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Climate Curious

Are you Climate Curious? If you care about the world, but find the current conversation about climate change confusing, scary or boring – then this might be the podcast for you. Join TEDxLondon and co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst as we lift the lid on the climate emergency by speaking to the world’s leading and most relatable climate pioneers. Find out why cities are key to the climate fight, why we need to tackle systemic problems (and not just plastic straws), and why we’re all a bit crap at

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37:19

How AI is decoding coral reefs

Climate Curious ·

2025/05/05

With 25% of marine biodiversity found on coral reefs, it’s vital they are kept healthy! On Climate Curious today we hear from marine biologist, data scientist, and TEDxLondon speaker, Ben Williams, on how he’s utilising AI models to scan through years of underwater audio. His work focuses on measuring the health of coral reefs in an effort to help keep them ship-shape, as well as keeping an ear out for illegal bomb-fishing!Listen to Ben’s TEDxLondon talk hereCalling in our coralBuilding coralCreated

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10:40

Why bioplastics are key to a sustainable plastic future

Climate Curious ·

2025/05/01

From microplastic contamination in our food supply, to endless plastic ending up in landfill our dependence on oil-based materials poses a major challenge. Climate Curious speaks to a bacteria trainer who has developed a very promising solution to this problem. 2025 TED Fellow Patricia Ayma Maldonado trains powerful bacteria to synthesise completely natural and biodegradable plastics, offering a regenerative alternative to fossil-fuel-based polymers. A bioplastic that matches conventional plastic in

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6:37

Climate Mixtape: Earth Day 2025

Climate Curious ·

2025/04/24

Happy Earth Day! This year, we’re celebrating climate progress. We spoke to our Climate Curious experts about what keeps them going during challenging times. Tune in to receive six chunks of wisdom on how to keep positive when progress might feel hopeless. Recorded live at TED 2025 in Vancouver.Featuring: Vijay Karia Kelsey LeonardJacquelyn FrancisTasso AzevedoTheresa FyffeBruce BekkarCreated by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by

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55:07

How to ignite your Natural Connection

Climate Curious ·

2025/04/22

Environmentalism isn't a one dimensional thing, says environmental justice technologist and author Joycelyn Longdon on the Climate Curious podcast. In conversation with co-host Ben Hurst, Joycelyn shares the thinking behind her new book, ‘Natural Connection’, and breaks down how anyone can step into their inner environmentalist by tapping into rage, imagination, innovation, theory, healing, and care. Tune in to learn why climate action isn’t about achieving a checklist of individualistic traits,

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10:12

How sea otters are protecting the world

Climate Curious ·

2025/04/17

Sea otters are helping to capture carbon, says Alister Scott, the co-director of the Global Rewilding Alliance, on Climate Curious. By reintroducing sea otters back to their habitat in San Francisco, scientists have seen a growth in sea grass, which is a massive carbon sink. Tune in to learn more about this otterly wonderful natural climate solution –rewilding!Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben

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12:43

Can the far-right stall climate progress?

Climate Curious ·

2025/04/10

From conveniently hiding key climate science to flat out running misinformation campaigns, Climate Curious takes a look at the far right’s influence on climate. We’re joined by journalist and ‘Alt Reich’ author Dr. Nafeez Ahmed to connect the dots between techno-authoritarian power players, right wing politics, and attempts to stall climate action. Nafeez’s take? We shouldn't give up on climate progress.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha

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7:38

What are sources and sinks?

Climate Curious ·

2025/04/03

Sources and sinks aren’t bathroom fixtures, they’re our most powerful tools to turn up or dial down climate change, says Project Drawdown’s Executive Director, Jon Foley, on the Climate Curious podcast. The real solution starts with cutting the pollution at source, not trying to suck it up after the fact. As Jon puts it, “now is better than new”. Tune in to learn about his six main areas of focus that can help us reduce pollution and reverse climate change the fastest.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive

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41:36

Big Oil and the real story behind ‘The End’

Climate Curious ·

2025/03/31

Based on a true story: last Friday saw the cinema release of the post-apocalyptic musical ‘The End'. Climate Curious co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst sat down with the academy award nominated and BAFTA winning director Joshua Oppenheimer to find out what inspired his bleak take on the surviving family of a energy exec after a world ending climate event.Tickets: www.mubi.com/theendCreated by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCuration by Deesha ChandraHosted by

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10:19

How Uru Uru team is cleaning up a sacred lake in Bolivia

Climate Curious ·

2025/03/27

Uru Uru team are using giant reeds called ‘totora’ to revive polluted lakes in Bolivia. Environmental activist Gustavo Blanco joins Climate Curious to dive into how restoring his local lakes protects so much more than just nature. It protects people and livelihoods.Learn more about the Uru Uru team: https://theirisproject.org/winner/the-uru-uru-team Apply to the Iris Prize. Closes April 15th: https://theirisproject.org/how-to-apply Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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55:54

