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Funny Old World
by 11-29 Media
An edutaining easy-listening podcast about all things eco, hosted by Juliet Kinsman. Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way. In each episode, Juliet discusses serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs and chat with thought-provoking experts. And let’s face it, everyone’s feeling a little sustainability fatigue, and while we also need to know the facts, goodness knows we also need a little joy in our eco-anxiety-riddled lives. Funny Old World is powered by Bouteco.
Episodes
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Funny Old World x Asylum Speakers
Making magic from the movement of people Who gets to travel freely, and who is forced to leave home? Tourism and migration are two sides of the same story, yet the travel industry rarely talks about refugees, asylum seekers and displacement. In this special edition of Funny Old World, Juliet...
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We Protect What We Love, Insights from London Climate Action Week
In the midst of worldwide weather chaos, London Climate Action Week reminded us that loving nature is a powerful form of climate action. This special episode includes two talks introduced by Juliet Kinsman at the Nature in the City live event, hosted by Bouteco during London Climate Action Week…
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Can The Climate Crisis Actually Be... Funny?
If our biggest problem in the climate space is communication, then maybe climate scientists doing stand-up are the messengers we need. In this episode of Funny Old World — the podcast that looks the climate crisis in the eye and tries to stay light-hearted — Juliet Kinsman has a gentle, soothing,...
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Food, Farming & Ploughing through the BS
Funny Old World | Food, Farming & Ploughing through the BS 🌱 What are we actually eating — and what does it cost the earth? This bite-sized episode digs into ethical food systems, regenerative farming, and what all of us as consumers can actually do. It covers politics, environmental hard truths…
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What's Giving Us Hope?
…SOLUTIONS-LED STORYTELLING IN TRAVEL is giving us hope. In this new episode of a new format, Juliet Kinsman — sustainability expert and solutions-led storyteller — shares lightbulb moments from a 30-year career in journalism and why she believes storytellers are the keystone species for a better...
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The Earth Month Special. Sharing Stories to Inspire Impact
Your Funny Old World hosts — Juliet Kinsman and Simon London — return with special guests from Campaign for Nature and Asylum Speakers to explore the transformative power of exponential storytelling at the nexus between nature and climate justice. They don’t shy from some of the toughest topics —...
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Wild, Water, Women, Wit — WTF?
Welcome to this special What the…? LIVE episode of the climate-solutions podcast with stories from sustainable travel recorded in Marrakech at PURE 2024 with Juliet Kinsman, journalist and founder of Bouteco, who returns with broadcaster Simon London who plays quizmaster in this entertaining...
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The Africa Edition. Inspiring climate-friendlier travel on the continent (Part two)
In part two of two extra episodes of these edutaining easy-listening podcasts where the conversationalists aren’t shy about exploring the causes, symptoms and solutions when it comes to the climate, you’ll find Juliet and Simon, as ever, discussing serious topical sustainability stories and...
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The Africa Edition. Shaping sustainable travel on the continent. (Part one)
In part one of two extra episodes of these edutaining easy-listening podcasts where the conversationalists aren’t shy about exploring the causes, symptoms and solutions when it comes to the climate, you’ll find Juliet and Simon, as ever, discussing serious topical sustainability stories and...
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ACTIVISM. How to be a Good Citizen
A snapshot of our guestsIn this hour-long special, Juliet and Simon speak to Climate justice crusaders Kevin Lunzalu in Kenya, co-founder of Kenyan Youth Biodiversity Net and Eyal Weintraub, co-founder of Jóvenes Por El Clima Argentina.Hans Pfister — a straight-talker in how to walk all the eco...
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THE MEDIA. Is the climate crisis also an information crisis?
"The public has an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing." — Oscar WildeSarah Whitehead is Deputy Head of Newsgathering at Sky News, Sarah was previously Head of International News, and before that worked for the BBC. Jennie King is Head of Civic Action and…
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ECO-NOMICS. How sustainability is better for business — and people and planet
High-level thinking made digestible and do-able — as ever, this episode of Funny Old World provides a better understanding of the basics, and how to help tackle the climate emergency. Zita Cobb, social entrepreneur, founder of the Fogo Island Inn in Canada, is modelling how local communities can...
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WASTE. Talking rubbish
A snapshot of our expert guests Dyson Chee is a youth activist living on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. In 2018, Dyson founded Project O.C.E.A.N. Hawaii to take on single-use plastics, and since 2019 he has been serving as a director for the Hawaiʻi Youth Climate Coalition, a youth-led, community...
