Tune into these environmental and social justice podcasts
Going on a road trip? Have some time to kill? What better time to educate yourself on some of the most pressing environmental and social justice issues of our time.
Read on for ten podcasts we’re loving right now.
And if movies are more up your alley, don’t miss our recent list of recommended films.
Think 100% is an engagement platform for multicultural Millennials and Gen Z who care about finding solutions to the climate crisis, but find that the environmental movement does not speak to them. Led by minister, President & Founder of Hip Hop Caucus, and community activist Rev. Lennox Yearwood Jr., Think 100% is all about justice, authenticity, and solutions – without being depressing. Don’t miss the episode “Money, Power, Respect w/ CLIMA Fund”, in which our very own President & CEO, Laura García, is interviewed alongside Kate Kroeger (Executive Director of Urgent Action Fund) and Solomé Lemma (Executive Director of Thousand Currents).
Climate change is a man-made problem that demands a feminist view as part of the solution. Join former Irish president and Global Greengrants Fund UK patron Mary Robinson, comedian-writer Maeve Higgins, and series producer Thimali Kodikara as they interview (mostly) women from around the world on feminist climate change solutions. They dig deep into some of the biggest climate issues of our time with love, laughter, and memorable storytelling.
Are you a true-crime podcast junkie? If so, you must add Critical Frequency’s “Drilled” podcast to your queue. The investigative journalism series by Amy Westervelt covers many dimensions of fossil fuel propaganda, from corporate-funded creation and spread of climate denial, to the decades-long battle between Indigenous groups in the Ecuadorian Amazon and Chevron.
Traipsin’ Global on Wheels empowers individuals with disabilities to live a life that is independent, free, and full of possibility. Don’t miss this episode where Ming Michelle Canaday and Greengrants CEO Laura García take a deep dive into our work on disability rights and environmental justice.
Do you ever find yourself saying “YIKES” in response to climate change, human rights violations, and the general messiness of the current moment? In their podcast, Mikaela Loach and Jo Becker offer a space to chat about these topics, and to find hope in the midst of it all.
“Pod of Gold” believes that a successful evolution of human society will require a profound transformation of the systems that shape our behavior, and they interview experts and activists to identify the linkages between the systems we take for granted every day. Hear our Board of Directors Co-Chair, Nnimmo Bassey, share his vision of a world that dances to a new beat – where fossil fuel extraction is ended, the rights of nature are restored, and the world comes together to face the climate crisis.
In their “Inspiring People” series, the Environmental Funders Network featured a few members of our Global Greengrants Fund family. Hear from advisor Hilma Angula of our Next Generation Climate Board, Joy Munthali of Green Girls Platform in Malawi, and Shamiso Mupara of Environmental Buddies in Zimbabwe, as they discuss how young people, and in particular girls and young women, are tackling the climate crisis in Southern Africa, and what inspires a funder to support their work.
Our diversity makes us stronger. Breaking Green Ceilings showcases the voices of those who are oftentimes underrepresented in the environmental movement, including disabled, queer, trans, black, Indigenous, and people of color.
Did you know that climate activist and Vice President of Project Drawdown, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, and political scientist and policy expert, Dr. Leah Stokes, have a podcast? This show is for people to give up their climate guilt, sharpen their curiosity, and explore the tools we have to solve the climate crisis.
Don’t miss this social justice podcast by activist sisters adrienne maree brown and Autumn Brown, which explores the question of survival and the practices we need as a community to move through endings.
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