The Master Pods

To mine or not to mine? That is the question. Our world is being increasingly filled with mineral-rich batteries and devices, so how does mining impact the local communities that work and live near the mines? Tune into this week’s episode Julia Schwab chats with Rachael about her research and what she learned while living in a mining town in Chile.

Hello Master Poders! Have you ever played an escape game? Join us for this week's episode where Olivier talks with Emmy who has designed an escape room from the ground up. But there's a twist! Sustainability is baked into the whole design concept! Listen to find out more about how we can use games to accelerate sustainable behavior change and shift attitudes to collectively tackle climate change. 

You have probably experienced this feeling before: you see a post about climate change and the message makes you feel absolutely helpless. This is called apocalypse fatigue, a numbness resulting from confrontation with too much negative information. Listen in to this weeks episode to find out more about this phenomenon and successful climate change communication with our wonderful guest Lotta Harms. Tune in next week for another short segment on important theses within sustainable development. 

What solutions exist to holding off the emerging water crisis? The Master Pods are back from break and this week Rachael chats with Leonie Schiedek about her research on good water governance, where she fills us in on what governments and stakeholders can do to delay (or maybe even prevent?) the growing global water crisis. Find out how in this episode, and tune in again next week for more awesome content!

Tune into this week's episode where Olivier talks with Anne about climate-smart investments in the financial sector. Anne has been quantifying the transition risks to low-carbon economies by developing different types of scenarios for equity portfolios. Come listen to Anne’s episode to find out more about the importance of sustainable investments and the risks associated with climate change on our economies!

In keeping with last week's episode on fast fashion, we are joined this week by Sophie Ridler. Sophie conducted research on the oft-overlooked designer's perspective in accelerating change from fast fashion to circular fashion.  This week, learn about how designers see their role in sustainable initiatives, their take on leadership in the industry, and how the burden of COVID-19 on thesis research can be saved through virtual means.

Tune in again next week for some more awesome content!

Music credits to Jakob Roséen.

Hello and welcome back to the 7th episode of The Master Pods. Today, we have Jakob Roséen with us, our funky beats provider, who focused on the role of the entrepreneur in the quest to achieve circular economy. Find out more about the Swedish Start-up Sellpy, circular economy, and the fashion industry!

Welcome back! This week on the podcast, Sagnik chats with Rachael about the potential for green rooftops in Uppsala, Sweden. He discusses the impacts on food security, energy security, and how having one even save you a little money. Is your green thumb up to the task?

Tune in again next week for some more awesome content.

Music credits to Jakob Roseen.

Welcome to the 4th Episode of The Master Pods. Today, we have our host Laura talk to Benjamin Jungblut about his research on changing dynamics of rural development in Dolakha, Nepal. He will be talking about the The Rural Development Tuki Association (RDTA) and what challenges they are currently facing. 

Tune in again next week for some more awesome content.

Music credits to Jakob Roseen.