Climate Stew: Recent Episodes

Peterson Thomas Toscano

The climate change show that takes a serious look at global warming but doesn't try to scare the snot out of you. Explore your role on a new planet with your host, Peterson Toscano

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Climate Stew host, Peterson Toscano
The time has come to say goodbye–well and hello. This is the final episode of the Climate Stew podcast, but not the end of our relationship. I am heading over to the Citizens Climate Lobby to create the Citizens Climate Show. But before that we have this final episode–our biggest ever. I interview Dr. Jennifer O'Brien, one of the most creative teachers I have ever met and an expert on all things pop culture. We talk about teaching in a time of climate change, oh, and pop culture.
We also hear from Yuri Ivanovitich Petrov with a report about meat on a warming planet–soooo much meat. AND we finally hear directly from Joe G, the man I always thank at the end of ever single episode. Elizabeth Jeremiah and Marvin Bloom come face to face for an audio celebrity death match. Oh, and we end with a Citizens Climate Puzzler and a chance for you to share your solutions to a dilemma that comes up at a party. Enjoy this final episode and look out for some surprises.
Climate Stew podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spreaker Radio, or Listen here  on our site. In whatever format you use, please rate and review! It makes a big difference. You can follow us on Twitter. Also check out our Facebook page where can be part of the conversation.

Music Credits

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Chenard Walcker with Stringtroncis and Wizz-Pop in the

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Climate Stew Host, Peterson Toscano
Want to be a better Climate Change Communicator? This is the episode for you. In Ep 49 of Climate Stew we review some of the most effective strategies for talking about climate change. We also have great news about a lawsuit brought filed by a group of American young people who demand that adults act on climate. And Marvin Bloom helps us understand the difference between climate denial and outright lying.
Peterson also reminds listeners that very soon Climate Stew podcast will produce its 50th and final episode. He has been invited to create a brand new show on another platform. But the good news is that he and the Climate Stew Crew are beginning to produce new videos!
Climate Stew podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spreaker Radio, or Listen here  on our site. In whatever format you use, please rate and review! It makes a big difference. You can follow us on Twitter. Also check out our Facebook page where you can give your ideas of what you want to hear on the program

Music
Roadside Sketches by ArtSonic
La Rose by Chenard Walcker on the Blessed album
Links

BREAKING: In Wake of WA Climate Rule Withdrawal, Youth Petitioners Return to Court
Federal Court Rules on Climate Change in Favor of Today's Children 
Here’s Everything we Know about Talking about Climate Change

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Dr. Kathy Straub
Dr. Kathy Straub is back! She sorts Peterson out about the difference between weather and climate, considers the future on this rapidly changing planet, and comments on the role of women in science. In this 48th Episode of Climate Stew, we hear from Yale Climate Connections about effective climate communication in schools. Oh, and Marvin Bloom has marital problems, turns out there is a woman who has been luring Marvin's partner away–Mother Earth!
Peterson also announces that very soon Climate Stew podcast will produce its 50th and final episode. He has been invited to create a brand new show on another platform. But the good news is that he and the Climate Stew Crew are beginning to produce new videos!
Climate Stew podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spreaker Radio, or Listen here on our site. In whatever format you use, please rate and review! It makes a big difference. You can follow us on Twitter. Also check out our Facebook page where you can give your ideas of what you want to hear on the program

Music

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Zomer Train Times for Sway by Multi-Panel. Tracks: Sway and Take me home
Watching the rain on Roadside Sketches LP by ArtSonic
Romo performing Why I Started Rappin (The People) on Black Coffee Beats for the Soul
ct310 by pEACEFANg on NS019
Eldhraun by Sekotis on the Picture Puzzle Pattern Door Album
La Rose b

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Tyler Connoley, passionate about welcoming in the stranger
In Ep 47 we look again at migrants–all kinds of migrants. Climate migrants. Economic migrants. Missionaries. And forced migration. We explore these many migrations through the personal story of Tyler Connoley, an openly gay minister in the United Church of Christ. Tyler speaks passionately and personally about immigration. Up until very recently he has lived in the American Southwest, right on the front-lines of the US immigration battle grounds. Through the interview he had with Climate Stew host, Peterson Toscano, Tyler takes us all over the world as he makes connections with faith communities, LGBTQ issues, World War II, and climate justice in the US and Italy.
Climate Stew podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spreaker Radio, or Listen here on our site. In whatever format you use, please rate and review! It makes a big difference. You can follow us on Twitter. Also check out our Facebook page where you can give your ideas of what you want to hear on the program.
Music Credits

