Climate 4 Fun

Not all climate bullshitting is created equal! Memes are a powerful tool to understand climate science while having a laugh. I interviewed Ariel Maldonado, an IG influencer with over 70K followers who is leveraging memes and other fun content to promote people's climate action. Tune in to fight climate change one meme at a time! 

Here is Ariel’s IG account: https://www.instagram.com/gogreensavegreen/

What if aliens helped us fight global warming? If you think it’s just a moonshot, you should listen to my stellar chat with Atul Kumar. Travelling around the world with an alien friend on a flying e-bike, he leveraged his extraterrestrial point of view to spot climate solutions that humans cannot see. Tune in to learn how to think outside the planet and save the Earth!

Here is Atul’s website: https://atulsearth.co.uk/ 

I finally managed to talk to a climate change comedian and can tell you he’s as real as human-driven global warming! Much cooler though! When giving himself this title, Brian Ettling was house sitting. Can’t imagine how messy that place must have been! Anyway, since then, Brian has been spreading the fun climate gospel in schools, on TV shows, and even at the US Congress!

Here are some links to find out more about Brian:

https://climatechangecomedian.com/  (website)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-cz8TM5Iko&t=1s  (TV appearance on Comedy Central’s Tosh.o)

Laura Formenti is one of the Italian comedians who is standing up for the climate while Italy’s politicians are sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying their power. Besides being among Italia’s got talent finalists in 2021, Laura performed in several Italian TV comedy shows like Colorado. 

Tune in to laugh about insects-made pizza,  food body shaming, circular packaging guilt, Beyoncé-inspired plastic reduction, and much more!

Here are some links to find out more about Laura:

https://www.lauraformenti.it/ (website)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcgUTEC-RVouhqItqFd4VPg (youtube channel)

As gloom as it might be, wouldn't it be better to decide how and when climate change will affect us in 10 or 50 years? Well, that's what Andrew Boyd’s book, "I Want a Better Catastrophe", lets you do it. Tune in to find out how!

Buy Andrew’s book here: https://bettercatastrophe.com/

What would you do if you were stuck in a barrel floating over an island of plastic 3x the size of France? By the way, the island is a real thing and is called The Great Pacific Garbage Patch! Anyway, Ruxy Cantir and Sarah Rose Graber is a clowning duo who has tried to answer that question in their fun-filled show. Tune in to find out their creative solutions to laugh our way out of plastic!

Check out "Two In A Barrel" here: http://www.ruxandracantir.com/two-in-a-barrel

Sorry to let you down, but I’m not talking about farting or burping. Yet,

Check out Rachel's EcoBods project here: https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/more/news/story/students-use-power-of-theatre-to-educate-children-on-climate-change-2042

Whether you wanna learn how to write scripts for TV comedy shows or make fun YouTube videos about climate action, Beth Osnes is your go-to person! Tune in to listen to our chat!

Here are some links to find out more on Beth and her projects:

https://artistsandclimatechange.com/creative-climate-communication/

https://insidethegreenhouse.org/news/2024-itg-comedy-climate-change-short-video-competition

I had a sea of laughs with Jessica Bode, an ocean heroine! Tune in to find out how you could:

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I interviewed Kate Evans, the English Queen of comics on environmental issues. We spoke about Rosa Luxemburg, the first female environmental activist ever, solutions for climate refugees, and even the carbon footprint of breastfeeding! Tune in to cool down global warming one environmentally friendly cartoon at a time!

Read Kate's comics here: https://www.cartoonkate.co.uk/read-the-book/