31 episodes

The Greenpeace Podcast brings you sound rich environmental justice stories that travel across borders. Engaging listeners through storytelling, this podcast builds environmental literacy in a way that inspires, amuses and empowers. Listen to monthly 15 minute episodes that break down some of today's hottest and most controversial environmental issues.

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The Greenpeace Podcast brings you sound rich environmental justice stories that travel across borders. Engaging listeners through storytelling, this podcast builds environmental literacy in a way that inspires, amuses and empowers. Listen to monthly 15 minute episodes that break down some of today's hottest and most controversial environmental issues.

    Ep.31: The Great Bear Rainforest, Spirit Bears & Scientists At the Movies

    Ep.31: The Great Bear Rainforest, Spirit Bears & Scientists At the Movies

    Eduardo Sousa walks us through an incredible, historical agreement on the Pacific Coast of Canada to protect a rainforest the size of Belgium. Bonus: What exactly is a Spirit Bear?

    Andrew Norton answers the questions you never knew you had on the new podcast: #CompletelyOptionalKnowledge. This story: What pisses off scientists the most in the movies?

    MUSIC @ 01:04 : Skyline by Gentle Fire Studio

    • 18 min
    Ep.30: Médecins Sans Frontières Greenpeace & Refugee Rescue Operation + Indigenous Knowledge

    Ep.30: Médecins Sans Frontières Greenpeace & Refugee Rescue Operation + Indigenous Knowledge

    A joint operation to rescue refugees risking their lives
    on the dangerous sea crossing between Turkey and Greece
    has been launched by the international medical organisation
    Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors without Borders,
    and Greenpeace.
    Winona LaDuke talks about Indigenous knowledge & reciprocity, and rights vs responsibility in modern Western society. Interview excerpt originally aired on Conversation Earth, Exploring Our Place on the Planet.

    • 11 min
    Ep.29: What to Say? Climate Change VS Global Warming + What's At Stake for The Great Barrier Reef

    Ep.29: What to Say? Climate Change VS Global Warming + What's At Stake for The Great Barrier Reef

    A quick study on when to say "climate change" vs "global warming", quick hint: audience matters! And what's at stake for The Great Barrier Reef off the North-East coast of Australia with the proposed Carmichael coal mine.

    • 15 min
    Ep.28: Breaking Down the Upcoming Climate Summit

    Ep.28: Breaking Down the Upcoming Climate Summit

    New York reporter Isabel Angell breaks down the key players, key terms and key issues of the upcoming Paris Climate Summit - translated into language we can actually use when talking about it with folks in our lives.

    • 16 min
    Ep.27: Neighbourhood Design for Climate Change & Xeriscaping

    Ep.27: Neighbourhood Design for Climate Change & Xeriscaping

    What about cities which have too much water that they can’t prevent, like too much rainfall. Copenhagen decided to use design to help keep the capital of Denmark, from continually flooding.

    Xeriscaping is a landscaping, gardening word which means that your garden relies only on the water from the sky and not the garden hose.

    • 16 min
    Ep.26: The Film How To Change The World and Women in Greenpeace History

    Ep.26: The Film How To Change The World and Women in Greenpeace History

    Newsweek named How to Change the World one of the top 15 documentaries to watch of 2015. Listen to clips from the film and revisit the 1971 Amchitka fundraising concert that started Greenpeace, featuring music from James Taylor and Joni Mitchell.

    Hear stories about women in the early days of Greenpeace, heroines such as Ann Marie Horn and Bobbi Hunter, as well as the difficulties still present in sharing the stories of women in our movements.

    Music Credits:
    "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor
    "Big Yellow Taxi" by Joni Mitchell
    "Filaments" by Podington Bear

    • 16 min