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Matt Scott is the Manager of Storytelling & Engagement with Project Drawdown, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help the world reach “drawdown”—the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. Since the 2017 publication of the New York Times bestseller Drawdown, the organization has emerged as a leading resource for information and insight about climate solutions.  Matt Scott focuses on passing the mic to those who often go unheard in the climate space.  In this conversation Nina and Matt explored how storytelling and data work together to shift thinking and behavior.  Matt also shared the five barriers to climate action.  Nina was happily surprised to learn Matt is a fan of co-active coaching! 

Project Drawdown

The 5 D's of Climate 

Drawdown's Neighborhoods

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Executive Coaches Neil Edwards and Jeff Jacobson, guests from Season One, joined Nina again to have a conversation about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at this year's Academy Awards and the subsequent fallout from it.  Neil shared his perspectives on the overreaction of many white folks in his circle and the complexity of the situation for the black family.   Rules that were broken (or not) and patterns that remain in our collective response.  

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Camille Lee is the founder of WearEmOutTees, a circular t-shirt brand focused on getting pre-loved tees back into the economy to help divert them away from landfills, which extends their lifecycle. She hand-selects each shirt and creates the vision for the images screen-printed on every piece.  Camille explains circular fashion and what inspired her to create a business that diverts textiles from landfills.  Nina and Camille also explored the ups and downs of running a social impact business. 

WearEmOutTees

Fast Fashion

WearEmOutTee on IG

Let's Get Real on IG

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Kristy Drutman, otherwise known as “Brown Girl Green” is passionate about working at the intersections between media, diversity, and environmentalism.  As a youth climate activist, Kristy has worked with youth from around the world to create collaborative, intersectional online media with the goal of creating conscious, culturally relevant content.  Kristy talked about her experiences at the UN Climate Talks and the harm that happens regularly to BIPOC activists.  Nina and Kristy shared their inspirations and the importance of well being and mental health for activists.  Kristy also talked about why DEI is not just nice to have, but an essential safety net for BIPOC leaders in the green movement. 

Brown Girl Green

Brown Girl Green on Instagram

Octavia Butler

Morgan Harper Nichols on IG

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Carlos Deal is an entrepreneur, a chef and owner of Alternativeats, a restaurant with a focus on Navajo and Japanese food.  Carlos shared his vision for opening up a commissary kitchen and developing the next generation of chefs in his community.  Nina and Carlos talked about the importance of local foods in addressing our carbon footprint.  Nina also learned what a hoop house is. 

Alternativeats Facebook page

Change Labs

Uranium Poisoning on Navajo Nation

Peabody Mine Shutdown

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Dr. Irina Feygina is a social psychologist who applies behavioral science and facilitation approaches to climate change policy and program development.  She served as the Director of Behavioral Science and Assessment at Climate Central, and as a fellow on the White House Social and Behavioral Sciences Team.  Irina joins Let's Get Real to talk about how our need for belonging affects our belief in climate change,  how some of our core assumptions endanger us, and what actually influences people to take positive action.  Nina and Irina also talk about what it really takes to have productive conversations with people who have different beliefs than our own.  Irina shared openly about her own struggle to integrate the scientific method with more intuitive ways of knowing and how her own inner work mirrors what needs to happen in society.   

Process Work

Polarity Management

The Master and his Emissary
 

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Andy and Nina talk about the impetus behind a season about climate activism.  Nina busts some climate change myths and the two of them riff about how sustainability is influencing their plans to buy or build their next home.   Andy shares a bit about his recording methodology. Nina also gives a sneak peak into some future episodes of Season Three.

Drawdown Project

The Last Glacier

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David O'Leary is a wealth management expert, impact investment professional, public speaker, and writer.  David spends his time as Founder & Principal of Kind Wealth, a holistic wealth management practice helping early to mid-career Canadians manage their money in a way that matches their values.  Nina spoke with David O'Leary about how to put our money where are values are and make investing a form of activism.  David and Nina also shared stories about how our attitudes about money influence our choices.   David explained what Environment Social Governance (ESG) criteria are,  the bottleneck to more social impact investing, and the power of newer forms of financing such as microlending. 

Dave’s Impact Investing Podcast  

Kind Wealth
 
Dave's Resources for Impact Investing 

James Baldwin Quote

Soul of Money  

Muhammad Yunus  

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For the Season 3 Opener, Nina interviews Lilly Tong, climate creative and activist and host of Make Peas Not Beef.  Lilly is passionate about building smart cities that leverage sustainable practices and technological innovation to combat climate change.  In this conversation Lilly and Nina talked about the importance of optimism to being a climate activist.  They also riffed on veganism, reducing use of plastic and the privilege of clean drinking water.  Finally, Lilly shared the three things that all of us can do to be climate activists.   

Food for Thought Podcast

Make Peas Not Beef

Game Changers Documentary 

Betsy Rosenberg 

The Drawdown Project 

Blueland

Dropps

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