Media & Podcasts
Solastalgia: eco-anxiety digital zine. Solastalgia is a community-based zine that aims to normalize eco- anxiety and the large spectrum of emotions that youth feel as a result of climate change. This project is an initiative under Apathy is Boring's RISE program, led by Vancouver youth. Our aim for this zine is to provide a space for artists and readers to communicate their emotions and thoughts. Solastalgia is located on the unceded, ancestral territories of the xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in reconciliation and collaboration.
conscient podcast - exploring art and the ecological crisis
The conscient podcast is Canadian composer Claude Schryer's personal learning journey and knowledge sharing exercise that feature conversations, newsletters, monologues and/or creations about art and the ecological crisis. Season 1 (may – october 2020) was about awareness and action. Season 2 (march – august 2021 ) explored perceptions of reality and ecological grief. Season 3 (october 2021 – february 2022) investigated radical listening. Season 4 (1 january – 31 december 2023) is called ‘sounding modernity’ and explores what modernity sounds like, how it affects us and how to ‘create the conditions for other possible worlds to emerge in the wake of what is dying’ as suggested in ‘Preparing for the end of the world as we know it’ article by the Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures collective. Listeners are invited to submit written and audio visual responses. For subscription options see: https://www.conscient.ca/subscribe/. Voir https://www.conscient.ca/?lang=fr pour la version en français.
balado conscient - une exploration de l’art et la crise écologique
Le balado conscient est un voyage d'apprentissage personnel et un exercice de partage des connaissances du compositeur canadien Claude Schryer qui présente des conversations, des bulletins d'information, des monologues et/ou des créations sur l'art et la crise écologique. La saison 1 (mai - octobre 2020) portait sur la sensibilisation et l'action. La saison 2 (mars - août 2021) a exploré les perceptions de la réalité et le deuil écologique. La saison 3 (octobre 2021 - février 2022) a porté sur l'écoute radicale. La saison 4 (1er janvier - 31 décembre 2023) s'intitule ‘Sonder la modernité’ et explore ce à quoi ressemble la modernité, comment elle nous affecte et comment ‘créer les conditions pour que d'autres mondes possibles émergent dans le sillage de ce qui est en train de mourir’, comme suggéré dans l’article ‘Preparing for the end of the world as we know it’ par le collectif Gesturing Towards Decolonial Futures. Les auditeurs sont invités à soumettre des réponses écrites et audiovisuelles. Pour des options d’abonnement voir: https://www.conscient.ca/sabonner/?lang=fr. For the English version see https://www.conscient.ca/.
Bridging Theory to Action: Hope and Climate Change
A TEDx Talk with Lisa Kretz Ph.D. - a short discussion of the theory-action gap, disempowering emotions due to climate fear, emotions that counteract that sense of being overwhelmed and instead empower action (such as hope), and a call to action.
This podcast explores the emotional burden of climate change (anxiety, grief, fear, despair) and offers resources for navigating those mental health impacts. Episodes are relatively short and can be assigned for students across disciplines, followed by group discussions or free-writes. Each episode also has a list of resources and further readings. Hosted By Jennifer Atkinson Ph.D.
An intersectional podcast dedicated to amplifying voices from historically underrepresented communities. Touching on an array of topics in environmental justice, this podcast aims to break through the “green ceiling” by interviewing diverse voices, creating community, and promoting a more inclusive environmental movement for all. Hosted by Sapna Mulki.
Video and website resource by Another Gulf Is Possible Collaborative. “Another Gulf Is Possible Collaborative is a women-of-color led, grassroots collaborative, centering on cultural organizing, arts-based healing, direct action, advocacy, transformative justice, education, and locally-led capacity-building training”.
This creative animated video asks important questions about how we should teach, and learn, in a world that is being altered by the climate crisis. Created by Just Wondering.
Anthropocene - The Great Party
An artistic video that examines our current epoch: the anthropocene. Asking existential questions such as what it means to be human in an age where human-induced climate change is occurring, how should we act, and how did we get here? Created by Just Wondering.
A Message From The Future with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
An informative video that educates about the past and imagines the possibilities of the future. Examining what the world would look like if we pulled off the Green New Deal and reject a dystopian future as a foregone conclusion. A film by The Intercept. Narrated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Illustrated by Molly Crabapple.
A Message From The Future II: The Years of Repair
“An animated short film that dares to dream of a future in which 2020 is a historic turning point, where the lessons of the Covid-19 pandemic and global uprisings against racism drive us to build back a better society in which no one is sacrificed and everyone is essential.” A Film by The Leap & Intercept. Narrated by Opal Tometi, Emma Thompson, Gael García Bernal, and the Nigerian poet and activist Nnimmo Bassey.
A List of Podcasts: On Climate Change and Other Related Subjects