All Episodes

Oct. 11, 2019

The International Rebellion — The End of the Beginning

Week one of the International Rebellion by XR is finishing, and we're sharing a couple stories from Brisbane and Melbourne about the week that was, before crossing to London for more from the epicentre of the rebellion.

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Oct. 9, 2019

Extinction Rebellion | On Arrests and Bail Conditions — Stories from the Spring Rebellion

A story of an arrest, the shaky foundations for harsh bail, your rights as a protestor in Australia and advice. Along with some chants, slam poetry, and inspiration. We're halfway through week one of the International Rebellion. Here's a resource when considering peaceful arrest.

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Oct. 8, 2019

XR London from Simon Moore — Day One | George Monbiot, KT Tunstall and more

Climactic member Simon Moore sends in a dispatch from the streets of London highlighting the first day of the International Rebellion there. The cat and mouse game with police, a rousing speech from journalist George Monbiot, and beautiful choiral singing.

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Oct. 7, 2019

XR Spring Rebellion Day One — From Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, London and Wellington

We bring you on the ground chats with rebels in 5 cities to get beyond the headlines in three special episodes. Look out for specials Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

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Oct. 4, 2019

Georgia Sheil — On empowering women and girls and climate change with Asha Kayla, international sustainability expert

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Oct. 2, 2019

🧪🥊 Sci Fight — Are Humans Worth Saving? | Science Comedy Debates

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Sept. 29, 2019

Rapid Reaction — Coca-Cola, Brisbane Festival, and refilling stations

Brett Tait, Founder of We-Refill joins Mark for a rapid reaction to Coca-Cola's hostility to refilling stations at the Brisbane Festival.

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Sept. 28, 2019

Kate Selway — Science at the Extreme

Dr Kate Selway is an Earth scientist who is passionate about understanding how our amazing planet works. She has led research teams in the deserts of central Australia, the savannas of East Africa, and the frozen expanses of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets.

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Sept. 26, 2019

A Week after the Global Climate Strikes — Voices from Gosford, Airlie Beach, and Melbourne

Climactic contributors Beth and Fien were out at climate strikes outside of the main centres, and recorded great talks with strikers of all kinds. We also have a panel from a special screening of 2040, with SS4C and SEED organisers, and a representative of the City of Melbourne.

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Sept. 24, 2019

The Road to COP25 — Dispatch 1

Kri McNamara is attending COP25 in Chile in December as a youth delegate for Australia through Global Voices, a policy NGO. She'll be sharing with us her learnings and experiences along her journey leading up to, and at, the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

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Sept. 21, 2019

Beth Spencer — In Depth with James Bradley | Author of Clade

Author and new collective member Beth Spencer hosts award-winning Australian author James Bradley on Climactic.

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Sept. 18, 2019

Simon Moore — XR Leeds | The Rebellion Continues

Since Simon's first dispatch, which you can hear here , a lot's been happening in Leeds, the UK, and the whole world. Extinction Rebellion have been active, and they're gearing up for more. Simon brings us the voices from the people, to go behind the headlines and banners, slogans and slanders. You'll come out of this knowing more about the Leeds community, XR, and the state of the transition of society in the face of the climate crisis.

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Sept. 14, 2019

The Amazon Fires Special

In this episode we grapple with the emotions and reactions to the land clearing fires in the Brazilian Amazon. We hear from members of the community, past guests, and hear context from news services.

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Sept. 13, 2019

Violet Coco — My Arrest Story | Extinction Rebellion Victoria

Violet Coco shares the story of her arrest on September 6th.

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Sept. 7, 2019

Bronwyn Gresham — Three Lessons on Self-care in Activism, with Anthony Gleeson

Bronwyn has a great chat with community stalwart, long-time activist, former school teacher and community radio host Anthony Gleeson, and gleans three key lessons about personally sustaining activism.

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Aug. 31, 2019

Dr. Darlene Lim — NASA Geobiologist

Dr Renee Beale, Curator of National Science Week for Victoria, sits down with key speaker Dr Darlene Lim for a chat about the natural world, and what the study of Mars analogues has taught her about life on Earth.

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Aug. 29, 2019

August Activism Update

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Aug. 25, 2019

Attending Climate Reality — Three Months On w/ Mark and Georgia

In June, Climactic hosts Mark and Georgia attended Climate Reality Training, with Al Gore and over 700 other attendees. Hear them recap their experience and what they learned.

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