Pod of Gold

We need to support social impact work now more than ever. For the sake of our environment, for our health and wellbeing, we need people working to make a difference. Unfortunately, work for the good …

How can we see beyond our current state of oppression, polarization, and extraction to build a better future? We asked  Anne Snick to share insights from her brilliant Young Persons’ Guide to the Fut…

Do you have the feeling that life is getting harder than ever? Not only do we grapple with big issues like climate change, but every day tasks sometimes seem increasingly complex. But what if a simpl…

We need consensus to tackle the looming problems of climate change and economic inequality. Digital tokens and blockchain technology could help us do just that. In this episode, we speak with Andrea …

Eating less meat is one thing we can all do to reduce our contribution to the climate crisis, but making changes to our diets isn't always easy. In this episode, we speak with Chef Alejandra Schrader…

In 1934, Simon Kuznets developed the modern concept of a gross domestic product to measure the market value of all goods and services produced by a country. Nearly 90 years later, our measures of eco…

In this episode, we speak with Emma Heiling, one of the co-founders of ClimaTalk and a masters student in environmental policy at Sciences Po. Through her work, she's demystifying climate policy and …

Is there an inherent conflict of interest in 'sustainable finance'? In this episode, we speak with Theodor Cojoianu, an associate professor at the University of Edinburgh who works at the intersectio…

An explosion of remote work opportunities has given people the freedom to build all new kinds of lives in all different kinds of places. But how will this growing movement impact our environment? In …

Our food system is broken, producing massive amounts of waste in some places and leaving people starving in others. (Not to mention the damage our agricultural practices are doing to the environment.…

The industrial production of beef comes at a major cost to the environment, degrading soil quality and emitting extreme amounts of greenhouse gas into the atmosphere. But what if there was a better w…

Imagine if the science taught in schools put the health of our planet front and center. In this episode, we speak with Eugene Cordero, a professor at San Jose State University who's created the Green…

Advancements in modern medicine have made us healthier and improved our quality of life. But at what cost? In the pursuit of science, many of us have lost touch with indigenous modes of healing. We s…

There are over 2.69 billion active online gamers in the world. Most of them just want to have some fun in a digital reality. But what if we could mobilize those masses to make a difference in the rea…

Ever feel intense anxiety over the deteriorating state of our planet? Good news: you're not alone.  Even better news: there's help. In this episode, we speak with climate psychologists Megan Kennedy-…

Making a difference in the fight against climate change doesn't have to be complicated. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. In this episode, we speak with Selva co-founder Harry Hely-Hutch…

What can we learn from recollections of the Ice Age about climate change today? Veli Albert Kallio is an ethnoclimatologist who uses history from indigenous peoples to evaluate our current climate cr…

Why can't we stop degrading our ecosystems? It's not our failure to recycle, so much as a matter of systemic inertia. Continuously prioritizing corporate profit has led us to our current climate cris…