Tangelic Talks

🌍 How do we process climate grief and turn it into resilience? In this thought-provoking episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Andres Tamez sit down with Elizabeth Doerr—writer, strategist, and creator of Cramming for the Apocalypse—to explore the emotional landscape of climate change, disaster preparedness, and finding hope in the face of uncertainty.

Elizabeth shares her personal journey through wildfire smoke, earthquake anxieties, and parenting in the climate era. Together, we unpack the meaning of “apocalypse,” why preparedness is both a personal and social responsibility, and how storytelling can help us navigate grief while building community resilience.

From Grief to Greatness: Navigating Climate Anxiety & Building Resilience with Elizabeth Doerr

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

💔 What climate grief really feels like—and how to cope with it

📖 Storytelling as a tool for resilience and climate communication

🔥 Fire management, preparedness, and indigenous knowledge

🌱 Small actions that build resilience and agency in uncertain times

🤝 Why community care is the antidote to climate despair

🔹 About Our Guest: Elizabeth Doerr is a writer, communications strategist, and principal at Doerr & Co. She is the creator of Cramming for the Apocalypse, a weekly Substack exploring preparedness, resilience, and hope in the age of climate change. Her work focuses on climate justice, disaster resilience, and amplifying stories that connect people to meaningful climate action.

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🍳 How can we cook sustainably while embracing the joy of seasonal ingredients? In this inspiring Season 3 episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Andres Tamez sit down with Lisa Balcom, chef sommelier and founder of Farrow at Home, to explore seasonal cooking, sustainable practices, and the power of food to build community.

From sourcing local ingredients to mastering simple, flavorful dishes, Lisa shares actionable tips for home cooks to slow down, cook with intention, and support local farmers—offering valuable lessons for food lovers, sustainability advocates, and aspiring chefs alike.

Seasonal Cooking & Sustainability: Empowering Home Cooks with Lisa Balcom

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

🌱 What seasonal cooking really means and why it matters

🍅 How sourcing local ingredients supports farmers and the planet

🐞 The role of regenerative farming in sustainable agriculture

🥄 Practical tips for cooking from scratch in under an hour

🍷 Sustainable wine practices and avoiding mass-produced pitfalls

📖 Why storytelling is key to connecting with food

🍑 A simple summer recipe: peaches, burrata, and Viognier

🔹 About Our Guest: Lisa Balcom is a chef and advocate for sustainable food systems. With decades of experience in fine dining and a mission to educate home cooks, she bridges the gap between farm and kitchen through Farrow at Home.

💬 Join the Conversation: What’s your favorite seasonal ingredient, and how do you use it in your cooking? Share your thoughts below!

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💧 How do we secure water and food in a changing climate? In this insightful Season 3 episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Andres Tamez sit down with Professor Sylvester Mpandeli, Executive Manager for Water Utilisation in Agriculture at South Africa’s Water Research Commission, to explore climate-smart agriculture, water security, and resilience in Southern Africa.

From drought-tolerant crops to community-driven water management, Prof. Mpandeli shares strategies that balance climate adaptation, agricultural productivity, and sustainable development — offering valuable lessons for policymakers, farmers, and climate advocates alike.

Water, Climate & Agriculture: Resilience Strategies for Southern Africa w/ Prof. Sylvester Mpandeli

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

🚰 How climate change is intensifying water scarcity in Southern Africa

🌱 Innovative agricultural practices to improve resilience and food security

🤝 The importance of partnerships between scientists, farmers & governments

🌍 How rural communities are adapting to shifting rainfall patterns

💡 Why youth involvement is key for long-term water and climate solutions

🔹 About Our Guest: Professor Sylvester Mpandeli is a leading researcher on water resource management and climate adaptation, with decades of experience working at the intersection of agriculture, environment, and policy in Southern Africa.

💬 Join the Conversation: What’s one innovation you think could transform agriculture in a climate-stressed region? Share your thoughts below!

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🌞 Season 3 is here — and we’re kicking things off with a fresh voice on the mic! Join co-host Victoria Cornelio as she welcomes Andres Tamez, our brand-new co-host, for a candid conversation about storytelling, media, and the heart of Tangelic’s mission.

In this special launch episode, we dive into the Sunrise Spectrum Initiative — Tangelic’s flagship program bringing clean energy, economic empowerment, and community-led innovation to rural Ghana.

Tangelic Talks: Season 3 | New Voices, Bold Goals & the Sunrise Spectrum Initiative

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

💬 Get to know Andres: His media background, storytelling style, and why he’s passionate about service.

🎥 Why preserving media matters — and what it says about how we value stories.

