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Climate Curious
Are you Climate Curious? If you care about the world, but find the current conversation about climate change confusing, scary or boring – then this might be the podcast for you. Join TEDxLondon and co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst as we lift the lid on the climate emergency by speaking to the world’s leading and most relatable climate pioneers. Find out why cities are key to the climate fight, why we need to tackle systemic problems (and not just plastic straws), and why we’re all a bit crap…
Episodes
Climate CuriousWhat it takes to become an expedition diver (and find a megalodon tooth), with ocean explorer Andi Cross
“There is nothing that brings me greater joy than when I'm down in a super murky river… and I find a prehistoric megalodon tooth the size of my hand,” says…
Climate CuriousWhy NYC is bringing back oyster reefs, with expedition diver Andi Cross
We thought New York City was built on dreams – turns out it’s built on oysters! Who knew New York’s harbour is home to one of the world’s biggest oyster…
Climate CuriousWhy VIP climate shocks aren’t the worst thing, with Dana R. Fisher
When Nicholas Cage’s Malibu home nearly got swallowed by a sinkhole last month, we knew climate change had hit the rich. And after a summer of deadly heatwaves…
Climate CuriousThe #1 audience climate communicators aren’t speaking to, with Dana R. Fisher
Climate communicators are quite frankly, terrible at talking to each other. Or that’s what new research just published by the Talking Climate Collaborative…
Climate CuriousWhy cutting down trees can save Britain's woodlands, with Luke Barley
“It seems quite counterintuitive to wade in with our chainsaws, but we are replicating a natural process that we're missing,” says National Trust woodland…
Climate CuriousHow local clean energy is going global: perspectives from Brazil, China and Ethiopia
A solar panel in Shanghai and a wind turbine in Brasília might sound worlds apart, but the people installing renewables around the globe are breaking similar…
Climate CuriousHow a community built its own renewable energy farm, with Westmill Energy
Fancy making over a million quid for your community and beyond from shared renewable energy resources? Climate Curious spent a day in sunny Oxfordshire with…
Climate CuriousCan going to the pub be a climate action? With Adam Bastock
“AI can do a lot of good things, but I'd like to see it out-drink a room of 30 people” jokes the founder of Small99 and People Planet Pint, Adam Bastock. From…
Climate CuriousHow to write a constitutional climate amendment on your notes app, with Lake Liao
"I literally took out my notes app, and I wrote an amendment," says 21-year-old climate activist and Director of the Federal Climate Amendment Institute, Lake…
Climate CuriousCan markets beat illegal mining in the Andean Amazon?
“The private sector entering the Amazon is most often flanked by soldiers, allowing the extractive companies to come in,” says impact investor Michelle…
Climate CuriousWhat cacao can teach us about protecting the Amazon, with Michelle Arévalo-Carpenter
"When you ask a young indigenous man to give up all of his land for $20,000, he'll say no way, because what grows in there is gold, cacao is gold!" Michelle…
Climate CuriousHow the prisoner’s dilemma can reveal climate priorities
“Games can go into spaces where sometimes it's hard to have these conversations,” say game designers Nathan Harrison and Mel Frances, as they unpack how gaming…
Climate CuriousHow to make shipping part of the climate solution, with Joojin Kim
If global shipping was a country, it would be the world's sixth largest greenhouse gas emitter. But help is on its way. Joojin Kim tells Climate Curious we can…
Climate CuriousHow Nigeria is leading a repair transition, not just an energy one, with Vincent Egoro
Africa is solar rich. But what happens when the panels stop working? Vincent Egoro – a former architecture student who once studied by candlelight and now…
Climate CuriousHow to unlock billions for climate and stay chill, with Jennifer Kitt
"Unless we come together, we can't build it. So yeah, I'm chill," says Jennifer Kitt on the Climate Curious podcast. If new money is moving into climate, this…
Climate CuriousWhy climate doesn't need better solutions, it needs bigger bets, with Jennifer Kitt
“80 of the most urgent [climate solutions] could take $5 billion tomorrow,” says Jennifer Kitt on Climate Curious. Recorded live in London with Climate Curious…
Climate CuriousHow $147m supported citizens across America doing what most pundits said was impossible: ending the reign of King Coal, with Bruce Nilles
“We walked out of his office, to the first bar, had a couple shots of tequila, and then got to work”, says environmental lawyer Bruce Nilles on stage as our…
Climate CuriousWhat the end of 'King Coal' means for Big Oil & Gas, with Bruce Nilles
"I love doing it and I'll be doing it for a while, 'cause we ain't done yet," says the legendary lawyer who spurred a global campaign that led to the closing…
