Life on Planet A

This week we talked with Dr. Adam Lucas about the web of connections between coal lobbies, conservative media, and Australian politics. This is one of the interviews we've been most excited about and what we learned truly shocked us. **EDIT** The Heartland Institute think tank is based in Chicago, Illinois, NOT California. What you'll learn : the various methods used by the fossil fuel i...

Take a listen to learn from Heidi and Bella about SOA, sea cucumbers, and anal teeth. This week Heidi and I founded an organization called SOA Australia and we want to tell you what it's all about. We've had a full-on few weeks of interviews, so take this week to digest what you've learned already, and learn about an awesome project that we've started in Aus and one that you ca...

This week we strapped our historian boots on and took a virtual flight to Malta where we met with maritime archaeologist Mieke Kassulke! This episode you'll learn about: - maritime archaeology in the Meditteranean and worldwide - fertility cults (Heidi's like of 3 nipples and excitement over hot, Paeonian singles) - what is a Paeonian single? - sustainable tourism  - has Mieke found Atla...

This week, apart from learning how to make a Double Irish with a Dutch Sandwich, we interviewed the incredible Dr. Ainsley Elbra to break down some key concepts surrounding renewable energy and mining. You'll learn about: - the renewable energy race and its environmental impacts - the concerns we should have about renewable energy - the effect of mining on community displacement - mining mult...

This week we spoke with Orlando Hayes. Orlando is an ecological consultant at the Engineering company Arup and the co-founder of a non-profit called ShoutOut - a non-profit focused on connecting service providers and people experiencing homelessness (link to their Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/shoutoutsyd ).  We speak with him about ecological cities, some of the cool things cities are d...

This week we talk about all things plastic with 'Plastic Free Boy' Arlian Ecker and his mum Karin. Already at 13 years old, Arline was 2019's Youth Ambassador for 'Clean Up Australia Day, has been nominated for the 'Green Globe Awards', was interviewed by A Current Affair, AND was the youngest person to speak at last year's Asia-Pacific Sustainability of Cities S...

Sustainability News This week: Earth Day: How far have we come in 50 years since the first Earth Day Micro-plastic contamination in East Antarctic sea ice The environmental price of fast fashion We talked to Kara Robinson from the company the South Pole to discuss environmental policy and break down some of the common terms we hear and describe what it means for emissions.  For example, some of th...

Welcome to Ep 1 of Life on Planet A. We'll introduce our two hosts, Heidi and Bella, to talk about why we're here, where we're from, what we've got planned, and how we define sustainability. Support the show