I'm Afraid of Climate Change
I'm Afraid of Climate Change
Audrey Casper
I'm Afraid of Climate Change is a podcast hosted by Audrey Casper. With each episode, Audrey will discuss the reach of climate change into the lives of young adults -- in ways scientific, social, artistic, and imminent. New episodes on the 1st and 15th of the month.
Bonus: "At the gallery"
The Weather book club poem-response, separate from the rest of the episode! Read along: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVb7iFd75_PiBZgGeCLi4_ctLThbOIOYYhksIAGceA0/edit?usp=sharing To weigh in, email: [email protected]
Sep 19, 2021
1 min
04: Weather (Book Club)
In this episode, Audrey hosts their first book club episode, discussing Jenny Offill's Weather. The episode is broken into three sections: a non-spoilery discussion on the philosophy of the novel, a spoilery section on Weather's themes, and a poem-response of Audrey's own. Enjoy! Transcript:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/15MMA1tczy8M-g-527qxkzlApLxhmEdRJyUuNwa6sJ2M/edit?usp=sharing Poem:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WVb7iFd75_PiBZgGeCLi4_ctLThbOIOYYhksIAGceA0/edit?usp=sharing Resources:  https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2020/02/14/learning-to-die-an-interview-with-jenny-offill/ nytimes.com/2020/02/05/magazine/jenny-offill-weather-book.html https://www.obligatorynoteofhope.com/ https://dark-mountain.net/ National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Sep 19, 2021
15 min
03: Lorde’s Solar Power Disappointed Me
In this episode, Audrey breaks down Lorde's newest album, Solar Power, with their friend and fellow Lorde fan, Sadie Roussell. They discuss the responsibility of "pop stars" to talk about pressing issues, how art can empower us, fascism, and whether Lorde should've scaled the fish in "Oceanic Feeling" (Audrey: yes. Sadie: no.).  "Weather" by Jenny Offill book discussion episode coming September 15th. To read along: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345806901 To weigh in, email: [email protected] Resources:  https://www.insider.com/lorde-solar-power-new-album-details-release-date-2021-6 https://twitter.com/lordeanalytics/status/1417880758237208579 https://www.nme.com/news/music/lorde-solar-power-isnt-big-climate-change-record-2978876
Sep 1, 2021
37 min
02: You Are Not Immune to (Climate) Propaganda
In this episode, Audrey discusses the fossil fuel industry's past and present with funding climate disinformation. To weigh in, email: [email protected] Line 3 Resources: https://www.stopline3.org/ https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/07/line-3-protest-pipeline-biden.html https://mn.gov/puc/line3/summary/ Get Weather by Jenny Offill:  https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780345806901 Resources: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2015/nov/05/scientists-warned-the-president-about-global-warming-50-years-ago-today https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-well-have-climate-models-projected-global-warming#:~:text=He%20was%20fairly%20accurate%20up,into%20account%20in%20his%20model. https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/06pdf/05-1120.pdf https://climate.nasa.gov/scientific-consensus/ https://www.climatechangecommunication.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/America_Misled.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-116hhrg38304/html/CHRG-116hhrg38304.htm https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-53640382 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-mobils-messaging-shifted-blame-for-warming-to-consumers/ https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(21)00233-5 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2021/05/25/slowing-population-growth-environment/ https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/11/business/energy-environment/california-solar-mandates.html National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Aug 15, 2021
16 min
Bonus: IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report
In this bonus episode, Audrey breaks down the Summary for Policymakers of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report, "a high-level summary of the understanding of the current state of the climate, including how it is changing and the role of human influence, the state of knowledge about possible climate futures, climate information relevant to regions and sectors, and limiting human-induced climate change." To weigh in, email: [email protected] Transcript:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XVY_gDsZsCT7TNOHeZiYsWvn39iiakMZ8G7pHk8jWtA/edit?usp=sharing Resources:  https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/ https://www.ipcc.ch/about/ https://www.ipcc.ch/about/history/ National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Aug 12, 2021
11 min
01: Eco-anxiety
In the inaugural episode of I'm Afraid of Climate Change, Audrey Casper addresses their personal history with eco-anxiety, defined by the American Psychological Association as "anxiety or worry about climate change and its effects." Audrey discusses how to balance warranted fears of climate disaster with feelings of hopelessness, and what it might mean to weather it out.  To weigh in, email: [email protected] Resources:  https://www.apa.org/research/action/speaking-of-psychology/eco-anxiety https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/therapists-are-reckoning-with-eco-anxiety/ National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Aug 1, 2021
20 min
Season 1 Trailer: I’m Afraid of Climate Change
New episodes released on the 1st and 15th of the month.
Jul 23, 2021
50 sec