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What On Earth host Laura Lynch shares podcasts picks to keep you engaged with the climate crisis

“What we’re talking about is scary, but it can also be incredibly inspiring when you actually survey the number of people who are out there in the world actively seeking ways to ameliorate climate change...You don’t get that feeling of despair every time you talk about it.”
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The climate is changing, and the evidence is all around us - whether it's record-breaking heatwaves, droughts, wildfires or floods. It's tempting to give up hope in the face of all this bad news. But all is not lost! People of all ages and experts from so many fields are working towards solutions. Laura Lynch shares their ideas and tells their stories on CBC's radio show and podcast What On Earth. Laura is on our show this week to talk about covering the climate and to recommend her favourite podcasts that can help you understand the crisis better — and even give you some hope for the future. 

Podcasts featured this week:

(Courtesy of podcasts)

What On Earth: "They may be among the most misunderstood landscapes, but scientists say Canada's swamps have a powerful role to play in combating climate change."

The Allusionist: "As the climate changes, so does the vocabulary around it - to amplify concern, to dampen concern, to serve corporate concerns…It is linguistically fraught! Journalist Amy Westervelt of the podcast Drilled, Alice Bell from the climate charity Possible, and Robin Webster from Climate Outreach explain some of the shifts in terminology, the squabbles and the industry interference - and how to communicate about climate in a way that does result in useful action."

Inherited: "In the final episode of Inherited's pilot season, we ask the question: what if, in the face of despair, we choose hope? What if, through collective dreams of a better tomorrow, we can save ourselves?"

Saltgrass: The Saltgrass podcast from Australia tells stories about salt of the earth people making grassroots change. In this episode longtime sourdough baker John Reid talks about why he puts environmental and economic sustainability at the core of everything his bakery does.

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