Sustainababble

Sustainababble

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  • #46: Dale Vince meets Sustainababble
    In the early 1990s Dale Vince was a New Age traveller living on a hill in Stroud. Now he is boss of the UK’s best known green energy firm, Ecotricity, which is worth £100m, and runs the world’s only all-vegan football club.Dave and Ol went to Stroud to interview surely the only man on the planet who's convinced footballers to eat tofu.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    36 min
  • #45: Heathrow 13
    Hot off the dock at Willesden Magistrates' Court, we interview Danni Paffard, one of 13 activists found guilty of - but not, it turns out, sent down for - aggravated trespass for occupying Heathrow's north runway last year.Also this week, we aggressively trespass on some badger babble, the pigs want their money back, and a Peruvian German has made a terrible mess of the Amazon.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    42 min
  • #44: Nuclear
    Dave and Ol investigate nuclear power: it costs a fortune, but do we still need it to save the planet? And what have didgeridoos, cups of tea, and radioactive moggies got to do with it?There's some self-sustaining babble about beavers and some praise for apple-faced young Nordics.And what's this about councils being told they have to continue to invest in stinky fuels, even if they don't want to any more?Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    38 min
  • #43: Love
    It's Valentine's Day, so everyone's throwing money at card shops and calling it romance.But what does it mean for the planet? Should we give up buying roses? Will anyone remember to give lil' old Earth a cuddle?There's inhofery from the oil company we all love to hate, filthy babble from India, and yet another A-lister giving it to the PM. Lovely.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    37 min
  • #42: Europe
    Lucky Brits will soon be asked if they want IN or OUT of the EU. What should you do if you love the planet? Ol and Dave grill an EU expert, Sam Lowe.We gawp at the UK Government pushing Chinese Weetabix onto the world, ask whether it can ever be OK to fly return to Germany just to make a point about train fares, and send a very cross message to Card Factory.All this, and what on Earth is happening to oil company profits?Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble(special nod to the Don Bradmans, and their track 'Bill Oddie's Body')
    37 min
  • #41: Whales
    They're big, wet and lovely. Whether they're washing up on our beaches or getting harpooned by naughty Japanese people, everyone's talking about whales - and so are we.This week Ol and Dave wonder why it is people get so gooey about whales, and dig into exactly how the heck Japan keeps getting away with killing and eating so many of them in the name of 'science'.All this, and the world's sexiest President finds himself in Babble Corner - twice.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    39 min
  • #40: Space
    With Tim Peake, Star Wars, and NEW ACTUAL PLANETS dominating the news, we ponder why everyone's so gooey about space. And shouldn't the human race get its own house in order before sodding off to Mars?Leonardo DiCaprio gets an icecream, Dave gets irate about a mouse, and an exceptionally unlikely recipient gets this week's babble award.Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    39 min
  • #39: Planet Earth is Blue
    Dave's back from his holidays to find out David Bowie has died, the UK's lost killer whales it didn't even know it had, and the bloke in charge of flood prevention went on holiday by mistake. Lawks.There's a load of stinky air, fossil fuel barons suing Barack Obama, and the weirdest thing Donald Trump has done yet.And with Bowie-puns agogo, who is this week's - ahem - Starman?Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    36 min
  • #38: Tony Juniper meets Sustainababble
    To kick off 2016 we serve up an interview with writer, environmentalist and campaigner extraordinaire Tony Juniper.Dave and Ol ask if the recent Paris deal is much cop, whether sticking a price tag on nature is a good idea, and what Tony thinks 2016 will hold for the planet.Enjoy!Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    42 min
  • #37: Technology
    Can technology save the planet? Dave and Ol interview tech journalist, podcast host & stand-up comic Kirsty Styles.We ask: do politicians have the remotest clue about technology? How do you inspire the people building dating apps to put their efforts into battling climate change? And is VHS a sexual disease?Sustainababble is your weekly comedy podcast about politics, prattle and the planet. Out Mondays.Music by Dicky Moore from Bearcraft and Dream Themes.Available on iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud, and on sustainababble.fish. Visit us at @thebabblewagon and at Facebook.com/sustainababble
    33 min

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