City Climate Corner

About City Climate Corner

Explores how small and mid-sized cities are tackling climate change and moving toward an equitable and sustainable future. Co-hosted by Abby Finis and Larry Kraft.

Publisher

Abby Finis, Larry Kraft

Category

government · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Feb 2021

Latest episode

9 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

10 of 79 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Street Theater & Climate Change: Flood Sensor Aunty

   In our final scheduled episode, we talk both about the horrible things happening in our home (Minneapolis), and the inspiring (and high-energy) community building work of Sabina Sethi Unni, who has created a street theater play about flood sensors. Yes - flood sensors. Specifically, a flood sensor working in a chai shop. Sabina is on to something here - having strong community connections can be the difference between life and death during extreme weather events. We are also seeing the importance of those kind of connections in Minnesota right now, with the trauma being inflicted by Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

2. 

   22 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Youth Climate Literacy for a Changing World

   Future Climate Collective was founded to equip youth with knowledge and skills to be prepared for a changing world. We interview Board Director and Founder Dominique Johnson about her journey and this exciting new effort in Oregon, the curriculum they've put together, and how youth are getting involved. Make sure to listen for info about the upcoming Climathon - a young person's "hackathon for climate solutions."

3. 

   12 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Germany & Municipal Heat Plans

   You've heard about a climate action plan, but what about a municipal heat plan? In January 2024, Germany passed a law requiring every municipality to develop a heat plan to decarbonize heating. We interview Paula Möhring, Senior Consultant at Hamburg Institut Consulting GmbH, about the ongoing transformation of the heating sector in Germany. She has been working with municipalities across Germany on heat plans. Larry met Paula on a November clean energy trip organized by the University of Minnesota's Institute on the Environment.

Inside a recent episode

Street Theater & Climate Change: Flood Sensor Aunty

Published 9 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The second is knowing your neighbors. I feel like especially with basement apartments having a contact knowing your neighbor and being able to go up to their apartment when it's raining. Also in evacuation zones knowing the contact that side of your neighbor. So knowing your neighbor. If your basement apartment is flooding, again, basement apartment flooding. You just in New York going up, not out into the street. That's the third thing. And then fourth, why it might be flooding in your particular neighborhood. So what are the things to look out for? And that change slightly neighborhood by neighborhood. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

30 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

81

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

96

Contact City Climate Corner

Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.