Outrage + Optimism

What role does fear play in awakening humanity to avoiding it's own demise? Can fear sustain long-term action and help us avoid climate change? This week we talk the scary bits of climate truth with author of "The Uninhabitable Earth" David Wallace-Wells. He discusses with us the responsibility of communicating the full potential picture of climate change as a journalist, and how more people on Earth need to hear what could happen if we do not act now.

Plus, a live musical performance from Billy Bragg!

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Check out Billy Bragg's music here:

https://www.billybragg.co.uk/

Lyric video for "King Tide and The Sunny Day Flood":

https://bit.ly/2EEJOCx

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David Wallace-Wells' book, 'The Uninhabitable Earth':

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David's article:

https://nym.ag/30eILRW

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Since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, legal systems around the world are beginning to witness the power of citizens, organizations, and businesses fighting legal battles to protect Earth. But who's side is the law on? This week we talk about how the tides have turned in favor of Earth in court with CEO of ClientEarth, James Thornton. We hear about how ClientEarth is mending the relationship between humanity and the Earth through the law, and James shares some amazing news from China regarding citizens being able to sue the Chinese government in environmental cases. Stick around for the amazing story of how €30 shut down a coal mine.

And our special guest co-host this week is Dr. Tara Shine. Science and policy adviser, explorer, tv presenter, and author (to name a few), Tara joins us to discuss the intersection of human rights and environmental rights, and intros us to her exhaustibly-researched-yet-incredibly-practical book, 'How To Save Your Planet One Object At A Time'.

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James Thornton's Organization, ClientEarth: https://www.clientearth.org

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Stream ‘A Billion Heartbeats’ by Mystery Jets: https://spoti.fi/30Dn3WM

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This week's music is brought to you in partnership with SoFar Sounds. See live performances and learn more about supporting artists at: https://www.sofarsounds.com

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Check out Dr. Tara Shine's book - 'How To Save Your Planet One Object At A Time': https://amzn.to/30I1y79

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In a world where culture leads politics, what is the role of the artist in political activism?

This week, we interview Massive Attack's Rob "3D" Del Naja and long-time collaborator, Mark Donne to discuss intentional, subversive creation in times of COVID. One such timely creation came about last week when Massive Attack collaborated with Mark and our very own Christiana Figueres to create a sonic experience that evokes an unsettling of the self to expose the dark, dystopian reality that the climate crisis has promised. Based on the backdrop of Sir Thomas More's 1516 "Utopia" The 3 songs on Massive Attack's EP "Eutopia" as described in their own words, "have nothing to do with naïve notions of an ideal, perfect world, and everything to do with the urgent & practical need to build something better."

And, as Tom is away on holiday, we are joined by a guest co-host! None other than brilliant author and writer, Saci Lloyd. Saci is a pioneer in the Cli-Fi book genre, and has written the critically acclaimed series, "The Carbon Diaries." Her quick wit, irreverent pen, artistic spirit, and deep knowledge of everything climate helps us unpack how we should protect and view the role of the artist in a society that so desperately needs them.

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Massive Attack's stunning visual creation "Eutopia" featuring Christiana Figueres: https://bit.ly/3fH7XWw

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Saci Lloyd's Books: https://amzn.to/2B4Of7Y

Her latest book, "72 To Save A Zoo": https://amzn.to/3fFfo0n

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This week, Outrage! and Optimism goes galactic to talk about the relationship between policy and science. In a world riddled by authoritarian divisions and isolating nationalism, how do we bring ourselves and our neighbors to the realization that we are one human race on a fragile planet that we need to protect?

Upon her return back to Earth, NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir agreed to sit down with us and talk through her experience of leaving the Earth, and how communicating what is often described as "The Overview Effect" can transform how we live our lives here on our tiny, blue marble.

Our musical guest this week is Mesadorm. They recorded an intimate rendition of their song, "Easy" for us. Stick around to hear it!

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Check out the Expedition 62 Patch designed by Jessica! So cool.

https://www.shopnasa.com/products/expedition-62-patch

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Mesadorm's music video for "Easy"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASD5cx8Axtk

This week's musical performance was brought in partnership with Sofar Sounds. You can learn more about supporting artists around the world through live shows and performances at https://www.sofarsounds.com

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Register here for Yassamin Ansari's Virtual Event with Ben Rhodes | Moderated by Tom Rivett-Carnac on Saturday, July 11th!

