How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs!

How to Make Climate Change Sexy
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Podcast Overview
How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs!
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June 2, 2026
EP19 Let's touch grass Soft Girls Who Hike & Akash Barua on soft hiking, urban ecology, and taking your first steps into nature
<p>This week on How to Make Climate Change Sexy, we're live from Sony Pictures in London with Emily and Lucy from Soft Girls Who Hike and Akash Barua (aka @akisphere), the urban ecologist who films the overlooked wildlife of South London.</p><p>This episode is about reconnecting with nature when the nature storytelling we grew up with made it feel distant, extreme, or gatekept. We talk about how soft hiking became a viral anti-grind movement, and how you can add a bit of birdwatching to your daily commute. </p><p>The most important thing? Just taking your first steps. Whether that's a colour walk on your lunch break or keeping binoculars in your bag for commute birdwatching, there's no wrong way to start. Listen for practical tips from Soft Girls Who Hike and Akash on how to connect with nature in a way that actually works for you.</p><p>Special thanks to Sony Pictures Entertainment for hosting this Earth Day live recording.</p><p>🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we'll explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs! It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (@isseymg) with original music by Grace Gladston.</p>

October 20, 2025
EP18 - Finding Joy in Climate Action: Arielle King on participation, community and the rewards of climate work
<p>This week on<a href="https://www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer"> </a><a href="https://www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Make Climate Change Sexy</a><a href="https://www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a>, I’m joined by Arielle King, an educator, creative director and strategist based in New York. Her work is centred on finding intersectionality and optimism within climate work. The host of <a href="https://intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/the-joy-report-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Joy Report</a><a href="https://intersectionalenvironmentalist.com/the-joy-report-podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer">,</a> a podcast about climate solutions through the lens of intersectionality and optimism, Arielle has dedicated over half her life advocating for climate change. She’s also a lecturer who shares her expertise on environmental justice, climate optimism, environmental racism in law and policy, sustainable fashion, and more</p><p>In this weeks episode, we discuss how Arielle uses optimism as an uplifting form of resistance in the face of the increasingly anxious landscape of the climate crisis. From discussing joy as an active choice, to how radical it can be as a tool for climate discussions, we draw attention to youth-led movements using these strategies for success. Arielle presents a powerful vision as to what a sustainable future could look like! Through her positivity she images a future powered by equity and community centric care.</p><p> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sexyclimatechange/" rel="noopener noreferrer">🎧 </a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sexyclimatechange/" rel="noopener noreferrer">How to Make Climate Change Sexy</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sexyclimatechange/" rel="noopener noreferrer"></a> is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs.It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/isseymg/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@isseymg</a>), with original music by @healingwithgrace__.</p>

August 20, 2025
EP17 - No Music on a Dead Planet: Ella Harris on Culture, Campaigns, and Collective Action
<p>This week on<a href="https://www.sexyclimatechange.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> How to Make Climate Change Sexy</a>, I’m joined by Ella Harris, a London-based campaigner, musician, writer, and visual artist whose work sits at the intersection of music and climate action. Ella is the Campaigns Manager at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/musicdeclares/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Music Declares Emergency</a>, where she leads bold, imaginative campaigns that are reshaping how the music industry responds to the climate crisis.</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/pva_are_ok/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Beyond her campaigning, Ella is also the lead singer of PVA, the Grammy-nominated band</a> blending electronic and punk into exhilarating live performances. Her dual practice in art and advocacy offers a powerful case study in how culture can mobilise people towards change.</p><p>In this conversation, we dive into Ella’s journey from grassroots music to climate campaigning, exploring how the industry can balance sustainability with its global reach. We’ll unpack the role of fans as a climate movement in their own right, and why building community is central to long-term action. From sustainable merch collaborations to the No Music on a Dead Planet campaign sweeping across festivals, Ella shares how creativity and collective energy can reimagine what climate action looks like!</p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sexyclimatechange/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">🎧 How to Make Climate Change Sexy</a> is a podcast that dives into conversations with guests who are using culture and innovation to address the climate crisis. Together, we explore how their creative approaches can become powerful tools for driving the change our planet needs.</p><p>It is produced and presented by Issey Gladston (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/isseymg/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">@isseymg</a>), with original music by @healingwithgrace__.</p>
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