Épisodes

  • Episode 4 - Farm to Table
    Nov 17 2025

    In this episode, we talk with Frances Moore Lappé, co-founder of the Small Planet Institute, researcher, and author or co-author of 21 books, including Diet for a Small Planet, and Angelo Gurgel, a principal research scientist at the Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy at MIT about how what we eat impacts the climate crisis at every single level. From land use and agricultural systems and approaches to what you put on your family's dinner table, we dig into how "every bite you take is a vote for the world you want."

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    45 min
  • Episode 3 - Energy Essentials
    Nov 10 2025

    In this episode, we break down the energy needs of the world and discuss the best big picture approach to meet those needs moving forward. We talk with Sergey Paltsev, Deputy Director of the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy and Senior Research Scientist at the MIT Energy Initiative, and Cyril Opeil, a Jesuit priest, Associate Professor at Boston College, and a low-temperature physicist specializing in thermoelectrics.

    At the end of the episode, Professor Opeil shares some thoughts on his recent work studying the thermal properties of meteorites, including NASA's Bennu OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return project.

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    1 h et 18 min
  • Episode 2 - Climate in the Classroom
    Nov 3 2025

    In this episode, we break down how the climate crisis can and should show up in K-12 education. Faythe Beauchemin, Assistant Professor of Literacy at Boston College, and Shoba Reginald, 7th Grade Science Teacher at Belmont Middle School talk about the importance of including the climate crisis in the classroom at all ages, and all of the additional challenges (and benefits!) that can create for educators.

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    43 min
  • Episode 1 - Weather vs Climate
    Oct 27 2025

    In our first episode, we dig into the basics. Joined in studio by WBZ Chief Meteorologist Eric Fisher and Adam Schlosser, Senior Research Scientist and Deputy Director at the MIT Center for Sustainability Science and Strategy, we talk about how we know the climate is changing, why it's so difficult to talk about in this current moment, and how to stay positive and optimistic when dealing with such a big problem.

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    51 min