Why climate leadership isn’t about fancy job titles

Climate Curious ·

2025/03/24

Climate leadership comes from each and everyone of us, not just the United Nations, says Project Drawdown’s Executive Director Jon Foley on the Climate Curious. In conversation with Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst, tune in to learn how we invigorate a new sort of bottom-up climate leadership, which climate solutions are the best and should be accelerated, why Jon thinks climate doomists are worse than deniers, and why fossil fuels are dead men walking. Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie

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7:33

How the LA fires brought disability justice to light

Climate Curious ·

2025/03/20

Climate justice supports disability justice, says Tiffany Yu on Climate Curious. LA resident, disability advocate, and author of "The Anti-Ableist Manifesto", Tiffany shares her on-the-ground experience of the LA fires from an often forgotten perspective: the disabled community.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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8:28

How climate crashed the Super Bowl

Climate Curious ·

2025/03/13

The world’s first climate ad aired at the Super Bowl earlier this year. What was it? How did it crash the world’s biggest stage for advertisers? And how well did it resonate? Here to explain how a simple but beautiful story about the power of a mother’s love managed to pull people’s heartstrings (and their purses!) is climate marketing professor John Marshall from the advertising firm for planet Earth, Potential Energy Coalition. Here’s how the campaign hit a home run for climate action.Created by

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44:41

How eco-rapping is healing the planet

Climate Curious ·

2025/03/10

“Hip hop makes the Earth look cool,” says eco-rapper, comedian, and creator who performs as Planet Earth and makes songs and videos about ecological topics, Hila The Earth, on Climate Curious. In conversation with host Ben Hurst, Hila shares her musical journey from zero waste advocate to comedic musical performer whose biggest inspiration is the big beautiful blue planet that we inhabit. Tune in to our listen party episode where we bang out ‘Dirty Talk’ and ‘Wet Ass Planet’ and gain live reactions

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9:04

Why time’s up for pollution promoters

Climate Curious ·

2025/03/06

Polluters rely on the social license created by advertising. From airlines on billboards, to SUVs on social media ads, polluters and their promoters work hard to make sure their image is tip-top! To reveal this pollution promotion ‘special relationship’, Climate Curious spoke to activist and artist Francesca Willow from the ‘Badvertising’ campaign’s first-of-its-kind action challenging the world’s largest ad firm, WPP, over their work promoting the world’s worst polluters.Created by

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5:32

How oil executives use slavery’s playbook

Climate Curious ·

2025/02/27

Fossil fuel CEOs are pulling from slavery’s playbook. Whilst witnessing the CEO of Shell on stage advocating for continued investment in oil, today’s guest couldn’t help but be reminded of similar arguments from 200 years ago regarding the existence of slavery. On why looking back can help us ensure that history doesn’t repeat itself, here’s social philosopher Roman Krznaric on Climate Curious.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyHosted by Maryam Pasha and

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51:11

How history unlocks climate solutions for today

Climate Curious ·

2025/02/25

“We need to look in the rear view mirror of history and see what we can learn from the past to help us make decisions today.” Social philosopher and author, Roman Krznaric, spells out the importance of using history as a way to find climate solutions that exist in the past, not just the future. Recorded live in Oxford, Roman connects the dots between the role of radical movements across history and the climate movement, why stories told by oil execs today echo those told by slave owners in the past,

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11:06

Why haven't power lines changed since 1908?

Climate Curious ·

2025/02/21

Is the technology for our power grid outdated? With 20 years experience in material science, co-founder of TS Conductor, Jason Huang thinks so. We hear how modern technology can double or even triple the capacity of power grids, which is crucial to modernise the grid and accelerate the green energy transition.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See

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5:58

How satellites spy on rainforests, for good

Climate Curious ·

2025/02/14

Can satellites save the rainforest? (Spoiler: yes!) Satellite data can help keep rainforests healthy, says Associate Professor Dr. Jesús Aguirre Gutiérrez from the University of Oxford, on Climate Curious. Using satellite imagery to track biodiversity patterns and thus how resilient trees and animals are to a hotter and drier climate, Jesús shares some juicy insights on rainforest realities in the tropics.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyHosted by Maryam

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44:22

How satellites are secret superheroes for rainforests

Climate Curious ·

2025/02/13

The rainforest has some unexpected guardians—satellites! Associate professor Dr. Jesús Aguirre Gutiérrez from the University of Oxford joins Climate Curious to reveal how satellite data is revealing hidden biodiversity patterns in rainforests, informing more effective conservation efforts, and offering fresh insights into the health of the planet’s lushest landscapes––the tropics.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben

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5:09

What are transition minerals?

Climate Curious ·

2025/02/06

Copper, cobalt, nickel and lithium - all essential ingredients for the green transition - but what are they? And why do we need them? Joining Climate Curious to explain is a member of an Indigenous group in Siberia; the Buryat peoples, Galina Angarova.Created by TEDxLondonExecutive produced by Josie ColterProduced by Ben BeheshtyCurated by Deesha ChandraHosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben HurstCommunications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more

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