Climate to Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast
Episodes
Growing Climate Action on Campus with CSUSM’s Environmental Stewards Association
26 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Climate To Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast, hosts Joce and Saturn speak with Scarlett, co-president of the Environmental Stewards A...
Plastic Beach, Student Voices: Turning Plastic Pollution Into Climate Action
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Climate to Action, host Molly Saruwatari kicks off a new series spotlighting CSUSM students who are actively taking climate action—...
Stories that Change Us: Environmental Literature and Cli-Fi
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we dive into environmental literature and climate fiction (Cli-Fi) with Professor Dylan Winchock. We discuss what counts as ‘enviro...
Conservation and Climate Resilience
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CSUSM’s own Dr. Elizabeth Ridder joins us to talk about what first drew her to geography and conservation work and why the Mediterranean basin is su...
San Diego Climate Week
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Erika Rodriguez joins us to share the moment a Category 4 storm in Fiji pulled her into climate action—and how that experience helped spark San Dieg...
Tribal Resources and Climate Resilience
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful episode, guests Amanda Subbish and Ivan Sam share Indigenous perspectives on climate resilience, Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TE...
Sustainability and Student Representation
29 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CREDITSGuest: Ashleigh SkarshaugHosts: Saturn SalamaProducers: Elden Cadena and Saturn SalamaEditor: Elden CadenaResearch: Saturn SalamaScript: Daphne...
Bonus Episode 03: Green Chemistry
22 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of Climate to Action, host Alex talks with CSUSM chemistry professor Dr. Haleh Keshtkar about the principles and promise of gree...
Citizen Science and Climate Action
08 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, hosts Molly and Alex talk with Rebecca Lewis, Scotland and Northern Ireland Manager for Buglife UK, about the power of citizen scienc...
Climate Action and Performance
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this inspiring episode, hosts Molly and Alex talk with Ali Mariko Dressel—climate justice advocate, performer, and marine conservationist—about...
Climate Change 101
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Climate to Action host Alex talks with CSUSM chemistry professor Dr. Haleh Keshtkar about the basics of climate change. They cover ke...
Bonus Episode 02: Still Get the Truth Out
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guest: MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego, and Kori Suzuki, KPBS Hosts: Saturn Salama and Alex Sandoval Producers: Elden Cadena and Saturn Salama Edi...
Climate Crisis in the News
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CREDITS Guest: MacKenzie Elmer, Voice of San Diego, and Kori Suzuki, KPBSHosts: Saturn Salama and Alex SandovalProducers: Elden Cadena and Saturn Sala...
Bonus Episode 01: What We Hope For
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CREDITSIntroduction by: Saturn SalamaHosts: Katie Brienen and Buchanan KiddProducers: Katie Brienen, Elden Cadena and Saturn SalamaEditor: Cristian Al...
In Good Company and Climate Justice
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CREDITS Guest: Adrienne Fusek, Director of In Good CompanyHosts: Kaiden Luna De La Fuente and Molly SaruwatariProducers: Elden Cadena and Saturn Sala...
War, Water, and Climate Migration
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CREDITSGuest: CSUSM History Professor Ibrahim Al-MarashiHost: Alex SandovalProducers: Elden Cadena and Saturn SalamaEditor: Elden CadenaScript: Maira ...
Climate and Food Justice
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Climate To Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast is a new climate crisis podcast dedicated to climate action, Indigenous knowledge, and climate justice.LIST...
Factory Farming and Global Warming
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Climate To Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast is a new climate crisis podcast dedicated to climate action, Indigenous knowledge, and climate justice.In e...
Climate Justice & Indigenous Knowledge
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Climate To Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast is a new climate crisis podcast dedicated to climate action, climate justice and Indigenous knowledge.Join ...
Climate To Action: The Launch!
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Climate To Action: A CSUSM Student Podcast is a new climate crisis podcast dedicated to climate action, climate justice and Indigenous knowledge. We'r...