Funny Old World is the podcast for the eco-curious
The podcast is co-hosted by sustainability expert Juliet Kinsman and media pundit Simon London.
Throughout the six-part series of ‘edutaining’ conversations for the eco-curious, the podcast aims to make it easier to better understand the causes, symptoms, and solutions to the climate emergency.
Each weekly episode features a light-hearted conversation about heavy topics, from carbon emissions to press coverage of the climate.
Over the course of the series, Juliet and Simon bring together a range of voices and experts, such as environmentalist George Monbiot, climate activist Mitzi Jonelle Tan, disinformation specialist Jennie King and environmental scientist Angela Terry to make important issues more digestible.
Jargon often used in the media and “greenwashing” can make it difficult to understand what the climate crisis is and what can be done about it. Funny Old World aims to cut through the noise and speak openly, honestly, and without judgement.
Co-host Juliet Kinsman says: “Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way.”
The podcast was made possible by Weeva – a digital system for managing sustainability.
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Episodes Guide:
EPISODE ONE
TALKING THE WALK. What does eco even mean?
Unpacking the terms and language in the sustainability conversation. With special guests Mitzi Tan Jonelle and George Monbiot.
EPISODE TWO
CARBON. We need to talk about carbon.
Helpful tips on ways to decarbonise our daily lives, how to measure carbon footprints, and pondering the meaning of Net Zero, Juliet and Simon look back at history and grill two experts on our actions in the past, today, and how to work towards a greener world when it comes to greenhouse gases.
EPISODE THREE
WASTE. Talking rubbish
In a world addicted to disposability, this episode sorts through our ‘stuffocation’ pandemic and sees Juliet and Simon opening Pandora’s box to the mind-bogglingly complicated world of recycling: how we might all do better when it comes to waste? For this conversation, our dynamic duo geek out on garbage and revel in a better understanding of all the ‘Rs’ of refuse, chewing over how best to reduce, reuse and recycle when it comes to tackling our trash more efficiently.
EPISODE FOUR
ECO-NOMICS: How sustainability is better for business — and people and planet
As ever, Juliet and Simon dance between delivering easy-to-follow eco tips and high-level expert advice. Tackling the most serious of sustainability topics with gusto and good cheer, they don’t just bring listeners the problems — they showcase the solutions in the climate crisis conversation and present here simple hacks to save money by being greener — at home and in business. The two guests in this episode make businesses more sustainable and cost-efficient, and the key to adapting financial systems to do more good.
EPISODE FIVE
THE MEDIA. Is the climate crisis also an information crisis?
“The public has an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.“ — Oscar Wilde
Is the media covering the climate emergency well enough to allow us to tackle it? In this episode of the edutaining serious for the eco-curious, Juliet and Simon speak to the person in charge of climate change coverage for the British television news channel Sky News and they also hear from a leading spokesperson on climate misinformation and disinformation at the ISD, an independent global organisation dedicated to powering solutions to extremism, hate and disinformation.
EPISODE SIX
DO THE RIGHT THING. How to be a Good Citizen
Coming soon