Climate CuriousAre you ready to lead your town through an extreme weather event? With the game designers behind ‘The Future For Beginners’
Could you protect your city through an extreme weather event? ‘The Future For Beginners’ is a game exploring climate risk and decision-making under…
Climate CuriousWho are the incrementalists? with Dana R. Fisher
Break the system, don’t just tweak it. That’s what sociologist and professor Dana R. Fisher says on this week’s Climate Curious. Tune in with co-host Maryam…
Climate CuriousHow to move public outrage into systemic action, with Dana R. Fisher
“The deal is, we're gonna get the revolution we deserve,” says sociologist, author, and apocalyptic optimist, Dana R. Fisher. Having spent 26 years studying…
Climate CuriousThe secret life of glaciers, with Dr M Jackson
“A glacier is full of one single snowflake holding hands with the next snowflake,” says glaciologist and Nat Geo explorer, Dr. M Jackson. “Billions and…
Climate CuriousWhy ebola and hantavirus are also climate warnings, with Dr. Neil Vora
“The solution is right at our fingertips,” says doctor and disease detective Dr. Neil Vora, talking about why ebola and hantavirus are also climate warnings on…
Climate CuriousCould this literary genre help protect the planet? With author Helen Phillips
Speculative fiction – the latest tool for imagining what’s possible on climate? Author of ‘Hum’ and winner of the 2026 Climate Fiction Prize, Helen Phillips…
Climate CuriousHow to feed a starving glacier, with glaciologist M Jackson
Our glaciers are starving, but there’s a solution! Says glaciologist, National Geographic Explorer and TED Fellow Dr. M Jackson on the Climate Curious podcast…
Climate CuriousWhy I blew up a dam on my birthday, with Amy Bowers Cordalis
“The river heals, the river's free, the salmon are free, and so are the people,” says Yurok Tribe attorney and devoted advocate for Indigenous rights and…
Climate CuriousHow history's biggest wild salmon restoration project in the Klamath River happened, with Amy Bowers Cordalis
“My colleague looks at me [on my birthday] and is like, do you wanna blow up a dam!?” Native Yurok attorney and Indigenous advocate Amy Bowers Cordalis…
Climate CuriousWhy chemists are conservationists too! With Tim Cernak
Chemistry is the new frontier of conservation, says professor of medicinal chemistry, Tim Cernak, on Climate Curious. Unable to ignore sick sea turtles washed…
Climate CuriousFeel lost in eco-anxiety? Find your way with social scientist Katharine K. Wilkinson’s Climate Wayfinding method
Eco-anxious – rejoice! This week’s episode is a salve for the eco-shaken, (i.e. all of us!?). Katharine K. Wilkinson returns to share her new framework for…
Climate CuriousHow the oldest bees on earth gained legal rights, with Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
Stingless bees have been around since the dinosaurs, but until recently ignored by mainstream scientific studies From her lab in the heart of the Amazon…
Climate CuriousHow Iroro Tanshi took on Nigeria’s wildfires to save this rare bat species
In Nigeria’s Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary, a rare short-tailed roundleaf bat whose global population is less than 1500, is trying to survive – and their…
Climate CuriousWhat really went down at the Supreme Court: the “Finch ruling”
The “Finch ruling” case started small – with £20 donations from people that cared – but the eventual wins were big. What’s less well known, is the legal…
Climate CuriousHow a local petition became a national climate victory, with Sarah Finch of the “Finch ruling”
What does it really take to challenge the UK government on climate – and win? Enter climate winner – Sarah Finch of the legendary UK “Finch ruling”. From…
Climate CuriousHow a streamer built an online wildlife sanctuary, with Maya Higa
This conservation will be televised! “Live streaming meant the animals could reach way more people without having to meet any of them,” says YouTube and Twitch…
Climate CuriousWhy nature isn’t “other” it’s “mother”, with Paul Hawken
We’ve all heard the language: “fight,” “tackle,” “combat” the climate crisis, right? But what if the “warrior mindset” wasn’t just a battle cry, but actually…
Climate CuriousWhy the full truth of the climate crisis starts with grief, with Paul Hawken
“Grief is a blessing. It's a guide. It's a signal. It's us being our best self when we feel grief, because it's our heart,” says OG environmentalist Paul…
Climate CuriousHow stingless bees made your morning coffee, with Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
“[Stingless bees] pollinate more than 80% of Amazonian flora, from your coffee, chocolate, and the avocado on your toast,” says Peruvian scientist and…
Climate CuriousHow to wayfind without a map, with Katharine K. Wilkinson
The world is not going to stop changing. So what do we do with that? Katharine K. Wilkinson, author, climate strategist, and two-decade veteran of the climate…
Climate CuriousHow to trade hope for courage, with Paul Hawken
“Grief is a blessing, a guide; it's us being our best self when we feel grief,” says climate OG Paul Hawken on Climate Curious. With the rise of global…