Romo performing Hello from the Listen, Love (Vol. II) (EP)
Chenard Walker's Houseplant album: Tracks Temporary Pony Song For Megan's Boyfriend, Tiger Pump 2001, Cute Fuzzy Owl Loves The Puppy Man, Moog Extraction Three, Edge of Time
Domeneko with Nights In Marrakech from the Noir (LP)
BaaskaT with Hometown from Beat Tape 1 (LP)
Delibes II by Raúl Díaz Palomar on Música Para Poder Contra Verdad (BSO)

Links

Tyler Connoley and UCC Southwest Conference blog
Tyler Connoley on Twitter
Tyler Connoley on Facebook
Love Beyond Borders. Tyler Connoley shares a Bible story about climate migrants & welcome
UCC’s Southwest Conference hires immigrant care coordinator to streamline refugee relief efforts
United church of Christ minister leaving Silver City

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Dr. Claire Herrick
This episode is all about health and climate change. We hear from Dr. Claire Herrick, who taught me a bunch of things I did not know was happening with our health on our rapidly changing planet. From respiratory ailments to mosquitos bringing diseases like Dengue fever and Zika virus, Dr. Herrick gives a clear overview of the health risks we face. She along with Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz and Climate Stew commentator, Marvin Bloom, not only highlight serious health concerns, but also how the racial disparity in who is affected. Health, environmental justice, and Marvin in an oxygen tent.
Climate Stew podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spreaker Radio, or Listen here on our site. In whatever format you use, please rate and review! It makes a big difference. You can follow us on Twitter. Also check out our Facebook page where you can give your ideas of what you want to hear on the program.
Music Credits

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Auditive Escape with Air Like Water, Coldness of Words, and Purple Vessel on the Conundrum LP
Skinless with Eclipse Outro from the Rooftops EP
Gregory Sheppard–Original composition for Uncle P
La Rose by Chenard Walcker on the Blessed album

Links

Yale Climate Connections: Climate Justice in Chicago's Little Village
Little Village Environmental Justice Organization website
Meet the woman who shut down Chicago’s dirty coal plants
Looking out for climate change in Chicago
People of color are already getting hit the hardest by climate change
Pollution’s racial divides
NYC Department of Health: Children and Asthma

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It gets weirder. Elizabeth Kolbert answers Climate Stew host's Peterson Toscano: What would we be talking about if there were no climate denial? In response Kolbert shares practical, political solutions to address the climate crisis. And if you are feeling weary in your own climate activism, our own Marvin Bloom shares good news that will comfort you and give you hope.
Climate Stew podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spreaker Radio, or Listen here  on our site. In whatever format you use, please rate and review! It makes a big difference. You can follow us on Twitter. Also check out our Facebook page where you can give your ideas of what you want to hear on the program.

Links

Elizabeth Kolbert 
New Yorker article: The Sixth Extinction?
The Hawaiian crow 
5 Things Happening Now that Should Give You Hope about Climate Change

Music (in order)

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Lemmings by Chenard Walcker on the Rain Album
Chfnard Walker Fabulous Martini Bong Cow on the Houseplants album
Sexy Vibe from Waka Chika by Nick Chapman
Edge of Time by Chenard Walcker on Metamorphosis album
The Carpet by Chenard Walcker on the
Homeward Angel by Moby on

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Joseph and the amazing climate adaption plan?
Routinely on this program we look at faith and climate change. Some of the largest organizations in the world are religious, so potentially the biggest players when it comes to climate action. Climate Stew crew member Leah Schade joins us again to talk about a controversial Bible passage that likely has never been seen through a climate change lens before. Mark 3 verses 28-30 talks about an unforgivable sin–blaspheming the Holy Spirit. Leah looks at the Hebrew word for spirit–breath/air to consider our climate crisis and what happens when our pollution goes too far to the point of no return.
Marvin Bloom also weighs in on this Bible theme with his own climate change reading of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. There was a famine and a successful adaptation plan. Pharaoh sure liked it, but was it a just plan? And from our friends at Yale Climate Connections, we hear about a climate change conversion from a meteorologist who went from climate skeptic to climate action figure.
Climate Stew podcast is available on iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn Radio, SoundCloud, Spreaker Radio, or Listen here on our site. In whatever format you use, please rate and review! It makes a big difference. You can follow us on Twitter. Also check out our Facebook page where you can give your ideas of what you want to hear on the program.
Links

