The EcoPolitics Podcast
The Ecopolitics Podcast is a 30-episode audio series offering core content for university students studying environmental politics in Canada. The show is created and co-hosted by Dr. Ryan Katz-Rosene (University of Ottawa) and Dr. Peter Andrée (Carleton University), and funded by the Shared Online Projects Initiative. All episodes are freely available for use under a Creative Commons Licence 4.0 (CC BY-NC-ND). Instructors and students of environmental politics everywhere are invited to use the podcasts in their own teaching and learning. Episodes cover a range of themes central to the study of environmental politics in a Canadian context, from environmental justice to federalism to climate action and more! Enjoy the show, and let us know what you think.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 4.9: Living Relations – Part 1
In this episode, Peter Andrée and guest host Tehya Quachegan (Lakehead University) introduce listeners to the Living Relations Project, a collaboration between Indigenous and settler partners in Aote…
00:36:05 |
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Episode 4.8: Mindful Approaches to Ecopolitics
In this powerful and personal episode, host Peter Andrée is joined by Dr. Jeff Ganohalidoh Corntassel (University of Victoria, Cherokee Nation) and Dr. James Rowe (University of Victoria, author of R…
00:40:46 |
Tue 22 Jul 2025
Episode 4.7: The Growth-Environment Debate – Part 2
In this second half of our two-part series on The Growth-Environment Debate, Ryan and Peter explore two of the more provocative discourses in the debate over sustainability and economic growth. What …
00:52:11 |
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Episode 4.6: Becoming an Ecopolitical Researcher
In this episode, host Peter Andrée sits down with two doctoral students and a postdoc on the path to becoming ecopolitical researchers: Devon Cantwell-Chavez, Kaleigh McIntosh, and Obed Asamoah. They…
00:31:16 |
Wed 21 May 2025
Episode 4.5: The Growth-Environment Debate – Part 1
In the first of a two-part series, co-hosts Ryan Katz-Rosene and Peter Andrée dive deep into the complex and often controversial relationship between economic growth and environmental sustainability …
00:50:52 |
Wed 23 Apr 2025
Episode 4.4: Geoengineering
In this episode, we delve into the world of climate intervention and geoengineering, specifically focusing on solar geoengineering, also known as solar radiation modification (SRM). Host Ryan Katz-Ro…
00:52:03 |
Thu 20 Mar 2025
Episode 4.3: Sustainability through Philanthropy?
Join Dr. Peter Andrée as he explores the critical role of philanthropic organizations in advancing sustainability with two leading experts: Beth Hunter, Director at FoodBridge, and Lorne Johnson, Vic…
00:41:48 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
Episode 4.2: Axe the Tax, or Face the Facts?
In this episode of the Ecopolitics Podcast, our host, Dr. Ryan Katz-Rosene, is joined by Dr. Kathryn Harrison and Dr. Andrew Leach to delve into the intricacies of the federal carbon tax in Canada. W…
00:41:48 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Episode 4.1: We’re Back! Talking about the Anthropocene
We’re back and excited to share where the Ecopolitics Podcast is going with Season 4. Hosts Peter Andree and Ryan Katz-Rosene reflect on where we’ve gone over the last three seasons. Together, they e…
00:37:35 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Episode 3.6: Is the local a romantic eco-myth? A critical appraisal of ‘Thinking Globally, Acting Locally’
Does the environmentalist motto, ‘Think Globally, Act Locally’, point us towards sustainable food systems’ solutions? In this episode, Dr. Navin Ramankutty from UBC and Ken Meter from the Crossroads …
00:40:47 |
Wed 02 Mar 2022
Episode 3.5: How can we confront the environmental challenges associated with Canadian mining?
Mining is an essential component to our everyday lives, providing us with the raw materials we need to create a wide variety of products. However, while mining contributes to our technological progre…
01:00:24 |
Thu 03 Feb 2022
Episode 3.4: What does a just transition really entail? From green jobs to decolonization
Climate change and its impacts on the economy, the planet, and, of course, us, is top of mind for a lot of folks these days. One potential solution that merges economic and climate needs is the trans…
00:39:49 |
Fri 17 Dec 2021
Episode 3.3: How do we confront capitalism’s excesses? Between revolution and reform
How do we confront capitalism’s ecological record? In this episode we get some answers from Dianne Saxe (Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario), and Professor Matt Huber (Syracuse Univer“How do…
00:41:42 |
Fri 10 Dec 2021
Episode 3.2: Can we eat our way to sustainability? A deep dive into sustainable protein
To consume or not consume meat? That is the question plaguing many an environmentally conscious person as we grapple with our personal responsibilites in the face of a warming climate. However, as ou…
00:48:23 |
Fri 19 Nov 2021
Episode 3.1: What does it mean to be an Eco-Citizen? Intro to Everyday Ecopolitics Season Three
What is eco-citizenship and what does it entail? These are the overarching questions that guide this episode’s discussions with Manvi Bhalla, Graduate Student and Co-Founder of Shake Up The Establish…
00:42:10 |
Fri 12 Nov 2021
Episode 2.14: Global Cities, Environmental Politics, and Low Carbon Transition
Just over a decade ago, the world’s urban population surpassed its rural population in a trend of urbanization that is expected to continue for decades to come. This trend has raised some interesting…
00:46:49 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Episode 2.13: Resources, Population and the Global Environment: A Case Study in Water
Recorded on World Water Day, in this episode, we speak with Dr. Farhana Sultana, Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and the Environment and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Publi…
00:50:26 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Episode 2.12: Metaphors for Climate Governance
In this episode, which is a re-broadcast of an episode from Season 1, we speak with Steven Bernstein, Distinguished Professor of Global Environmental and Sustainability Governance, University of Toro…
00:45:41 |
Mon 12 Apr 2021
Episode 2.11: Growth, Degrowth, Agrowth
What is the relationship between economic growth and the environment? What is ‘green growth’ and why does the degrowth movement oppose it? And what does it mean to be agnostic about growth in the con…
00:52:09 |
Fri 09 Apr 2021
Episode 2.10: Dairy Cows, Climate Change and Settler Colonialism: Insights from Aotearoa/New Zealand
Aotearoa/New Zealand’s dairy sector contributes 1/4 of that country’s greenhouse gas emissions. Dr John Reid (University of Canterbury), and Dr. Hugh Campbell (University of Otago), show us how Māori…
00:51:52 |
Tue 06 Apr 2021
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