No Place Like Home

This bonus episode of No Place Like Home was produced in partnership with Drilled. Host Amy Westervelt speaks with Anna Jane about the importance of good storytelling around the climate crisis, and how culture and entertainment can motivate action. Also featured are Mary Annaïse Heglar, Adam McKay, and David Wallace Wells. This is the second of two Drilled episodes on the subject, find the first and others at https://www.criticalfrequency.org/drilled To support Bernadette Demientieff and her family in the wake of the murder of her son by gun violence, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/donate/522078001704649/10162526309580282/ Join us for our new season of No Place Like Home, starting in early December, where we explore the power of faith, spirituality, and ancient wisdom traditions to inspire the climate movement.

This season on No Place Like Home we’ve been diving into *All The Climate Feels* - the emotional, psychological and spiritual elements of climate change. For our season finale, we chat all the climate feels - and our vision for a new world - with one of our fave pod friends and listeners, Mary Annaïse Heglar. Mary Annaïse is a treasured climate justice essayist and the Director of Publications at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), as well as a twitter extraordinaire. She has a giant heart and brilliant mind - and profound courage and insights on climate justice to share with all of us. Show notes: - Climate Action! Please protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - and the Gwich'in people who depend on it for survival: https://p2a.co/SWk1fuB - "How Rachel Held Evans really should be remembered" via the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-rachel-held-evans-really-should-be-remembered/2019/05/08/7fcf0f4c-71cb-11e9-8be0-ca575670e91c_story.html?utm_term=.39e376a6fa09 - "A Wild Love for the World" On Being interview with Joanna Macy: https://onbeing.org/programs/joanna-macy-a-wild-love-for-the-world/ - "I work in the environmental movement. I don’t care if you recycle." - Vox essay by Mary Annaïse Heglar https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/28/18629833/climate-change-2019-green-new-deal - "Climate Change Ain’t the First Existential Threat" by Mary Annaïse Heglar https://medium.com/s/story/sorry-yall-but-climate-change-ain-t-the-first-existential-threat-b3c999267aa0 - "THIS LAND IS NOT YOUR LAND. OR MINE." - Dame Magazine essay by Mary Annaïse Heglar https://www.damemagazine.com/2019/04/16/this-land-is-not-your-land-or-mine/ 769312

This episode is devoted to faith, spirituality, religion - and how it contributes to (and complicates) our lives and the climate fight. We’re excited to bring y’all a beautiful, thought-provoking conversation with Karenna Gore - Al Gore’s daughter - who has emerged as a leading spiritual thinker on climate change and spirituality. “Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” ― Pope John Paul II This season on No Place Like Home we’ve been diving into “All The Climate Feels” - the emotional, psychological and spiritual landscape of climate change.

This season we’ve been taking a deep dive into how climate change makes us feel - how it impacts us emotionally and spiritually - on a heart level. But what if your whole culture and identity were imperiled right now? This episode, we're honored to share the powerful, aching story of Bernadette Demientieff - a leader of the Gwich’in in Alaska. She's fighting for the survival of her way of life and sacred land - threatened by being on the frontlines of climate change, but also a cruel new effort to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Show notes: - Please protect the Arctic Refuge from drilling: https://p2a.co/SWk1fuB - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - We are supported by the Sierra Club ***This special episode is also sponsored by our friends at The Wilderness Society. Since their start in 1935, The Wilderness Society has been at the forefront of nearly every major public lands victory in the United States. https://www.wilderness.org/ We lovingly dedicate this episode to our mentor and friend, Lenny Kohm.

In this episode, we ask that age-old question: can art really save the world? Or at least help us find sanity, courage, and joy in the face of climate change? Join us for some powerful poetry, musings on the revolution, and more with Joel McKerrow, a renowned writer, performance poet, speaker & teacher. Joel McKerrow is one of Australia’s most revered performance poets. Read more about his story and art here: https://www.joelmckerrow.com/ If you likewise fall in love with Joel's poetry, you can find more of it here: https://www.joelmckerrow.com/albums And stay tuned for his soon-to-be-launched podcast "The Deep Place: On Creativity and Spirituality" - available on Feb 12 from iTunes, Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

In this episode, we talk taking care of ourselves and each other - and the utter importance of finding and fighting for joy in the midst of the climate apocalypse. Join us and the AMAZING Adrienne Maree Brown - a writer, facilitator, emergent strategist, healer, doula, sci-fi scholar, philosopher and pleasure activist. Warning: we're passionate people and strong language is used in this episode. Show notes: - If you're able, please support California wildfire relief: https://act.sierraclub.org/donate/rc_connect__campaign_designform?id=7010Z0000027HsrQAE&formcampaignid=7010Z0000027HmiQAE - How to Survive the End of the World: a podcast from the Brown sisters on learning from the apocalypse with grace, rigor, and curiosity https://www.endoftheworldshow.org/

This season, we're getting to the heart of *All The Climate Feels.* Let's face it: climate change makes us feel anxious, afraid, angry, apathetic, and even depressed. Join us as we get personal with experts and folks on the frontlines to explore how we cope - and find out what we can do to find strength, courage, peace, and joy in the face of climate change. This episode, we get real with a climate scientist. What does it *feel* like to study this planetary and humanitarian crisis? Dr. Kate Marvel shares her experience being a (badass) climate scientist in these crazy times. And we explore her provocative call for courage - not hope - in this epic fight for our earth and lives. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - We are supported by the Sierra Club

