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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

Peterson Toscano


    • Jun 15, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 16m AVG DURATION
    • 50 EPISODES


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    Ep 50 The Climate Stew Finale Extravaganza

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 45:17


    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...Read More

    Ep 49 The best strategies for talking about climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2016 25:03


    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...Read More

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    Ep 48 A Scientist Helps Peterson Understand Climate Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 24:31


    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...Read More

    Ep 47 Migration, Climate Justice, and the role of Churches

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2016 19:03


    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...Read More

    Ep 46 So Many Health Issues on a Changing Climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2016 19:35


    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...Read More

    Ep 45 Elizabeth Kolbert on bird sex and climate solutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016 21:23


    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...Read More

    Ep 44 What does the Bible say about Global Warming?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2016 20:57


    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...Read More

    Ep 43 The Bare Basics of Climate Science Explained

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2016 20:23


    Let’s talk climate science. With the help of Elizabeth Jeremiah and Marvin Bloom I present a simple primer behind the complex issue of climate change....Read More

    Ep 42 Success in Paris and Mercy in the Desert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2015 15:52


    In this episode of Climate Stew we travel to the Arizona desert to hear about how one woman with her friends are meeting the needs...Read More

    Episode 41 Stewards, Priests, and Parasites

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2015 21:00


    As a follow up to the popular Reeking of Faith episode (28), we revisit the concept of stewardship. Lots of people of faith insist we...Read More

    Episode 40 Creative Climate Action Ideas

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2015 17:58


    In this episode of Climate Stew we look at creative climate action. What can we do besides protesting, marching, and lobbying. Peterson along with his guest,...Read More

    Episode 39 Climate Change is Not Our Fault?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015 16:47


    We welcome two zany characters to the show–Elizabeth Jeremiah, who wants us to think about our polluting ancestors in a kinder light, and Marvin Bloom,...Read More

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    Episode 38 — Speaking with Halldór Björnsson, a hopeful climate scientist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 21:47


    Climate Stew host Peterson Toscano traveled to Iceland and met one of the most hopeful climate scientists around. He shares a jaunty interview with Halldór...Read More

    Episode 37 Recycling, Republicans, Bisexuals, and People’s Climate Day of Action

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 22:09


    In connection with the People’s Climate Movement Day of Action, we release this very special episode of Climate Stew. We are talking about climate action....Read More

    Ep 36 English City Welcomes Refugees from Syria And Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2015 17:56


    Direct from Wakefield, England I have fresh audio of a rally organized by the City of Wakefield City of Sanctuary. I speak with Mohamed, a...Read More

    Episode 35 One Year Mark–Peterson Reflects

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2015 21:02


    In this episode of Climate Stew we celebrate one year of production. Yay! So we decided to scrap the normal format and simply give Peterson...Read More

    Episode 34 Migration, Fast Cars, and Food

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2015 18:42


    In this episode of Climate Stew Peterson interviews Elizabeth Szatkowski a director of a mental health center in Portland, Maine. She also works with recent immigrates...Read More

    Episode 33 — Unlikely Climate Lobbyists

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2015 21:41


    Climate action is coming from all sorts of places–likely and unlikely. This episode of Climate Stew Peterson Toscano chats with an 18 year old recent...Read More

    Episode 32 — There’s Something About Yuri

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2015 19:10


    In Episode 32 of Climate Stew we hear the story of Yuri Ivanovich Petrov. He is a survivor who as a boy lived through the...Read More

    Episode 31 — Stuck on Climate Action. Rob Shirkey’s Warning Labels

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2015 21:06


    Rob Shirkey believes a little warning label on gas pumps can possibly make a big difference in getting people engaged in climate action. In this...Read More

    Episode 30 — Katharine Hayhoe: Beyond Climate Science

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2015 19:43


    How on earth can we effectively engage others about climate change? We feature climate scientist and communicator, Katharine Hayhoe, who during a talk at the...Read More

    Episode 29 — Tornados, Blindness, and Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2015 25:32


    On Episode 29 of Climate Stew, I talk with Steve Famiglietti, a visually impaired storm chaser. In addition to sharing insider information about the secret lives of tornados,...Read More

    Episode 28 — Reeking of Faith: Religious Communities and a Warming Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2015 24:20


    On Episode 28 of Climate Stew we meet Rachel Winner, a resident of Jerusalem and a project manager at the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development. She...Read More

    Episode 27 — Why on Earth Should We Do Anything About Climate Change?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2015 22:15


    In this episode we look at the question–why. Sure polar bears are at risk and future generations are too, but besides the classic reasons for...Read More

    Episode 26 — Poet and Ecologist Lilace Mellin Guignard, the Great Green Wall, and BlackLivesMatter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2015 24:46