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This week, a LIVEstream episode! We were joined by activist and filmmaker, Richard Curtis, for his second time on the podcast! His latest initiative, Make My Money Matter is a campaign to shift the £3 trillion invested in UK pensions away from fossil fuels, arms, and meat production over to clean energy, healthcare, and human rights. This initiative is helping vegans not unknowingly invest in meat production, helping doctors not unknowingly invest in tobacco, and the list goes on. Amazing stuff.

And later on in the episode, another Outrage + Optimism first! A live musical performance from Beans on Toast of his song, "On & On". Check out the music video for "On & On": https://bit.ly/2YTfRWL

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Really excited that this is our first episode partnering with SoFar Sounds! You can learn more about supporting artists around the world through live shows and performances at https://www.sofarsounds.com

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Christiana is BACK! We discuss to rise of "stakeholder capitalism" and how it could be a turning point for corporations and countries to #buildbackbetter. Our interview this week is with former CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman. Paul enlightens us on how the private sector has a major opportunity and responsibility to bring back humanity to the core of its driving purpose. We explore his success in turning the tide of capitalism towards corporate social responsibility, and why certified, true green business is better for return on investment, as well as the safety and health of humanity.

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This week on the podcast, we talk about the second most polluting industry in the world, fashion. We talk with President and CEO of Gucci, Marco Bizzarri about why Gucci went carbon neutral with offsets, and how they plan to take their entire supply chain to carbon neutrality without having to pay for offsets. And to achieve that, they've launched both #CEOCarbonNeutralChallenge and Equilibrium.Gucci.com. Listen in to hear how they're going to do it.

And before that interview, our guest co-host this week is Lucy Siegle, Nature and Climate Journalist/Writer, focusing in on plastics and the fashion industry. Lucy gives us a word on why fast-fashion consumerism post-COVID is even more unsustainable, and breaks up the conversation about having her urine tested for banned plasticizers. You don't want to miss it.

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Links to Lucy's Work:

Turning The Tide on Plastic | To Die For | The True Cost

Check out Gucci's Sustainability Efforts:

Gucci Equilibrium Website | Gucci Equilibrium Instagram

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This week, something a little different!

For our conversation, we are joined by South African Environmental and Human Rights Activist, Kumi Naidoo. Kumi is best know for his time running GreenPeace International and Amnesty International, two massive organizations that get at the heart of enacting justice in all it's forms around the world. We talk about what kind of leadership is needed in our search for environmental and racial justice.

And our main guest this week is Lindsay Levin, CEO of Leaders' Quest. Lindsay has dedicated her life and her work to reshaping what leadership looks like through vulnerability, listening, and doing the work of searching ourselves to find our collective humanity.

Watch the amazing animation and download Tom's new book here: https://whathappenedwhenweallstopped.com

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It's World Environment Day, and what better way to celebrate than with Executive Director of The United Nations World Environment Programme, Inger Andersen. She gives us her optimism about dreaming up the regenerative world filled with biodiversity and a right relationship with nature, as well as her outrage over the social, economic, and racial inequality that pervades our current systems.

And while Christiana is away on holiday, Tom and Paul discuss why environmental justice means that black lives matter, and Tom tells us about his newest book, "What Happened When We All Stopped", illustrated by his sister, Bee Rivett-Carnac, and narrated by none other than Dr. Jane Goodall.

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To save the world we need to change the story. Nature and the climate are in crisis. To survive we must use our most powerful tool - communication. Telling these stories can be difficult and dangerous. But done right they can change the world. Join environmental journalist Lucy Siegle (The Guardian, The One Show) and wildlife filmmaker Tom Mustill (Greta Thunberg / #NatureNow & BBC Natural History Unit) as they learn how to communicate better, from those who do it best.

This episode looks at the work of the world’s premiere nature broadcaster, one of the most trusted voices in the world. We ask Sir David Attenborough what he has learnt, what he would do if he was starting his career now, how we can use wonder to fight for nature and what we need to do immediately.

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