Climate Curious

TEDxLondon

Are you Climate Curious? If you care about the world, but find the current conversation about climate change confusing, scary or boring – then this might be the podcast for you. Join TEDxLondon and co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst as we lift the lid on the climate emergency by speaking to the world’s leading and most relatable climate pioneers. Find out why cities are key to the climate fight, why we need to tackle systemic problems (and not just plastic straws), and why we’re all a bit crap at sustainability.

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327 episodes
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Oct 27, 2021 · 36 min
Why fossil fuels are the new weapons of mass destruction
In what world would stockpiling something so deadly it threatens the future of human survival on planet Earth, make sense? Yep, that’s right, THIS planet! We're currently on track to produce 120% more oil, coal and gas (aka fossil fuels) in the next decad
Oct 25, 2021 · 1 min
Coming Soon: Season 3
We're back! Launching October 27, co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst give a sneak peek of the climate goodies we'll be sharing in Season 3 of TEDxLondon's Climate Curious, recorded live from TED's Countdown event in Edinburgh.
Sep 1, 2021 · 4 min
Climate Quickie: What anti-apartheid can teach the climate movement
From protesting on the front lines against the apartheid in South Africa to sitting in the boardrooms of global climate change and human rights organisations, Kumi Naidoo is a lifelong activist with a tonne of experience in how to make people in power sit
Aug 25, 2021 · 4 min
Climate Quickie: Why climate change is unfair
Why is it that the communities that have the least to do with creating climate change are the ones who suffer the most harm? You only have to look at Guyana, one of the world’s few carbon sinks, to see how flooding and a dangerously low sea level is putti
Aug 18, 2021 · 38 min
How we can fight air pollution, together
“Our lungs are not experiments. Every single minute, every day, damage is being done. And that's what happened to Ella,” says clean air advocate Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah and mother of the late Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah in the latest episode of the Climate
Aug 11, 2021 · 4 min
Climate Quickie: Why cheap food is killing us
The biggest myth about healthy food? That it’s expensive. In this Climate Quickie with knowledge broker, community chef and food policy-maker Dee Woods, she breaks down how to find affordable, healthy food – think hyper-local! This visionary food actionis
Aug 4, 2021 · 43 min
How culture can help us win the climate war, p.2
In the second of a special two-part feature, we’re back with South African human rights and environmental activist, Kumi Naidoo, on how we can tap into culture, communications and identity to influence politics and reveal the truth about the climate crisi
Jul 28, 2021 · 41 min
How culture can help us win the climate war, p.1
In the first of a special Climate Curious two-part feature, we hear from the extraordinary South African human rights and environmental activist, Kumi Naidoo, on how we can tap into culture, communications and identity to influence politics and reveal the
Jul 21, 2021 · 4 min
Climate Quickie: What is queer ecology?
Our latest feature Climate Quickies gives you bitesize nuggets of climate goodies – in under 5 minutes! This week, we’re talking queer ecology – gender shifting fish, intersex birds, and how trees can impregnate themselves – with iconic environmental and
Jul 14, 2021 · 35 min
What’s going on with fish in West Africa?
Superfood sardines, omega three and the ultimate brain food… fish is one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet, but overfishing is putting them at risk of destruction, and the local people who rely on them, says environmental social scientist Chr
Jul 7, 2021 · 4 min
Climate Quickie: Is a green economy going to cost too much?
Our latest feature Climate Quickies gives you bitesize nuggets of climate goodies – in under 5 minutes! First up: transitioning to a green economy – how much is it going to cost us? This week’s guest is economist, environmentalist and TED speaker, Angela
Jun 30, 2021 · 33 min
How the Guyanese people are fighting big oil
Guyana is a carbon sink and a climate leader, but has been airbrushed out of the global climate movement, as many developing countries are, says international environmental lawyer Melinda Janki in the most compelling episode to date of the Climate Curious
Jun 23, 2021 · 31 min
How green money can make the world go round
“Moving to a green economy delivers on the things that people are already worried about,” says TED Speaker, environmentalist and economist, Angela Francis, on the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon. With over 1.4 million views on
Jun 16, 2021 · 35 min
How to be a global food citizen
Veganism isn’t the only answer to climate change, dignity and equity are, says knowledge broker, community chef and food policy-maker, Dee Woods. In this week’s Climate Curious by TEDxLondon, we’re discussing food – yum! Contributing to a whopping 21-37%
Jun 9, 2021 · 35 min
Why we need to stop hating on bugs
Scary creepy crawlies, indestructible cockroaches and fluffy bumble bees… we’ve written narratives that have got bugs all wrong, says modern day explorer Will Hawkes in the latest episode of the Climate Curious podcast. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha
Jun 2, 2021 · 34 min
Why Mother Nature is a drag queen
If you’ve ever thought about being a lady in the streets, but a freak on the peaks – this one’s for you! Thigh high boots, full glam and bouncy curls for days – Mother Nature’s had a makeover, and we’re not mad about it. In the first episode of Season 2 o
May 26, 2021 · 2 min
Coming Soon: Season 2
We're back! Launching June 2nd, co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst introduce some of the topics we’ll cover in Season 2 of TEDxLondon's Climate Curious.
Jan 19, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
Best of Season 1
Join Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst in this bonus episode as they celebrate the highs and lows of season 1 of the Climate Curious podcast by TEDxLondon. From reminiscing on their most cringe-worthy climate confessions to reflecting on our guest’s most powerfu
Dec 17, 2020 · 51 min
Why what you wear is about more than fashion
Far from being frivolous, fashion is cultural currency, a tool of self-expression, and a much-loved confidence boost, but sadly it’s a problematic friend. Whether you’re donning Primark or Prada, thanks to hazy supply chains and labour practices, there’s
Dec 9, 2020 · 58 min
Why the law can save the planet
Forget imaginary superheroes, there is a team of legal avengers that are fighting every day on behalf of us and the planet. These legal heroes are shutting down coal power plants in Poland, re-designing what law looks like in China, making air pollution a

Climate Curious

Why fossil fuels are the new weapons of mass destruction

Coming Soon: Season 3

Climate Quickie: What anti-apartheid can teach the climate movement

Climate Quickie: Why climate change is unfair

How we can fight air pollution, together

Climate Quickie: Why cheap food is killing us

How culture can help us win the climate war, p.2

How culture can help us win the climate war, p.1

Climate Quickie: What is queer ecology?

What’s going on with fish in West Africa?

Climate Quickie: Is a green economy going to cost too much?

How the Guyanese people are fighting big oil

How green money can make the world go round

How to be a global food citizen

Why we need to stop hating on bugs

Why Mother Nature is a drag queen

Coming Soon: Season 2

Best of Season 1

Why what you wear is about more than fashion

Why the law can save the planet