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The Week On Earth Smart People Industries
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5.0 • 51 Ratings
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Up to the minute environmental news and deep dives into some of the biggest - and weirdest - climate stories from across the globe. An irreverent and thought provoking podcast on the health of the planet, for anyone who happens to live on it (or just vacations here).
Hosted by longtime brothers Chris and Donnie Stemp, The Week on Earth is like John Oliver's TV show, only slightly less funny (the environment's just not that funny). Produced by Peabody award winner Elease Lui with music by Grammy award winner Amy Aileen Wood.
https://www.weekonearth.com/
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Aliens, AI, and Orange Skies: The Week on Earth is BACK
When a man named Harvey asks for another season, you must oblige. In this special edition episode, Donnie and Chris discuss what's been happening over the break, what will happen in Season 2, and the wildfire smoke blanketing the East Coast.
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Footprints on the Moon: The Season One Finale
In the final episode of the season, Donnie and Chris talk about what they've learned, the terrifying awesomeness of the universe, climate optimism, Halloween candy, and where the podcast is going next!
Featuring only the Stemp brothers, without any pesky scientists or climate experts getting in the way. Plus the news of the week. Stay in touch over the break at weekonearth@gmail.com! -
Carbon from Space!
This week we hitch a ride on the International Space Station to monitor and understand our CO2 emissions. And we finally get an answer to our question, does our breathing contribute to climate change?
Featuring Dr. Abhishek Chatterjee, the project scientist for the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 at JPL. Plus, the latest climate news of the week. -
Beyond HFCs: What's in my Air Conditioner Now?
In the thrilling conclusion of our three-episode series, we learn about the next generation of cutting edge refrigerants, and go shopping for Donnie's new AC unit.
Featuring Phil McKenna of Inside Climate News and Christina Theodoridi of the NRDC. Plus, the latest climate news of the week! -
Beyond Ozone: HFCs and the Next Big Climate Win
So what happened after we saved the ozone layer? We moved on to another destructive chemical, this one causing climate change. But brand new developments have produced another massive climate win against HFCs! Is it enough?
Featuring NRDC policymaker Christina Theodoridi, Inside Climate News reporter Phil McKenna, and documentary director Jamie Lochhead. Plus the climate news of the week. -
The Ozone Hole: How Ronald Reagan Saved the Planet
Or Chris's alternate title, "Ozone: A Big-ass Hole." The astounding story of how the planet came together to solve the pressing environmental issue of its time (under conservatives Reagan and Thatcher, no less!). With the dire threat of climate change looming, what can we learn from this story going forward?
This episode features Jamie Lochhead, the director of the PBS documentary 'The Hole: How We Saved the Planet." Plus the latest climate news of the week.
Customer Reviews
Excited for season 2
Hopefully coming to a podcast app near you
Update: I was promised a season 2?
Excited to find this podcast !
I got word of this new podcast starting up … from Inside Climate News (also recommended)
And I was hooked from the first episode.
I’ve been a weather geek for decades, and consider myself quite informed about climate change. I am learning more here in every episode, and enjoying it!
How to take a momentous and devastating reflection of how messed up this Earth is due to human greed and arrogance and general cluelessness… and find the positive things to keep in mind at the same time…. No small feat.
CONGRATULATIONS for your smarts in how to address such humongous topics and bring humor and upbeat news to each episode.
THANK YOU. 🌱🍀🌸
(By the way, I have never written a podcast review before. This is my first.)
Informative!
This podcast provides a welcome answer to the question of “where does one even begin?” when considering tackling huge subjects like climate change and the environment.
As someone who struggles with major overwhelm and depression when it comes to climate change, I found that these first several episodes have shed some light on important issues that I’ve been wondering about lately.
And they also offer inspiration and ideas for changes we can make in our daily lives that can have positive impact, which I appreciate.
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