Rising with the Tide

In this brand new series, Skander is joined by Tim Marren as they deep dive into Belgian history.   This is the second episode of a 4-part series on the origins and rise of the Flemish Far-Right, covering everything from the Belgian Revolution to today's Vlaams Belang. Join us as we trace our steps back to understand how the Flemish Far-Right in Belgium managed to gain such a strong position in co...

Episode 23! We ditch the usual style for our first 4-person discussion. For this special occasion we've asked Nico Pizzolato and John Holst to come on the show and talk about the subject of their co-authored book: Antonio Gramsci. Listen in for a fascinating conversation on Gramsci's life, his ideas around pedagogy, revolutionary education for the working class, what it means to be politically edu...

Welcome!  We continue our journey through season 2 with the amazing Kamea Chayne! An unstoppable force in the online eco movement, Kamea has hosted Green Dreamer through more than 300 episodes ranging from renewable greenwashing to indigenous rights!  We discuss Kamea's journey up to and throughout Green Dreamer, an array of topics at the forefront of climate battles and how to get through difficu...

In this brand new series, Skander is joined by Tim Marren as they deep dive into Belgian history.   This is the first episode of a 4-part series on the origins and rise of the Flemish Far-Right, covering everything from the Belgian Revolution to today's Vlaams Belang. Join us as we trace our steps back to understand how the Flemish Far-Right in Belgium managed to gain such a strong position in con...

 Welcome to Season 2!  We begin our wonderful new endeavour with the legendary Ben Burgis, author, philosopher, university instructor and host of Give Them An Argument! We're also joined for the first time (but definitely not the last) by Usman Ahmad (who you can find as Rip. Fun on all socials).  We discuss Ben's book, and everything from the role of logic/feelings among the left & right, online...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Rebecca Willis, Professor in Practice at Lancaster University' LEC, Expert Lead for the Climate Assembly UK and Trustee of the New Economics Foundation.  Rebecca's work touches on so many issues, it's difficult to sum it all up in a few sentences. She told us of her work with Climate Assembly UK, how Citizens' Assemblies could chan...

Welcome fellow travellers! Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Diogo Verissimo, Director of On The Edge Conservation, research fellow at Oxford University and expert in social marketing.    We discuss the ins and outs of social marketing, what the term means and how it's been used in the past. Diego argues against the environmentalist knee-jerk reaction of throwing away tools like marketing, as...

Welcome fellow travellers! Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Chloe Miko, host and co-creator of The Burning Case Podcast! Similar to ours, the Burning Case takes on topics related to environment and politics, but with their own european/democracy twist! In their own words they are: "a place for critical conversations about our future on this planet and how policy making and radical democracy...

Welcome fellow travellers! Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Thomas Worsdell, an independent researcher currently working with the Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) and the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP). A lot of Thomas' work revolves around land, people and the complex interactions between the two. We learned a lot throughout the episode from Thomas about rights-based conservation...

 Welcome fellow travellers!   Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Sicily Fiennes, Master by research student at Kent University's DICE and conservationist specialising in birds. Sicily also co-runs Trade Chirps to help the public in keeping up with bird trade.    We discuss her work on conservation and trade, what tactics work, what doesn't, as well as the cultural sides of the topic people oft...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Martin Siegert, Professor, glaciologist and Co-Director of the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London.  Martin tells us what it's like being at the head of his world-leading research institute, and of his experience in climate change education. We discuss Antarctica and Martin's amazing voyages there.   Let us know your thou...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Brian Hoskins, visiting Professor at the University of Reading and Chair/Founding Director of the Grantham Institute at Imperial College London.  Brian tells us of his experience as head of the Grantham Institute, what he's learned and what he's seen. We discuss meteorology, the Stern Review which Brian has contributed to, as well...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Carola Rackete, a woman of many talents: she's an ecologist, a conservationist, a master mariner, a polar scientist and a sea rescuer!    Carola shot to fame as Captain of Sea Watch 3 in 2019 when she headed a ship that rescued people lost at sea and attempted to dock to safety in Lampedusa. The Italian government arrested her for...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Daniela Lerario, Co-Lead of the Climate Champions Team for the COP 26 and Co-Chair of Sistema B Brazil. She is a biologist by trade but also a waste and circular economy expert.   Daniela tells us all about the diverse projects she's worked on, from ocean plastic waste studies to international climate leadership, there's tons to ta...

 Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with William Gosling, Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam's Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics about his research on Mauritius, just what does "Palaeoecology" mean and his role as Chair of Education for the British Ecological Society!   Let us know your thoughts at risingwiththetide@gmail.com as well as wh...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Danny Harris, Executive Director of Transportation Alternatives (TA). Danny and TA work to end the "carmaggedon" that is New York City, and push for cheaper, cleaner and safer alternative modes of transport. We discuss car ownership as an issue of machism and addiction, the multplicity of dangers stemming from car uses as well as w...

In this brand new series (recorded a while ago so forgive the old LUXR intro), the Gang - Ellie, Jamie, Pablo and Skander - take on Jeff Gibbs and Michael Moore's 2019 film "Planet of the Humans".   Let's not kid ourselves. This film ruffled some feathers. We talk about what we think it got right and wrong, the back and forth between Gibbs/Moore and Mckibben from 350 org as well as how the film co...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Isabel Smallegange, Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam. We discuss population dynamics around bulb mites, beach hoppers and manta rays, as well as what it means for certain individuals to evolve certain traits. Isabel tells us about her research, her life as a scientist and gives us an in-depth 101 on biology and ev...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Adil Delwar, a Bangladeshi bio-med student by training turned eco-entrepreneur. Adil's company Palm Life lays out an exciting future for single-use tableware with their biodegradable plates and utensils made from fallen palm leaves. We ask Adil all the hard questions around the manufacturing, shipping and use of his products, the p...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with George Iordăchescu, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Sheffield's BIOSEC project. George studies illegal timber trade and deforestation in his native Romania's beautiful mountains: the Carpathian. He tells us about the fine grey lines separating the legal from the criminal when it comes to timber harvesting, how many...

Welcome fellow travellers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Matthew Green, Member of Parliament for the New Democrat Party (NDP) of Canada in Hamilton Centre, Ontario. We discuss his personal views on the socio-economic issues, climate change and energy policy to name a few. Matthew brings a unique point of view to the podcast to help us learn more about the great land of Canada as well as...

*Episode 10 of our archived LUXR series*    In the final episode of our retired podcast, your hosts Skander and Jonny talks with Dr. Duncan McLaren, Professor in practice and research fellow at Lancaster University's LEC We discuss what carbon removal actually means, practically, its potential for positive change and climate outcomes, but also how companies have perverted the term for profit. Dunc...

 *Episode 9 of our archived LUXR series*    Your host Skander talks with Dr. Rebecca Whittle, human geographer and lecturer at Lancaster University. We discuss community gardening and alternative agriculture systems, her research on the topics as well as a more general discussion around emotional wellbeing: How do we deal with the emotional responses to climate change? How do we harness that raw e...

Welcome fellow travelers!  Your hosts Jamie and Skander talk with Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Associate Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government of George Mason University. She tells us the tales of Los Zetas cartel and their involvement in energy policy corruption throughout Mexico. We discuss the ins and outs of Mexican land and energy politics as well as how to solve the issues of c...

*Episode 8 of our archived LUXR series*   Your hosts Ellie and Skander talk with Joanna Haigh, retired Professor Emeritus at Imperial College London. Joanna tells us about her time as co-director of the Grantham Institute and as IPCC Lead Author, her career highlights and lows. We also discuss climate denialism, the relationships between science and government as well as geoengineering issues. Let...