Talk Earthy To Me

July is more than summer — it's Plastic Free July, the global movement that's recruited 174 million people in 190 countries to take a hard look at their single-use plastic habits. In this episode, Isabelle breaks down where the movement came from. Plus: three simple swaps to join the challenge this July. Sources: 1.    Plastic Free Foundation. "About Plastic Free July." PlasticFr...

You can't manage what you don't measure — and lately, a lot of what the U.S. government used to measure has been quietly going offline. This episode is about what happens when climate and environmental data start vanishing from federal websites: the National Climate Assessment is pulled from public view, nearly 400 scientists are released from the next report, datasets are going dark with...

There's a trend on BeautyTok that's the exact opposite of a haul. It's called Project Pan — and the whole goal is to actually finish your makeup, to hit the bottom (the "pan") of a product before you buy another one. Sounds small. It isn't. This episode gets into why: the beauty industry produces over 120 billion units of packaging a year, the vast majority of it never ge...

I spent two days at the 2026 Zero Waste Forum at the Park City Library, surrounded by people who think about trash for a living — and somehow left more hopeful than when I walked in. This episode is my recap: the zero-waste hierarchy that reframes how we deal with our stuff, what the circular economy actually means once you strip away the buzzword, and why a fight over a trash incinerator in South...

There's a place in northeastern Minnesota where the water is so clean you can drink straight from the lake. Where thousands of people a year paddle into a wilderness so protected that there are no roads, no buildings, no cell signal — just 1,100 lakes and a thousand years of silence. Last month, Congress voted to open its headwaters to copper mining. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness i...

Fifty. Not fifty thousand. Not fifty million. Just fifty. That's how many Rice's whales are left on Earth. Every single one living in the Gulf of Mexico. And on March 31st, 2026, a committee of Trump administration officials took fifteen minutes to strip the Endangered Species Act protections that were the last thing standing between those whales and the oil drilling operations scientists...

Last episode, we built the framework — the Endangered Species Act, the five drivers of extinction, and the policy shifts happening right now. Today, we meet the patients. Five to be exact. Each one maps to a different driver. Each one has a different kind of human pressure pushing it toward the edge — and a different kind of human effort trying to pull it back. The Endangered Species Act is not re...

You scrolled past the headline. So did I. But when I finally stopped to understand what the Endangered Species Act actually does — and what's quietly changing right now — I couldn't look away. This episode breaks down the ESA from the ground up: how the listing process works, why critical habitat designation is the law's most powerful tool, what recent rule changes have scientists genu...

Utah is at a crossroads — and the deadline is June 2nd. Isabelle sits down with the people behind the Utah Renewable Communities Program (also called the Community Clean Energy Program) to break down what it is, why it matters, and why the next few weeks are critical. From Rocky Mountain Power's fossil fuel dependency to the lowest snowpack ever recorded in Utah's history, the stakes are r...

We were sold a toxic life. Today, we're talking about taking it back. This episode covers the science behind everyday chemical exposure — what's in your skincare, your cleaning products, and your household dust — and why "clean" on a label doesn't mean what you think it does. Then you get to meet Talk Eathy To Me's first interview guest, Dana Grinnell, founder of Free Liv...

I've spent a lot of time on natural disasters. This will be our final deep dive, and then I will leave disasters out of your feed for a while. Although I've been sharing a lot about the issues, I have a reason for doing an extensive breakdown of each system. It was to truly show you and prove that we can feel climate change and this climate crisis very differently depending on where we are...

Okay, quick confession… I’ve celebrated Earth Day for most of my life—picked up trash, planted something, posted something green, and yes… collected more tote bags than I can justify. But here’s the thing: until recently, I couldn’t have told you a single real fact about where Earth Day came from, who started it, or what it was actually meant to do. I just knew the date. April 22nd. And the vibes....

You know that moment when you see a sad polar bear on the news and immediately change the channel? Here's what nobody tells you — that ice you just ignored is the thermostat for your weather, your water, and the ground underneath entire cities. In this episode, we're diving into the cryosphere — Earth's full system of glaciers, sea ice, snowpack, and permafrost — and why losing it is o...

