Climactic
The voice of the people on climate change. Because Houston, we have a problem.
About the show
Climactic is a podcast, a social media presence, and website created by two residents of Australia, greatly concerned about climate change. Mark and Rich want to learn more about the impacts Australia can expect from our already changing climate, how we can best prepare, and hopefully live purposefully to minimize them.
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Episode List
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Climate Reality Project — 12 years on from An Inconvenient Truth
July 12th, 2018 | 45 mins 55 secs
al gore, an inconvenient truth, climate change, climate reality
Climactic's first panel features 4 voices, Katy and Chris, interns at the Climate Reality Project's Australia office, Marcus Gibson, one of the first 150 trained by Al Gore in 2006, and co-host Mark, trying to keep up.
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Laura Wilson — "The Tidy Kiwi"
July 5th, 2018 | 52 mins 59 secs
bamboo, climate change, environment, landfill, philanthropy, plastic, plastic free july, social enterprise, sustainability, toothbrush, toothbrushes, waste, zero waste
This week is an exciting first for Climactic, with two Kiwis in the studio. Mark talks to Laura Wilson of Big Little Brush, a social enterprise in Melbourne using bamboo toothbrushes to do much, much more.
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Fiona Rossiter — "The Practical Permaculturalist"
June 28th, 2018 | 44 mins 47 secs
climate change, permaculture, sustainability
This week Rich talks to Fiona Rossiter, cafe owner, business woman, author, registered nurse, mother of eight and former councillor in the Central West city of Orange, NSW. Fiona tells her own history in running Orange’s iconic Bissy’s Cafe with husband Paul; how they “discovered” permaculture and how they now apply it their businesses, family life and even mode of thinking.
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Trash Bags on Tour
June 21st, 2018 | 31 mins 3 secs
beach clean, bus tour, clean-up, climate change, great ocean road, melbourne, rainforest, sustainability, tourism, victoria
This week Mark does a solo flight, and by that we mean he takes a bus tour. But this is no normal tour — this is a beach clean-up.
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John Fry — "The Landcare Councillor"
June 13th, 2018 | 41 mins 46 secs
climate change, episode zero, intro, sustainability
Rich talks to John Fry, Environmental Projects Manager at Skillset, former Landcare co-ordinator, experienced land manager and now Greens councillor on Bathurst Regional Council. What John doesn’t know about sustainability in the Central West isn’t worth knowing!
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Oli Moraes – "Creating a Climate for Change"
June 6th, 2018 | 46 mins 41 secs
black saturday, climate change, climate for change, fires, sustainability, volunteering
In this episode Mark talks to Oli Moraes, a facilitator trainer for Climate for Change, an environmental group that's combining climate change conversations with a powerful model, one perfected decades ago by Tupperware.
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Waste Special, Part One
May 31st, 2018 | 55 mins 45 secs
australia, china, climate change, incineration, recycling, sustainability, waste, waste to energy
The first in a two-part series, this episode frames the new and concerning waste recycling problem in Australia. The situation has grown critical since China’s “National Sword” decision earlier this year, not to take our recycling. Changing the ground rules on what they will — and won’t — accept has closed the door, leaving our councils effectively buried under a pile of waste.
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Interview with El Gibbs — "The Consensus Builder"
May 24th, 2018 | 23 mins 13 secs
activism, advocacy, advocate, climate change, disability, local government, sustainability
This week, Climactic co-host Rich Bowden trudges back — with microphone and coffee money in hand — to his previous hometown of Katoomba, in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. There he sat down with old friend, community activist, freelance writer, disability advocate, Aussie Rules footy fan and local legend El Gibbs after a brilliant lunch for a fun, fascinating and, at times, passionate interview. Rich wore out the bleeper covering the swear words on this one!
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Interview with Councillor Kat Copsey - "The Waste Guru"
May 15th, 2018 | 39 mins 53 secs
climate change, episode zero, intro, sustainability
In this week’s episode, Climactic co-host Mark Spencer talks to Cr Kat Copsey of Port Phillip Council in Melbourne, Victoria. They talk waste, and why they both hate that word, cool tech innovations in recycling, the path from a lawyer to an organiser to a Councillor, and have a good time along the way!
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Interview with Dugald Holmes — "Unexpected Climate Activist"
May 10th, 2018 | 57 mins 36 secs
climate change, sustainability
In this episode, Mark talks to Dugald Holmes, his great friend and inspiration behind Climactic.
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Interview with Councillor Tim Baxter — "Combating Climate Change through Local Government"
May 3rd, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
climate change, sustainability
Mark Spencer goes one-on-one with Councillor Tim Baxter of Melbourne’s Port Phillip Council. Tim’s passion for the environment and determination to drive through essential policies designed to mitigate against climate change is obvious in this free-wheeling and fascinating chat.
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Interview with Maxine Bazeley — "The Recruiter"
April 26th, 2018 | 49 mins 16 secs
advice, career, climate change, how-to, interview, professional, recruitment, renewable energy, renewables, sustainability
Climactic’s Mark Spencer talks to Maxine Bazeley, of Teal Collective, about her transition from the high-powered lifestyle of a career professional to her new sustainable projects!
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Welcome to Climactic
April 22nd, 2018 | 18 mins 5 secs
climate change, episode zero, intro, sustainability, trailer
Introducing a new Australian-based podcast about climate change, sustainable living and caring for our Earth.
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Teaser
April 12th, 2018 | 1 min 20 secs
climate change, episode zero, intro, sustainability, teaser
Episode Zero - Teaser episode anchoring the show. Have a listen for your first taste of the show, albeit with only the one host. First full episode coming April 22nd (Earth Day). Subscribe now to get the earliest access!