So here we are!
30 episodes later we have finally arrived at the end of Season 5 of the Outrage + Optimism podcast. And what a rollercoaster it has been for all of us in the global climate community since the start of the year! We are due to take a well-earned break over August before we return with gusto in September for Season 6 - but before we go - in this dynamic episode, we take you on a whistlestop tour of the last six months of the podcast, narrated with a present day lens from our hosts, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson.
We hope you will enjoy revisiting the wisdom and inspiration our guests and hosts offered up over the last six months. Even though it has often felt we are in dark times, we invite you to draw from these episodes the gritty determination to believe that we have what it takes to move the trajectory we are currently on to a safer, more resilient and just world. To paraphrase the teaching of Thich Naht Hahn that Christiana recalls in her interview with Plum Village: “No mud, no lotuses’.
And in true Outrage and Optimism fashion, playing us out is the talented Australian TV weather presenter and musician, Jessica Braithwaite. Jessica contacted the team recently to share her positive feedback and offer us the use of her single ‘Hello (You Got My Heart)’ to play out the final episode of this season. We jumped at the chance and invited her to reflect on what it means to working as a musician (and weather presenter) in an ecological crisis. We loved her answers - be sure to check out more of her music!
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157. Presenting: ‘Who Cares Wins’ with Lily Cole and Christiana Figueres
156. Why It's "Not Too Late" with Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua
155. Huge Wins for Future Generations in Australia and Wales with Sophie Howe
154. African Clean Energy Access: Why Gas Cannot Be The Future Africa Chooses with Rachel Kyte
153. Why the 21st Century is for Cities and Mayors with Sadiq Khan
152. Putin, Producer Logic and Peak Demand with Kingsmill Bond
151. What on Earth is Happening in the US with NRDC’s Manish Bapna
150. Earth Day Special: The Environmental Music Prize! with Edwina Floch
149. Presenting: ‘The Way Out Is In’ with Christiana Figueres
148. The Future is Intersectional with Leah Thomas
147. IPCC Report: It's Not Too Late to Mitigate with Ko Barrett
146. Together We Can Change the World with Jane Goodall
145. Africa: A View From The Frontlines of Climate Justice and Gender Equality with Vanessa Nakate
144. Conflict Fueling Outrage: It’s Time to Quit Fossil Fuels
143. An Appetite for Adaptation
142. Ukraine, Defense, and Climate Change with William Hague and David Miliband
141. IPCC Report: Adapt or Die! with Patrick Verkooijen
140. Every Country Could Be Carbon Negative with Erika Mouynes
139. 2% For 1.5 with Yuval Noah Harari
138. Just Look Up! with Adam McKay
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