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Climate action.

Words that can inspire a declaration of ‘I haven’t got time for that!’... as you juggle the kids, PE kits, lunch boxes and your other half, who you seem to have mislaid somewhere between the front door and the car.

A squeal of ‘Where do I even staaarrrt?’ as you cry into your pillow in overwhelmed despair.

Or a dismayed ‘What’s the point? It’s too late!’ as you cry frozen tears into your comforting ice cream.

We hear you.

We all want a better, greener, fairer future for the kiddies in our lives, but the conversation can be so gloom filled and depressing, eh? And all that doomy gloom in the room just leads to action paralysis.

Well not here.

If you care about our magnificent planet and want to protect it for the next generation, but prefer to ENJOY the process, to be filled with HOPE, inspired to ACT and to CELEBRATE the actions we take, then this is the podcast for you.

Join the glorious combination of Aussie and Northern England accents provided by hosts Sally Giblin and Helen Hill. We chat to fabulously knowledgeable peeps who are taking action and giving us hope in all corners of the (errrm, round) globe.

These conversations will inspire you to stay optimistic and feel part of an ever-growing movement. To take actions that fit into your busy family life - which can turn ripples into waves.

Whether you’re a planet-conscious parent, groovy grandparent, fab foster carer, terrific teacher, awesome auntie or any other member of the extended family... all are welcome in our Mad-HATter (Hope. Act. Thrive-rs...geddit?) tribe.

And if you still can’t get enough of us you can also hang out with us at:

Instagram: @bethefuture.earth

Twitter: @bethefuturearth

Website: bethefuture.earth

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Why Conversations Are Crucial To Fighting Climate Change

Hope. Act. Thrive.

01/27/22 • 27 min

5.0

“I realized that it was up to us. Our generation. To make sure that the planet is inhabitable for future generations” - says Rob Chan, a new father whose parenting journey has been interwoven with his climate journey.

For future generations, Rob is devoting time to inspire pro-climate action through authentic conversations. He’s an Asian-Australian currently working in Tech, who just founded a collective called Seed My Future.

In this conversation, we’ll be talking about climate conversation starters, inspiring climate action, and eco emotions.

Learn more about this episode: https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/why-conversations-are-crucial-to-fighting-climate-change

Find out more about the Seed My Future collective:

https://www.seedmyfuture.co/

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

Email: hello@bethefuture.earth

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How Can We Amplify Marginalized Voices?

Hope. Act. Thrive.

07/14/22 • 23 min

“It's very important that we keep...creating spaces where the Global South children can share their stories and influence policies so that we can start to change that narrative and create the agency around us acting on this crisis,” says Xoli Fuyani, youth climate educator and founder of Black Girls Rising.

In this conversation we talk about connecting marginalised kids to nature, amplifying the voices of marginalized communities, and what a future defined by environment and social justice could look like.

This episode is supported by Our Kids Climate, a network of parents from across the world who are uniting to protect the kids we love from the climate crisis. Check out the links below to learn more about Our Kids Climate.

Learn more about this episode:

https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/how-can-we-amplify-marginalised-voices

Find out more about Xoli Fuyani:

https://www.instagram.com/xoli_fuyani/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/xoli-fuyani-9b444a24/?originalSubdomain=za

https://twitter.com/XoliF

https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2021/11/07/xoli-fuyani-eco-warriors-spc-intl.cnn/video/playlists/going-green/

Find out more about Our Kids Climate:

Website: https://ourkidsclimate.org/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ourkidsclimate/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ourkidsclimate

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ourkidsclimate

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bethefuturearth

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/be-the-future-earth/

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Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

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How To Turn The Tide On Climate Anxiety

Hope. Act. Thrive.

02/10/22 • 26 min

5.0

“Once you get to accessing the positive emotions - that paralysis really dies down - and you see the sustainable action,” says Megan Kennedy-Woodard, coaching psychologist and co-founder of Climate Psychologists.

Climate Psychologists is an organization that provides psychological support and communication tactics for individuals, families, governments, and corporations who are committed to saving the planet.

Megan is also a co-author of the book Turn the Tide on Climate Anxiety; Sustainable Action for Your Mental Health and the Planet.

In this conversation, we’ll talk about eco-anxiety, managing our eco emotions, and supporting climate action.

Learn more about this episode: https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/how-to-turn-the-tide-on-climate-anxiety

Find out more about Megan Kennedy-Woodard:

Website: Www.climatepsychologists.com

Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/cpsychologists

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatepsychologists/?hl=en-gb

Book: https://www.hachette.co.uk/titles/megan-kennedy-woodard/turn-the-tide-on-climate-anxiety/9781839970672/

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bethefuturearth

Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

Email: hello@bethefuture.earth

2 Listeners

Why Nature Can Inspire Innovative Solutions

Hope. Act. Thrive.

02/02/22 • 40 min

5.0

“I’m the strange shark girl who knows a lot about shark sex,” says Adele Dutilloy, a marine biologist, fisheries scientist, and budding biomimicry designer.

“We know more about the surface of the moon than we do about the oceans...but the oceans are the bloodline of the world,” says Adele. Just 5% of the Earth’s oceans have been explored and chartered. But we as humans have an undeniable impact on the oceans.

In this conversation, we’ll be talking about Adele’s journey to becoming an expert in sperm storage in female sharks and rays, the interactions we humans have with the oceans, and why humanity must innovate solutions using nature as our design inspiration.

Learn more about this episode: https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/why-nature-can-inspire-innovative-solutions

Find out more about Adele Dutilloy:

https://www.rnz.co.nz/audio/player?audio_id=2018785091

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

Email: hello@bethefuture.earth

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How To Find Your Climate Voice

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01/20/22 • 28 min

5.0

“There's more and more people taking action every day. There's a lot of silver linings in all of the darkness that is climate change. And that's what I like to focus on.” says Delaney Reynolds, a multi-award-winning author, explorer, advocate, and educator. 22-year-old Delaney has been called 'one of the leading voices for the environment for her generation'.

