I'm Afraid of Climate Change is a podcast hosted by Audrey Casper. With each episode, Audrey will discuss the reach of climate change into the lives of young adults -- in ways scientific, social, artistic, and imminent.
In this episode, Audrey discusses the connection between the US' history of redlining and its disparities in green infrastructure.
Sources:
https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_029251.pdf
https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/redlining
https://www.savi.org/2021/06/24/lasting-impacts-of-segregation/
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249715#:~:text=Tree%20cover%20cools%20the%20air,than%20sensible%20heat%20%5B20%5D.
https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/8/1/12
https://www.npr.org/2020/01/14/795961381/racist-housing-practices-from-the-1930s-linked-to-hotter-neighborhoods-today
https://www.americanforests.org/our-programs/tree-equity/
To weigh in, email:
imafraidofclimatechange@gmail.com
3 Aug 2022
Season Two Trailer
Welcome to season two of I'm Afraid of Climate Change, hosted by Audrey Casper.
19 Sept 2021
Bonus: "At the gallery"
The Weather book club poem-response, separate from the rest of the episode!
Read along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVb7iFd75_PiBZgGeCLi4_ctLThbOIOYYhksIAGceA0/edit?usp=sharing
To weigh in, email: imafraidofclimatechange@gmail.com
19 Sept 2021
Weather (Book Club)
In this episode, Audrey hosts their first book club episode, discussing Jenny Offill's Weather. The episode is broken into three sections: a non-spoilery discussion on the philosophy of the novel, a spoilery section on Weather's themes, and a poem-response of Audrey's own. Enjoy!
Transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15MMA1tczy8M-g-527qxkzlApLxhmEdRJyUuNwa6sJ2M/edit?usp=sharing
Poem:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVb7iFd75_PiBZgGeCLi4_ctLThbOIOYYhksIAGceA0/edit?usp=sharing
Resources:
https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/02/14/learning-to-die-an-interview-with-jenny-offill/
nytimes.com/2020/02/05/magazine/jenny-offill-weather-book.html
https://www.obligatorynoteofhope.com/
https://dark-mountain.net/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
1 Sept 2021
Lorde’s Solar Power Disappointed Me
In this episode, Audrey breaks down Lorde's newest album, Solar Power, with their friend and fellow Lorde fan, Sadie Roussell. They discuss the responsibility of "pop stars" to talk about pressing issues, how art can empower us, fascism, and whether Lorde should've scaled the fish in "Oceanic Feeling" (Audrey: yes. Sadie: no.).
"Weather" by Jenny Offill book discussion episode coming September 15th. To read along:
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345806901
To weigh in, email: imafraidofclimatechange@gmail.com
Resources:
https://www.insider.com/lorde-solar-power-new-album-details-release-date-2021-6
https://twitter.com/lordeanalytics/status/1417880758237208579
https://www.nme.com/news/music/lorde-solar-power-isnt-big-climate-change-record-2978876
15 Aug 2021
You Are Not Immune to (Climate) Propaganda
In this episode, Audrey discusses the fossil fuel industry's past and present with funding climate disinformation.
To weigh in, email: imafraidofclimatechange@gmail.com
Line 3 Resources:
https://www.stopline3.org/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/line-3-protest-pipeline-biden.html
https://mn.gov/puc/line3/summary/
Get Weather by Jenny Offill:
https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345806901
Resources:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/nov/05/scientists-warned-the-president-about-global-warming-50-years-ago-today
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-well-have-climate-models-projected-global-warming#:~:text=He%20was%20fairly%20accurate%20up,into%20account%20in%20his%20model.
https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/06pdf/05-1120.pdf
https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/
https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/America_Misled.pdf
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-116hhrg38304/html/CHRG-116hhrg38304.htm
https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53640382
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-mobils-messaging-shifted-blame-for-warming-to-consumers/
https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(21)00233-5
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2021/05/25/slowing-population-growth-environment/
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/business/energy-environment/california-solar-mandates.html
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
12 Aug 2021
Bonus: IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report
In this bonus episode, Audrey breaks down the Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report, "a high-level summary of the understanding of the current state of the climate, including how it is changing and the role of human influence, the state of knowledge about possible climate futures, climate information relevant to regions and sectors, and limiting human-induced climate change."
To weigh in, email: imafraidofclimatechange@gmail.com
Transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XVY_gDsZsCT7TNOHeZiYsWvn39iiakMZ8G7pHk8jWtA/edit?usp=sharing
Resources:
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/
https://www.ipcc.ch/about/
https://www.ipcc.ch/about/history/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
1 Aug 2021
Eco-anxiety
In the inaugural episode of I'm Afraid of Climate Change, Audrey Casper addresses their personal history with eco-anxiety, defined by the American Psychological Association as "anxiety or worry about climate change and its effects." Audrey discusses how to balance warranted fears of climate disaster with feelings of hopelessness, and what it might mean to weather it out.
To weigh in, email: imafraidofclimatechange@gmail.com
Resources:
https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/eco-anxiety
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/therapists-are-reckoning-with-eco-anxiety/
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
23 Jul 2021
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