🌍 How the Sunrise Spectrum is lighting homes, powering schools & clinics, and training local solar entrepreneurs.

⚡ People-first sustainability: Why clean energy is more than just “green tech.”

👩‍🦱 The role of gender equity in building resilient energy ecosystems.

🔹 About Our Co-Host: Andres Tamez is a media creator, editor, and storyteller from Northern Mexico with a passion for consumer rights, environmental justice, and community empowerment. His work bridges service, education, and creative media — making him the perfect fit for Tangelic Talks.

💬 Join the Conversation: What’s one people-first solution you’d like to see in the clean energy transition? Drop your thoughts in the comments!

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🎙️ From behind-the-scenes magic to bold greenwashing exposes, Season 2 of Tangelic Talks was a season of experimentation, growth, and powerful storytelling. Co-hosts Victoria and Jensen reflect on their journey, spotlight youth climate leaders, call out false solutions, and give a heartfelt farewell as Jensen transitions to new projects.

If you’re passionate about energy access, climate equity, and authentic conversations that go beyond the headlines, this season roundup dives deep into the themes, voices, and tensions shaping the future of climate action.

Tangelic Talks on Climate Justice, Storytelling & Collective Action.

🎧 Season 2 Highlights:

🌍 Centering Global South perspectives & grassroots solutions

🧼 The myth of greenwashing and how language shapes power

🧠 From burnout to joy: sustainability as collective care

📚 Youth voices, local knowledge & radical truth-telling

🔥 Why climate storytelling is resistance—and why it matters

🙌 Special appreciation to our guests: Claudia Cordova, John Pabon, Stefano Cisternino, Dr. Tsipouridis, Megha Padkay, Eric Shonkwiler, and many more!

🔄 Plus: Reflections on what we learned, how the show evolved, and where we go from here.

💬 Join the Conversation: Which episode impacted you the most this season? What topics do you want us to cover next? Drop your thoughts below ⬇️

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🌍 Is it too little, too late to save the planet? In this bold episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Jensen Cummings speak with Dr. Ioannis Tsipouridis, a global pioneer of renewable energy and longtime climate advocate, about the failures of fossil fuel policy, the urgency of action, and the future of clean energy in the Global South.

With over 45 years of experience—from building Greece’s first wind farms to driving solar initiatives in Kenya—Dr. Tsipouridis shares hard truths about fossil fuel subsidies, greenwashing, and what we must do now to avert climate collapse.

Too Little, Too Late? Climate Truths, Fossil Subsidies & the Fight for Renewables

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

💸 $7 trillion in fossil fuel subsidies—and why we’re still drilling

🌞 The real potential of solar energy (and why we’ve barely tapped it)

⚠️ Why COP conferences fail—and who benefits from the delays

🌍 Green colonialism & the myth of the “just transition”

⚖️ Loss & damage funding: Who should pay for climate chaos?

🧪 Science denial, political resistance & the war on facts

🌱 Advice for young climate leaders fighting systemic inaction

🔹 About Our Guest: Dr. Ioannis Tsipouridis is a chemical engineer and renewable energy expert with 45+ years of experience across Europe and Africa. He’s led wind and solar projects, co-founded the Wind Energy Association of Greece, and currently supports climate education and clean energy development in Kenya.

💬 Join the Conversation: Do you think it’s too late to stop climate collapse? Who should be held accountable? Drop your thoughts below!

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♻️ Is sustainability just a buzzword—or a misunderstood call to action? In this eye-opening episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Jensen Cummings speak with John Pabon, author of Sustainability for the Rest of Us and The Great Greenwashing, about what’s really broken in sustainability—and how we fix it with radical honesty, better communication, and strategic, human-centered action.

Whether you’re a brand strategist, a conscious consumer, or just trying to make sense of green marketing, this episode breaks down the myths, marketing tactics, and mindset shifts we need to build a more genuine and accessible sustainability movement.

Sustainability for the Rest of Us: Cutting Through the Noise

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

🔍 Why 75% of what we think we know about sustainability is wrong

🧼 The anatomy of greenwashing—and how companies weaponize PR

🎭 Greenhushing vs. Greenhype: Why brands are scared to speak up

📣 How the movement became elitist—and how we democratize sustainability

⚖️ What “radical transparency” really looks like for companies

📉 Why you don’t have to do everything—just pick your lane

📦 How to spot performative vs. strategic climate action

Everything You Know About Sustainability Is Wrong: Greenwashing, Elitism & Real Climate Action

🔹 About Our Guest: John Pabon is a globally recognized sustainability expert, author, and founder of Fulcrum Strategic Advisors. With over 20 years of experience advising corporations and governments, John challenges greenwashing, pushes for systemic change, and brings human-centered realism to the climate space. His books include Sustainability for the Rest of Us and The Great Greenwashing.

