Climate Magic
Episodes
Jennifer Uchendu: “What Is Climate Anxiety for a Nigerian Youth Activist?”
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional responses differ based on our relationship to the environment, says Jennifer Uchendo.
Rethinking your final act: the climate case for green burial
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Each year in the US, conventional burials require 104,000 tons of steel, 1.6 million tons of concrete, 1.6 million gallons of formaldehyde, and 20 mil...
“The Identity Politics of Climate Anxiety,” with Rebecca Weston
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How can psychology get us closer to climate justice?
Parenting in the climate crisis with Elizabeth Bechard
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
How do you talk to your kids about climate change?
Leslie Davenport on “Nervous systems for systems change”
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Groundbreaking climate therapist Leslie Davenport discusses regulating our nervous systems for climate justice.
Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner on “The Firehose of Alarms”
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
"Paying attention to existence is important when we’re living in a time of climate change because it helps the present moment to not be stolen away ...
Dave Powell: “This is Your Brain on Climate”
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Why do our brains not like to think about climate change?
Faith Kearns believes that better communication can save the world
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can listening better solve the polycrisis? What advice does a communication expert have for saving democracy, social trust, and the planet?
Isaias Hernandez is Queer, Brown, Vegan, & Climate-Hopeful
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does your identity shape your environmental values and feelings about climate change?
“Thinking Like an Oak Tree” with Dr. Katharine Wilkinson
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The spirit of this show is to help the 89% of us humans on the planet who care about the climate crisis, but don’t quite know what to do about it.
Anya Kamenetz: "What do we owe the next generation?"
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does the next generation need from us today?
“Black to the Ocean”, with Kory Lamberts
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Master SCUBA diver Kory Lamberts is changing the world within his reach.
Neuroscience and hope in the face of climate change
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Neurosurgeon Ann-Christine Duhaime, author of Minding the Climate, explores how our tendency to prioritize short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate...
Sarah Stein Lubrano on How to Change the 21st-century Mind
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A researcher makes the case that your social life can help change society.
Dana Fisher on Apocalyptic Optimism
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Does gluing your hand to a Van Gogh painting, in order to draw attention to the evils of the fossil fuel industry, gain sympathy for your cause?
Keanu Arpels-Josiah on Youth Climate Activism
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We often look to young people to give us hope for the future. But for young people themselves, that’s a huge burden to carry.
Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question, with Jade Sasser
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Dr. Jade Sasser, an expert on climate change and reproductive justice, we explore why women of color in particular are worri...
How Climate Affects Your Brain Chemistry
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Grist magazine data journalist, “recovering neuroscientist,” and author Clayton Page Aldern, we explore the myriad ways ...
Neuroscience and Climate Trauma with Jyoti Mishra
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helping us prepare our “fire brains” this first week of Climate Magic is Dr. Jyoti Mishra, who studies what happens to the brain– and how indivi...
Climate Change and Mental Health, with Sarah Newman
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Research and progress in the world of mental health has come a long way in the past few decades. We now hear about “crises” of mental health among...
Climate Magic: Eco-grief on the Frontline, with Ashlee Cunsolo
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Why should we lean into ecological grief, rather than shun, fix, or repress it? What does “grief literacy” look like, and why might our ecological...
Climate Magic: Bonita Eloise Ford
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if helping address climate change were akin to trying to start a fire without matches? In this beautiful conversation, Bonita draws a parallel be...
Climate Magic: Preview
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a preview for Climate Magic with Dr. Sarah Ray