Yale Climate Connections
Greg Fishel was once a Limbaugh-loving climate skeptic. Now he’s fighting global warming.
Rev Dr. Leah Schade: Eco-Theologian
Creation-Crisis P

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Hungry? You may be after listening to Episode 17 of the Climate Stew Show. Yuri Ivanovich is back this time to talk about Avocados and wine. Learn about how climate is affecting production and ways that producers are responding. Also, we learn about food in the future. What will our descendants eat 150 years from now? Find out in our installment of That Day In Climate History.
While 2014 was only the 34th hottest year on record for the United States, globally it was a different story, and while we froze in the Lower 49, Alaska had a hot time of it. Climate Stew is available on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, or Listen here on our site. We are committed to producing 25 episodes of Climate Stew, then we will evaluate if there is interest in having us carry on with future episodes. Let us know that you listen AND if you want us to continue producing episodes.
PHOTOGRAPH BY SPENCER MILLSAP

Links

Alaska’s Toasty Temperatures in 2014 Worry Observers
2014 Hottest Year on Record
Not So Hot: 204 Was Only 34th Warmest Year on Record for the US
An Avocado Story: From the Aztecs to Austin Aztec, Everyone is Eating
Kiss Your Avocado Goodbye: Drought Stricken California Farmers Stop Growing Avocados
You’re Eating Too Many Avocados
Climate Change is Altering the Way Wine Tastes
How Climate Change will Alter Wine as we Know It
What is the world’s most popular meat?
The Coming Global Domination of Chicken
Persian Goat Stew Recipe

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Episode 15 of Climate Stew looks at rail travel. Ah the romance of the train and the many hassles too. Peterson recently completed a cross-country train tour on Amtrak got backed up  a lot because of freight traffic, particularly by crude oil tankers. More time on a passenger train though means more time to connect with others. He shares an interview with singer/songwriter Poeina Suddarth. We also include Climate Stew's first ever live concert featuring Poeina's new song, Miracle. What will train travel look like in the future? Timothy Meadows fills us in with a report from the 22nd Century. Climate Stew is available on  iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, or Listen here  on our site.
Poeina Suddarth

Links

As Trains Move Oil Bonana, Delay Mouth for Other Goods and Passengers
As more oil trains roll through, safety concerns increase
Supreme Court Could Usher in More Amtrak Delays
Passenger Rail returns to the Pioneer Valley, MA
Tickets now available for Amtrak train stopping in Northampton and Greenfield. New High Speed Service
Amtraks Ridership and Revenues Continue Strong Growth
Sleeper Trains: The Death of Berths
Poeina Suddarth
Climate Change Could Spark UK Rail Revival, research finds

Music

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
The Assoc

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Episode 14 of Climate Stew has an Italian-American edge to it. Tony Buffusio, from the Bronx, takes over the news today and reveals three diets that are guaranteed to help you lose, make you healthier, and even clean up the air. Peterson reflects on his own Italian-American upbringing and reveals a time when he and his sisters got into big trouble in the backseat of the family car. Timothy Meadows actually references 2014 for a change as he reports from the year 2164 about a magical zero waste grocery store. Climate Stew is available on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, or Listen here on our site. Every time you leave a comment, an angel's wings gets recycled.

