News: extinction rebellion podcast

The Power to Change with Margaret Atwood and Richard Black

April 04, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

While Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are holding up tankers and stopping oil refineries, the government is sitting on the energy policy it promised after the Ukraine invasion. With rising poverty, rising fuel prices, and rising fears about the future, the question of how quickly and effectively we can transition to clean energy has become urgent.

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Parables of Nutmegs and Genocide: An Interview With Amitav Ghosh

February 16, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

The much-feted author talks and writes about colonialism and its legacy in the present day omicrisis.

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Episode 22: Lies Lies Lies. The rise of climate contrarianism with Richard Black

October 26, 2021 by Extinction Rebellion Podcast

Listen to the Extinction Rebellion Podcast anytime, anywhere: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Podomatic New episode of the Extinction Rebellion Podcast on climate denialist think-tank Global Warming Policy Foundation Did you catch the BBC drama The Trick? If not, it is still on BBC iplayer (for those based…

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 13 –The Future is Local, with Helena Norberg-Hodge and Jyoti Fernandes

July 10, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic Live on all platforms NOW. In this week’s episode Jessica interviews two inspirational women: Helen Norberg-Hodge, the founder of Local Futures; and Jyoti Fernandes, from the Land Workers Alliance and La Via Campesina. We talk about why our futures need to…

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 12 – A Paradigm Shift, with Jeremy Lent

June 02, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic Many people in the climate movement wonder why it’s so hard to get our message through. Could part of the problem be buried in the very language we use? In this episode we’re talking…

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 11 – “Less is More”, with Jason Hickel

May 18, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic We live in a society addicted to growth, yet on a planet with finite resources. Something needs to give. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast talks to a star of the degrowth movement, Jason Hickel. Jason…

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 10 – 2050 is Too Late, with Kevin Anderson

May 05, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic We need to act now if we want to avoid overwhelming climate and ecological breakdown. So why does the government tell us we’ve got until 2050? In this episode we’re exploring the government’s 2050…

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 9 – XR takes on the Finance Sector

April 21, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Economics is not a side show in our lives. The coronavirus has shown that. But, what comes next? This episode is all about empowering you to take on one of the main influencers of our economy, and therefore the planet – the Finance Sector – through education and activism.

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Extinction Rebellion Podcast Episode 8 – Global Justice is Climate Justice

April 06, 2020 by Extinction Rebellion

Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Listen on Podomatic Live on all platforms NOW Jessica and Marijn speak to Rosanna Wiseman and Cameron Joshi from Global Justice Now about colonialism, capitalism and making Extinction Rebellion more inclusive.  Plus, get a glimpse of what it’s like to be part…

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