Meliora: a podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute

We know you often ask ‘if there’s a Zombie Apocalypse, how on Earth will we achieve the Sustainable Development Goals?’. So, we have recorded a special double 🧟‍♂️ episode addressing this very question! 

The brilliant Jack Dinham (UG, Meliora producer & editor) and I discuss our nerdy love for dystopian Sci-fi and fantasy, explore the sustainability metaphors surrounding zombie culture, and determine whether a zombie apocalypse would be net positive or negative for the SDGs, or perhaps the World’s End 🌍. We even have a scoring system with the results in episode 2. Jack’s research for this episode is amazing!

We hope you enjoy this light-hearted, popular-culture focused, off-beat and alternative entry point for addressing the SDGs, which is all for The Greater Good 🦢

Just in case you don’t, Jack and I are off to The Winchester, to have a nice cold pint, and wait for all of this to blow over……. 🧟‍♀️🍺🧟‍♂️

Episode zombies: Jack Dinham and Simon Kemp

Producer & Editor: Jack Dinham

This episode is for Lily Killner and Sophie Green

We're thrilled to welcome the wonderful Charlotte Bonner, Chief Executive of the EAUC and one of the true leaders of the Sustainability Education sector onto the Meliora Podcast!  In this episode we chat about Charlotte's passion for sustainability, how a chance encounter about bike storage changed her life, and every stage in her hugely impactful sustainability career.

Charlotte is someone I've worked with for well over a decade, and is one of the most impactful, strategic and supportive sustainability leaders I know.  Chief Executive of EAUC since early 2023, Charlotte is responsible for the strategic leadership of the organisation, supported by the brilliant EAUC team and over fifteen years’ leadership experience across membership and tertiary education organisations, with a focus on business development, transformational engagement and policy and advocacy.

We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it!

Guest: Charlotte Bonner

Host: Prof Simon Kemp

Producer and Editor: Ellie Howell 

We are delighted to welcome the excellent Bronwyn Lee, Consultant at Oil Spill Response Ltd onto the podcast to learn about she has managed to build a sustainability career as a recent Masters graduate.

Bronwyn discusses her early love for the marine environment and how that has guided her trajectory throughout her education and employment.  We also discuss the important work provided by OSRL in mitigating impacts on the marine environment from accidents in the oil industry.

Guest: Bronwyn Lee, OSRL

Host: Prof Simon Kemp, University of Southampton 

Producer: Ellie Howell

Editor: Jack Dinham

Michelle Papayannakos is a widely recognized and highly respected leader in the sustainability world, and someone I have a tremendous amount of respect for.  With a career that spans the media (BBC, Paramount), rail industry, safety, and Market Analysis working at a senior strategic level we hear from Michelle about her journey from studying Environmental Science at the University of Southampton, getting that first role, the importance of authenticity, and how to develop a high-impact long-term career that really makes a difference to the world.  

We're delighted to have Michelle as a guest on the Meliora podcast and we hope you enjoy this episode.

Guest: Michelle Papayannakos

Host: Prof Simon Kemp

Producer: Ellie Howell

Editor: Mya Harvey

We are delighted to welcome Sarah Misselbrook, Director of the award-winning not-for-profit Riba Rocks association in Catalunya, Spain to this episode of the Meliora podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton.

In this episode Sarah tells us all about her background in art and journey in sustainability, the challenges of growing her inspirational association away from her home in Southampton, and ultimately how Riba Rocks won the prestigious 'Best Festival for Contribution to Sustainability' award at the Iberian Festival Awards!

Guest: Sarah Misselbrook

Host: Prof Simon Kemp

Producers: Ellie Howell and Mya Harvey

Editor: Ellie Howell

Welcome to the second part of 'Sport and Sustainability' with Emily Cole, where we continue our chat exploring the complexity, joy, challenges and wellbeing benefits in this fascinating area of sustainability on this episode of the Green Gown Award winning Meliora podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton.

In this two-part episode, Emily expands on a lecture she gave on our 'Global Sustainability Challenges' module where she discusses sporting events, sportswashing, the wellbeing benefits of sport and so many other angles!

Relax and we hope you enjoy the final part of the episode!

Guest: Emily Cole

Host: Simon Kemp

Producers: Jack Dinham and Mya Harvey

Editors: Mya Harvey and Ellie Howell

We are joined again by Sustainability Teaching Fellow, PhD student and regular Meliora guest Emily Cole to discuss the complexity, joy and challenges in sport and sustainability on this episode of the Green Gown Award winning Meliora podcast from the Sustainability & Resilience Institute at the University of Southampton.

In this two-part episode, Emily expands on a lecture she gave on our 'Global Sustainability Challenges' module where she discusses sporting events, sportswashing, the wellbeing benefits of sport and so many other angles!

Relax and we hope you enjoy the first part of the episode!

Guest: Emily Cole

Host: Simon Kemp

Producers: Jack Dinham and Mya Harvey

Editors: Mya Harvey and Ellie Howell

The Social Impact Lab, hosted by the Meliora podcast, is delighted to be joined by Steve Fleming MBE to discuss the inspirational work of Kick4Life F.C., a football club dedicated to social change.  Kick4Life is a multi-award-winning charity and social enterprise using the power of sport to transform the lives of vulnerable children and young people in Lesotho, helping to promote long-term sustainable development in the Mountain Kingdom.

https://www.kick4life.org/

Episode guest: Steve Fleming MBE, Kick4Life F.C.

Episode host: David Light, Social Impact Lab Director University of Southampton

Episode producer: Ali Walker, Digital Media Developer, Faculty of Social Sciences

Episode editor: Jack Dinham, Meliora podcast intern

The Meliora podcast is delighted to share that we have partnered with the Social Impact Lab (SIL) at the University of Southampton to release episodes all about their wonderfully transformative work.  In this introductory episode we chat with the SIL Director David Light to find out all about their work, the history of SIL from its formation by our much missed friend Prof Pathik Pathak, and David's fascinating career journey.

Join us for future SIL episodes, starting with an episode all about the inspirational Kick4Life progamme.

Guest: David Light, Director of the Social Impact Lab University of Southampton

Host: Prof Simon Kemp, Deputy Director of the Sustainability and Resilience Institute, University of Southampton

Producer: Ali Walker, Digital Media Developer Faculty of Social Sciences

Editor: Jack Dinham, Meliora podcast Intern

We are delighted to be joined by the brilliant Rebecca Kinge and Izzy Sargent of the Southampton Climate Action Network (SoCAN) to discuss the crucial work they and community collective colleagues are conducting across the city of Southampton. Although climate focused in the name, their work addresses all the different dimensions of sustainability and this episode explores this through a local community action group.

We also get to learn about the sustainability journeys of both Rebecca and Izzy, showing how different peoples paths can be, but how they can end at a convergence point that makes the best of personal skills and experience.

If you would like to learn more, please visit these pages:

Local is the New Global film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOs5T-R2p8k

Southampton National Park City - https://southampton-national-park.com

So Collective Climate Futures - http://www.socollective.org.uk/Imagine-Climate-Friendly-Futures

SoCAN calendar of events - https://www.sotoncan.org.uk/calendar/

Transition Southampton Repair Café - https://transitionsouthampton.org/projects-repair-cafe/

Episode Guests: Rebecca Kinge and Izzy Sargent

Episode Host: Simon Kemp

Episode Producer and Editor: Eleanor Howell