Show Links

Eating Healthy Mitigates Climate Change
Reducing Food Packaging Waste Tool Kit from the US EPA
US EPA Wastes Facts for 2012
European Union Waste Policy
Original Unverpackt Store in Germany
Zero Waste Grocery Store

Original Unverpackt – Der neue Supermarkt from VideoRocket on Vimeo.
Music Credits

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
The Association News Theme by Jake Hallman
Childhood by Romo on the Listen, Love (Epilogue LP)
Dream On on Lush Life by Poldoore

Transcript
Intro: Hello and welcome to another episode of Climate Stew, the show that believes there is something funny about pollution, cough. Today we will look at a winning formula that will add 10 years to your life AND even cl

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In episode 13 of Climate Stew join Peterson on his train journey across North America. He speaks with Chino Young of the Quinault Indian Nation in Coastal Washington state. Chino tells us about his village, some ancient ways, and the relocations of animals and people. We share good news about a discovery scientists in Canada have found that could help absorb carbon pollution while increasing crop yields. We finish the show with a moving installment of That Day in Climate History and learn about the Friendly Collectives that spring up all over the world starting in the year 2022.   Listen here or on  iTunes, and Stitcher. You can also now listen on SoundCloud. Please rate and review–it makes a difference and it makes us feel so good.

Links

If Grown Right, Wheat Might Help Fight Climate Change
Semiarid Prairie Agricultural Research Centre
Quinault Indian Nation
Siege of Leningrad

Music Credits

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Live Action News by Sean Pope
Erik Jackson Through the Storm from Rainy Days LP
King Shi Decisions from the Beyond Porter LP
Raúl Díaz Palomar – Música Para Poder Contra Verdad (BSO) – Incendio

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On the 12 Episode of Climate Stew my true climate love gave to me–one amazing chat about ebola, bush meat, and climate change. Dr. Jennifer O'Brien, an ecologist, Climate Stew member, and master high school teacher at the Watkinson School in Hartford explains the connection between global warming and an increase in diseases like ebola. That Day in Climate History reveals the power of public witness in changing the world–particularly the Anglican church. In the news we look at the World Bank's latest report. The president of the World Bank may have a NYC cold or something. Listen here or on iTunes, and Stitcher. You can also now listen on SoundCloud. Please rate and review–it makes a difference and it makes us feel so good.
Children in KwaZulu-Natal
Music Credits

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Live Action News by Sean Pope
Reflect from Listen, Love vol. III by Romo
Derribo II from Música Para Poder Contra Verdad by Raúl Díaz Paloma
Dream On on Lush Life by Poldoore

Links

World Bank's Newest Climate Report: Turning Up the Heat
Ebola and Climate Change: How are they connected?
Ebola Is Taking a Second Toll, on Economies
In Africa, Climate Change Wages War on Bodies, Not Just Lands (While this doesn’t speak about Ebola, it addresses the same climate/social justice/disease issues)
Current Status of the 2014 Western Africa Ebola Outbreak
Vince News Video:

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Now for something different on the Climate Stew program. Grateful for all the listeners who have listened to our first 10 episodes, we decided to play three of our favorite songs that we have featured but up to now have not been able to play all the way through. Marvin Bloom helps gets things started, then we have the music followed by an inspiring segment of That Day in Climate History–a report from the future that looks at the past about all the many creative ways we have faced (and will face) crises. Pop in your headphones and have a listen to our 11th episode–the most musical climate change program you will ever hear. Listen here or on iTunes, and Stitcher. Please rate and review. Comments are always welcome.

Links
Archive.org Netlabels
Music

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Rocket Trip by Kognitif on My Space World LP
Lush Life by Poldoore on the Lush Life LP
Dream On on Lush Life by Poldoore

Transcript
Opening
Marvin: This is Climate Stew, the program that takes a serious look at Global Warming but doesn’t try to scare the snot out of you. Explore your role on a new planet with your host Peterson Toscano. (SINGING) Hey there, I’m afraid of this world, but I’m not afraid of you and I’m not afraid of you.
Peterson this is not working, where is your opening music?
Peterson: Hey Marvin, yeah, sorry about that but we are doing something different with today’s show. Thanks for starting us off. Hello and welcome to episode 11 of Climate Stew, I am Peterson Toscano .
Marvin: and this is Mavin Bloom.
Peterson: Having just passed the 10 episode mark, we decided to change things up fjust or this episode. The Climate Stew team loves good music and we include lots of great tracks that we play between segments. Sadly you only get to hear short excerpts of these songs. Today we will play for you three songs we have featured and play them in their entirety.
Marvin: Wait but are you going to include That Day In Climate History, that report from the future that looks at the past that gives us a clue of how we might deal with climate change in the present?
Peterson: Sure we can end with That Day in Climate History.