Climate CuriousWhy we need bugs, not bots, with Kalpana Arias
“Nature is a deep form of technology,” says nature campaigner, Kalpana Arias, on Climate Curious. It sometimes feels like“big tech” is coming to get us, from…
Climate CuriousHow “Glitch Feminism” can bring us closer together, with Kalpana Arias
Embrace the “glitch” to unlock more sustainable, collective and joyful futures, says nature campaigner Kalpana Arias on the Climate Curious podcast. In…
Climate CuriousWho gave Big Oil a backstage pass? With Tori Tsui
“There are no better messengers than artists” says climate campaigner, advisor, and author, Tori Tsui, as she unpicks the relationship between music and…
Climate CuriousWhich pop stars are bursting Big Oil’s culture bubble? With Tori Tsui
From the civil rights movement to global stages stacked with the world’s biggest artists, campaigner, activist, and author Tori Tsui joins Climate Curious to…
Climate CuriousHow to close climate loopholes – in court, with Tessa Khan
"It sounds totally preposterous now – excluding the climate impact of burning oil," says Tessa Khan, environmental lawyer, campaigner, and founder of Uplift…
Climate CuriousThe UK’s biggest climate wins – and what comes next, with Tessa Khan
“I feel upbeat about what's possible," says Tessa Khan, environmental lawyer, campaigner, and founder of Uplift. In this live episode, Tessa joins co-hosts…
Climate CuriousClimate OG on how to stay optimistic in a “down cycle”
“We should be as optimistic as they [Big Oil] are,” says economist, diplomat, key architect of the Paris Agreement, and climate heavy-hitter Laurence Tubiana…
Climate CuriousWhy climate action is a combat sport, with Laurence Tubiana
“Climate is a combat sport”, says French economist, diplomat, and climate heavy-hitter Laurence Tubiana, live on stage at Climate Curious Live Climate OGs…
Climate CuriousWhat Big Oil doesn’t want you to know about plastic, with journalist Beth Gardiner
From WWII radars to Tupperware, LEGO, and even heart transplants, plastic permeates every facet of our lives. But how much of this was Big Oil's "Plan B”…
Climate CuriousThe court ruling Big Oil didn’t see coming, with Melinda Janki
“The judge said ExxonMobil’s liability is unlimited, so that could cost them billions,” says Melinda Janki, the lawyer leading the fight to protect Guyana from…
Climate CuriousThe 2025 climate success story no-one saw coming: China
Climate’s thousand pound gorilla in the room? China. Since 2016, China has been responsible for about 90% of global emissions growth. But as of 2025, China' s…
Climate CuriousWhy climate solutions fail the poor – and how to fix it, with Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo
The world’s poorest people are on the front lines of climate change – yet they’re often an afterthought in climate policy. Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther…
Climate CuriousWhat is black carbon? With science communicator & YouTuber, Simon Clark
“If you can target black carbon, you have a huge impact over a very short period of time,” says science communicator and YouTuber, Simon Clark. Black carbon is…
Climate CuriousClimate success stories of the year 2025, with Fix The News’ Angus Hervey
Is the climate crisis as bleak as some of the headlines make it seem? Fix The News’ founder, solutions journalist and political economist, Angus Hervey, joins…
Climate CuriousWhere did Britain’s goddesses go? With Kim Willis
Can ancient myths and folktales from the lost goddesses of Britain help us solve the climate crisis? Kim Willis thinks so. From stories of powerful female…
Climate CuriousHow to live without fear, with Mo Brings Plenty
“It’s not too late” for us to embrace and preserve the natural world, “it’s just a little step back… a choice to live without fear.” Growing up in Lakota…
Climate CuriousHow Mongolia is pushing for the right to clean air, with Enkhuun Byambadorj
When a capital city is only breathing the equivalent of two days of clean air a year, who is responsible and how can we fix it? With pollution levels in…
Climate CuriousThe stories that defined what it means to be Climate Curious in 2025
Climate Curious… wrapped? With the end of the year upon us, join us to take a beat and look back at 2025 to analyse the climate solutions you loved most from…
Climate CuriousThe real cost of climate change? $400 billion, with Harjeet Singh
When extreme weather events strike, who picks up the cheque? With the more devastating effects of climate change disproportionately hitting the Global South…
Climate CuriousSeparating oil and gas TV fact from fiction in ‘Landman’, with Debbie Gordon and Lucy Stone
Is the show ‘Landman’ just slick fossil fuel promotion? Climate Curious separates fact from fiction when it comes to the narratives pushed in Taylor Sheridan’s…
Climate CuriousThe end of new oil and gas exploration in the UK? with Tessa Khan
Is the UK finally closing the door on new oil and gas exploration in the North Sea? According to Tessa Khan, Executive Director of Uplift, yes! A corner has…