EPISODE · Aug 29, 2025 · 51 MIN

Creation Groaning

from Bubble and Squeak · host Peterson Toscano

What do pasta, polar bears, and the Pope have in common? They all show up in this episode about climate change. Peterson Toscano refuses to preach doom or guilt—instead, you’ll hear Jewish wisdom on acting fast in a crisis, Christian takes on food justice, and a Bronx guy who’s had it with polar bears. Also: coffee is under threat, so now you’re paying attention. And we end on a diesel-fumed bus ride through Quito, Ecuador, where the future smells like electricity. Juicy Quotes “The climate crisis calls our bluff about being individuals—we are interdependent, whether we like it or not.” —Joelle Novey “We’re the first generation to live through the climate crisis—and the last generation that can do anything about it.” —Derek Weston “Polar bears? They’re the raccoons of Alaska. Coffee going extinct? Now that’s the apocalypse.” —Tony Buffuzio “Combustion cars will be remembered like typewriters—legacy tech we finally grew out of.” —Peterson Toscano Guest Links Joelle Novey – Interfaith Power & Light DC/MD/VA: http://www.ipldmv.org National Interfaith Power & Light: https://interfaithpowerandlight.org Derek Weston – Creation Justice Ministries: https://www.creationjustice.org Derek Weston’s book (The Just Kitchen): https://broadleafbooks.com/products/the-just-kitchen Food and Faith Podcast: https://www.foodandfaithpodcast.org