Second Nature
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How our personal and collective sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Second Nature episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Second Nature for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Second Nature episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Does it Really Matter If I Eat Less Meat?
Second Nature
05/22/24 • 28 min
Plant-based eating is one of the most impactful climate actions we can take, but changing our diets can be overwhelming. How can we get started and stick with it?
Second Nature is your community for practical, sustainable living. On this episode, we're hearing from listeners about how they've started adding more plants to their plates, finding inspiration in delicious recipes, and getting motivated by the carbon impact of collective action.
On this episode, you'll hear:
- Motivation and practical tips from listeners across the plant-forward spectrum: flexitarians, vegetarians, and vegans.
- An interview with food writer Alicia Kennedy about how the food industry needs to reckon with the environmental impact of meat, plus delicious plant-based recipes to try.
- How our collective shift to more plant-based meals can impact the meat industry.
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Second Nature is a podcast by Commons, the sustainable spending app that tens of thousands of people use to track their footprint. Earn rewards for climate-friendly purchases like plant-based restaurants, and join collective challenges. Download the app and join this month's collective challenge, Secondhand Shopping.
Episode credits
- Listener contributions: Amea Wadsworth, Caitlyn Luitjens, Daria Panova, Drew Crabtree, Jacqueline Elliott , Joëlle Provost , Kimberly Foley, Lawrence Hott, Melissa Athina, Timmin Vooijs, Willa Stoutenbeek
- Featuring: Alicia Kennedy and Sanchali Sate Pal
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Fact checking: Sophie Janaskie
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- (00:00) - Intro
- (03:36) - Listener's motivations for eating less meat
- (05:47) - Listeners' advice for eating more plants
- (09:15) - Interview with food writer, Alicia Kennedy
- (23:33) - What Happens if we Get This Right With Sanchali Seth Pal
- (26:11) - Outro
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How to Grow a Little Food in the Big City
Second Nature
06/05/24 • 35 min
Stoops, balconies, and windowsills are ripe for growing food. Today, we're riding out the ripple effect that urban gardening can have on our lives and the planet.
Second Nature is your community for practical, sustainable living. On this episode, we're getting inspiration and practical tips to start small, fruitful home gardens in urban spaces. We're also talking about the carbon footprint of home gardens and realizing the ripple effect that growing our own food can have on our lives and the environment.
🌎 To see photos of our contributors and their gardens as well as citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.
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Second Nature is a podcast by Commons, the sustainable spending app that tens of thousands of people use to track their footprint. Earn rewards for climate-friendly purchases and find new, action-based content in the app every week. Download the app and join our June Collective Challenge: Sustainable Transit.
Episode credits
- Listener contributions: Sameera Mokkarala, Lindsay Kerns, Daria Panova, Brian Stancheski, Tara Haug, Rooey
- Featuring: Nelson ZêPequéno and Sanchali Seth Pal
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
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09/25/24 • 29 min
Can you convince others to take climate action without being a nag? When you do what you can live sustainably, there inevitably comes a time when you want to spread the gospel and share your practice with others. It's a fantastic way to expand your low-carbon impact, but how do you communicate with people in a way that they'll actually be receptive to?
On this episode, you’ll hear:
- Unique ways that our listeners are sharing their climate practices with people in their lives.
- A way to invoke action for anyone who cares about climate.
- Alyssa Barber shares techniques and tips she's used to build a community of hundreds of thousands of people who care about climate.
- How solar panel installation is a lesson in community climate action.
🌎 For resources, photos of our contributors, citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.
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Episode Credits
- Listener contributions: Nicole Collins, Natalie Pullen, Laura Oldanie, Artie Sadahiro, Kellie Rana
- Featuring: Alyssa Barber and Sanchali Seth Pal
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- With footage from Democracy Now! Monday, March 3, 2014 and Montgomery Bus Boycott revised by gdortchjr via the Internet Archive.
- (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
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The Cure for Fast Fashion
Second Nature
05/29/24 • 36 min
Fast fashion is cheap, but the low cost to customers comes at a high cost to garment workers, communities, and the environment. So, how do we break free from the fast fashion cycle?
Second Nature is your community for practical, sustainable living. On this episode, we're commiserating with listeners over the allure of fast fashion and getting real tips to break free from it. Plus, we're doing the math on the impact of buying less fast fashion and talking to Kestrel Jenkins (journalist and host of Conscious Chatter) about the human cost of fast fashion.
On this episode, you'll hear:
- Practical guidance from real-life, former fast fashion shopaholics.
- An interview with journalist and Conscious Chatter host Kestrel Jenkins about the human cost of fast fashion and how to recenter the supply chain in our buying habits.
- What happens when get this right? Commons CEO and founder Sanchali Seth Pal does the math on how ditching fast fashion can make a real carbon impact.
🌎 To see photos of our contributors, citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.
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Second Nature is a podcast by Commons, the sustainable spending app that tens of thousands of people use to track their footprint. Earn rewards for climate-friendly purchases like plant-based restaurants, and join collective challenges. Download the app and join May's collective challenge, Secondhand Shopping.
Episode credits
- Listener contributions: Alyssa Barber, Drew Crabtree, Freya Dumasia, Hattie Webb, Kellie Rana, Lawrence Hott, Madeline Streilein, Miriam Jornet, Romina Román, Rozalia Agioutanti, Tavia Anon, Willa Stoutenbeek
- Featuring: Kestrel Jenkins and Sanchali Sate Pal
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Fact checking: Sophie Janaskie
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
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Welcome to Second Nature
Second Nature
04/22/24 • 1 min
Can we live sustainably in an unsustainable world? Second Nature is a new podcast from Commons exploring how sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet.