    We introduce our longer, fuller format and bring you an insightful and moving interview with Lilace Mellin Guignard. As a poet, an ecologist, and a parent, Lilace...Read More

    Episode 25 — How to Talk about Climate Change in 3 Easy Steps

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2015 18:25


    We are pleased to announce that the Climate Stew Show is BACK for a second season. Both the demand for more episodes and Peterson’s delight...Read More

    Episode Twenty Four — Not Our First Rodeo: HIV and Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2015 14:13


    Joining us for episode 24 of Climate Stew is Rev. Nancy Wilson. At the Creating Change Conference Nancy took part in a workshop, A Queer...Read More

    Episode Twenty Three — What about the Mothers?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2015 12:30


    Episode 23 of Climate Stew includes some new voices. We are asking about mothers and Climate Change. Some studies reveal they they talk about global...Read More

    Episode Twenty Two — Climate Crazy and Pets of the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2015 12:10


    On episode 22 of Climate Stew, Marvin Bloom explains how he went from climate change apathy to jumping on-board the global warming action bandwagon: warning–sappy...Read More

    Episode Twenty One — Getting Personal and the Future of Snow

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2015 13:48


    On Episode 21 Climate Stew host, Peterson Toscano, gets personal and shares why he shifted away from LGBTQ activism and Bible scholarship to get on...Read More

    Episode Twenty — What to do with all that Climate Rage?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2015 12:07


    In Episode 20 of Climate Stew we meet Chad, a college student who is ANGRY about Climate Change but is not sure what to do...Read More

    Episode Nineteen — Lord Grantham, You are ever so Taxing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2015 13:51


    In Episode 19 of Climate Stew we hear from a dishy South Africa who explains why he has hopes and discusses talks a way forward in...Read More

    Episode Eighteen — What’s Faith Got to Do with It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2015 12:32


    In Episode 18 of Climate Stew we ask: Climate Change–What’s Faith Got to Do with It? and in response hear from Rev. Leah Schade, the...Read More

    Episode Seventeen — Let’s Face the Music and Dance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2015 13:53


    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...Read More

    Episode Sixteen — A Queer Response to Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2015 12:41


    Bubble&Squeak by Peterson Toscano · Climate Stew Ep 16 A Queer Response to Climate Change Marvin Bloom is back this time with an answer to...Read More

    Episode Fifteen — Off the Rails

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2014 14:44


    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...Read More

    Episode Fourteen–Broken Bodies and the World’s Best Diets

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2014 12:18


    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...Read More

    Episode Thirteen–Relocations, Carbon Sinks, and Friendly Collectives

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2014 13:47


    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...Read More

    Episode Twelve — Ebola, Bush Meat, and a new wave of Missionaries

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2014 11:12


    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...Read More

    Episode Eleven — The Magical Musical Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2014 13:06


    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...Read More

    Episode Ten — Warrior Women and A Lot of Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2014 0:13


    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...Read More

    Episode Nine — Interview with a Random Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2014 10:27


    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...Read More

    Episode Eight–A Denier Comes Out and Tornados Swarm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2014 11:13


    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...Read More

    Episode Seven–Your Breakfast on a Warming Planet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2014 13:34


    Direct from the Twin Cities, Peterson serves up the latest episode of Climate Stew with a look at your breakfast and how climate change is...Read More

    Episode Six–Global Warming Bubbles and Busting a Climate Change Myth

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2014 0:12


    Meet Climate Stew team member, Dr. Kathy Straub, an atmospheric scientist who tries to straighten me out when it comes to my big fat carbon...Read More

    Episode Five–It’s About the Children, Stupid! Or Is It?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2014 13:00


    In episode five of Climate Stew we playfully challenge a Climate Change action talking point and imagine a role transgender people may play in addressing global...Read More

    Episode Four — Elizabeth Jeremiah comes out for Climate

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2014 12:07


    In episode four of Climate Stew you will meet Elizabeth Jeremiah applying some old time religion to greenhouse gas pollution, plus climate change news and...Read More

    Episode Three — The Peoples Climate Pride Parade?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2014 12:43


    Today's episode has one main section--Sounds and Voices from the Peoples Climate March. I marched with a large LGBTQ group of people concerned for the climate, and I asked them, Why are you marching for climate? They provided colorful, passionate, humorous, and moving answers.

    Episode Two : Magical Mystery Holes, Marvin, & More

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2014 12:55


    In this lively second episode of Climate Stew meet Marvin Bloom from the Long Island chapter of the Citizens Climate Lobby and hear how he is a cholesterol denier. Holes in Siberia and News from the Future too.

    Episode One – Climate Stew Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2014 0:13


    Episode One of Climate Stew Podcast with Peterson Toscano. Learn about coffee, marching for climate, and the Traffic Blockades of 2015

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