America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast
A changing climate presents humanity with only one option: adapt. Join your host, Doug Parsons for America's leading podcast on climate change - America Adapts! Each episode, Doug sits down with scientists, activists, policymakers, and journalists to discuss the tough questions facing this country and the world as we confront humanity's greatest challenge. Question your assumptions, refresh your perspective, and become part of the climate movement that will determine our planet's future, right here on the America Adapts podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 236
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Fair Dinkum: Adapting in the Bush from Queensland, Australia
In episode 76 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons takes a journey to Queensland, Australia to learn how Natural Resource Management (NRM) bodies are adapting to climate change. Learn how these unique org…
Women + LGBT + People of Color Adapt to Climate Change – A People’s History of Climate Adaptation
“We just had a 500 year flood. Well, we’ve had eight 500 or 100 year floods in the last two years. What does that mean? I think it’s time to stop calling it that and just start calling it…life.” Che…
Flooding and Natural and Nature-Based Solutions – The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Flooding
In episode 74 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with flood management experts, both in the US and abroad. Discover the history of flood management in the US. We also le…
Freestyle Adaptation: Olympic Medalist Arielle Gold Adapts to Climate Change
In episode 73 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Arielle Gold, Olympic medalist in snowboarding about her work with Protect our Winters, an advocacy group working to…
The Collider: Building a Global Hub for Climate Adaptation with CEO Josh Dorfman
In episode 72 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with the CEO of The Collider Josh Dorfman. The Collider is a non profit organization working with individuals and compani…
America Adapts turns 2! Special Guest Host Shaun Martin of WWF
In episode 71, we celebrate the two year anniversary of America Adapts! Yes, we’ve been producing episodes for two years, thanks to listeners like you! In this episode, we ha…
Adaptation Checkup: Public Health and Climate Change – A Podcast with Dr. Natasha DeJarnett
In episode 70 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons celebrates two years of America Adapts by talking with Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, a policy analyst in the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) Center …
Adaptation and Transformational Change: The Kresge Foundation Explores the State of Climate Adaptation with Susanne Moser and Lois DeBacker
In episode 69 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks about the current state of adaptation with Lois DeBacker of the Kresge Foundation and adaptation researcher Dr. Susanne Moser. The Kresge Foundati…
Victoria Rising : Tales of Innovative Adaptation in southern Australia - America Adapts Travels Down Under
In episode 68 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons travels down under to Melbourne, in the state of Victoria. Doug is invited to give the keynote address at the Victoria Adaptation Summit, then he partici…
Venture Adaptation: Jupiter Intel and the Emerging Business of Climate Change
In episode 67 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Rich Sorkin, CEO and Co-Founder of Jupiter Intel. Rich shares the history of Jupiter Intel as a silicon valley start up and his short and lon…
Dead Podcast Society: Open Access, Climate Change and Innovative Learning Tools
In episode 66 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Kate Bishop Williams at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. Kate is a lecturer at the University and Waterloo and she used an Amer…
2018 California Adaptation Forum and the 2018 Tyler Prize Winners
In episode 65 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Julia Kim and Kif Scheuer of the Local Government Commission, and Michael McCormick of the California Governor’s Office of Planning and Resear…
You Can’t Handle the Truth: Rising Sea Levels and the Law
In episode 64 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Margaret Peloso, of the law firm Vinson and Elkins. Margaret shares insights from her book Adapting to Rising Sea Levels: Legal Challenges a…
California Adapts 3: The Synthesis
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In California Adapts 3: The Synthesis, Doug Parsons and writer/producer Randy Olson talk about their overall impressions of climate adaptation in Ca…
California Adapts 2: The Journey
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In this episode, Doug Parsons’ journeys around California exploring the five most important elements of climate adaptation for the state — fire, drou…
California Adapts 1: The Storytellers
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Episode 61: What is “climate adaptation” and how well is California doing with it? The podcast “America Adapts” hosted by Doug Parsons has been explo…
Rolling Stone’s Jeff Goodell: The Water Will Come
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In episode 60 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Jeff Goodell of Rolling Stone magazine about his new book, The Water Will Come: Rising Seas…
Dan Ashe: Zoos/Aquariums Adapt to Climate Change and Dan’s Climate Legacy at the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
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In episode 59 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with Dan Ashe, the President and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Previously, …
The Hero’s Journey: Climate Adaptation and Creative Non-Fiction Writing
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In episode 58 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with author and lecturer Elizabeth Rush, of Brown University. Elizabeth is the author of the upco…
Conservation and Adaptation in Asia’s High Mountain Landscapes – The Snow Leopard
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Listen here. Now on Spotify! In episode 57 of America Adapts, Doug Parsons talks with experts from all over the world focusing on the…