OptOutcast

Episodes

1. 14

   COP 28 – The Ups and Downs of a Climate Conference Hosted by a Petrostate

   On this episode of OptOutcast, Climate Editor Amanda Magnani brings you inside COP 28, the United Nations' yearly climate conference, which took place last year in Dubai from Nov. 30-Dec. 13. The event was the largest one to date, with an attendance of nearly 100,000 people. On the one hand, it…

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   Feb 6, 2024

   56m
2. 13

   An LNG Project Threatens a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Canada

   On this episode of OptOutcast, our Climate Editor, Amanda Magnani, sits down with Nick Cunningham, Gas Outlook’s North American correspondent, to talk about Howe Sound, a UNESCO biosphere reserve in British Columbia that is being threatened by a liquified natural gas (LNG) initiative. Nick spent...

   Nov 9, 2023

   50m
3. 12

   How to Protect Our Planet: Learning From Indigenous Communities in Brazil

   On this episode of OptOutcast, our LGBTQ+ Editor, Liana DeMasi, sits down with our Climate Editor, Amanda Magnani, to talk about sustainable initiatives developed by Indigenous communities in the Brazilian Amazon and what we all have to learn from them in terms of public policies and climate...

   Jul 27, 2023

   44m
4. 11

   UNLOCKED: How Fossil Fuel Trade Groups Obstruct Climate Action

   Christian Downie is a political scientist and professor at the Australian National University, where he researches climate and energy politics. He is also the author of Business Battles in the U.S. Energy Sector. His recent paper with co-author Robert Brulle in the journal Climatic Change traces...

   Apr 5, 2023

   24m
5. 10

   Imara Jones on the Anti-Trans Hate Machine

   OptOut LGBTQ+ Editor Liana DeMasi sits down with TransLash Media creator Imara Jones to talk about the current, highly calculated disinformation campaign against trans people, what these laws and this political landscape mean for the LGBTQ+ community, and the need to move potential allies to...

   Mar 31, 2023

   32m
6. 9

   UNLOCKED: Brown Girl Green

   Kristy Drutman is the founder of Brown Girl Green, a digital media brand that educates and inspires action around sustainability, climate change, and the environment. She is also the founder of Green Jobs Board, the top online destination for people of color to learn about employment in the...

   Mar 30, 2023

   28m
7. 8

   Janine Jackson on Corporate Media Bias

   On this edition of OptOutcast, I speak with Janine Jackson, the host and producer of COUNTERSPIN, a weekly radio show and podcast from national media watchdog FAIR. Jackson is also FAIR's program director. She co-edited The FAIR Reader: An Extra! Review of Press and Politics in the ’90s, and she...

   Mar 21, 2023

   35m
8. 7

   Doug Henwood on His Career and Left Media Today

   On this edition of OptOutcast, OptOut co-founder Alex Kotch speaks with Doug Henwood, a veteran journalist and author who's the host of Behind the News, a weekly radio show and podcast, and the creator of the website LBO News. Doug tells us about his life and career, which has included a print...

   Feb 22, 2023

   7m
9. 6

   How Fossil Fuel Trade Groups Obstruct Climate Action

   Christian Downie is a political scientist and professor at the Australian National University, where he researches climate and energy politics. He is also the author of Business Battles in the U.S. Energy Sector. His recent paper with co-author Robert Brulle in the journal Climatic Change traces...

   Feb 2, 2023

   5m
10. 5

    Brown Girl Green (PREVIEW)

    Kristy Drutman is the founder of Brown Girl Green, a digital media brand that educates and inspires action around sustainability, climate change, and the environment. She is also the founder of Green Jobs Board, the top online destination for people of color to learn about employment in the...

    Dec 20, 2022

    6m
11. 4

    Eric Holthaus on Meteorology, Climate Journalism, and Twitter

    Eric Holthaus is a leading climate journalist and the founder of Currently, a weather and news service that recently joined the OptOut network. He is also the author of the speculative nonfiction book The Future Earth: A Radical Vision for What's Possible in the Age of Warming. OptOut Climate...

    Dec 15, 2022

    27m
12. 3

    COP27 Wrap-Up: Climate Fund 🌎 Lula 🌎 Fossil Fuel Lobbyists

    The U.N.’s climate conference, officially known as COP27, ended last month with a historic deal to create a fund to compensate countries that have been affected by the climate crisis. The plan for a “loss and damage” fund was only a start, however, and the details of how it will operate and be...

    Dec 5, 2022

    26m
13. 2

    Ep. 2: Means TV, the anti-capitalist streaming service, with Naomi Burton

    Naomi Burton talks with host Alex Kotch about OptOut participant Means TV, the first worker-owned, anti-capitalist streaming service, which she co-founded. How did Means TV get started? What are the latest original shows? Learn all about Means TV in this episode! Recorded on August 25, 2021. Find...

    Oct 24, 2021

    22m
14. 1

    Ep. 1 — The Brick House is live! Maria Bustillos on her new media cooperative.

    In the first-ever episode of OptOutcast, Alex and Walker interview Maria Bustillos about the launch of her new media cooperative, The Brick House. Check out and subscribe to Brick House! https://thebrick.house/ Follow The Brick House on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brickhousecoop Follow The Brick...

    Dec 19, 2020

    57m