💬 Join the Conversation: Have you spotted greenwashing in your life? Do you feel overwhelmed by sustainability messaging? Drop your thoughts in the comments below 👇

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🌍 Can prepping be about community, not fear? In this powerful episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Jensen Cummings sit down with Eric Shonkwiler, novelist and creator of the preparedness newsletter When If, to explore a radically different vision of climate collapse, community resilience, and leftist prepping.

Forget the bunkers and bug-out bags—this conversation is about mutual aid, emotional honesty, and finding joy in collapse. Eric brings deep reflections from his upbringing, his fiction writing, and his anarchist lens to offer a new take on how we prepare—not just to survive, but to connect, care, and thrive.

Climate Collapse & Preparedness: Mutual Aid, Resilience & Community Joy

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

⚡ Why traditional prepping is dominated by right-wing narratives—and how to reclaim it

🏡 How mutual aid and community infrastructure are central to resilience

📚 Lessons from fiction, grief, and Octavia Butler on living with collapse

🧠 Why emotional resilience is as critical as physical preparedness

🥚 Chickens, strawberries & shared joy: The personal side of preparedness

🚨 When collapse isn’t the end—but a chance to build something better

🔹 About Our Guest: Eric Shonkwiler is the author of Above All Men and the creator of When If, a leftist, abolitionist, anti-capitalist preparedness newsletter featured in The Guardian, CNN, and Live Like the World is Dying. His work bridges fiction, mutual aid, climate collapse, and practical strategies for surviving—and building—together.

💬 Join the Conversation: What does real preparedness look like for you? Are you ready to build—not just survive—the future? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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🌍 Can prepping be about community, not fear? In this powerful episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Jensen Cummings sit down with Eric Shonkwiler, novelist and creator of the preparedness newsletter When If, to explore a radically different vision of climate collapse, community resilience, and leftist prepping.

Forget the bunkers and bug-out bags—this conversation is about mutual aid, emotional honesty, and finding joy in collapse. Eric brings deep reflections from his upbringing, his fiction writing, and his anarchist lens to offer a new take on how we prepare—not just to survive, but to connect, care, and thrive.

Climate Collapse & Preparedness: Mutual Aid, Resilience & Community Joy

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

⚡ Why traditional prepping is dominated by right-wing narratives—and how to reclaim it

🏡 How mutual aid and community infrastructure are central to resilience

📚 Lessons from fiction, grief, and Octavia Butler on living with collapse

🧠 Why emotional resilience is as critical as physical preparedness

🥚 Chickens, strawberries & shared joy: The personal side of preparedness

🚨 When collapse isn’t the end—but a chance to build something better

🔹 About Our Guest: Eric Shonkwiler is the author of Above All Men and the creator of When If, a leftist, abolitionist, anti-capitalist preparedness newsletter featured in The Guardian, CNN, and Live Like the World is Dying. His work bridges fiction, mutual aid, climate collapse, and practical strategies for surviving—and building—together.

💬 Join the Conversation: What does real preparedness look like for you? Are you ready to build—not just survive—the future? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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🌍 Can we live sustainably without burning out—or burning bridges? In this heartfelt episode of Tangelic Talks, co-hosts Victoria Cornelio and Jensen Cummings speak with Claudia Cordova, an environmental scientist, ethical entrepreneur, and sustainable development expert, about the deeply personal side of climate action.

From navigating climate guilt and perfectionism to helping communities thrive through grassroots innovation, Claudia shares real-world lessons on mindful consumption, collective care, and what sustainability really means when it’s grounded in humanity—not just headlines.

Personal Sustainability, Community Action & Mindful Consumption w/ Claudia Cordova

🎙️ Episode Highlights:

🌱 What personal sustainability looks like—and why it’s messy but worth it

💚 How to manage climate guilt, influence others gently, and stay mentally well

🛒 The truth about mindful consumption: progress, not perfection

🧍‍♀️ Why sustainability must center lived experience, not just policy or profits

🛠️ Stories of community resilience, survival entrepreneurship & circular support systems

📢 Teaching sustainability across cultures, classrooms, and communities

🔹 About Our Guest: Claudia Cordova bridges environmental science, social justice, and ethical entrepreneurship. With degrees in environmental sciences, business, and sustainable development, she’s worked with global institutions like UNDP and Consumers International—all while remaining deeply connected to grassroots community work across Mexico and the UK.

💬 Join the Conversation: What does sustainability mean to YOU? Drop your thoughts below—especially your messy wins and imperfect progress!

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