In this conversation, we’ll be talking about youth activism, sea-level rise, and climate change.

Learn more about this episode: https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/how-to-find-your-climate-voice

Find out more about Delaney Reynolds:

Website: www.delaneyreynolds.com

Website: www.miamisearise.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/miamisearise

Twitter: www.twitter.com/miamisearise

Facebook: www.facebook.com/thesinkorswimproject

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

Email: hello@bethefuture.earth

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The Power Of Your Words To Create Change

Hope. Act. Thrive.

01/12/22 • 31 min

How did world-famous Julia Donaldson react when Jo Watson sent her a poem entitled 'Bloody Julia Donaldson'? Listen to this week’s episode to find out, as well as hear the exclusive, world-first reading of the poem by the pun-loving, sweary, word extraordinaire Jo Watson.

Tune in to hear Sally and Helen talk to freelance copywriter, editor, and trainer Jo about the power of words to be a positive force for change, shifting the tide of the climate conversation, and inspiring our kids to care for the planet.

Learn more about this episode: https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/the-power-of-your-words-to-create-change

Find out more about Jo Watson:

Website: www.agoodwriteup.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jo-watson-agoodwriteup

Twitter: https://twitter.com/agoodwriteup

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

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4 Things You Need To Know About The Ocean

Hope. Act. Thrive.

02/24/22 • 38 min

5.0

“It’s important to foster ocean empathy in as many ways as we can,” says Josheena Naggea, an ocean advocate and doctoral candidate at Stanford University.

Her community-based research focuses on small-scale fisheries, protected area management, and the valorization of natural and cultural heritage in marine governance in the Western Indian Ocean. She has most recently worked on assessing the compounding social impacts of COVID-19 and the 2020 Wakashio oil spill disaster on coastal communities in Mauritius, her home country.

Josheena is interested in understanding people-nature connections and how that influences pro-ecological behaviour, which refers to the actions that people take to either reduce environmental harm or actively help restore the natural environment.

In this conversation, we’ll talk about the concept of the social ocean, ocean advocacy, and connectedness to nature.

Learn more about this episode:

https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/4-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-ocean

Find out more about Josheena Naggea:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/josheena_naggea

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josheena.naggea/

How to Change the Environmental Narrative

Hope. Act. Thrive.

06/30/22 • 21 min

“Where I cling to hope is that when you face a period of such disruption, what quite often happens is that people come together in local communities and find their own solutions and find their own way to be resilient and to create the world that they want to see” says Trewin Restorick, founder and previous CEO of the charity Hubbub UK.

Hubbub transforms the way environmental messages are communicated by bringing people and organisations together as a force for good. Have you heard about Poly-Mer – the world’s first recycled plastic punt - which cleans up waterways with plastic fishing trips? Or about Community Fridges - where surplus food is shared for free - bringing communities together to connect, eat and reduce food waste?

In this conversation we’ll talk about creating positive environmental change, the role of design in creating change, and the most successful family-focused Hubbub campaigns.

This episode is supported by Hubbub, which helps to make actions that are good for the environment, second nature. Check out the links below to learn more.

Learn more about this episode:

https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/how-to-change-the-environmental-narrative

Find out more about Hubbub:

Website: https://www.hubbub.org.uk/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/hubbubuk

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellohubbub/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HubbubUK

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HelloHubbubUK

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bethefuturearth

Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

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What Is Climate Change Comedy?

Hope. Act. Thrive.

02/17/22 • 31 min

5.0

“Comedy solves a lot of the problems that we have in communicating climate change,” says Dr. Matt Winning, an environmental economist, and stand-up comedian.

Matt is a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Sustainable Resources at University College London working on climate policy, including the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change.

Matt is also a stand-up comedian who performs live climate change comedy, at festivals and comedy clubs around the UK, regularly appears on BBC Radio 4, and has a TEDx talk about the importance of using humour to discuss climate change.

His debut book HOT MESS: What On Earth Can We Do About Climate Change is out now and available in hardback, ebook and audiobook.

In this conversation, we’ll talk about climate change comedy, the power of humour to tackle the climate crisis, and bringing children into a changing climate.

Learn more about this episode:

https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/what-is-climate-change-comedy

Find out more about Matt Winning:

Website: http://www.mattwinning.com/

Book: https://www.headline.co.uk/titles/matt-winning/hot-mess/9781472276681/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattwinning

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mattywin85/

Find out more about Be The Future:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bethefuture.earth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/bethefuturearth

Website: https://www.bethefuture.earth

Email: hello@bethefuture.earth

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How To Tell Better Climate Stories

Hope. Act. Thrive.

07/21/22 • 32 min

“We all really have power, but we also have the power to pass the mic and to bring other people into the conversation. Kids, adults, whoever it might be. Everyone has something they could contribute to help the world reach, draw down and to help solve this climate crisis,” says Matt Scott, climate storyteller with Project Drawdown.

In this conversation we’ll talk about climate solutions storytelling, hearing the unheard in the climate space, and climate storytelling with kids.

This episode is supported by Unlikely Genius, which creates learning and content design for environment and sustainability.

Learn more about this episode:

https://www.bethefuture.earth/podcast/how-to-tell-better-climate-stories

Mentioned in this episode:

https://www.ted.com/talks/per_espen_stoknes_how_to_transform_apocalypse_fatigue_into_action_on_global_warming/transcript

Find out more about Project Drawdown:

www.drawdown.org/neighborhood

https://www.drawdown.org/solutions

Find out more about Unlikely Genius:

https://www.unlikelygenius.com/

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