You thought hurricanes were wind events. Floods were river events. Turns out they're all the same system — and when it gets disrupted, it brings destruction. In this episode, Isabelle breaks down the hydrological cycle — the engine underneath every water disaster on Earth — and explains how a warming atmosphere is turbocharging storm surges and flooding in ways that most headlines completely m...

Weather isn’t random — it’s a meteorological system… and we supercharged it. In this episode of Talk Earthy to Me , we break down how the atmosphere actually moves energy, moisture, and heat — and why heat waves, storms, and flooding are intensifying together. From pressure systems to water vapor, it’s all connected — and it’s all physics. Because once you understand the system, the chaos starts t...

Are natural disasters really random — or are they systems under stress? In this episode of Talk Earthy to Me , we break down how geological disasters like earthquakes, landslides, and tsunamis actually work, and why they’re feeling more intense and disruptive today. From tectonic movement to human development, we explore what’s changed — and why risk is growing. Because once you understand the sys...

Natural disasters are often framed as random acts of nature — bad luck, freak events, once-in-a-lifetime storms. But what if they’re not random at all? In this episode of Talk Earthy to Me , we break down how natural disasters actually work, why Earth has always had them, and what’s changed in the systems around us that’s making them show up more often — and hit harder. From wildfires and floods t...

If you’ve ever heard someone say, “It snowed today, so climate change isn’t real,” this episode is for you. The weather is what happens outside your window. Climate is the long- term pattern shaping everything beneath it. In this episode of  Talk Earthy to Me , we break down the difference between climate and weather — not with jargon, but with real-world examples that explain why heatwaves, flood...

Water feels comforting — it falls from the sky, flows from the tap, and disappears down the drain like it’s got it all handled. But in this episode, we pull back the curtain on the water cycle and why climate change didn’t break it… it sped it up. From stormwater and flash floods to drought, snowpack loss, and polluted runoff, we unpack how the same system failure can cause both too much water and...

Carbon gets blamed for everything — but in this episode, we clear its name. We’re breaking down the carbon cycle: Earth’s longest-running system, why it’s essential to life, and how humans hit the fast-forward button way too hard. From fossil fuels and forests to oceans, wildfires, and runaway feedback loops, this is the story of a planet that isn’t broken — just overwhelmed. We roast the headline...

Earth’s got drama — and today, we’re spilling it. In this episode, we decode the carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, and climate feedback loops — the behind-the-scenes systems quietly running the planet (and occasionally throwing plot twists). Think planetary chemistry meets group-chat chaos: methane burping from melting permafrost, carbon stacking up where it shouldn’t, and feedback loops hitting fast-...

Earth has been serving drama for 4.5 billion years — no brand deals, no filters, just pure tectonic chaos. In this flirty crash course to Earth Science 101, we’re unpacking why the ground moves, why the sky throws fits, and why the ocean has the emotional range of a teenager. Expect storytime, roasted headlines, big-picture receipts, and steps you can actually use in real life. If you’ve ever want...

COP31 is here, and it’s giving global climate Met Gala — big drama, high stakes, and absolutely zero feathers. This year’s UN Climate Week is messier than a Bravo reunion special, with Australia and Turkey co-hosting the world’s most chaotic group project: saving the planet. In this episode, we unpack the political theatre, roast the headlines, sip a little climate tea, and break down what actuall...

Welcome back to Talk Earthy to Me — the show that flirts with the facts and gets a little dirty about saving the planet. Today we’re stacking the deck — vertically. Farming is going indoors, up walls, and into cities. “Stacked greens” promise lettuce without land, food without seasons, and sustainability without soil. But is it salvation… or just salad science fiction? We’ll dig into what vertical...

Turns out, the future of survival isn’t solo — it’s shared. Across the world, people are swapping burnout culture for something bolder: community. From solar-powered co-housing to regenerative eco-villages, everyday neighbors are proving that “off-grid” doesn’t mean “off people.” In this episode, we dig into how climate-ready communities are rewriting the blueprint for modern living — one meal, on...