You know climate change is happening … but you’re wondering what that means for you. At Curiously Climate, we transform complex climate science into something more personal. Each episode, Shel and Tom have conversations with scientists and storytellers to explore how people across the U.S. are feeling the effects of a warming world. (Hint: It goes beyond just more hot days.) If you’re wondering how climate change influences your daily life, we’re here to help you move from climate curious to climate informed.
Curiously Climate: Worse Wildfires with Kaitlyn Trudeau
Shel and Tom are curious: How is climate change fueling wildfires across the country? They spoke with Kaitlyn Trudeau — a climate scientist, Climate Central colleague, and resident of one of the most wildfire-prone regions of the U.S. in Northern California. They learned how fire weather conditions are changing in a warmer, drier world and how wildfire smoke can affect people thousands of miles away.
6 Oct 2026
Curiously Climate: Apples & Climate Change w/ Dr. Gregory Peck
Move over, Red Delicious. The era of the Gala has arrived! Shel and Tom are curious about how a warming climate is impacting this fall staple and what it means for the apples we find at our farmers' markets and grocery stores in the future. Come for the bad apple puns, stay for how climate change means you may be seeing (drinking) more of in the future.
Learn more about Winter Chill Hours: https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/winter-chill-brings-summer-fruit-2023
16 Sept 2026
[microclimate] Fingerprints of the Hottest United States Summer
The HOTTEST summer ever recorded in the United States? NOAA confirmed it, but Shel and Tom were curious to understand how this new record was different from the one it replaced. More so, what role our warming climate played in this added risky heat.
Explore the data and see how your summer stacked up: https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/risky-summer-heat
1 Sept 2026
Curiously Climate: Superfund Sites & Climate Change w/ Jordan Gass-Pooré
Shel and Tom are curious: What’s it like investigating the toxic effects of climate change? Journalist Jordan Gass-Pooré joins them to talk about her reporting on the hazardous Superfund sites in New Jersey. As it turns out, floods and fires made worse by climate change can contribute to air, land, and water pollution around Superfund sites that can pose harm to people living nearby.
[Learn more]
• Visit https://www.climatecentral.org/ (https://www.climatecentral.org)
Climate Central analysis — Toxic Tides: https://www.climatecentral.org/report/toxic-tides (https://www.climatecentral.org/report/toxic-tides)
• EPA - Search for Superfund Sites Where You Live: https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-sites-where-you-live (https://www.epa.gov/superfund/search-superfund-sites-where-you-live)
Jordan’s work referenced in this episode:
"Hazard NJ": https://www.njspotlightnews.org/podcasts/hazard-nj/ (https://www.njspotlightnews.org/podcasts/hazard-nj/)
"Hazard NYC": https://projects.thecity.nyc/hazard-nyc/ (https://projects.thecity.nyc/hazard-nyc/)
"Hazardous" series (Inside Climate News): https://insideclimatenews.org/project/hazardous/ (https://insideclimatenews.org/project/hazardous/)
Connect with Jordan Gass-Pooré: (https://bsky.app/profile/jgasspoore.hazardpodcast.com)jgasspoore.hazardpodcast.com (http://jgasspoore.hazardpodcast.com)
14 Aug 2026
[microclimate] Fingerprints of the Hottest July Ever
Everyone’s talking about a BIG record right now, including Shel. If you’re curious how climate change fits into the conversation, join him for this [microclimate] episode. From the hottest July ever recorded in the United States, why that record is different from the old one, and how we know climate change is making you sweat more when you walk outside the weekend of August 14th.
Explore the Climate Shift Index: https://csi.climatecentral.org
4 Aug 2026
Curiously Climate: Student Athletes in a Hotter World w/Doug Casa and Rebecca Stearns
Shel and Tom are curious: How are school sports changing as our planet heats up? Drs. Doug Casa and Rebecca Stearns of the Korey Stringer Institute explain what rising temperatures mean for kids and teens practicing and competing in conditions older generations rarely faced. Listen to learn why being proactive is crucial for protecting athletes from life-threatening heat illness.
Learn more
Visit climatecentral.org (http://climatecentral.org)
Climate Central analysis: Childhood Heat Risk is Rising (https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/childhood-heat-risk-rising-2025)
Korey Stringer Institute (KSI) (https://koreystringer.institute.uconn.edu/)at the University of Connecticut
KSI State High School Sports Safety Policies (https://koreystringer.institute.uconn.edu/state-high-school-sports-safety-policies/)
14 Jul 2026
[microclimate] July's Heat Wave Fingerprints
Everyone’s talking about the heat right now, including Shel and Tom. If you’re curious how climate change fits into the conversation, join them for this [microclimate] episode. They explain how climate change influenced summer extremes happening now — like the heat waves felt by millions across the U.S. and Northern Hemisphere.
7 Jul 2026
Curiously Climate: World Cup Warm Up w/Elliot Arthur-Worsop
Shel and Tom are curious: What does the future of soccer look like as our planet warms? They spoke with Elliot Worsop, the founder and director of Football for Future, about how soccer is deeply connected to climate change — and why the 2026 World Cup could be a watershed event for the climate conversation. Listen in for tournament predictions and lots of 90s pop culture references.
7 Jun 2026
Curiously Climate: Climate Conversations w/ Laura Thomas-Walters
Shel and Tom are curious: How can we have better conversations about climate change? They spoke with Laura Thomas-Walters, an environmental social scientist, who helped them feel more confident about starting climate conversations with friends, family, neighbors … and even their plumbers.
Learn more
Visit climatecentral.org (http://climatecentral.org)
Yale Climate Opinion Maps 2025 (https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/ycom-us/)
How to speak with your family and friends about environmental issues (https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/02/how-to-speak-with-your-family-and-friends-about-environmental-issues/)
7 Jun 2026
Curiously Climate: Hurricane Helene w/ Lee Ringer
Shel and Tom are curious: What was it like covering a historic hurricane in Appalachia? Meteorologist Lee Ringer of Spectrum News 1 joins them to talk about his experience reporting on Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. (Recorded in Fall 2025).
Learn more
Visit climatecentral.org (http://climatecentral.org)
Climate Central analysis: Climate change amplifying ocean heat along the projected path of Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine [Hurricane Helene] (https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index-alert/helene-september-2024)
Lee Ringer's reporting: Climate change likely played a role in the impact Helene had on western N.C (https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/mountain/weather/2024/11/12/climate-change-impacts-on-helene).
6 Jun 2026
TRAILER: Curiously Climate | A podcast from Climate Central
You know climate change is happening … but you’re wondering what that means for you. At Curiously Climate, we transform complex climate science into something more personal. Each episode, Shel and Tom have conversations with scientists and storytellers to explore how people across the U.S. are feeling the effects of a warming world. (Hint: It goes beyond just more hot days.) If you’re wondering how climate change influences your daily life, we’re here to help you move from climate curious to climate informed.
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