No Place Like Home

Anna Jane and Mary Anne chat with 'Call Your Girlfriend' Co-host Ann Friedman about all the change happening in our social, political and actual climate. They explore the intersection of feminism and climate change, women and the media, as well as Ann’s recent eye-opening trip to the Great Barrier Reef. Check out Ann Friedman's podcast at www.callyourgirlfriend.com and subscribe to her fantastic newsletter at www.annfriedman.com/weekly. Here's the article we reference at the top of the show, "What Americans are Afraid of in the Age of Trump": https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/10/20/what-americans-are-afraid-of-in-the-age-of-trump/

Hosts Anna Jane and Mary Anne are joined by Antha WIlliams of Bloomberg Philanthropies to explore how visionaries outside of the government are now leading on climate, elevating women's leadership, and the need to bring more art, culture, and storytelling into the climate movement. - 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

Hosts Anna Jane and Mary Anne discuss the new film 'mother!' and its powerful allegory about climate change before Anna Jane sits down with Peter Illyn, christian environmentalist and director of 'Restoring Eden' to discuss our role in the relationship we have with the 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

Anna Jane and Mary Anne discuss the recent rash of storms, floods and weather related disasters before revisiting their conversation with climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about faith and activism and extreme weather. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Additional production help by Daniel Tureck - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

Anna Jane and Mary Anne rundown their favorite climate change coverage from the world of pop culture. Awesome climate content we chat about this episode: - The Liturgist's podcast episode "Pale Blue Dot" http://www.theliturgists.com/podcast/2017/6/20/pale-blue-dot - "New Rule: Make Earth Great Again" on Real Time with Bill Maher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrGFEW2Hb2g - On the Media "Solastalgia, and Other Words for Our Changing World" http://www.wnyc.org/story/whats-in-name/ - S-Town Podcast: https://stownpodcast.org/ - New York Magazine's groundbreaking story "The Uninhabitable Earth" by David Wallace-Wells: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html - "‘Game of Thrones’ finally embraces the climate change metaphor" via ThinkProgress: https://thinkprogress.org/game-of-thrones-climate-change-c1a06915f520/ - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner, and produced, edited and mixed by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - Special thanks to our guest Dr. Katherine Hayhoe

We're joined by filmmaker Michael Bonfiglio to talk storytelling, climate change, and his new film 'From The Ashes,' that tells the story of coal pollution, our nation's shift beyond coal, and the need for an economic transition in coal communities. We also chat about the viral New York Magazine climate article by David Wallace-Wells, hotly debated online and now the most read article in the magazine's history. - Learn more about "From the Ashes' film here: https://www.fromtheashesfilm.com/ - Read "The Uninhabitable Earth" in New York Magazine here: http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2017/07/climate-change-earth-too-hot-for-humans.html - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Additional production help by Daniel Tureck - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

Mary Anne & Anna Jane process Trump's foolish decision to pull the United States out of the Paris Climate Agreement. And on a brighter note, we discuss where we go from here and why there's all the more reason to hold onto hope. Teaser: onward and upward. Action Items: - Call you Senator 218-209-4082 - 10 Things You Can Do to Resist Trump’s Historic Paris Mistake: https://sierraclub.org/compass/2017/06/10-things-you-can-do-resist-trump-s-historic-paris-mistake - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Additional production help by Daniel Tureck - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

We're joined by Rashad Robinson of Color of Change, a brilliant strategist and progressive leader, to discuss the intersection of civil rights, racial justice and climate change. It's an inspiring conversation about how to keep moving forward, and how no one is on the sidelines, in the Trump era. And we catch up about our first big climate federal victory - also Trump's first loss in Congress. - Learn more about Color of Change and support their work here: https://www.colorofchange.org/ - Read Wired Magazine's profile of Rashad here: https://www.wired.com/2016/10/rashad-robinson-color-of-change-civil-rights/ - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner - We are produced by Zach Mack - Additional production help by Daniel Tureck - Our theme music is by River Whyless - And we are supported by the Sierra Club

