and Maree Lowes. Support Climactic Support the show. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Doctor Richard di Natale is many things, beyond being a general practitioner and public health specialist. He's an Australian Senator in the Federal Government, and leader of the Australian Greens Party, a powerful third party. The Greens are a fascinating party with an amazing story, and this episode could easily have dived solely into politics, as Richard of course has a ringside perspective. But, instead of doing that, this is a conversation with a powerful politician about being a person, who, in the face of climate change, is just as fragile and small as everyone else. We talk about how Richard keeps motivated, what he's doing in his life to be sustainable and have a lighter footprint, and how he feels about the future. But it's also extremely hopeful, and Richard's perspective is a welcome dose of optimism, and practical pragmatism. He lays out a way forward. We greatly appreciated his time, and generousity, and we're so happy to be bringing this to you. Climactic Community Corner — Send us your own message, up to one minute, to play on the show, to @climacticshow on Facebook or hello@climactic.fm Credits:Hazel Fidecaro — ProducerRich Bowden — Editor-in-ChiefMark Spencer — FounderMaxine Bazeley — HostGeorgia Sheil — HostBronwyn Gresham — HostGreg Grassi wrote our theme, check out his work here. Abby Hawkins designed our logo, check out her work here. Special Guest: Dr. Richard di Natale. Support Climactic Support the show. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.