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The climate crisis is undeniable and overwhelming. People have a lot of questions about how they can help the planet in their daily lives. We have the answers, each week, in less time than it will take you to sort your recyclables.

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    • Jul 10, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
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    Climate Pod Live on Stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2024 15:23


    How do you get through the summer without air conditioning if you hate to sweat? Is toilet paper bad for the environment, and if so, what are you supposed to do about it? And if you want to “get involved” but feel depressed by long incremental meetings, what’s the best way to stay plugged in to local environmental causes? Candice and Caleigh are live onstage tackling new questions in this bonus episode.

    Tonight in LA! Live Q&A with Parks Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 1:06


    Care about our planet? Motivated to live greener? Looking to meet other climate-minded folks in the Los Angeles area? Join us for a live AMA-style panel with Caleigh Wells and Candice Dickens-Russell at the Parks Project Discovery Center in Culver City. Tickets are only $10, and proceeds go to Friends of the LA River (Candice's org!). Get your tickets here. See you there!

    Impatient for Change (from “Outrage + Optimism”) - Bonus episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 52:17


    This is an episode of Outrage + Optimism we think you'll enjoy, a podcast that explore the stories behind the headlines on climate change, talking to the change-makers turning challenges into opportunities. On this episode the hosts welcome Hannah Ritchie, Deputy Editor at Our World in Data and a Senior Researcher at the University of Oxford and discuss her book “Not the End of the World, How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet.” Tune in for a thought-provoking dialogue you won't want to miss!

    What to do when climate change feels unstoppable (from “TED Climate”) - Bonus episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 25:16


    This is an episode of TED Climate we think you'd enjoy, a podcast from the TED Audio Collective, which is back for a new season. We know today's youth have inherited a big, unprecedented climate problem to solve -- and the eco-anxiety to go with it. Gen-Zer and activist Clover Hogan shares why the path to climate action starts with the one thing you can control: your mindset. She explains why challenging the stories that keep you feeling powerless can help you take the first step to protecting the planet for generations to come. 

    What's the greenest kind of funeral?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 14:56


    You can spend your whole life taking climate action… but what about disposing of your body after death? What's the most planet-friendly way to plan a funeral? Caleigh leads Candice through the carbon costs of traditional burial and looks for more climate-friendly alternatives.

    How to hack rebates to upgrade your home

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 13:07


    Where should you start with greening your home, and how do you get it subsidized?

    Do carbon offsets help with airplane emissions?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 13:14


    If you frequently fly, then you might want to offset your carbon emissions. But what does that even mean, and how do you start? As a frequent flyer herself, Caleigh talks with Candice about the ways you can offset emissions in your personal life and through carbon offset projects.

    What do you do when you want to change a mind?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 16:22


    Not every conversation about climate change is agreeable. On this episode, Candice facilitates a discussion between Caleigh and her mother to learn more about how people can have a productive relationship even if they disagree on a political issue that's pretty central to their identities.

    How to teach kids about climate action

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 12:41


    How do you talk about climate change with kids? Candice has lots of tips. Caleigh describes two very different 5th grade classrooms she visited that illustrate how the approach you take to talking about climate makes a big difference in how kids feel afterwards.

    How to cultivate a climate-friendly yard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2024 11:54


    Calling all gardeners! Are you confused about what kinds of plants to put in your yard? An LA tree expert helps Candice and Caleigh through an in-depth discussion about native plants and best practices for landscaping.

    Which is better, chicken or fish?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 15:11


    Caleigh and Candice break down one of your daily decisions with the biggest planetary impact: what you eat. Which is better for the planet, being pescetarian or eating chicken every once in a while? And what about eating a little lower on the food chain?

    I have dread. Lots of dread.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 12:59


    Overwhelmed by climate change? Here are some ways to manage the anxiety.

    The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast is back! Season 2 trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 1:27


    Your practical, personal guide to protecting the planet will be back with new episodes starting February 21!

