Surviving the Climate

Robbie and Nate talk about cold weather fits and foods, how the Southern Hemisphere is preparing for extreme heat, and a new research paper about r/heat_prep. This episode will also feature more interviews from the Global Heat Forum in Bangkok, Thailand.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  r/cold_prep How is the Southern Hemisphere prepar...

Nate and Robbie give a recap of the Global Heat Forum in Bangkok, Thailand and Marcelo shares how he survived an unseasonably warm Chicago Marathon. The hosts also ponder what people did a century ago when it was incredibly hot.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  Global Heat Forum Wtf just happened lol : r/ChicagoMarathon What did people...

This week’s episode features a conversation Robbie had with Dr. Abderrezak Bouchama, the Chairman at the Department of Experimental Medicine at the King Abdullah International Medical Research Center. Dr. Bouchama talks about his experiences in Saudi Arabia treating heat illness during the Hajj, a sacred pilgrimage in Islam.   Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok @survivingtheclimate. Times...

Robbie and Nate talk about the Super El Niño and how to prepare, reflect on their first year of working on the podcast, and share r/heat_prep insights.   Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  MTA plans to beat the heat at sweltering subway stations with heat capture technology - Gothamist   FLOODLINES - Pioneer Works  The Super El Niño Is Ab...

Nate and Robbie talk about Climate Week NYC, a new song about heat that Robbie advised on and climate comedy and movies. The episode also features a discussion about emergency kits and the difference between bugging in and bugging out preparedness.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  EARTHGANG | Cool Me Down (In The Studio)   Timestamps: ...

Robbie and Nate talk about running in the heat, fan vests in Japan, cooling strategies from Spain and a group that brings together people affected by climate disasters. This episode also features our recurring “hot cross puns” segment.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  I wear a fan jacket in Tokyo. Would people actually wear these where...

Nate and Robbie discuss the tragic floods around the Nepal-Tibet border and reflect on what preparation means in the face of more frequent and extreme hazards. Nate also shares some anecdotes from his son’s return to school, where students have been raising concerns about hot classrooms.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  A Principal Save...

Robbie and Nate sit down with Dr. Samantha Montano, an associate professor of emergency management at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, author of Disasterology: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the Climate Crisis , and writer of the monthly newsletter Disasterology. They dig into how evacuation orders come together, the challenges officials and residents face during evacuations, and practical steps...

Nate and Robbie interview David Lubell, a senior climate mobility and cities fellow at ICLEI USA . The three discuss how cities like Cincinnati and Orlando are preparing for climate migrants, what climate migration looks like today, and more. Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  Helping Cities Prepare for a Future of Increased Clima...

Robbie and Nate interview Terri Gerstein, Director of the NYU Wagner Labor Initiative at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, to talk about how employers can protect workers, how workers can advocate for themselves, and what's next for heat protections.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @survivingtheclimate. Timestamps:  (00:00) Intro to the show (...

This week, Nate kicks things off with a review of his infrared thermometer and its many use cases. Robbie shares more heat puns and Marcelo introduces a new segment, "This or That," where the hosts have to pick between heat-related scenarios and cooling techniques. To close things out, Nate and Robbie dig into the growing wave of heat exhaustion questions popping up on r/heat_prep. Follo...

Nate reviews a solar-powered fan hat, Robbie introduces a climate pun segment, and together they plot how they’d survive a heat apocalypse. Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  Thought Exercise: Heatpocalyse in a Car : r/heat_prep Protecting mental health from extreme heat report  r/crboxes     Timestamps:  (00:00) Intro to the show...

Shorts are in. Pants are out. But it’s actually quite controversial.  This episode starts by highlighting our insightful, brilliant, helpful host Robbie and a news segment he was on about smoke in NYC.  Nate and Robbie then discuss a recent effort in Tokyo to encourage men to wear shorts in the workplace. They also discuss capris, zip-off pants, and the return of jorts in New York City. Can these...

Robbie tells Nate how his rechargeable handheld fan came in clutch during his recent trip to Europe. Then, fresh off a run, Marcelo joins to recount what it was like exercising as a thick plume of smoke covered New York City. This episode also features our recurring heat and health segment, where a physician breaks down which medications can put you at greater risk during a heat event. Follow us o...

Nate and Robbie interview Zoya Teirstein, a senior staff writer at Grist, an online news site that covers climate change and the environment. They discuss how the media's coverage of extreme heat is changing, the health effects of climate change, and how people are turning to online forums to talk about their health problems and seek guidance on coping with the heat. Follow us on YouTube, Ins...

Get your summer outfit ready. Robbie and Nate dig into the trendiest and most practical clothing and gear people are buying or making to stay cool this season. Plus, they sit down with Robert Meade, a research fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, to find out what does and doesn’t work.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s...

Nate checks in with Robbie while he's baking at London Climate Action Week. They discuss the tragic drowning deaths in France, how European governments are responding to the historic heatwave, and why umbrellas deserve a little more love.  This episode will also feature our recurring heat and health segment, where a physician will talk about the chronic diseases that could put you at greater...

Nate and Robbie interview Professor Ollie Jay, director of the Heat and Health Research Centre at The University of Sydney. They discuss how to exercise safely in the heat, the heat policy Ollie helped develop for the Australian Open, what fan-first cooling means and much more.  Follow us on LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @survivingtheclimate. Links from today's episode:  Un...

You’ll want to listen to this one before planning your next vacation. Robbie and Nate will break down how to travel safely in hot places and the precautions you should take when going on hikes. They also review some innovative travel cooling strategies from r/heat_prep. This episode will also feature the inaugural heat and health segment, where a physician will discuss the difference between heat...

Nate gives us a live cooling vest review. Then, Robbie and Nate dig into the latest r/heat_prep posts and other community-sourced tips from Reddit. They also break down what El Niño is, what it means for our climate, and how we can prepare.  Follow us on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Bluesky @survivingtheclimate. Links from today’s episode:  r/heat_prep: I have health problems and urgently need c...

☀️ In our first ever episode, Nate and Robbie talk about the recent bouts of extreme heat at the 2026 French Open, and what players and fans can do to stay safe. They also get into concerns about the heat at the upcoming 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. Then the show’s producer Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe joins to share his recent experience getting heat exhaustion at his graduation, what helped, and how rou...