We don't choose the world we inherit. But we do choose what we do with it. Stories from, for, and by the youth climate movement. Produced by Georgia Wright and Julianna Bradley.
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Listeners of Inherited that love the show mention:Inherited is back! This season, we put out a call for pitches from young storytellers and were blown away to get more than 70 from countries all over the world. We whittled it down to nine incredible stories that we're so excited to bring you this season.
Listen, 2020 has been rough. Between the pandemic, climate fires, police brutality, and the election, this year has felt like we’re hurtling down a highway to hell. But today, we’re taking an exit. In the final episode of Inherited’s pilot season, we ask the question: what if, in the face of despair, we choose hope? What if, through collective dreams of a better tomorrow, we can save ourselves? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The climate isn’t only changing our oceans, glaciers, fires, and storms. It’s changing the very fabric of our minds. Today, we hear from activists whose mental health has suffered as a result of this unprecedented existential crisis — and discuss how we can lighten the load. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In October 2012, a 15-year-old girl named Jenna watched as Hurricane Sandy devastated her beachside community. Ever since, she’s witnessed its struggle for recovery. As climate disasters become increasingly familiar to the average American, Jenna’s story offers an inside look at precisely what happens when the crisis comes to call. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Today, leaders of the Sunrise Movement are advising on climate policy up and down the ballot, and helping to secure elections for politicians committed to acting on climate. But back in 2018, they were just a small group of activists, disillusioned by the failures of the adults in Congress to fight the climate crisis. It took collective action, and decentralized movement-building, to gain power. This is the story of the inciting incident for the movement of a lifetime—the sit-in at Nancy Pelosi’s office in November 2018—told through the voices of six different activists on the ground that day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meet the young people who are powering an earth-shaking climate movement in this sneak peek of the upcoming series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices