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The Sustainability Agenda
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Episode 201: Professor David Whyte on Corporate Power and Climate Breakdown
49 mins; March 21, 2025
Episode 200: Exploring the Austin Edgelands: Christopher Brown discusses his latest book, A Natural History of Empty Lots.
50 mins; February 17, 2025
Episode 199: : Author Manda Scott on Conscious Evolution, Systemic Change, and the Power of Storytelling
61 hours 28 mins; January 15, 2025
From Vision to Scale: Mulago's Kevin Starr shares his blueprint for transformative social impact
59 mins; November 19, 2024
Episode 197: EcoVadis’ Bettina Grabymayr on the critical role of sustainability assessments in managing supply chain risks
31 mins; October 08, 2024
Episode 196: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet. with Professor Brett Christophers
92 hours 2 mins; September 28, 2024
Episode 195: Interview with ClientEarth founder, James Thornton, about his latest book Nature, My Teacher: How to Be Alive in a World under Threat.
61 hours 5 mins; August 27, 2024
E197: John Elkington on five decades of pioneering corporate sustainability and his latest book, 'Tickling Sharks'
55 mins; July 17, 2024
Episode 193: Deep dive with economist Guy Standing on the the destruction of fragile ocean ecosystems
71 hours 40 mins; July 03, 2024
Episode 192: Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy at NYU, talks about the importance of environmental justice and discusses the metaphysical challenges of climate change
62 hours 26 mins; May 22, 2024
Episode 191: Sir Ronald Cohen, "the father of social investment," discusses how to reshape capitalism to drive real change.
44 mins; April 28, 2024
Episode 190: Dr. Xander Dunlap discusses how current environmental policies and "green" technologies are perpetuating ecological destruction.
60 hours 24 mins; April 14, 2024
Episode 189: Interview with Irish rewilding pioneer Eoghan Daltun in the Beara peninsula of Co. Cork, Ireland.
77 hours 29 mins; March 14, 2024
Episode 188: Interview with Bhutanese lama Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche...offering a distinctive Buddhist outlook on current environmental crises.
51 mins; January 17, 2024
Episode 187: Interview with indigenous Australian academic and human and earth rights activist, Dr. Anne Poelina.
57 mins; January 02, 2024
Episode 186: Interview with Steve Trent, founder of the Environmental Justice Foundation
58 mins; December 11, 2023
Episode 185: Interview with leading French anthropologist Professor Philippe Descola on man's relationship with nature.
64 hours 17 mins; November 27, 2023
Episode 184: Interview with Dr. Matthew J. Bell, EY Global Climate Change and Sustainability Services Leader
52 mins; November 20, 2023
Episode 183 Interview with Professor Katharina Pistor on How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality. First aired on December 13th, 2021.
53 mins; October 21, 2023
Episode 182: Journalist Vincent Bevins discusses his new book If We Burn: The Mass Protest Decade and the Missing Revolution
55 mins; October 03, 2023
Episode 181: Environmental degradation, capitalism, and imperialism with Jason W Moore
57 mins; September 23, 2023
Episode 180 Net Zero: Beyond the hype. Professor Angel Hsu on the reality of Net Zero Pledges
57 mins; August 29, 2023
Episode 179: Jeremy Lent talks about finding our place in the universe by integrating science and traditional wisdom
61 hours 56 mins; August 16, 2023
Episode 178: Discussion with Paula DiPerna of the pros and cons of a market based approach to our environmental problems.
74 hours 13 mins; July 22, 2023
Episode 177 Author Ned Beauman talks about his satirical extinction novel, Venemous Lumpsucker. First aired in September 2022.
62 hours 19 mins; July 11, 2023
Episode 176: Interview with Mike Davis, CEO of pioneering campaigning NGO, on their work unmasking global corruption, safeguarding the environment, and advocating for human rights
54 mins; June 08, 2023
Episode 175: Dr. Samantha Montano: Understanding Emergency Management in the Climate Change Era
47 mins; May 18, 2023
Episode 174: Interview with Professor Daniel Aldrich on resilience and the importance of social capital in post-disaster recovery, first aired October 2021
59 mins; May 05, 2023
Episode 173: Interview with Scottish author Martin MacInnes on contemporary literature and the climate crisis
58 mins; April 25, 2023
Episode 172: Professor Neta Crawford discusses the emissions of the Pentagon -- the world’s largest single greenhouse gas emitter.
55 mins; March 26, 2023
Episode 171: Interview with Dr Jeffrey Kiehl, climate scientist and Jungian analyst.
64 hours 55 mins; February 27, 2023
Episode 170: Interview with renowned climate scientist Will Steffen, first aired in June 2020, on the dangers of “tipping cascades” that could post an existential threat to civilization.
46 mins; February 01, 2023
Episode 169: Interview with environmental anthropologist Peter Sutoris on new models for schooling and environmental activism.