Let's face it: climate change makes us feel anxious, afraid, angry, apathetic, and even depressed. This season, we're getting to the heart of *All The Climate Feels.* Join us as we get personal with experts and folks on the frontlines to explore how we cope - and find out what we can do to find strength, courage, peace, and even joy in the face of climate change. We’re kicking things off with a fascinating chat with someone who has been studying “eco-anxiety” since it was a thing. What exactly is it? And what can we do about it? Dr. Renee Lertzman has answers. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - We are supported by the Sierra Club

Mary Anne updates us on booting Pruitt! Then, Anna Jane and Mary Anne share a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT and reflect on what they learned from their series 'How Then Shall We Live?' - which explores whether or not our personal choices matter in the fight against climate change. Anna Jane also sits down for a powerful chat with 18-year old Iris Fen Gillingham, activist and partnerships director for 'This is Zero Hour' - the youth climate movement and march happening on July 21st in Washington, DC. Show Notes: - This is Zero Hour: http://thisiszerohour.org/ - Take action to make sure the next EPA administrator works for the public, not corporate polluters: https://sc.org/2KKwLRp - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

In part 4 of our series 'How Then Shall We Live?' which explores whether or not our personal choices matter in the fight against climate change, Mary Anne and Anna Jane explore whether or not to cut down on flying because of the harmful impact on the climate. They are joined by Dr. Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist at NASA (speaking on his own behalf) who made the personal decision to avoid flying to reduce his carbon footprint. It's an inspiring and surprising dialogue on the beauty, life lessons, and everyday miracles he's gained as a result of slowing down and being more present and intentional. Show Notes: - Peter Kalmus' article "How Far Can We Get Without Flying?" - YES! Magazine: http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/life-after-oil/how-far-can-we-get-without-flying-20160211 - "Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution" by Peter Kalmus https://www.amazon.com/Being-Change-Spark-Climate-Revolution/dp/0865718539 - Democracy North Carolina: https://democracync.org/ - Color of Change petition on rejecting racism in NC and beyond: https://campaigns.organizefor.org/petitions/tell-amazon-apple-reject-racism-and-say-no-to-north-carolina-s-racist-attacks-on-voting-rights?bucket=RejectRacism&Source=Redirect - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

Michael Grunwald, veteran energy and political reporter at Politico, joins us to talk about going solar, buying an electric vehicle, and saving money in part 3 of our series 'How Then Shall We Live?' which explores whether or not our personal choices matter in the fight against climate change. Our topic for this episode is (good) energy. Michael Grunwald inspired Mary Anne to buy an electric car for her family, and she and Anna Jane catch up on that, Scott Pruitt's latest parade of scandals, and the recent Twitter debate on gloom and despair in the climate debate. Show Notes: - Grunwald's article "My Life In the Elusive Green Economy" - Politico: https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2018/03/05/my-life-in-the-elusive-green-economy-217213 - Books by Michael Grunwald: http://www.michaelgrunwald.com/books/ - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

Mary Anne and Anna Jane dive into part 2 of our series 'How Then Shall We Live?' which explores whether or not our personal choices matter in the fight against climate change. We ponder our personal eating habits and how they fit in with the larger food system. Our guest is Dr. Emelie Peine (Mary Anne's sister!!!), an expert on food policy at the University of Puget Sound, who shares some eye-opening revelations. Here are the organizations Emelie mentioned: - National Family Farm Coalition, http://nffc.net/ - Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, https://www.iatp.org/ - La Via Campesina, https://viacampesina.org/en/ - Civil Eats, https://civileats.com/ - Food First, https://foodfirst.org/ - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

We embark on a bold new series, 'How Then Shall We Live?' which explores whether or not our personal choices matter in the fight against climate change. This episode considers the decision to have children (or not) and how that decision impacts our lives, their lives, and our planet. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club Show Notes: - Climate change and life events calculator: https://climate-life-events.herokuapp.com/ - "No Children Because of Climate Change? Some People Are Considering It" via the NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/05/climate/climate-change-children.html - Protect Our Winters: https://protectourwinters.org/ - New research on the climate impact of having kids: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/12/want-to-fight-climate-change-have-fewer-children - Conceivable Future: http://conceivablefuture.org/

Hosts Mary Anne and Anna Jane share their hopes, intentions, and climate expectations for 2018 before welcoming rockstar and spiritual leader William Matthews to discuss environmental racism, evangelicals, and how spirituality and activism go hand in hand. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club Show notes: - "Expect Environmental Battles to Be ‘Even More Significant’ in 2018" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/05/climate/trump-environment-2018.html - Follow William Matthews on twitter (you won't regret it - we promise) https://twitter.com/WilliamMatt22 - The Liturgists podcast (William is a new co-host!) http://www.theliturgists.com/podcast - "Detroit air pollution disproportionately affects African-American children" http://michiganradio.org/post/detroit-air-pollution-disproportionately-affects-african-american-children - William Matthews on racism and the election https://www.facebook.com/notwhoweare/videos/338951939792415/ - "For the Love Of" short doc on climate change and Paris COP21 featuring William Matthews and fellow Christian rockstars https://www.facebook.com/micahchallengeusa/videos/10153506105285544/ - Micah Challenge USA http://www.micahchallengeusa.org/ - William Matthews Music https://www.williammatthewsmusic.com/

Hosts Anna Jane and Mary Anne put 2017 in the rearview and prepare for 2018 with hope and action items. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club