Recent episodes

EPISODE 10

Moms fighting for clean air and climate action with Dominique Browning

The co-founder of Moms Clean Air Force has a simple message for those who care for and about future generations: people get it, we have the power to make change, we just have to use it.

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EPISODE 9

Designing to thrive in a climate-changed future with Devanshi Purohit

As flood risks rise, this urban designer plans spaces between buildings to guide water, foster community, and connect people with their environment.

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EPISODE 8

The Navy knows climate change is real: Ret. Vice Adm. Michael Franken

Retired Navy Vice Admiral Michael Franken has commanded missile destroyers and says understanding—and slowing—our changing climate is critical to both preventing and winning conflicts.

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EPISODE 7

Heat and homelessness in Las Vegas with Catrina Grigsby-Thedford

For the staff of Nevada Homeless Alliance and their clients experiencing homelessness in Las Vegas, extreme heat is a deadly reality — and a wake-up call for us all.

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BONUS EPISODE!

The Ebola-climate link with Neil Vora

After responding to the two largest Ebola outbreaks, disease detective Neil Vora switched jobs to focus on stopping deforestation – a shared cause of epidemics and climate change.

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Jeni Wheeler

EPISODE 6

Chef Jeni Wheeler: Waste not, want not, warm not

This chef takes a bite out of the third largest source of greenhouse gases by turning would-be food waste into health meals for those in need.

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Miles O'Brien

EPISODE 5

Miles O'Brien: Make climate solutions a moonshot

Journalist Miles O’Brien says we have the solutions we need, it’s just a matter of making climate change as high a priority as space exploration.

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Dr. Ahdoot

EPISODE 4

Pediatrician Samantha Ahdoot: Win-wins for kids and climate

Dr. Samantha Ahdoot talks the talk with patients in her office then walks the walk in her community, working on everything from gardens and bike paths to energy policy.

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EPISODE 3

Rancher Jim Howell: Don't blame cows for climate change

This real-life, modern-day cowboy says grasslands can be climate solutions with some simple changes.

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EPISODE 2

Climate therapist Leslie Davenport: You're fine, the world is broken

If you’ve felt anxiety or grief about climate change, you’re far from alone. The fix is working on the world, as well as ourselves.

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About the Podcast

Not a Climate Scientist is the podcast where we talk with everyday Americans about the very real ways climate change is showing up in our lives and livelihoods — how they’re bringing that into their daily work, and how we can all get in on the action without needing an advanced degree or a million bucks. It’s climate conversations for the rest of us.

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Host and Executive Producer Heather Goldstone is powered by curiosity and believes conversation can change the world. As an award-winning radio journalist and climate communicator, she has dedicated her career to helping people find their voices and share their stories.

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