    Designing with Nature (from “Sea Change”)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 35:07


    Today we're sharing an episode from an environmental podcast you might like, Sea Change, from WWNO in New Orleans. If you like what you hear, check them out wherever you get podcasts.

    Don't call it dirt: the science of soil (from “Short Wave”)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 12:00


    Today we're sharing an episode from a science podcast you might like, Short Wave, from NPR. If you like what you hear, check them out wherever you get podcasts.

    What's the downside of going electric?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 13:43


    Batteries are the key to a greener planet, but they cause environmental damage too.

    What will fix our plastic problem?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2024 13:23


    Plastic waste keeps piling up. Is anyone working on a plan to stop using it?

    How to triple renewables by 2030 (from “Zero: The Climate Race”)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 26:54


    Today we're sharing an episode from another climate podcast that you might like. It's Zero: The Climate Race from Bloomberg. If you like what you hear, check them out wherever you get podcasts.

    How do I raise a low-impact kid?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 16:59


    How to raise kids who use fewer resources in their lifetimes than the average American

    Should I have children?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 16:09


    Caleigh and Candice touch the “third rail” of climate change: Is it better for the planet if you decide not to have a child – and should you factor that into your own family planning decisions? This one is personal for us, but we're gently, respectfully going there.

    Green holidays, without being a Grinch

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 15:20


    Holiday shopping season is upon us, but instead of having a wasteful, plastic-heavy Christmas, why not have a green one? Candice and Caleigh have tips for how to celebrate sustainable holidays, from your wrapping paper to the menu at your holiday dinner.

    Does reducing driving make a dent?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2023 10:22


    Should you drive a fuel-efficient car or an electric vehicle — or ditch the car altogether? Candice and Caleigh break down the math to tell you how much planet-warming gas you emit when you drive, and what you can do to reduce your emissions. Spoiler: There's a reason this subject always comes up when we talk climate change.

    The $80 Million Acre (from 'How We Survive') - Bonus episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 33:17


    Buckeye, Arizona, is a small city with dreams of becoming “the next Phoenix.” It's one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. In the past few decades, its population has ballooned more than twentyfold, and the city plans to add more than 100,000 new homes in coming years. The only catch? Growth requires water. And Buckeye doesn't have enough. So what's a small city with big dreams to do? Part of the answer lies in one scrubby acre of land way out in the desert that's owned by a group of investors.

    How to find sustainable fashion for less

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 14:39


    A boutique owner tells Candice and Caleigh her customers love when she stocks organic, sustainably sourced fashion – but they actually buy the cheaper stuff. How can she find affordable clothes that don't hurt the planet? We've got suggestions to help you become a more responsible fashion shopper.

    Is composting really doing anything?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 11:14


    Participate in the cycle of life and sequester some carbon while you're at it — even if you don't have a city-provided green bin! Caleigh and Candice geek out about their own composting methods, and discuss what they've learned from an urban farm owner.

    How do I avoid becoming a climate cop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 11:13


    No one listens to a scold, but we all want to feel we're doing the right thing. Caleigh and Candice give advice on how to move from behaving like an annoying “climate cop” to becoming more of an inspiring “climate Charlie's Angel” by bringing the people in your life on board with you.

    What are the top five things I can do?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 10:41


    Which does more to help the planet: recycling, or dropping meat from your diet now and then? Candice and Caleigh discuss the advice of an expert who says her top five actions have changed as the planet has warmed.

    Do my recyclables actually get recycled?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 11:30


    What's the best way to make sure your recyclables get reused – and how much of the stuff in your recycling bin is actually ending up in a landfill? For Los Angeles listeners, this episode has good news: done well, recycling really works.

    Does what we do really matter?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 9:24


    Why bother taking any individual actions to help the planet if industry and other nations pollute so much that they cancel you out? Caleigh and Candice discuss how your daily choices to affect climate change can have an impact – but maybe not the way you think.

    Introducing The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 1:00


    Got questions about how you can help the planet in your daily life? We have the answers, each week, in less time than it will take you to sort your recyclables.

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