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For Episode 10 Elizabeth Jeremiah is BACK, and this time she is perplexed by ecofeminism yet strangely drawn in by it. We also learn about a future successful collaboration between women in the Solomon Islands and women who live by the Irish Sea. Our news story today looks at Ireland and what the Irish Environmental Protection Agency says is already happening and is likely to happen as the effects of climate change are more deeply felt. Full transcript below. Listen here or on iTunes, and Stitcher.

Music

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
The Association News Theme by Jake Hallman
Merlune and Daakoon from the No Place Like Home album with Eastwestern Wind
Romo with Too Bad from Listen, Love LP
Dream On on Lush Life by Poldoore

Links

What Impact will Climate Change Have on Ireland?
Irelands Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Ireland will bear the biggest brunt of flooding in climate change
Ecofeminism
Solomon Women Cary Climate Change Burden

Transcript
Opening
Wow this is episode 10 of Climate Stew, thank you for listening and sharing this quirky climate change show with your friends. Listenership is growing. Lots of folks are tuning in on iTunes, Stitcher, and at Climate Stew dot Com. Let us know how you listen.
This episode Elizabeth Jeremiah, that Bible-toting preacher is back and she has a thing or two to say about women environmentalists. No surprise she is shocked by feminists pursuing eco justice but strangely she can relate. Also great news from the future about partnerships forming between women around the world. But first the

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It gets weirder. In episode nine of Climate Stew I interview an infant who is pretty darn smart when it comes to global warming and air pollution. We also dive deep into the seas to try and figure out where all the heat is going, and from the year 2164 we learn about the role of the artist in climate history. As always we have great music. Listen here or on iTunes, and Stitcher.
Want to see Peterson and Marvin Bloom and Timothy Meadows live and on stage? See the full tour schedule.

Links

The Ocean’s Surface Layer Has Been Warmer Faster Than Previously Thought
Air Pollution Kills 7 Million People Per Year
History of Apartheid
So Hot Right Now. Has Climate Change Created a New Literary Genre?

Music

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Live Action News by Sean Pope
Domeneko performing Nights In Marrakech from the Noir LP
Voodooby Domeneko on the Noir LP
Dream On on Lush Life by Poldoore

Transcript
Intro: Hello and welcome to another exciting and weird episode of Climate Stew. As your host, I get to introduce you to lots of interesting people. This week I conduct an interview with a random baby who spits up some amazing answers to my questions. While I often think of small children as walking bio-hazards, turns out they have their own atmospheric hazards that bother them. Also, Timothy Meadows reveals the important role of art in addressing climate change, but first the news.
News: Our climate change news story this week takes us under the sea. For a long time scientists recognized the important role the oceans play in absorbing excess

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Episode Eight has Climate Change activist, Marvin Bloom, explaining why he is a cholesterol denier; it all sounds so familiar. We also learn about some climate change winners–species that will thrive on a warmer planet; it's not all good news. Speaking of news, we look at a new disturbing trend among tornados; misery loves company. Listen here or on iTunes, and Stitcher. Please rate and review. Comments are always welcome.

Links

Tornados Increasingly Coming in Swarms in United States, Study Says
Center for Disease Control Cholesterol Fact Sheet
Climate Change winners

Music

Over and Over from Five Song Demo by Mark Chadwick
Live Action News by Sean Pope
ProleteR performing U Can Get It on the Curses From Past Times LP
Dream On on Lush Life by Poldoore

Transcript
Intro: Hello I am Peterson Toscano and you have arrived safely at Episode Eight of Climate Stew, the global warming podcast that is not afraid to be funny. We also like looking at metaphors. Marvin Bloom may not be fully aware of it, but in our main section this episode you will see that he provides us with the perfect comparison to people who deny that CO2 leads to a warmer atmosphere. Also, In That Day in Climate History Timothy Meadows reveals some global warming winners—species that will thrive. But first the news.
News: In times of natural disasters communities often come together and find strength in numbers. Turns out people are not the only ones joining forces as the planet warms. Tornados, traditionally solo extreme weather artists, have increasingly begun to swarm in groups.