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CARBON. We need to talk about carbon
Helpful tips on ways to decarbonise our daily lives, how to measure carbon footprints, pondering the meaning of Net Zero, Juliet and Simon look back at history and grill two experts on our actions in the past, today, and how to work towards a greener world when it comes to greenhouse gases. A...
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TALKING THE WALK. What does eco even mean?
“Climate change is an almost comically mild term for this existential crisis we face — it's like calling an invading army unexpected visitors. And so this is why I use climate breakdown or climate chaos.” George Monbiot. A snapshot of our expert guests Mitzi Tan Jonelle, is a full-time climate...
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Wild, Water, Women, Wit — WTF?
Welcome to this special What the…? LIVE episode of the climate-solutions podcast with stories from sustainable travel recorded in Marrakech at PURE 2024 with Juliet Kinsman, journalist and founder of Bouteco, who returns with broadcaster Simon London who plays quizmaster in this entertaining...
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The Earth Month Special. Sharing Stories to Inspire Impact
Your Funny Old World hosts — Juliet Kinsman and Simon London — return with special guests from Campaign for Nature and Asylum Speakers to explore the transformative power of exponential storytelling at the nexus between nature and climate justice. They don’t shy from some of the toughest topics —...
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The Africa Edition. Inspiring climate-friendlier travel on the continent (Part two)
In part two of two extra episodes of these edutaining easy-listening podcasts where the conversationalists aren’t shy about exploring the causes, symptoms and solutions when it comes to the climate, you’ll find Juliet and Simon, as ever, discussing serious topical sustainability stories and...
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The Africa Edition. Shaping sustainable travel on the continent. (Part one)
In part one of two extra episodes of these edutaining easy-listening podcasts where the conversationalists aren’t shy about exploring the causes, symptoms and solutions when it comes to the climate, you’ll find Juliet and Simon, as ever, discussing serious topical sustainability stories and...
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ACTIVISM. How to be a Good Citizen
A snapshot of our guestsIn this hour-long special, Juliet and Simon speak to Climate justice crusaders Kevin Lunzalu in Kenya, co-founder of Kenyan Youth Biodiversity Net and Eyal Weintraub, co-founder of Jóvenes Por El Clima Argentina.Hans Pfister — a straight-talker in how to walk all the eco...
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THE MEDIA. Is the climate crisis also an information crisis?
"The public has an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing." — Oscar WildeSarah Whitehead is Deputy Head of Newsgathering at Sky News, Sarah was previously Head of International News, and before that worked for the BBC. Jennie King is Head of Civic Action and…
more -
ECO-NOMICS. How sustainability is better for business — and people and planet
High-level thinking made digestible and do-able — as ever, this episode of Funny Old World provides a better understanding of the basics, and how to help tackle the climate emergency. Zita Cobb, social entrepreneur, founder of the Fogo Island Inn in Canada, is modelling how local communities can...
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WASTE. Talking rubbish
A snapshot of our expert guests Dyson Chee is a youth activist living on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. In 2018, Dyson founded Project O.C.E.A.N. Hawaii to take on single-use plastics, and since 2019 he has been serving as a director for the Hawaiʻi Youth Climate Coalition, a youth-led, community...
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CARBON. We need to talk about carbon
Helpful tips on ways to decarbonise our daily lives, how to measure carbon footprints, pondering the meaning of Net Zero, Juliet and Simon look back at history and grill two experts on our actions in the past, today, and how to work towards a greener world when it comes to greenhouse gases. A...
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TALKING THE WALK. What does eco even mean?
“Climate change is an almost comically mild term for this existential crisis we face — it's like calling an invading army unexpected visitors. And so this is why I use climate breakdown or climate chaos.” George Monbiot. A snapshot of our expert guests Mitzi Tan Jonelle, is a full-time climate...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
An edutaining easy-listening podcast about all things eco, hosted by Juliet Kinsman. Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way. In each episode, Juliet discusses serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs and chat with thought-provoking experts. And let’s face it, everyone’s feeling a little sustainability fatigue, and while we also need to know the facts, goodness knows we also need a little joy in our eco-anxiety-riddled lives. Funny Old World is powered by Bouteco.
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An edutaining easy-listening podcast about all things eco, hosted by Juliet Kinsman. Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way. In...
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