No Planet B
No Planet B is an independent climate change podcast hosted by Breanna Waterman and Wyatt Jordan! We talk to researchers, analysts, politicians, farmers, and more about climate change causes, effects, and solutions.
Episodes
33 episodes since 2019
NPB 33: Biden's Conservation Plans and Air Quality Deaths
Well if it isn't the dog days of summer! In this episode we're talking about the Biden administration's 2021 conservation plans, the agricultural industry's impact on air quality, and how to make your school more sustainable! Come join us for a...
May 17, 2021
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34:30
NPB 32: Climate Fiction with C.D. Tavenor
Hello everyone! This week we're talking about climate change fiction - or cli-fi - for you abbreviation buffs. We're discussing The World's Revolution - a collaborative effort among fiction writers to publish an anthology of climate fiction sto...
May 04, 2021
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33:31
NPB 31: NFTs and Climate Change, China's Goals, and Questionable Journalism
This week we're flying guestless! And we're talking about the effect of NFTs on the environment, China's role in greenhouse emissions, journalism, and more!
April 19, 2021
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NPB 30: Sea Shanties and Coastlines with Kim McCoy
Ahoy there! This week we're talking about coastlines, climate change's effects on the ocean, and sea shanties with Kim McCoy. Kim is an oceanographer, adventurer, 2018 recipient of the Scientific Achievement Award, co-author of Waves and Beache...
April 05, 2021
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43:24
NPB 29: Activism with Sarah Goody
Hello everyone and happy March! Today we're talking about climate change activism with Sarah Goody! We're also discussing how mental health, age, and political power factor in to climate change activism. Get ready for some active listening!
March 22, 2021
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33:15
NPB 28: Committed Warming with Andrew Dessler
Hello everyone and happy February! Love is in the air, and so is CO2! In this episode we're talking to Dr. Andrew Dessler about committed warming - AKA the amount of warming that the Earth is committed to due to previous years' worth of CO2.
February 22, 2021
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27:53
NPB 27: Air Quality and Health with Mike Kleeman
Hello everyone! On this episode of No Planet B we're talking with Mike Kleeman of UC Davis about the connections between air quality and health, what makes up air quality, and the interaction of climate change and air quality. Stick around!...
January 25, 2021
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36:56
NPB 26: Talking Energy with Olu Olajide
As we're wrapping up 2020 we decided to talk with our good friend Olubunmi Olajide. We discuss the future of the energy industry, energy storage, and difference between climate conversations and energy conversations. Olu is the hos...
December 21, 2020
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33:01
NPB 25: Economic Incentives in Climate Change
Hi everyone! In this episode, we're talking with Veena Ramani at Ceres. We're discussing the role of financial regulators in helping economies adapt to climate change. We're also talking about what companies are already doing and what we can le...
November 23, 2020
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28:18
NPB 24: 2020 is Literally on Fire
Hey y'all, we're back after a bit of a hiatus, and we have Matt Fidler on the horn! This is an episode all about the wildfire season of 2020, what makes it so active, and potential solutions!- Source Document - https://docs...
October 28, 2020
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20:46
NPB 23: Bad Science in Climate Change, with Ken Rice
Last year, an article was published in Scientific Reports claiming that movements in the sun were responsible for climate change. This week, we sit down with Ken Rice - professor at the University of Edinburgh and researcher in theoretical and ...
May 13, 2020
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27:38
NPB 22: Privilege in Climate Change Discussion
Good morning quaranteens, we hope you're all staying inside and staying sane. Today we're talking with Olu Olajide of The Energy Talk podcast! We're talking about climate change conversations depending on location, foreign aid, and community in...
April 06, 2020
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43:24
NPB 21: Something Positive, and Bre Eats at Arby's
Hello! Today we thought we'd bring you something with some positivity. So we're talking about environmental news with a positive impact, as well as the fact that Bre Eats at Arby's. We hope you're all doing well and taking care. - ...
March 23, 2020
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24:30
NPB 20: The Cost of Climate Change
Well it's about time we started talking about money around here. The Climate Impact lab is a group of climate scientists, economists, data engineers, and analysts, working to put a dollar value on the cost of climate change. We're interviewing ...
March 09, 2020
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39:25
NPB 19: Coronavirus and Educating Women
Good morning! Today we're talking about Coronavirus, future of disease, and how educating women could help combat climate change. It's a little bit of a shorter episode today. We thought we'd experiment with this episode length and see how it g...
February 24, 2020
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16:42
NPB 18: Wildfires, Cussing, and Climate Change
Hello and happy new year! The world is a little bit on fire so we decided to talk to Matt Fidler - host of NPR's California Burning - about the causes, effects, and history of wildfires.
January 20, 2020
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55:52
NPB 17: Fracking? Who is she?
We're joined this week by Dr. Robert Howarth - a biogeochemist with research experience in the subjects of fracking, methane emissions, natural gas, and more! We're discussing the basics of fracking, the implications to policy, the myths, and t...
December 17, 2019
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54:06
NPB 16: Venice Flooding and Lionfish Hunting
Get ready to take on some water, this week we're talking quite a bit about Italy. Specifically Venice flooding and the requirement of climate education! Overall some wins and some losses. - Source Document - https://do...
November 22, 2019
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22:09
NPB 15: Jane Fonda
We're collaborating with the CLEO institute and the Florida Climate Pledge to bring you this episode!We'll be discussing: 2019 sea level predictions, housing markets, California fires, and of course, Jane Fonda. - Source Do...
November 05, 2019
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25:08
NPB 14: No Planet B Lounge
Good morning, (noon, afternoon, evening, etc. etc.) and welcome to the No Planet B Lounge, where we'll be playing pieces from our favorite episodes while we just relax and take our time doing whatever, no pressure. Outro S...
October 21, 2019
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31:11
NPB 13: Hot Planet Summer: A Galactic Perspective
Alright everyone, it's finally time we talked about space. This is a VERY special episode with Dr. Aaron Lee - PhD astronomer, educator, and cruise-line star party host. So get out your space blankets, turn on your planetarium projecto...
September 19, 2019
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NPB 12: Biodiversity and The Disappearing Bananas
Good morning, noon, afternoon, evening, or night! This week we're talking to Dr. Stephanie Pau, a researcher in the fields of biodiversity and ecosystem functions! We're discussing biodiversity, deforestation, banana clones, climate change deni...
August 26, 2019
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48:51
NPB 11: How Can You Be Sustainable?
Oh hey there, you! A lot of folks ask us: 'what can I do about climate change and the environment?' So to answer that burning question, we decided it was time for some good ol' fashioned calls to action here at No Planet B. Bre gives her favori...
August 19, 2019
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35:49
NPB 10: Climate Change, Mental Health, and The 1975
Well hello! We're back from our record-breakingly sweltering summer vacation. Turns out with July being the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, it truly is a hot girl summer! We're talking about climate change's effects on mental health, futu...
August 10, 2019
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25:30
NPB 9: Awwww Shucks, It's Climate Change
Howdy everyone, this week we're talking to Matt and Dillon, two legendary oyster farmers from Estuary Oysters. We're asking the tough questions about sustainable aquaculture, the effects of climate change on oysters, the best way to eat oysters...
July 08, 2019
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51:58