🎙️ Chase Cain Bet on Himself. Now He’s Betting on YouTube to Change Climate Coverage 🌎🎥

Send us Fan MailWhat happens when a veteran TV journalist walks away from a major network job to build something of his own?In this episode of Life After News, Jason talks with meteorologist and climate reporter Chase Cain about leaving NBC News, starting over in San Francisco, and launching a new climate-focused platform on YouTube. Chase explains why he believes mainstream media still isn’t giving climate change the attention it deserves and why he’s taking the risk to do it differently.They get into the real reasons climate stories struggle to break through in traditional news, how extreme weather connects to climate change, and why so many journalists are quietly wondering whether it’s time to build something beyond the corporate newsroom.Chase also shares practical advice for journalists and creators thinking about making the leap, including how he’s approaching YouTube as both a mission and a business.This is a conversation about reinvention, risk, purpose, and what it means to chase what matters. 🌱In this episode: ✨ Why Chase left NBC News 🌡️ Why climate change coverage gets buried in mainstream media 🔥 What record-breaking March heat says about our changing planet 🧠 How Chase makes climate science easier to understand 📺 Why YouTube may be the future for journalists 💸 The fear and financial reality of leaving a steady media job 🎯 What creators and reporters need to know before going out on their own 🌿 Why hope matters in climate storytellingConnect with Chase Cain: Search Chase Cain on YouTube and follow his work as he builds his new platform around climate, connection, and storytelling.🎧 Loved this episode? Please rate and review Life After News, share it with a friend, and help more people discover these conversations. Your support really makes a difference.#LifeAfterNews #JasonBall #ChaseCain #ClimateChange #Meteorologist #ClimateReporter #Journalism #YouTubeCreator #MediaFuture #DigitalJournalism #NewsIndustry #ClimateCoverage #CreatorEconomy #Podcast #PalmSprings Let Life After News inspire your next chapter. Because leaving the news doesn’t mean the story’s over—it means a new one’s just beginning.