The Communicating Climate Change Podcast
Exploring practical insights from across diverse disciplines to help climate communicators make a positive impact
By digging deep into the best practices, the worst offenses, we'll be looking for ways to help you – and me - improve our abilities to engage, empower, and ultimately, activate audiences on climate-related issues.
We’ll hear from experts producing the latest science, activists working at the front lines of the crisis, artists, influencers, NGOs, players from the private sector, and many more, bringing together a wide range of perspectives to help us be more impactful in the ways that we communicate climate change.
Each and every episode is an attempt to add to our toolkits, to help us develop the skills we’ll need for this vital task. So, if you want to start communicating climate change more effectively - tune in, subscribe, and tell your friends and colleagues about Communicating Climate Change.
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Climate Journalism That Works With Alexandra Borchardt
Talking to senior journalist, media researcher, and independent advisor, Alexandra Borchardt, about the shortfalls of climate journalism conducted over the last few decades, the value of approaches that bring news home to people in their local contexts, and the responsibility that climate journalists hold by virtue of their work.
Lessons From Civil Resistance With Phoebe Plummer
Talking to Just Stop Oil supporter, Phoebe Plummer, about the role of direct action in response to the climate crisis, the urgency of the situation, and what we, as communicators, can learn from groups like Just Stop Oil.
Providing Concrete Climate Actions With Georgina Wilson-Powell
Talking to author and entrepreneur, Georgina Wilson-Powell, about the value of actions taken at the individual scale, the benefits of encouraging small shifts in behaviour rather than enormous ones, and the pressing need for a broad, inclusive approach to talking about – and acting on – climate change.
The Cognitive Challenges of Climate Change With Hugo Mercier
Talking to cognitive scientist, Hugo Mercier, about the reasons that climate change is so hard for humans to grasp, how we assess messages we’re exposed to as credible - or not - and what happens when we encounter information that doesn’t align with our existing beliefs.
Harnessing Social Media for Climate Engagement With Celine Novenario
Talking to multimedia storyteller and strategist, Celine Novenario, about the unique ability of social media and digital communications to drive engagement with new audiences and provide voices to those who might otherwise be voiceless, as well as how we might better conduct ourselves as climate change communicators in this often overwhelming information environment.
Thinking Global, Communicating Local With Mairi Dupar
Talking to experienced climate change communications practitioner, Mairi Dupar, about where and when certain messengers might not be the best choice, how communicators can work with partners for greater impact, and the importance of always remembering to put things in local terms.
The Role of Art in Addressing the Climate Crisis With Markus Reymann
Talking to Markus Reymann, Director of TA21-Academy, about the many and varied ways that art can respond to the climate crisis, how it can serve as a bridge between the public and an array of knowledge systems - including, but not limited to - science, and, amongst other things, what sets art apart as a means to connect with an audience.
Greenwashing 101 With Harriet Kingaby
Talking to award-winning campaigner, Harriet Kingaby, about greenwashing, ethical advertising, and the important part that marketing and creative professionals can play in helping solve the climate crisis.
Exercising Narrative Intuition With Randy Olson
Talking to scientist turned filmmaker and author, Randy Olson, about his new book, The Narrative Gym, and some key tools it brings to the table to help connect communicators to a greater sense of narrative intuition.
Getting Real in Climate Change Communication With Joanna Benn
Talking to experienced environmental communications practitioner, Joanna Benn, about a lack of imagination in storytelling on climate change, the need for providing exciting visions of the near future, and the importance of getting real with audiences about what it will all mean for them in their lives.
Telling Stories is Better Than Just Presenting the Facts With Michael D. Jones
Talking to narrative scholar, Michael D. Jones, about all things narrative, including why stories are better than just the facts and some aspects of narrative design that we ought to pay attention to when communicating climate change.
How Behavioural Insights Can Inform Climate Outreach With Marcos Pelenur
Talking to Marcos Pelenur about the many and varied ways that behavioural insights can contribute to more effective communications, particularly when it comes to engaging audiences about climate change.
Defeating Climate Disinformation With Jennie King
Talking to Jennie King about climate disinformation, the role of social media in spreading it, and, amongst other things, some concrete ways that we can make a difference in the information war.
Amplifying Voices From the Front Lines With Mbong Akiy Fokwa Tsafack
Talking to Mbong Akiy Fokwa Tsafack about the power of framing, the role of communication in activism, and what it takes to engage audiences on the African continent.
Creating a Climate for Change With Susanne Moser
Talking to Susanne Moser about what’s still missing in a lot of communication around climate change, what communicators could do differently, and how technology has changed the game.
