Climate Swings

About Climate Swings

Want to work in climate but don’t know where to start? Climate Swings takes you inside the minds of people who’ve made the leap. From reformed bankers to academics, corporate sustainability gurus to climate-tech founders, host Michael Ethan Gold explores how professionals from all walks of life blazed a trail to meaningful climate work. Each episode unpacks a unique climate career journey, revealing the pivotal moments, unexpected detours, and lessons learned along the way. Whether you’re a climate-curious professional eyeing a career shift or already working in the space, you’ll discover actionable insights to help navigate your own climate path. Join us as we swing from vine to vine across the expanding climate career jungle. New episodes drop every other Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts, on Substack at climateswings.substack.com, and on YouTube @ClimateSwingsPod. climateswings.substack.com (https://climateswings.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Michael Ethan Gold

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Oct 2024

Latest episode

19 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Dec 2025

   From Staring at Moloch to Working on Climate: Eugene Kirpichov’s Path Beyond Capitalism

   Host [Host Name] interviews Eugene Kirpichov, founder of Work on Climate, as he shares his systems-level diagnosis of the polycrisis and proposes a new movement for collective action toward a regenerative economy.

2. 

   17 Dec 2025

   From Innovating in Snacks to Spurring System Change: Nick Halla’s Route Through Impossible Foods to GigaClimate

   Host [Host Name] interviews Nick Halla, Impossible Foods' employee #1 and GigaClimate founder, about his journey from plant-based innovation to driving systemic climate solutions.

3. 

   10 Dec 2025

   From Broccoli Fields to Gigaton Goals: Duncan Logan’s Leap into Climate Entrepreneurship

   Host [Host Name] interviews Duncan Logan, founder of 9Zero, about his journey from farming to tech incubation and his vision for building climate entrepreneurship infrastructure.

Who has been a guest on Climate Swings

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Eugene Kirpichov
• Nick Halla
• Duncan Logan
• Tim Gray
• Jenny Morgan

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

25,672

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

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

Quality

40

Social presence

0

YouTube

72

Engagement

32