We get real exploring how we can make beauty out of brokenness, inspired by the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold, and we chat with Nellis Kennedy-Howard about the women of Standing Rock, how we can't leave our identities at the door of our activism, and making the climate movement welcoming to everyone. Nellis Kennedy-Howard is the Sierra Club’s Director of Equity, Inclusion and Justice where she leads the effort to transform Sierra Club into an organization that welcomes and values people from all walks of life. Prior to working for Sierra Club, Nellis spent four years working alongside Winona LaDuke as Co-Executive Director at the national Native environmental non-profit organization, Honor the Earth. She became an environmentalist after she learned of the country's largest area of uranium contamination and discovered it was just a short distance from her family's home on the Navajo Reservation. - 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 sponsored by the Sierra Club Links: - You can read Nellis's blog here: http://www.sierraclub.org/other/authors/nellis-kennedy-howard - On Being column on "Illuminating the Beauty in Our Broken Places": https://onbeing.org/blog/omid-safi-illuminating-the-beauty-in-our-broken-places/

We talk with world-famous climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about overcoming the divide, why facts alone are not enough, and how her evangelical faith inspires her work. Katharine has been called the best climate communicator of our generation and was recently recognized by Time and Fortune Magazine as one of the world's most important leaders. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner, and produced, edited and mixed by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - Special thanks to our guest Dr. Katherine Hayhoe Links: Website: www.katharinehayhoe.com PBS' Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe: www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6RkdaEqgRVKi3AzidF4ow

We talk with Vox's David Roberts about Trump's newly signed executive orders on energy & climate, what they mean, and how we are experiencing a new golden age for activism. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner, and produced, edited and mixed by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - Additional mixing by Daniel Tureck - Special thanks to our guest David Roberts Links: David Roberts Tedx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7ktYbVwr90

Anna Jane and Mary Anne discuss the latest climate news concerning the Keystone XL Pipeline and the latest climate budget. Then they discuss the Women4Climate conference and how women everywhere can help protect our planet. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner, and produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - We are sponsored by the Sierra Club Links: - GreenBiz names Mary Anne one of 9 badass women fighting climate change: https://www.greenbiz.com/article/meet-9-badass-women-fighting-climate-change-cities - Action alert - write to the Nebraska PSC to oppose Keystone XL: https://sierra.secure.force.com/actions/National?actionId=AR0074452 - Register for Keystone webinar March 27 at 8:00 ET: https://sierra.secure.force.com/events/details?formcampaignid=70131000001yEKuAAM

We talk with Joel Bach, co-creator of the star-studded Emmy-winning climate series Years of Living Dangerously and one of the best storytellers in the business. People often tune out when presented with overwhelming information or even the latest news, but everyone leans into a good story. In these increasingly crazy times, how do we tell captivating stories that inspire hope & move people to action? We explore this and more with Joel - plus, he shares behind the scenes stories of working with celebrities like Ian Somerhalder and David Letterman that you won't hear anywhere else! Links mentioned in the show to the Yale climate public opinion maps: https://weather.com/news/climate/news/yale-university-climate-change-maps http://climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizations-data/ - 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

Religion has long played a powerful role in shaping American politics and culture, including the climate debate. Diana Butler Bass, renowned religious scholar and author, is our guest on this episode, where we chat about what faith has to offer climate activism. We also explore how different concepts of God influence how we think about caring for our world - and each other. - 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

After a post-election hiatus, we are back with a reenergized sense of purpose and we’re gearing up to take on Trump’s environmentally reckless agenda. In this episode we assess where we stand as citizens concerned about our planet and discuss in detail exactly what we all can do to help on a local and global level. Join us. - No Place Like Home is hosted by Mary Anne Hitt and Anna Jane Joyner, and produced by Zach Mack - Our theme music is by River Whyless - Additional audio assistance by Daniel Tureck