Totally Cooked: The Climate & Weather Podcast
Episodes
Are we really on track for Net Zero?
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick and Iain Strachan of the Totally Cooked team as they explore Australia’s path to net zero emissions with M...
Exploring the stratosphere LIVE
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join hosts Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick and Iain Strachan as the Totally Cooked team for their very first live recording, as they take you up, up, and a...
Totally Cooked Season 2 Trailer
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and Iain are back for Totally Cooked Season 2! This season our cooked hosts will be taking you behind the scenes of forecasting deadly bushfire ...
Holiday Special with Dr Karl Kruszelnicki
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode of Totally Cooked, Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick and Iain Strachan sit down with one of Australia's most beloved science com...
Can humans survive a future of extreme heat?
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can the human body survive climate change? That’s the burning question in this episode of Totally Cooked. With the world already experiencing mo...
Can we save the Great Barrier Reef?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most extraordinary natural wonders on Earth, a vast, living ecosystem visible from space and home to thous...
Understanding the psychology of the climate crisis
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate grief is a real and growing psychological phenomenon. Around the world, people are grappling with the emotional weight of the climate crisis, ...
Australia runs on weather
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s economy, lifestyle, and ecosystems are powered by the weather, but climate change is reshaping this vital resource. In this episode,...
Research Special: Measuring the impacts of new fossil fuel projects
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s fossil fuel industry has long argued that its projects are “too small to matter” when it comes to global climate change....
How will an ice-free Arctic change our planet? With Dr Zoé Koenig
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explore what happens if (or when) the Arctic becomes ice-free during the northern summer - from global weather disruptions to sea ...
Movie Special: The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
25 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when Hollywood takes on climate science? In this movie special of Totally Cooked, hosts Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick and Iain Stra...
Is climate change making storms & cyclones worse?
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cyclones, hurricanes, typhoons - whatever the name, these major storms are being reshaped by climate change. Warmer oceans and shifting atmospheric pa...
What does it take to become a climate & weather scientist?
28 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In Part 2 of this special Totally Cooked episode, the next generation of climate and weather scientists share more of their stories, and spring a few ...
Meet the next generation of climate scientists
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s climate and weather researchers have grown up with the escalating climate crisis as a defining feature of their lives. Their education u...
Will hailstorms get worse with climate change?
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hailstorms might be brief, but their impacts aren't. In this episode of Totally Cooked, hosts Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a Professor of Climate Scienc...
How is climate change impacting Antarctica?
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Antarctica is one of the fastest-changing places on Earth. In this chilly episode of Totally Cooked, hosts Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a Professor of C...
Is climate change causing more droughts and fires?
03 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this fiery episode of Totally Cooked, hosts Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a Professor of Climate Science at the Australian National University, and Ia...
How do we know climate change is caused by humans?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is happening and the effects are already being felt around the world. But how do we know about global warming? How can we be sure it&rs...
How is climate change impacting our weather?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How is climate change impacting our weather? As the planet gets warmer, we’re entering uncharted territory for the climate and weather. We...
Why are we in a climate crisis?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve all heard that we’re in a climate crisis. But how do we know why we’re in a climate crisis? When did global warming start? Wh...
Trailer
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Climate & Weather Podcast invites listeners behind the scenes of climate science to explore the big questions shaping our future. Hosted by Pr...