Climactic

Reid Pierce — How the Inner West was Won

May 25th, 2019  |  43 mins 19 secs

agenda, auspol, city council, climate change, direct action, extinction rebellion, inner west sydney, local council, politics, sustainability, sydney

Climarte: Art + Climate = Change festival — MUSEUMS & ACTIVISM: SLAYING THE ZOMBIE MYTH OF INSTITUTIONAL NEUTRALITY

May 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min

arts, climarte, climate change, culture, festival, houston, humanities, moma, museum, museums, smithsonian, sustainability, tate, trump

This is the adaptation for the Climactic podcast of the first keynote of Climarte's Art + Climate = Change Festival.

Mairin Briody — Expressing Climate Hope Through Art

May 11th, 2019  |  50 mins 59 secs

acrylic, art, artist, ballarat, clean energy, climate change, oil, painting, regional, renewable energy, sustainability, victoria, wind, wind turbine, windfarm, windmill

Maxine interviews regional Victorian painter Mairin Briody, about her beautiful works, and her outlook of finding positivity in the time of climate change.

Dispatches from My Extremely Long Walk and Mattlawie Ecological Centre

May 4th, 2019  |  41 mins 39 secs

act, activism, africa, australian politics, canberra, climate change, climate election, ghana, grassroots, mattlawie, my extremely long walk, nigeria, permaculture, petition, rain, rainfall, shannon loughnane, sustainability, un, west africa

Hear from Shannon as he walks from Melbourne to Canberra to deliver the message to the Australian Parliament that far greater action is needed on climate change. Mark interviews a permaculture farmer and community educator in the Volta Region of Ghana, West Africa, Matthew Onyeanula.

The Melbourne School Strike for Climate — The Turning Point?

April 27th, 2019  |  51 mins 7 secs

#fridaysforfuture, #ss4c, auspol, australian elections, australian politics, aycc, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, getup, greta thunberg, parents for climate action, school strike for climate, stop adani, sustainability

Look back on the March 15th School Strike for Climate by hearing what happened in Melbourne on the day, then hear what the reaction and actions have been since the strike, and why the imminent Australian election is vital in the fight for climate action.

Josh Cox — Education and Extinction (Reptile Encounters)

April 20th, 2019  |  44 mins 31 secs

animals, birds, budgies, climate change, extinction, josh cox, lizards, mass extinction, reptile encounters, reptiles, sixth extinction, snakes, sustainability

Mark has a chat with animal educator and mobile zoo operator Josh Cox, about his passion for maligned animals, educating kids about habitat loss and climate change, and creating better humans.

Their Own Words — Lake Knox, Endangered Ducks, and Community Action

April 14th, 2019  |  40 mins

blue-billed ducks, climate change, dandenong creek, first friends of dandenong creek, greening knox, lake knox, sustainability

Lake Knox is a deep-water lake in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and is the habitat of an endangered species. The community is trying to stop development plans for the lake site, and in this episode you'll learn what they are trying, why it's important, and hopefully learn some lessons about how you can take action yourself in your own area.

Shannon's Extremely Long Walk for Climate Action

April 11th, 2019  |  31 mins 44 secs

act, activism, australian politics, canberra, climate change, climate election, grassroots, my extremely long walk, petition, shannon loughnane, sustainability

Shannon is a young man who'd had enough with Australia's lack of action on climate change, and has made the decision to walk up to the counter to complain. And by counter, we mean the capital. And by walk, we mean walk. 700 kilometers.

Wiebe Wakker — The 33 Country EV Roadtrip

April 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins

climate change, electric cars, elon musk, ev, fully charged, plug me in, sustainability, tesla, top gear, wiebe wakker

Climactic celebrates it's half-century with a fun, fascinating chat with Wiebe, a young man from the Netherlands who travelled through thirty-three countries in a decade-old electric car, using only the generousity of others.

Holly Hammond — Climate Community Care Bear

March 28th, 2019  |  45 mins 29 secs

burnout, climate change, fatigue, holly hammond, mental health, overwhelm, plan to thrive, plan to win, sustainability

Bronwyn talks to Holly Hammond, and of course the conversation turns to self-care, but this time Bronwyn is able to learn from a self-care expert, and self-described "care bear" of the activist community.

Climate Reality Training — Why to Apply

March 25th, 2019  |  49 mins 4 secs

al gore, brisbane, climate change, climate reality, climate reality project, sustainability

The Climate Reality Project Australia and Al Gore are headed to Brisbane to train people like you, yes you, in the Climactic community, to #LeadOnClimate.

Senator Richard di Natale — Facing the Climate Crisis

March 21st, 2019  |  39 mins 41 secs

auspol, australian greens, climate change, greens, personal sustainability, politics, richard di natale, stop adani, sustainability, systems thinking

This episode sees Mark sit down with the leader of the Australian Greens Party, Doctor Richard di Natale, in his office, to talk about how he is facing the climate crisis personally and politically.

School Strike for Climate Special

March 13th, 2019  |  41 mins 10 secs

#fridaysforfuture, #ss4c, aycc, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, getup, greta thunberg, parents for climate action, school strike for climate, stop adani, sustainability

Friday, the 15th of March, 2019, will see 50 school strikes across Australia, and many more across 78 countries. They're shaping up to be the largest united protests in history. So, in this special we hear from the organizers of these historic strikes, and from the wider community about what these strikes mean.

Jackie Matthews — Sustainability, Scrap, and Social Responsibility

March 7th, 2019  |  45 mins 26 secs

climate change, geelong, recycling, small business, social license, sustainability, the sustainable hour

This episode is a great chat with a Geelong businesswoman, Jackie Matthews, who's business Scrap Solutions is confronting the recycling crisis head-on. Learn more about how the world of recycling works, at this vital time where we need a fix to how we treat waste.

Fight for the Bight — Torquay

March 5th, 2019  |  14 mins 8 secs

climate change, damien cole, equinor, fight for the bight, oil drilling, oil rig, patagonia, surfrider, sustainability

Norway's state oil company Equinor has the greenlight to drill in the Great Australian Bight, in some of the world's roughest seas, and at extreme depths. The locals and lovers of the Australian coast have said no, and sent strong messages of their disapproval with events all over the country. Here's an on the ground report from the Paddle Out at Torquay.

Gretchen Miller — Crafting Connection to the Natural World

February 28th, 2019  |  45 mins 20 secs

abc, audio features, bbc, climate change, gretchen miller, radio, rescuers, rn, storytelling, sustainability, the silent forest, trees ive loved

In her first episode of Climactic, host Georgia Sheil interviews Gretchen Miller, a twenty year ABC radio feature creator, audio artist, and Climactic's own special advisor. Hear beautiful excerpts of Gretchen's work for the ABC, RN, and BBC, and her perspective on how to make change, and how to live well in the time of climate change.