This episode is about a musician in the award-winning British band, Foals, who wants to see big changes in both the live music industry and wider society. In a rare and personal interview, Edwin Congreave, says certain types of heavily polluting tours shouldn’t take place anymore and there are greener alternatives to connect with audiences. Edwin speaks to Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill about his own realisation about the fragility of our planet, his vision for the future of the live music industry and how bands could tour differently. And he calls on society to ask itself, 'what are we going to do about this'?

This episode is about a musician in the award-winning British band, Foals, who wants to see big changes in both the live music industry and wider society. In a rare and personal interview, Edwin Congreave, says certain types of heavily polluting tours shouldn’t take place anymore and there are greener alternatives to connect with audiences. Edwin speaks to Matt McGrath and Victoria Gill about his own realisation about the fragility of our planet, his vision for the future of the live music industry and how bands could tour differently. And he calls on society to ask itself, 'what are we going to do about this'?

Ep 9.  Foals’ Edwin Congreave – ‘A Message People Don’t Want To Hear’

Offering solutions and practical tips on how we can tackle climate change, as well as hearing from experts, campaigners and well-known names, like David Attenborough and Idris Elba. ‘What Planet Are We On?’ shines a light on some of the most challenging environmental issues of our time and takes a closer look at how we choose to live on this planet. Hosted by science, natural history and environmental broadcaster Liz Bonnin alongside the BBC’s environment correspondent Matt McGrath and science correspondent Victoria Gill, we’ll be exploring some of the impacts we’re having on the world and what we can do about it.

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Offering solutions and practical tips on how we can tackle climate change, as well as hearing from experts, campaigners and well-known names, like David Attenborough and Idris Elba. ‘What Planet Are We On?’ shines a light on some of the most challenging environmental issues of our time and takes a closer look at how we choose to live on this planet. Hosted by science, natural history and environmental broadcaster Liz Bonnin alongside the BBC’s environment correspondent Matt McGrath and science correspondent Victoria Gill, we’ll be exploring some of the impacts we’re having on the world and what we can do about it.

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