Outrage + Optimism

Persephonica and Global Optimism

Outrage + Optimism is for anyone who is not ready to give up on making the world a better place. For unrivalled conversations with decision makers, visionary thinkers and a community of like-minded climate optimists, join former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, political strategist Tom Rivett-Carnac and sustainable business consultant Paul Dickinson. Each week they make sense of all the top climate news stories, go behind the scenes at crucial talks and ensure you stay informed and inspired ahead of what is set to be the consequential year for climate action.

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Jul 3, 2020 · 1 hr
59. Richard Curtis Wants to Make Your Money Matter
This week, a LIVEstream episode! We were joined by activist and filmmaker, Richard Curtis, for his second time on the podcast! His latest initiative, is a campaign to shift the £3 trillion invested in UK pensions away from fossil fuels,...
Jun 26, 2020 · 1 hr 10 min
58. Paul Polman is Creating the Stakeholder Society
Christiana is BACK! We discuss to rise of "stakeholder capitalism" and how it could be a turning point for corporations and countries to #buildbackbetter. Our interview this week is with former CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman. Paul enlightens us on how...
Jun 19, 2020 · 1 hr 5 min
57. Marco Bizzarri and Lucy Siegle are Helping to Fashion The Future
This week on the podcast, we talk about the second most polluting industry in the world, fashion. We talk with President and CEO of Gucci, Marco Bizzarri about why Gucci went carbon neutral with offsets, and how they plan to take their entire supply...
Jun 12, 2020 · 59 min
56. The Head and The Heart of Radical Leadership with Kumi Naidoo and Lindsay Levin
This week, something a little different! For our conversation, we are joined by South African Environmental and Human Rights Activist, Kumi Naidoo. Kumi is best know for his time running GreenPeace International and Amnesty International, two massive...
Jun 5, 2020 · 1 hr 1 min
55. Inger Andersen and Jane Goodall are All In #ForNature
It's World Environment Day, and what better way to celebrate than with Executive Director of The United Nations World Environment Programme, Inger Andersen. She gives us her optimism about dreaming up the regenerative world filled with biodiversity...
Jun 2, 2020 · 15 min
Introducing: So Hot Right Now
To save the world we need to change the story. Nature and the climate are in crisis. To survive we must use our most powerful tool - communication. Telling these stories can be difficult and dangerous. But done right they can change the world. Join...
May 29, 2020 · 1 hr
54. Seize the Moment with Teresa Ribera and Thomas Thune Andersen
A landmark draft law brought forward in Spain would ban all new coal, gas, and oil projects and bring Spain's carbon emissions to net-zero by 2050. Why is right now, in the middle of a health crisis, the right moment for this? We speak to Spanish Vice...
May 22, 2020 · 1 hr 15 min
53. The Power of Nature with Tom Crowther
It's International Biodiversity Day and we're celebrating in style! We talk with Prof. Dr. Tom Crowther of Crowther Lab, ETH Zürich, who captured the imagination of the world with the idea that our world could support another trillion trees, and how...
May 15, 2020 · 1 hr 16 min
52. Jane Fonda Has Been Getting Arrested
This week on the podcast we get outraged at the logical fallacies that comprise Michael Moore's new film, "Planet of The Humans" and we call up Jonathan Koomey, Climate Energy Expert from Stanford University to give us an objective look into the...
May 8, 2020 · 1 hr 17 min
51. A Very Special 1 Year Celebration Episode!
Outrage and Optimism turns 1! YAY! In true Outrage and Optimism fashion, we give you a different kind of episode. This week we celebrate some amazing moments from the last year together, and we cast a vision for what we hope another year of podcasting...
May 1, 2020 · 1 hr
50. Yuval Noah Harari on the History of Our Future | Anniversary Episode!
HAPPY 1 YEAR!!! To mark the 1 year anniversary of Outrage + Optimism being a podcast, we have on historian, futurist, philosopher, and best-selling author, Yuval Noah Harari! He is best known for his book . A phenomenal read. Yuval shares with us the...
Apr 24, 2020 · 55 min
49. The Third Mass Bleaching Event with Emma Johnston (COVID and Climate #5)
HAPPY 50TH EARTH DAY!!! This week we celebrate Earth Day with a return cameo from High Level Climate Action Champion, Nigel Topping. Nigel gives us an inside update on the unknowns of COP26, and gives us an exclusive on how coordination and ambition...
Apr 17, 2020 · 56 min
48. It's a GZERO World with Ian Bremmer (COVID and Climate #4)
There's a leadership vacuum in the world, and Ian Bremmer, creator of the term "GZERO" has been telling us for years. The US used to play a more pivotal role in world ambition, and in particular, world ambition for achieving the targets of The Paris...
Apr 10, 2020 · 53 min
47. Solidarity and Self-Interest with Professor Joseph Stiglitz (COVID and Climate #3)
Tom, Christiana, and Paul are back together (in their separate homes) and we continue our series, searching for how to emerge from the COVID-19 Pandemic better prepared to combat the climate crisis! This week we get a tour of solidarity economics and...
Apr 3, 2020 · 54 min
46. Let's Get Ethical with Dr. Fatih Birol (COVID and Climate #2)
Week 2 of our series on emerging stronger and better equipped from the coronavirus is here! As many if not all national governments are rolling out stimulus packages to address the economic affects of COVID-19, why should economic stimulus packages be...
Mar 27, 2020 · 1 hr
45. Coming Back Stronger with the Teaching of Thich Nhat Hanh (COVID and Climate #1)
We're doing something new! This is the first episode on a multiple week journey to discover how we can come back from the crisis of COVID-19 better and stronger in our fight against climate change. In this episode, we are joined by Sister True...
Mar 20, 2020 · 47 min
44. Caring in the Times of Corona
As the news rolls in everyday from COVID-19, we take a pause to reflect on this past week. The sudden change in human behavior, how governments have done massive interventions to protect citizens, the ambition and action of businesses to slow...
Mar 13, 2020 · 55 min
43. Coronavirus and The Climate Crisis + Live #TheFutureWeChoose Q+A!
With everyone grounded because of COVID-19, Tom and Paul dial each other from their homes in the UK to discuss just what Coronavirus is bringing to light about how we respond to a crisis. We manage to get Christiana on the phone for an update from the...
Mar 6, 2020 · 1 hr 2 min
42. Stella McCartney is Choosing a Fashionable Future
Christiana skips over to Paris Fashion Week to meet up with Stella McCartney, sustainable fashion designer. Stella's luxury fashion brand has been animal-free since their founding in 2001. She and Christiana sneak 60 journalists into a secret event at...
Feb 28, 2020 · 41 min
41. A Live Conversation about "The Future We Choose" with Tom Friedman
This week we're LIVE for a #TheFutureWeChoose conversation with NYT columnist and 3 time Pulitzer Prize winner, Tom Friedman. The book is out! You can officially order it now wherever books are sold! Here's the link to order your copy now: This...