Every week, hear how listeners around the world take action every to combat climate change and create the kind of world they want to live in. We'll get expert answers to your burning climate questions and calculate the potential carbon impact of collective action.
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10/02/24 • 13 min
Whether it's from a catastrophic storm, a brutal heat wave, or dying coral reefs, we're all dealing with the effects of climate change. All that stress and sadness can lead to climate anxiety (aka eco-anxiety).
If you've felt anxious about the state of our climate, you're not alone. In our first-ever Community Voices episode of Second Nature, we're focusing all on you, our listeners, to hear various ways to cope with climate anxiety through nature, community, and gratitude.
If you're looking for more resources to help with climate anxiety, we highly recommend this list from the team at All We Can Save.
🌎 For photos of our contributors and further reading, check the full show notes.
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Episode Credits
- Listener contributions: Adyasha, Artie Sadahiro, Camille, Liv, Natalie Pullen, Nick Blocha, Savannah Vize
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
- (00:00) - Marker 1
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Can We Overcome Overconsumption?
Second Nature
06/12/24 • 29 min
Becoming more conscious consumers is a pivotal step in building a more sustainable economy, but how do we deconsume in a consumerist world? When we buy less, we save money, cut down on clutter, and lower our emissions. This collective shift has another big impact — helping us to steer the economy away from disposable products, unsustainable resource use, and dangerous supply chains.
On this episode of Second Nature, we hear listeners' take on overconsumption and their tips for deconsumption. We also chat with climate activist and educator Lauren Bash about Buy Nothing groups, Repair Cafes, and her own deconsumption journey. Plus, we find out who's doing all this overconsuming and the impact it's having on the rest of the world.
🌎 To see photos of our contributors as well as citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.
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A great way to cut down on overconsumption is to get a handle on what you’re consuming. If you want a sustainable spending buddy to help you track the emissions of every purchase and gives you personalized tips, try the Commons app.
Episode credits
- Listener contributions: Alyssa Barber, Amea Wadsworth, Andrea Reno, Caitlyn Luitjens, Daria Panova, Jonas Schäfer, Mac Hansen, Madeline Streilein, Nicole Collins, Rachel Orenstein, Timmin Vooijs, Willa Stoutenbeek
- Featuring: Lauren Bash and Sanchali Seth Pal
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
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Buy Nothing Groups Put Community Over Corporations
Second Nature
11/06/24 • 17 min
When we need or want something, our first thought is often, "Where can I buy it?" But what if our first thought was: "I wonder if my neighbors have it?" Buy Nothing groups and free groups are community-rooted solutions for overconsumption and how much overconsumption costs us and the planet.
Whether you're looking for empty plastic containers for a craft or you want to give away an old Kindle you don't use, these groups are a great way to realize the resources and generosity of our neighbors.
On this Community Voices episode of Second Nature, we're diving into the generous, thrifty, free world of free groups and Buy Nothing groups to discover new opportunities to connect with community and find new value in our stuff.
🌎 For photos of our contributors and further reading, check the full show notes.
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Episode Credits
- Listener contributions: Taylor Barkley, Morgan Gallagher, Diana Holguin, Madeline Streilein, Nick Blocha
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
Composting Is for Everyone
Second Nature
06/19/24 • 35 min
Composting is one of the easiest climate actions and there are so many ways to do it! On this episode, you'll get a straightforward explanation of how composting works and all the inspiration and guidance you need to start composting — no matter where you live. Listen in to hear:
- Listeners' firsthand advice for composting in any living situation
- Your composting questions answered by Dr. Sheridan Ross of Compton Community Garden
- The carbon impact of composting our food waste
- If you want to get personalized recommendations for composting in your area, try the Composting action in the Commons app.
🌎 To see photos of our contributors as well as citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.
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Episode credits
- Listener contributions: Nicole Collins, Joëlle Provost , Lindsay Kerns, Bo Meisl, Sameera Mokkarala, Melissa Athina, Yolanda Gonzalez, Gracon Ladd, and Daniel Goh
- Featured guests: Dr. Sheridan Ross and Sanchali Seth Pal
- Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
- Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
- (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
Every Job Can Be a Green Job
Second Nature
07/03/24 • 32 min
Tired of working 9-5 at a job or a company that's not focused on sustainability? We've got good news. You don't need a sustainability degree to get a green job. There are green jobs out there for any skillset, and in this episode, we're going to help you find them.
On this episode, you'll hear:
- How listeners are adapting their job into a green job, or starting fresh in a new industry.
- Kristy Drutman (aka browngirlgreen), the co-founder of the Green Jobs Board talk about hiring, representation, and resources in the green jobs space
- The job numbers in the climate space
- And how a green jobs are a crucial part of a more sustainable economy
🌎 For resources, photos of our contributors citations, and further reading, check the full show notes.
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Episode credits
- Listener contributions: Caitlyn Luitjens, Freya Dumasia, Grace Kenworthy, Natalie Pullen, Paula Tanscheit, Willa Stoutenbeek
Featuring: Kristy Drutman and Sanchali Seth Pal
Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild
Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham - (00:00) - Tempo: 120.0
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FAQ
How many episodes does Second Nature have?
Second Nature currently has 18 episodes available.
What topics does Second Nature cover?
The podcast is about Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Podcasts and Education.
What is the most popular episode on Second Nature?
The episode title 'How to Grow a Little Food in the Big City' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Second Nature?
The average episode length on Second Nature is 27 minutes.
How often are episodes of Second Nature released?
Episodes of Second Nature are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Second Nature?
The first episode of Second Nature was released on Apr 22, 2024.
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