Climate 4 Fun

What’s the link between Al Gore, a wellness guru, and a thought-to-be-extinct bird? While you might have just answered “no link, you idiot!”, you should listen to my interview with Bob Katz, the author of “Waiting for Al Gore”. His novel won the BookFest Award for best political humour!

- Bob Katz’s Instagram account:

⁠https://www.instagram.com/bobkatzwrites/⁠

- Book publisher:

https://www.flexiblepub.com/waiting_for_al_gore

Short answer: Yes, it can! Though you need to have a hilarious speaker like Stuart Goldsmith entertaining your team. Besides revealing the secret recipe for pushing corporate climate action, Stuart was a gold mine of climate-friendly ideas: pedal-powered flights, Xmas trees turned into beer, and many more!

If you think science is boring, you've never had a chat with Brian Malow, the world’s only science comedian. Think that Brian managed to make even NASA people chuckle! And I can tell you his jokes work very well with climate science too! Tune in to fight climate change one scientific laugh at a time!

Here is a link to Brian’s website:

https://sciencecomedian.com/

Turns out that you can learn how to save the planet while partying hard all night long. This is just one of the cool things I've learnt from Corinne Rivera. From compost on steroids, aka biochars, to speed dates in a shower. Tune it to find out more!

What if your partner doesn't want to fly anymore to reduce carbon emissions? Or, even worse, what if your partner is so stupid that drinks too many cold beers to "cool himself down" during a heat wave and beats you up? These are only some of the social impacts caused by global warming. I talked to Rafaella Scheer, one of the Greenwashing Comedy Club's performers in Paris, to find out how humor can help you handle these hot potatotes!

Here are some links to stay in the good & fun Greenwashing loop:

https://linktr.ee/greenwashingcomedyclub

https://www.instagram.com/rafaella_standup/

Wouldn’t it be great if Jonathan Pie decoded the science behind the climate fuckmergency? Well, this is as real as the fact that we’re causing a dicksaster! And that’s thanks to the Climate Science Translated initiative. I interviewed Nick Oldridge, one of the project’s co-founders. Tune in to find out more!

Wanna rule your country for 1 day, save the world, and have fun? By playing Daybreak, you can! This sustainability-focused cooperative board game can be an educational yet entertaining activity for families, students, or employees. It’s a strategy game, a bit like Age of Empires. However, instead of conquering other countries, you talk with them to boost climate action! Listen to this episode to learn more from Matteo Menapace, one of Daybreak’s creators!

Buy Daybreak here: https://www.daybreakgame.org/ 

After hitting over 2M views with her dark humor YouTube video “Weathergirl Goes Rogue”, Pippa Mackie is taking us by storm with “Hurricane Mona”! So, what happens when a climate activist turns to a giant talking frog to save the planet? Tune in to find out!

Buy tickets here (it’s on until December 3!): https://thecultch.com/event/hurricane-mona/

Ed Sheeran said: “We learn everything from failure”. And I find it just “Perfect”! That’s why seeing Tim Medland’s poster exhibition is a timely and vital training for everyone, especially for those attending COP28 in Dubai from 30 November to 12 December 2023!

https://posterhouse.org/exhibition/we-tried-to-warn-you-environmental-crisis-posters-1970-2020/ 

What happens when a man with a book meets a man with a joke? If the man with a joke is a joke like Trump, the man with a book will be a dead man. In all other cases, the two men’s synergy becomes a lethal weapon to beat climate change. I dug into this with the help of Esteban Gast, who pioneered a collaboration between climate experts and comedians. Besides opening for comedians like Colin Jost, Tim Meadows, and Bo Burnham, Esteban is also a writer, public speaker, and TV show presenter.

Have a listen to fight climate change one laugh at a time!

Here are some links to find out more about Esteban:

https://www.estebangast.com/ (website)

https://generation180.org/pathways/climate-comedy-cohort/ (Climate Comedy Cohort)