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Funny Old World

An edutaining easy-listening podcast about all things eco, hosted by Juliet Kinsman. Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way. In each episode, Juliet discusses serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs and chat with thought-provoking experts. And let’s face it, everyone’s feeling a little sustainability fatigue,

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36:04

What's Giving Us Hope? | Funny Old World with Juliet...

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2026/03/13

…SOLUTIONS-LED STORYTELLING IN TRAVEL is giving us hope.In this new episode of a new format, Juliet Kinsman — sustainability expert and solutions-led storyteller — shares lightbulb moments from a 30-year career in journalism and why she believes storytellers are the keystone species for a better world…Radically honest, as ever, in her talk given for the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Better World Symposium in London, she makes the case for solutions-led storytelling over greenwashed marketing

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36:04

What's Giving Us Hope? | Funny Old World with Juliet...

Funny Old World ·

2026/03/12

…SOLUTIONS-LED STORYTELLING IN TRAVEL is giving us hope.In this new episode of a new format, Juliet Kinsman — sustainability expert and solutions-led storyteller — shares lightbulb moments from a 30-year career in journalism and why she believes storytellers are the keystone species for a better world…Radically honest, as ever, in her talk given for the British Guild of Travel Writers’ Better World Symposium in London, she makes the case for solutions-led storytelling over greenwashed marketing

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44:14

Wild, Water, Women, Wit — WTF?

Funny Old World ·

2024/09/11

Welcome to this special What the…? LIVE episode of the climate-solutions podcast with stories from sustainable travel recorded in Marrakech at PURE 2024 with Juliet Kinsman, journalist and founder of Bouteco, who returns with broadcaster Simon London who plays quizmaster in this entertaining interactive 40-minute session from Open House at the trade show in Morocco, September 2024. Key climate topics are tackled: the importance of biodiversity, water solutions, and gender equality in the context of

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35:25

The Earth Month Special. Sharing Stories to Inspire...

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2024/05/13

Your Funny Old World hosts — Juliet Kinsman and Simon London — return with special guests from Campaign for Nature and Asylum Speakers to explore the transformative power of exponential storytelling at the nexus between nature and climate justice. They don’t shy from some of the toughest topics — managing to elicit a little laughter along the way. Recorded in Dover Yard at 1 Hotel Mayfair in London.Special guests Katy Roxburgh from Campaign for Nature — helping to protect 30 per cent of the planet

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40:08

The Africa Edition. Inspiring climate-friendlier...

Funny Old World ·

2023/06/26

In part two of two extra episodes of these edutaining easy-listening podcasts where the conversationalists aren’t shy about exploring the causes, symptoms and solutions when it comes to the climate, you’ll find Juliet and Simon, as ever, discussing serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs while they chat with thought-provoking experts — in this case, thought leaders from the luxury travel industry.Topics included…How Women Are Transforming Conservation with Suzanne Bayly of

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30:26

The Africa Edition. Shaping sustainable travel on the...

Funny Old World ·

2023/06/01

In part one of two extra episodes of these edutaining easy-listening podcasts where the conversationalists aren’t shy about exploring the causes, symptoms and solutions when it comes to the climate, you’ll find Juliet and Simon, as ever, discussing serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs while they chat with thought-provoking experts — in this case, thought leaders from the luxury travel industry.Tell don’t sell: why storytelling matters, with esteemed journalists Jane Broughton,

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58:50

ACTIVISM. How to be a Good Citizen

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2022/12/12

A snapshot of our guestsIn this hour-long special, Juliet and Simon speak to Climate justice crusaders Kevin Lunzalu in Kenya, co-founder of Kenyan Youth Biodiversity Net and Eyal Weintraub, co-founder of Jóvenes Por El Clima Argentina.Hans Pfister — a straight-talker in how to walk all the eco talk when it comes to sustainability and what it means to be a sustainable business. Hans is the Co-founder, CEO and Marketing Director of the Cayuga Collection of Sustainable Luxury Hotels and Lodges in

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41:24

THE MEDIA. Is the climate crisis also an information...

Funny Old World ·

2022/11/18

"The public has an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing." — Oscar WildeSarah Whitehead is Deputy Head of Newsgathering at Sky News, Sarah was previously Head of International News, and before that worked for the BBC. Jennie King is Head of Civic Action and Education at the Institute of Strategic Dialogue, who provides regular briefings for UK government departments, regulators, UNESCO and is as literate as it gets on media literacy. Jennie oversees ISD's growing

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28:31

ECO-NOMICS. How sustainability is better for business...

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2022/11/08

High-level thinking made digestible and do-able — as ever, this episode of Funny Old World provides a better understanding of the basics, and how to help tackle the climate emergency. Zita Cobb, social entrepreneur, founder of the Fogo Island Inn in Canada, is modelling how local communities can thrive in the global economy. Check out her Economic Nutrition Certification Mark which sets the benchmark for financial transparency. “You never change things by fighting the existing reality,” said

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31:06

WASTE. Talking rubbish

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2022/10/31

A snapshot of our expert guests Dyson Chee is a youth activist living on the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. In 2018, Dyson founded Project O.C.E.A.N. Hawaii to take on single-use plastics, and since 2019 he has been serving as a director for the Hawaiʻi Youth Climate Coalition, a youth-led, community advocacy organisation dedicated to fighting for climate justice. Antony Buchan is from ReLondon where the team is on a mission is to revolutionise our relationship with stuff and make London a global leader

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33:07

CARBON. We need to talk about carbon

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2022/10/24

Helpful tips on ways to decarbonise our daily lives, how to measure carbon footprints, pondering the meaning of Net Zero, Juliet and Simon look back at history and grill two experts on our actions in the past, today, and how to work towards a greener world when it comes to greenhouse gases. A snapshot of our expert guests Angela Terry, environmental scientist, the founder of One Home: Positive Solutions, the UK's first one-stop shop on climate action providing independent advice on adapting to and

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44:11

TALKING THE WALK. What does eco even mean?

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2022/10/13

“Climate change is an almost comically mild term for this existential crisis we face — it's like calling an invading army unexpected visitors. And so this is why I use climate breakdown or climate chaos.” George Monbiot. A snapshot of our expert guests Mitzi Tan Jonelle, is a full-time climate justice activist based in Manila, Philippines. She is the convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines, the Fridays For Future of the Philippines. She is

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