Podcasts at the intersection of Climate Change and Health
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues facing our world today, and its impacts are felt across a wide range of areas, including health. From air pollution to extreme weather events, climate change is exacerbating many of the health challenges we face. As such, there is an urgent need to explore the intersection of climate change and health, and to identify strategies for addressing these challenges.
Below are some of our favorite podcast episodes covering the topic of climate change and health.
Catherine Coleman Flowers on America's Dirty Secret
In this episode, Catherine Coleman Flowers (the “Erin Brockovich of Sewage”) explains how crumbling infrastructure causes toxic sewage spills in the backyards of poor, rural communities. Flowers also talks about how she discovered an outbreak of an intestinal, blood-feeding parasite we thought had been eradicated in the United States. Catherine Coleman Flowers is a MacArthur 'Genius' grant winner, the founder of the Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice, and the author of Waste: One Woman’s Fight Against America’s Dirty Secret.
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Sounding the Alarm on Forever Chemicals
It’s in our water, our food, and so many other products we use on a daily basis, from non-stick pans to popcorn bags. Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals”, have been linked to a variety of health conditions including cancer, infertility, birth defects, developmental delays, asthma, allergies, cardiovascular disease, obesity and more. In this episode, we talk to one of the world’s leading environmental health scientists and advocates Arlene Blum, who is the founder and executive director of the Green Science Policy Institute.
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The Intersection of Climate Change and Human Health
This episode was recorded with My Climate Journey to explore the intersection of climate change and human health. Dr. Darragh O'Carroll is a science communicator and emergency physician specializing in emergency, disaster, climate, and COVID-19 medicine. He's making a documentary series called "Infected planet" to illustrate how climate change is affecting global and public health, and highlight the solutions.
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An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis
In this episode my friend Ryan Panchadsaram, co-author of Speed & Scale: An Action Plan for Solving our Climate Crisis, shares what we can do today to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. And why our health depends on it.
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