Comedian Matt Winning: Laughing in the face of climate change

10/31/23 • 50 min

Our guest today literally laughs in the face of climate change. Matt Winning is not only a stand up comedian and author but also an academic researcher at the coal face of mind boggling and often depressing climate change issues. So what exactly is there to laugh about?
Produced by Tina Price/Philippa Forrester
Co-Production by Tina Price Productions & Halcyon Media Ltd
Matt Winning https://mattwinning.com
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Introduction to Conscious

‘No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.’ Sylvia Earle, Goddess of Ocean Conservation.
Welcome to Conscious, the podcast. I wanted to make this podcast so that we could, in the face of a tidal wave of environmental bad news, chat to the unsung heroes, normal everyday people with one thing in common - making change happen and inspiring us in the process.
Whether it’s growing their own food, running a sustainable hotel, helping us decide which foods to put on our plate or make-up to slap on our face, or the ins and outs of heating our homes and transporting ourselves without polluting the planet, we will be meeting people from all walks of life who have one thing in common - they are all conscious of the need to change the way we think and the things we do and they have some great ideas.
We’ll rampage through the trials, tribulations and ideals of what it really means to live a life conscious of the affects we are having on our planet.
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Adam Hall: Can saving the surf actually help save the planet?

Today’s guest lives and breaths sustainability, in his work and also in his 'spare' time.
In March 2022 North Devon was formally announced as the 12th World Surfing Reserve alongside iconic surfing locations Malibu and Santa Cruz (California), Gold Coast, Noosa and Manly Beach (Australia), Bahia de Todos Santos (Mexico).
Co-founder of the North Devon World Surfing Reserve, Trustee of Protect our Winters and The Two Minute Beach Clean (now the Two Minute Org), Adam Hall makes the most of every minute to make a difference. He has achieved tonnes, particularly when it comes to protecting the North Devon coast and he actually sees surfers as an indicator species, don’t worry - we’ll explain more about that.
North Devon World Surfing Reserve is a community-led organisation that protects local surf breaks and their related ecosystems. Surf spots can be protected in the same way we protect national parks like Exmoor, recognising the huge importance of world-class surfing beaches to our environment, local economy and communities that live here.

Produced by Tina Price/Philippa Forrester
Co-Production by Tina Price Productions & Halcyon Media Ltd
More info on the North Devon Surf Reserve https://www.northdevonsurfreserve.org/about
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