55 mins; January 30, 2023
Episode 168: Veteran activist Stephen Corry, former CEO of Survival International, provides a coruscating analysis of the outcome of COP15
53 mins; January 16, 2023
Episode 167: Interview with Professor Daniela Gabor on funding the transition to a low carbon economy, first aired June 2021
64 hours 30 mins; December 28, 2022
Episode 166. Pascoe Sabido from Corporate Europe Observatory reflects on the outcome of COP27
45 mins; December 07, 2022
Episode 165 Interview with pioneering American political activist, urban theorist and Marxist environmentalist Mike Davis, first aired in January 2022
65 hours 25 mins; November 28, 2022
Episode 164 Harjeet Singh, head of Global Political Strategy at Climate Action Network International on his expectations for COP27
45 mins; November 06, 2022
Episode 163: Interview with David Loy, professor, writer, and Zen teacher of Japanese Zen Buddhism
53 mins; October 26, 2022
Episode 162: Groundbreaking nuclear scholar Professor Elaine Scarry shares her views on today’s growing nuclear threats – and discusses how citizens and communities can prepare for emergency situations in order to preserve themselves and their autonomy.
58 mins; October 12, 2022
Episode 161 Interview with Indian Marxist historian Vijay Prashad –looking at today’s environmental problems through a Marxist lens.shad
56 mins; September 25, 2022
Episode 160 Author Ned Beauman talks about his satirical extinction novel, Venemous Lumpsucker
62 hours 19 mins; September 14, 2022
Episode 159: Deep dive on the destruction of the blue commons, with economist Guy Standing
71 hours 35 mins; August 31, 2022
Episode 158: interview with McKinsey partner Peter Spiller on how to deal with Scope 3 emissions
41 mins; August 22, 2022
Episode 157: Interview with American theologian, philosopher, and environmentalist John B. Cobb
69 hours 22 mins; August 11, 2022
Episode 156: interview with Dasha Karma Ura, President of the Center for Bhutan studies, and Gross National Happiness Research
58 mins; July 15, 2022
Episode 155: Art curator and critic Hans Ulrich Obrist discusses the role of art in climate communications and activism
57 mins; June 29, 2022
Episode 154: Interview with Professor Helen Thompson on her new book Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st century.
58 mins; June 16, 2022
Episode 153: Lord Adair Turner on the role of Carbon Dioxide Removals (CDR) in meeting global climate objectives
58 mins; June 05, 2022
Episode 152: Interview with Timothée Parrique: why we need to degrow the economy. Now.
72 hours 2 mins; May 26, 2022
Episode 151: Professor Robert Eccles discusses ESG trends, and the importance of sustainability ratings
62 hours 46 mins; May 17, 2022
Episode 150: Sunrise co-founder William Lawrence shares some lessons and insights from the growth and development of the Sunrise movement
52 mins; May 09, 2022
Episode 149 Professor Kevin Gallagher and Richard Kozul-Wright discuss their ideas for a new Bretton Woods to deal with inequality and climate breakdown
62 hours 28 mins; April 25, 2022
Episode 148: Interview with Ann Pettifor on finance and climate and stranded assets
49 mins; April 12, 2022
Episode 147: Professor Ruth DeFries on lessons from the natural world on how to deal with environmental crises.
75 hours 45 mins; March 28, 2022
Episode 146: Interview with Mark Campanale, Founder of the Carbon Tracker Initiative
41 mins; March 11, 2022
Episode 145 Interview with MSCI’s Global Head of ESG and Climate Research Linda-Eling Lee
49 mins; February 23, 2022
Episode 144: Interview with Kenyan conservationist Dr Mordecai Ogada on conservation trends in Kenya.
56 mins; February 01, 2022
Episode 143 Interview with pioneering American political activist, urban theorist and Marxist environmentalist Mike Davis
65 hours 15 mins; January 11, 2022
Episode 142: Sir Ronald Cohen, "the father of social investment," discusses his new book, Impact, Reshaping capitalism to drive real change.
