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Climate Magic

by Cal Poly Humboldt

Hosted by author and professor of Environmental Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, Sarah Jaquette Ray, Climate Magic connects emotions like climate anxiety and despair to our ability to take positive action and reclaim our sense of efficacy. Through interviews with a range of experts, she reveals that magic in this current climate comes from even the smallest acts.

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Episodes

  1. “Putting the Fun in Climate Work”, with Lil Milagro Henriquez

    Lil Milagro Henriquez, founder of the Mycelium Youth Network, wants climate solutions to be fun, accessible to young people, and believes gaming could be a great climate solution.

  2. Laura Schifter: “How Do We Prepare Kids for a World on Fire?”

    How should schools prepare kids for a climate-changed future?

  3. Cultivating Collective Efficacy in the Classroom and Beyond

    Michael Maniates on green living, change theory, and the environmental "trinity of despair."

  4. Mind Beavers and Miracle Goggles: Katie Hodgetts’ Medicines for the Polycrisis

    This episode is part 2 in a series about climate emotions in education and young people.

  5. Putting the Soul in Climate Education

    The role of an educator in this moment of the climate emergency is to be a culture-shaper. This is part one in a four-part series Climate Magic is curating for all the educators looking for inspiration as they head into the fall term.

  6. "The Inner Story of Climate Reporting" w/ Rosanna Xia

    Rosanna Xia with the L.A. Times shares how journalism, curiosity, and deep listening can foster courage in the face of climate change.

  7. Dr. Lucia Tecuta: Does climate anxiety cause disordered eating?

    What happens when eating sustainably mixes with the toxic cocktail of body image, thin culture, personal trauma, and that ever-present message that we are never enough?

  8. Dr. Renée Lertzman: “The Psychology of Change-making”

    What’s really going on when people get apathetic about climate change?

  9. “How Not to Save the World” feat. Anthea Lawson

    Anthea Lawson researches the connections between our inner lives and the world we create together.

  10. Fire, Grief & Gen Z: Laurel Tamayo's path to Heal Lahaina

    Climate filmmaker Laurel Tamayo discusses "Healing Lahaina", wildfire recovery, climate resilience, mental health, mutual aid, and finding hope and agency in a warming world.

  11. Patterning the Future with Sister True Dedication

    Season 3 kicks off with Sister True Dedication, student of Thich Nhat Hanh and coauthor of Zen & The Art of Saving The Planet.

  12. Osprey Orielle Lake: “Worldview As Climate Medicine”

    Reframing our relationship with the planet creates an opportunity for enduring climate health.

  13. Is it 'unmanly' to care about climate change?

    What’s pulling so many men away from climate action?

  14. Jennifer Uchendu: “What Is Climate Anxiety for a Nigerian Youth Activist?”

    Emotional responses differ based on our relationship to the environment, says Jennifer Uchendo.

  15. Rethinking your final act: the climate case for green burial

    Each year in the US, conventional burials require 104,000 tons of steel, 1.6 million tons of concrete, 1.6 million gallons of formaldehyde, and 20 million board feet of hardwood.

  16. “The Identity Politics of Climate Anxiety,” with Rebecca Weston

    How can psychology get us closer to climate justice?

  17. Parenting in the climate crisis with Elizabeth Bechard

    How do you talk to your kids about climate change?

  18. Leslie Davenport on “Nervous systems for systems change”

    Groundbreaking climate therapist Leslie Davenport discusses regulating our nervous systems for climate justice.

  19. Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner on “The Firehose of Alarms”

    "Paying attention to existence is important when we’re living in a time of climate change because it helps the present moment to not be stolen away from us," says Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner.

  20. Dave Powell: “This is Your Brain on Climate”

    Why do our brains not like to think about climate change?

  21. Faith Kearns believes that better communication can save the world

    Can listening better solve the polycrisis? What advice does a communication expert have for saving democracy, social trust, and the planet?

  22. Isaias Hernandez is Queer, Brown, Vegan, & Climate-Hopeful

    How does your identity shape your environmental values and feelings about climate change?

  23. “Thinking Like an Oak Tree” with Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

    The spirit of this show is to help the 89% of us humans on the planet who care about the climate crisis, but don’t quite know what to do about it.

  24. Anya Kamenetz: "What do we owe the next generation?"

    What does the next generation need from us today?

  25. “Black to the Ocean”, with Kory Lamberts

    Master SCUBA diver Kory Lamberts is changing the world within his reach.

  26. Neuroscience and hope in the face of climate change

    Neurosurgeon Ann-Christine Duhaime, author of Minding the Climate, explores how our tendency to prioritize short-term consumer pleasures spurs climate change, but also how the brain’s amazing capacity for flexibility can—and likely will—enable us to prioritize the long-term survival of humanity.

  27. Sarah Stein Lubrano on How to Change the 21st-century Mind

    A researcher makes the case that your social life can help change society.

  28. Dana Fisher on Apocalyptic Optimism

    Does gluing your hand to a Van Gogh painting, in order to draw attention to the evils of the fossil fuel industry, gain sympathy for your cause?

  29. Keanu Arpels-Josiah on Youth Climate Activism

    We often look to young people to give us hope for the future. But for young people themselves, that’s a huge burden to carry.

  30. Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question, with Jade Sasser

    In this conversation with Dr. Jade Sasser, an expert on climate change and reproductive justice, we explore why women of color in particular are worried about having kids.

  31. How Climate Affects Your Brain Chemistry

    In this conversation with Grist magazine data journalist, “recovering neuroscientist,” and author Clayton Page Aldern, we explore the myriad ways that a changing environment changes our brains and bodies.

  32. Neuroscience and Climate Trauma with Jyoti Mishra

    Helping us prepare our “fire brains” this first week of Climate Magic is Dr. Jyoti Mishra, who studies what happens to the brain– and how individuals and communities can respond – when a wildfire strikes.

  33. Climate Change and Mental Health, with Sarah Newman

    Research and progress in the world of mental health has come a long way in the past few decades. We now hear about “crises” of mental health among various populations, from parents or Gen Z, to teachers and health workers. But what happens when you add the issue of climate change into the mix?

  34. Climate Magic: Eco-grief on the Frontline, with Ashlee Cunsolo

    Why should we lean into ecological grief, rather than shun, fix, or repress it? What does “grief literacy” look like, and why might our ecological crisis require us to gain those skills? What does the inability to lean into grief mean for the climate crisis, and how might we collectively leverage...

  35. Climate Magic: Bonita Eloise Ford

    What if helping address climate change were akin to trying to start a fire without matches? In this beautiful conversation, Bonita draws a parallel between her attempts to start fire with a bow drill and the way she hopes we can all keep showing up in the world, and not give up.

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    This is a preview for Climate Magic with Dr. Sarah Ray

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Hosted by author and professor of Environmental Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, Sarah Jaquette Ray, Climate Magic connects emotions like climate anxiety and despair to our ability to take positive action and reclaim our sense of efficacy. Through interviews with a range of experts, she reveals that magic in this current climate comes from even the smallest acts.

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