Welcome to Season 4 of Climate Changed with Autumn Brown and Nicole Diroff

How do we live, love, and practice leadership in a climate-changed world? Welcome to Season 4 of the Climate Changed podcast, a project from The BTS Center! This season, we are diving deep into spiritual leadership and imagination. Join our hosts—Autumn Brown (artist, theologian, mother, and freedom worker) and Rev. Nicole Diroff (Associate Director at The BTS Center)—as they explore what faithful leadership looks like in times of immense uncertainty. Throughout this season, we’ll hear from spiritual leaders, artists, and healers who are helping us navigate the overlapping crises of our time with courage, connection, and community. This season's powerful lineup includes: Katie Mears on navigating the front lines of disaster response and communicating risk. Tory Stephens on the power of speculative fiction and imagination as our greatest climate tools. Norma Wong, Zen master and Native Hawaiian leader, on how we breathe together and reconstitute our humanity through collapse. Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner on finding holiness in uncertainty and rooting into our values when we lose our ground. Francis Weller on the necessity of ritual, and how grief and love are two sides of the same bridge. 🎉 You're Invited: Season 4 Massive Launch Event! Before the first episode drops, we want to celebrate this new chapter with you. Join hosts Nicole and Autumn, along with producers Ben Yosua-Davis and Peterson Toscano, for a live, interactive launch event. This isn't your average, boring webinar. We'll be diving into a deep conversation about the current pressure points in American society, politics, and justice, and how they intersect with our climate reality. When: Monday, March 16th, 2026 at 7:30 PM Eastern Where: Online! Register for free at thebtscenter.org What to expect at the launch party: Live conversations with several of our Season 4 guests Exclusive, behind-the-scenes video footage and bloopers Giveaways throughout the event! Episode 1 drops Tuesday, March 17th, 2026, featuring a fantastic conversation with Tory Stephens on speculative storytelling and the futures we actually want to build. Make sure you are subscribed so you don't miss an episode, and find more resources at www.climatechangedpodcast.com. Keywords and Phrases Climate change, spiritual leadership, climate resilience, Autumn Brown, Nicole Diroff, The BTS Center, disaster response, speculative fiction, climate storytelling, Zen practice, grief and ritual, climate justice, community building, navigating collapse, podcast launch event Chapter Markers 00:00 - Exploring Spiritual Leadership & Imagination 00:24 - Meet Your Hosts: Autumn Brown & Nicole Diroff 00:44 - Katie Mears on Disaster Response 01:07 - Tory Stephens on Speculative Fiction 01:34 - Norma Wong on Breathing Through Collapse 02:21 - Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner on Holiness in Uncertainty 02:50 - Francis Weller on Ritual and Grief 03:52 - You're Invited: Season 4 Launch Event! 05:17 - Sneak Peek: Episode 1 with Tory Stephens