44 mins; December 27, 2021
Episode 141 Interview with Professor Katharina Pistor on How the Law Creates Wealth and Inequality
53 mins; December 13, 2021
Episode 140 COP26 SPECIAL Deep dive on the outcome of COP26, the structure and future of the COPs with professor Stefan Aykut
56 mins; December 05, 2021
Episode 139 COP26 SPECIAL: Candid interview with former XR spokesperson Rupert Read on the outcomes of COP26
32 mins; November 28, 2021
Episode 138 Interview with James Thornton, CEO of legal powerhouse ClientEarth, on using the law to deal with nature loss and climate change
57 mins; November 15, 2021
Episode 137 COP26 SPECIAL: Interview with youth activists Sohanur Rahman, Lucy Jordan and John Paul Jose about COP26 –expectations and reality
60 hours 30 mins; November 07, 2021
Episode 136 COP26 SPECIAL Frédéric Hache from Green Finance Observatory: a critical analysis of carbon offsets and related market mechanisms
53 mins; November 03, 2021
Episode 135 COP26 SPECIAL: Professor Mike Hulme talks about his expectations for COP26
58 mins; October 29, 2021
Episode 134: Interview with Dr Genevieve Guenther on how fossil-fuel interests have manipulated language and the media to suppress support for climate action
57 mins; October 25, 2021
Episode 133: Interview with Professor Daniel Aldrich on resilience and the importance of social capital in post-disaster recovery
58 mins; October 14, 2021
Episode 132: Interview with Professor Katharine Hayhoe on how to have a conversation on the highly politicised and divisive subject of climate change
48 mins; September 27, 2021
Episode 131: Interview with French anthropologist Professor Philippe Descola on our relationship with nature
64 hours 14 mins; September 18, 2021
Episode 130: Interview with Professor Stephen Macekura exploring critiques of economic growth across the twentieth-century
63 hours 17 mins; September 12, 2021
Episode 129: Interview with James Cameron, a Friend of COP26, about the prospects for COP26
67 hours 44 mins; August 23, 2021
Episode 128: The Geopolitics of Climate Change: interview with Gerald Butts, Vice Chairman of the political risk consultancy, Eurasia Group
57 mins; August 08, 2021
Episode 127: Innovation Forum Founder Toby Webb on building resilient smallholder supply chains and sustainability trends within the food industry
64 hours 28 mins; July 22, 2021
Episode 126: Nigel Topping, the UK's High-Level Climate Action Champion, on COP26
30 mins; July 11, 2021
Episode 125: Interview with Jeremy Lent on finding our place in the universe by integrating science and traditional wisdom
61 hours 55 mins; June 29, 2021
Episode 124: Interview with Professor Daniela Gabor on funding the transition to a low carbon economy
64 hours 29 mins; June 09, 2021
Episode 123: interview with economic anthropologist Dr Jason Hickel about his most recent book Less is more: How Degrowth will save the world
62 hours 6 mins; June 01, 2021
Episode 122: Interview with Professor Wendy Brown, author In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of AntiDemocratic politics in the West.
53 mins; May 23, 2021
Episode 121: Interview with Kevin Starr, the founder of the Mulago Foundation--which funds high-impact organizations working on alleviating poverty
46 mins; May 12, 2021
Episode 120: Interview with Joanna Pocock, author of Surrender, exploring the changing landscape and cultures of the American West
55 mins; May 02, 2021
Episode 119: Interview with Dr Jeffrey Kiehl, climate scientist and Jungian analyst
64 hours 54 mins; April 13, 2021
Episode 118: Interview with Professor Rupert Read, former XR spokesperson, author of Parents for a Future
58 mins; March 28, 2021
Episode 117: Interview with Dale Jamieson, Professor of Environmental Studies and Philosophy, New York University on environmental justice.
61 hours 34 mins; March 11, 2021
Episode 116: Interview with Johan Frijns, the director of BankTrack, whose mission is to stop banks from financing harmful business activities.
61 hours 59 mins; February 24, 2021
Episode 115: Interview with John Clark, Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at Loyola University, director of La Terre Institute for Community and Ecology
64 hours 26 mins; February 10, 2021
Episode 114: Professor Tim Lenton discusses Gaia 2.0
56 mins; January 25, 2021
Episode 113: Interview with Jagdeesh Rao, Curator - Promise of Commons initiative, and former CEO FES
61 hours 5 mins; January 12, 2021
Episode 112: Interview with Dr. David Loy, Zen teacher, Author of EcoDharma
53 mins; December 22, 2020
Episode 111: An interview with Dr. Harriet Bulkeley, Professor of Geography
69 hours 36 mins; December 09, 2020
Episode 110: Interview with Alexander Dunlap, Social Anthropologist
65 hours 19 mins; November 27, 2020
Episode 109: Interview with writer Andri Snær Magnason
72 hours 31 mins; November 15, 2020
Episode 108: Interview with Arran Stibbe, Professor of Ecological Linguistics
68 hours 22 mins; October 30, 2020
Episode 107: Interview with Joel Bakan, author, filmmaker and Law Professor
60 hours 36 mins; October 18, 2020
Episode 106: Interview with Danny Dorling, social geographer and Professor of Geography
55 mins; October 11, 2020
Episode 105: Interview with Roman Krznaric, public philosopher, author of The Good Ancestor
54 mins; September 29, 2020
Episode 104: An interview with Professor Kari Norgaard
0 secs; September 19, 2020
Episode 104: An interview with Professor Kari Norgaard
39 mins; September 19, 2020
Episode 103: Interview with Dr. Frances Fox Piven, social scientist, activist and professor
48 mins; September 11, 2020
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