Climactic

Recorded at Howler, August 21st. This month, Sci Fight Science Comedy Debate is partnering with Science Gallery Melbourne to explore their 2019 exhibition theme: Disposable. Are we a disposable species? The 20th Century has seen humanity's focused on creating inbuilt obsolescence, of single use everything, why should it not apply to the whole human race as well? We turned liquid dinosaur juice int...

Brett Tait, Founder of We-Refill joins Mark for a rapid reaction to Coca-Cola's hostility to refilling stations at the Brisbane Festival. Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Special Guest: Brett Tait. Support Climactic Links: Coca-Cola's plastic secrets | DW Documentary - YouTube Coca-Cola Wins 2018 Motherfucker Awards! - YouTube Se...

Dr Kate Selway is an Earth scientist who is passionate about understanding how our amazing planet works. She has led research teams in the deserts of central Australia, the savannas of East Africa, and the frozen expanses of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Join this conversation hosted by Dr Renee Beale from the Royal Society of Victoria, about what got Kate started, her work, and it's imp...

Climactic contributors Beth and Fien were out at climate strikes outside of the main centres, and recorded great talks with strikers of all kinds. We also have a panel from a special screening of 2040, with SS4C and SEED organisers, and a representative of the City of Melbourne. Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Support Climactic...

Kri McNamara is attending COP25 in Chile in December as a youth delegate for Australia through Global Voices, a policy NGO. She'll be sharing with us her learnings and experiences along her journey leading up to, and at, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. This week Kri shares her experiences of visiting Parliament House in Canberra, meeting Cabinet members and diplomats, as her briefing...

Author and new collective member Beth Spencer hosts award-winning Australian author James Bradley on Climactic. They discuss his cli-fi novel Clade, YA series The Change, his article in the Monthly earlier this year about the influence of the coal lobby on Australian politics and the background to the battle over the Adani mine, and his devastating and important essay in the latest issue of Meanji...

Since Simon's first dispatch, which you can hear here , a lot's been happening in Leeds, the UK, and the whole world. Extinction Rebellion have been active, and they're gearing up for more. Simon brings us the voices from the people, to go behind the headlines and banners, slogans and slanders. You'll come out of this knowing more about the Leeds community, XR, and the state of the transition of s...

In this episode we grapple with the emotions and reactions to the land clearing fires in the Brazilian Amazon. We hear from members of the community, past guests, and hear context from news services. We'd love to continue to do these community response episodes, and we can only do that with community input. You can reach us at hello@climactic.fm , or @climacticshow on social media. Liking the show...

Violet Coco shares the story of her arrest on September 6th. Special Guest: Violet Coco. Support Climactic Links: International Rebellion: Begins 7 October 2019 - Extinction Rebellion XR VIC - Facebook Dr Rowan Williams, "... the future of the human race is now at stake" - Extinction Rebellion - YouTube — Dr Rowan Williams, "... the future of the human race is now at stake" - Extinction Rebellion...

Bronwyn has a great chat with community stalwart, long-time activist, former school teacher and community radio host Anthony Gleeson, and gleans three key lessons about personally sustaining activism. Also, we celebrate our 75th numbered episode and 100th episode in total. Thanks to you for being with us, we honestly couldn't do this without an audience, and we appreciate you joining us to share i...

Dr Renee Beale, Curator of National Science Week for Victoria, sits down with key speaker Dr Darlene Lim for a chat about the natural world, and what the study of Mars analogues has taught her about life on Earth. Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Special Guest: Dr. Darlene Lim. Support Climactic See /privacy for privacy and opt-o...

Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Greta Thunberg is in NYC, the Amazon's being burnt down, Origin Energy want to frack the NT, and here in Victoria we're trying to save 800-year-old trees from being cut down. There's a lot going on, so here's a bonus to keep you caught up. And, we put the call out for submissions for an Amazon spe...

In June, Climactic hosts Mark and Georgia attended Climate Reality Training, with Al Gore and over 700 other attendees. Hear them recap their experience and what they learned. With thanks to Marisa and Kaushik , two other attendees who sent in messages. Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Support Climactic Links: The Climate Reality...

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller . It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here . Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic : https://www.climactic.fm/45 "Home Ground can mean many things. A place you live, a place you’ve developed a relationship with over...

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller . It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here . Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic : https://www.climactic.fm/45 "We listen to the history of land protection, hear what art reveals that the eye doesn’t see, and refl...

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller . It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here . Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic : https://www.climactic.fm/45 "In On Animals we hear three short stories which capture deep interactions between humans and other cr...

This is a special guest episode from storyteller, producer, former guest and friend of the show Gretchen Miller . It's from her collaboration with Landcare, the Rescue Project, and you can find more information here . Gretchen's previous guest appearance on Climactic : https://www.climactic.fm/45 "We’re in the Atherton Tablelands in Far North Queensland. This documentary feature immerses you in th...

Greg Grassi is half of the electronic music duo §OJUX, and one of the hosts of the newest show on the Climactic Network, Art Breaker. In this episode he breaks down the process of how one of the tracks on their new EP was made, and his thoughts on musical creation, and collaboration. Greg is making music in Sydney, where lockout laws have created hurdles for the musical community. He shares his vi...

Guest episode from Newsball — This episode has explicit language. "This week in a very special episode we have our first ever guest Mark Spencer from the Climactic Network! Mark and his friends over at Climactic host a show that tell peoples stories on climate change and share a lot of positive news in times that can seem less than positive! We had a great time hearing Mark bring in some interesti...

Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Mark speaks to Port Phillip Councillor Kat Copsey and CDS campaigner Annett Finger about the closure of Victoria's largest recycler by the state Environmental Protection Agency, and where to next for a broken recycling system. Is it time for a Container Deposit Scheme, or well past due? Special Gu...

Liking the show? Leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts here! Support us directly on Pozible! Guest episode from The RegenNarration : Damon Gameau has received multiple standing ovations around the world as he has accompanied the premiere screenings of his visionary documentary film ‘2040’. You might remember our first conversation on this podcast last year, as the film was being finished....

Rebecca Sullivan, Damien Coulthard, and Maree Lowes are three incredible people who we're thrilled to have with us on this episode. Recorded at the bookstore Better Read Than Dead on the night of the launch of Rebecca and Damien's latest book, Warndu Mai, Georgia gets into the importance of native Australian ingredients, to health, society, and soil, as well as many other topics. Great for the foo...

Costa's World has been hugely popular among kids, and it wasn't hard to see why when Costa and Dirt Girl performend live at the Ballarat Begonia Festival in 2018. The Festival was a month before Climactic launched, and host Mark had the chance to interview Costa and Dirt Girl, before really having any sense of the legends they were. They were absolutely gracious, and this became a great interview....

Tim Forcey , through extensive work at the University of Melbourne, and the thinktank Beyond Zero Emissions, is a household name in a very particular type of household. But the work he does on home energy efficiency is relevant to every household. He started the Facebook group that became My Efficient Electric Home four years ago, and it has started to rapidly pick up steam. Tim's experience and e...

In this special episode, we have two contrasting stories. One from Jo Dodds, Bega Shire Councillor, who has been in Hong Kong for the record-smashing protests, on how one act of violence has warped a mass movement. Another from Knox, in eastern Melbourne, from a young man working to save a lake, and habitat for endangered species, from short-sighted development. Liking the show? Leave us a rating...