226. How Close We Are to Losing Entire Species Forever, with Matt Podolsky

A Climate Change with Matt Matern · Jan 29, 2026 · 54m

Today, Matt is joined by environmental filmmaker Matt Podolsky, co-founder of Wild Lens Collective. They discuss the power of storytelling in the climate and conservation movement. Podolsky reflects on his Sundance-winning documentary Sea of Shadows, which chronicles the near-extinction of the vaquita due to illegal fishing, and his more recent work on bat populations threatened by white-nose syndrome. He also shares how conservation media can influence policy, protect ecosystems, and make invisible crises tangible to the public.

Check out Matt Podolsky’s’ work at www.wildlensinc.org

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