All Episodes
Sept. 26, 2018
ShareWaste - "Creating value, and friendships, from kitchen waste"
This week Climactic is happy to have the founders of ShareWaste, an amazing app that's connecting and creating communities through the simple act of sharing organic waste. We all produce it, it's our kitchen scraps, our yard clippings, our garden waste. And, in proving that "one's trash is another's treasure" what may be waste to us, may be gold to others. Australia, just like many other countries, but especially on our arid continent, has a serious organic material shortage, especially in our …
Sept. 19, 2018
Effect the Change — "Making videos about sustainability fun"
Credits: Caleb Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Co-Founder Mark Spencer — Co-Founder Abigail Hawkins — Designer Greg Grassi — Composer
Sept. 12, 2018
Let's discuss: How best can I help?
We've noticed a theme emerging from our first twenty or so episodes, and we're taking an episode to break it down.
Sept. 5, 2018
Phil Wilkinson — "Reversing Global Warming with HVAC&R and Drawdown"
Phil is a leader in the HVAC&R (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Regfrigeration) industry, the largely invisible sector that powers our modern world. Without heating, cooling, and refrigeration, Australia would a very different place. But HVAC&R has done more than just allow progress, it also consumes a huge amount of electricity, and handles and is responsible for some of the most powerful greenhouse gases in the world.
Aug. 29, 2018
Leigh Baker — "The power of systems, optimism, and Project Drawdown"
Leigh has been a very important member of the Climactic community since Mark met her at an event in Melbourne. Her focus on scaleable solutions, and the way she keeps her finger on the pulse of the promising developments happening around the world, are a big inspiration to the Climactic team. It was Leigh that introduced us to Project Drawdown, the most comprehensive plan to reverse global warming, which has really opened our eyes to where we should be focusing our efforts.
Aug. 27, 2018
Bonus Episode: Jane Kou, Bring Me Home — Stopping food waste, saving money, and empowering individuals
What do food waste, a smartphone app, and discounted meals have in common? That's the formulae for a great new start-up from Melbourne. Mark sat down with Jane Kou, founder of Bring Me Home, a mission focused tech start-up that's set it sights on one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gas emissions, and one we can all easily make a dent in, food waste.
Aug. 22, 2018
Nick Carter - "Impactful Activism with AYCC"
Credits: Caleb Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Co-Founder Mark Spencer — Co-Founder Abigail Hawkins — Designer Greg Grassi — Composer
Aug. 15, 2018
Climactic x Climarte — "The Artist and the Activist" feat. Dale Cox
This episode our two hosts will be heard only briefly, before we dive into a live conversation from the beautiful Australian Galleries in Fitzroy, Melbourne. This is a very on-topic conversation about living in the time of climate change, meaningful action, and mental health, all in the context of amazing artwork. You can see this artwork yourself and follow along with the discussion!
Aug. 8, 2018
Liz O'Dwyer and Madeline Clarke — "Sustainable Consulting, and starting from anywhere"
Mark sat down with two of his personal heroes, Liz O'Dwyer, hospitality consultant, author, and sustainability leader, and Madeline Clarke, individual sustainability consultant, who runs workshops, does waste talks on Trash Bags on Tour, and much more.
Aug. 1, 2018
Tracy Sorensen — "Writing climate fiction, living climate reality"
Filmmaker, writer, academic, journalist and activist Tracy Sorensen is a woman of many talents. She touches on, and in some cases dives deeply into many of these areas in her chat with Rich. Her personal experience in learning about and coping with climate change is insightful and relatable and her gift for communication is obvious. Hear her perspective on the power of arts in talking to people on the importance of climate change, a view shared by the Climactic hosts and one we think you'll enj…
July 24, 2018
Gabriella Maher — "Six weeks waste free, and counting"
This is a great chat with one of those quietly inspiring people that surround us everyday. Gabby generously tells us about her life story, to really set the scene before getting into her experience of going totally waste-free for six weeks. Gabby is a volunteer facilitator at Climate for Change, a great group that's now expanded into Queensland from Victoria, and I think she represents well the skills and mindset you'd need to be a successful facilitator. If this has inspired you to give that a…
July 17, 2018
Mark Rathbone — Biodynamic Farming and Climate Change
This week Rich talks to second generation biodynamic farmer Mark Rathbone about biodynamics, replenishment of the soil, creating a closed system (circular economy) and the relevance of biodynamics in helping farmers mitigate against the effects of climate change.
July 11, 2018
Climate Reality Project — 12 years on from An Inconvenient Truth
In this episode Mark does a panel interview with members of the Climate Reality Project, the group formed by Al Gore just after the release of An Inconvenient Truth, to train others to give his powerful presentation on climate change facts. In the panel are the two interns that together with Linh Do make up the Australian chapter of the group. Katy and Chris are just finishing their post-graduate studies, and they give great insight into what it's like to be a student at a time of rapid change …
July 4, 2018
Laura Wilson — "The Tidy Kiwi"
This week is an exciting first for Climactic, with two Kiwis in the studio. Mark talks to Laura Wilson of Big Little Brush, a social enterprise in Melbourne using bamboo toothbrushes to do much, much more. Laura's story before getting involved with Big Little Brush is extremely relatable, and we talk landfills, minimalism, and backpacking through Europe.
June 27, 2018
Fiona Rossiter — "The Practical Permaculturalist"
This week Rich talks to Fiona Rossiter, cafe owner, business woman, author, registered nurse, mother of eight and former councillor in the Central West city of Orange, NSW. Fiona tells her own history in running Orange’s iconic Bissy’s Cafe with husband Paul; how they “discovered” permaculture and how they now apply it their businesses, family life and even mode of thinking.
June 20, 2018
Trash Bags on Tour
Credits: Caleb Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Co-Founder Mark Spencer — Co-Founder Abigail Hawkins — Designer Greg Grassi — Composer
June 13, 2018
John Fry — "The Landcare Councillor"
Rich talks to John Fry, Environmental Projects Manager at Skillset, former Landcare co-ordinator, experienced land manager and now Greens councillor on Bathurst Regional Council. What John doesn’t know about sustainability in the Central West isn’t worth knowing!
June 6, 2018
Oli Moraes – "Creating a Climate for Change"
Credits: Caleb Fidecaro — Producer Rich Bowden — Co-Founder Mark Spencer — Co-Founder Abigail Hawkins — Designer Greg Grassi — Composer