Climate Magic

Cal Poly Humboldt

Hosted by author and professor of Environmental Studies at Cal Poly Humboldt, Sarah Jaquette Ray, Climate Magic connects emotions like climate anxiety and despair to our ability to take positive action and reclaim our sense of efficacy. Through interviews with a range of experts, she reveals that magic in this current climate comes from even the smallest acts.

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S2 · E17
January 16 · 58 min
Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner on “The Firehose of Alarms”
"Paying attention to existence is important when we’re living in a time of…
S2 · E16
January 5 · 59 min
Dave Powell: “This is Your Brain on Climate”
Why do our brains not like to think about climate change?
S2 · E15
Dec 19, 2025 · 58 min
Faith Kearns believes that better communication can save the world
Can listening better solve the polycrisis? What advice does a communication…
S2 · E14
Dec 5, 2025 · 59 min
Isaias Hernandez is Queer, Brown, Vegan, & Climate-Hopeful
How does your identity shape your environmental values and feelings about…
S2 · E13
Nov 20, 2025 · 58 min
“Thinking Like an Oak Tree” with Dr. Katharine Wilkinson
The spirit of this show is to help the 89% of us humans on the planet who care…
S1 · E12
Nov 7, 2025 · 59 min
Anya Kamenetz: "What do we owe the next generation?"
What does the next generation need from us today?
S1 · E11
Oct 24, 2025 · 58 min
“Black to the Ocean”, with Kory Lamberts
Master SCUBA diver Kory Lamberts is changing the world within his reach.
S1 · E10
Oct 9, 2025 · 59 min
Neuroscience and hope in the face of climate change
Neurosurgeon Ann-Christine Duhaime, author of Minding the Climate, explores how…
S1 · E9
Sep 25, 2025 · 58 min
Sarah Stein Lubrano on How to Change the 21st-century Mind
A researcher makes the case that your social life can help change society.
S1 · E8
Sep 11, 2025 · 58 min
Dana Fisher on Apocalyptic Optimism
Does gluing your hand to a Van Gogh painting, in order to draw attention to the…
S1 · E7
Sep 2, 2025 · 59 min
Keanu Arpels-Josiah on Youth Climate Activism
We often look to young people to give us hope for the future. But for young…
S1 · E5
Aug 27, 2025 · 59 min
Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question, with Jade Sasser
In this conversation with Dr. Jade Sasser, an expert on climate change and…
S1 · E4
Aug 27, 2025 · 59 min
How Climate Affects Your Brain Chemistry
In this conversation with Grist magazine data journalist, “recovering…
S1 · E2
Aug 27, 2025 · 59 min
Neuroscience and Climate Trauma with Jyoti Mishra
Helping us prepare our “fire brains” this first week of Climate Magic is Dr.…
S1 · E1
Aug 27, 2025 · 59 min
Climate Change and Mental Health, with Sarah Newman
Research and progress in the world of mental health has come a long way in the…
S1 · E4
Aug 27, 2025 · 57 min
Climate Magic: Eco-grief on the Frontline, with Ashlee Cunsolo
Why should we lean into ecological grief, rather than shun, fix, or repress it?…
Jul 3, 2025 · 59 min
Climate Magic: Bonita Eloise Ford
What if helping address climate change were akin to trying to start a fire…
Jun 4, 2025 · 30 sec
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