Extinction Rebellion Podcast

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 17:  Is the deck stacked against the Biodiversity COP?This time, Clare and Charlie discuss the other COP, which happens every 2 years and is focussed on biodiversity. COP16 takes place in Colombia this year. Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

EPISODE 16: Upgrade Democracy SpecialThis time, Charlie is joined by Marijn Van De Geer from the Citzen's Assembly Working Group for a special episode from the Upgrade Democracy Action in Windsor. They discuss why our current political system is failing and how citizen's assemblies are the solution that is needed to address climate and ecological justice.https://extinctionrebellion.uk/upgrad... If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 15: Insects, injunctions, and upgrading democracyThis time, Clare and Charlie discuss the worrying decline in insect populations and what that means, as well as the further suppression of climate activists by the use of private injunctions. Join Charlie, Clare, and the whole team at Upgrade Democracy 30th August - 1st September in Windsor.https://extinctionrebellion.uk/upgrade-democracy/Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 14: Getting wetter, crazy prison terms, and Restore Nature Now!This time, Clare and Charlie reflect on the success of the Restore Nature Now march, the increasing severity of sentencing for peaceful protest, and discuss the consequences of increasing rainfall.https://www.restorenaturenow.com/If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

In this episode Clare Farrell and philospher Mohamed Amer Meziane dive into ideas of secularization and the fossil state. Touching on spirituality, Islamaphobia, colonialism, and oppression of the climate movement. Link to Mohamed's book: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3... Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 12: The true cost of not acting and Restore Nature Now!This time, Clare and Charlie discuss some recent papers that try to formulate a cost for the damages that will be inflicted by the climate and ecological crisis. They also discuss the Restore Nature Now march happening in London on the 22nd June 2024 and give an update on a number of ongoing legal cases. https://www.restorenaturenow.com/---------------------If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 11: The end of coral reefs and the oppression of the climate movementThis time, Clare and Charlie discuss the devastating effects of a warming ocean and how Lord Walney's report is being used as a tool to oppress protest. Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

 Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 10: The problem with tree planting and insure our futureThis time, Clare and Charlie discuss the problem with tree planting as a climate solution and why we should be targetting insurance companies and their role in the fossil economy.Albedo effect: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg6196Climate choir: https://twitter.com/climatechoirs/status/1765856822932472179Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

EPISODE 9: Finance + Physics = Climate Repair? Ft. Delton ChenIn this episode Clare and Delton Chen explore Delton's work on a concept of a global carbon reward, an economic concept which could provide a carrot and not just a stick in the field of international economic interventions. As with all these conversations with experts on solutions, Extinction Rebellion isn’t advocating for this above and beyond any other approaches. Hopefully looking at different options with the experts who propose them can help us to get a rounded view on what’s being proposed and what might be possible. We hope it sparks interesting thinking and reflections. Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. Their aim, to make sure that the latest science news and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in an easy to understand way.EPISODE 8: £500,000 damage and not guilty! The HSBC 9 trial | XR UKThis time, Charlie talks to Clare about the action she was involved with which broke the windows of Europe’s second largest investor in fossil fuels, HSBC and her subsequent not guilty verdict.This episode was recorded in Dec 2023.Find out more about the vital work of Defend our Juries:https://defendourjuries.org/https://twitter.com/DefendourJuriesPress release: https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2023/11/16/jury-finds-women-who-broke-hsbc-windows-not-guilty/ Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

 Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 7: COP28: What happened!?This time, Clare and Charlie break down what happened at this year's COP28 in Dubai and where it leaves us now.---------------------If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 6: Everything you need to know about the COP process ft. Paddy LoughmanIn this episode Clare chats to climate communications strategist Paddy Loughman about the COP process and the time he spent as working with the High-Level Champions at COP 26 in Glasgow. They explore how the COP process functions and what it is and isn’t capable of achieving.---------------------If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate!https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 5: The carbon death footprint and conservative scienceThis time, Clare and Charlie discuss the recently released academic paper by Richard Parncutt and others, helping to frame carbon emissions as deadly by giving an estimated methodology for deaths caused per tonne of carbon emitted. Then, having listened to a recent interview between Rockstrom and Anderson, they dig into the details of scientific reticence, flaws in climate projections and processes, and what that means for global justice and how it encourages inaction.3 founders of xr, Clare, Gail and Roger, issued this statement reflecting on the immediate moment we find ourselves in regarding the climate science, and in particular reflecting on the work of Leon Simons and James Hansen.https://rebellion.global/blog/2023/10/19/reflections-5-years-on/ NB This video was recorded back in September but couldn't be realeased until now due to Clare's trial. Look out for the forthcoming episode diving into that! 

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 4: The shadowy companies holding back progress on climate This episode Clare and Charlie dig deeper into the Atlas global network of think tanks, grateful for the journalism of Amy Westervelt and Geoff Dembicki for the long read in New Republic that helped sketch out the true reach and influence. The are not only shaping the discourse on the climate crisis, its causes and policy responses but increasingly influencing public conversation about activists, and even having a hand in legislating them out of their rights to protest. Relatedly, the leader of the UAE based COP this year (yes, the oil boss guy), has been working in partnership with mega PR and comms firm Edelman for well over a decade to greenwash his personal image and that of his country.References:Atlas group think tankshttps://newrepublic.com/article/175488/meet-shadowy-global-network-vilifying-climate-protesters?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=SF_TNREDELMAN supporting UAE PRhttps://www.desmog.com/2023/09/13/edelman-pr-enabled-adnoc-al-jaber-to-lead-cop28-climate-conference/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/27/big-oil-public-relations-defectors-climate-crisisNGOs and Policy Exchangehttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/08/rspb-ministers-wildlife-charity-power-britainDutch actor on sedition chargeshttps://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/19/highway-to-hell-dutch-climate-activist-fights-sedition-charge32 european countries taken to court by young peoplehttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/23/uk-one-of-32-countries-facing-european-court-human-rights-action-over-climate-stance?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other---------------------If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 3: Rishi backtracks, California vs. big oil, and the Dutch rebel!Clare and Charlie discuss ultra-rich Rishi’s green about turn, the reaction from his own party and business and the culture war effect on politics in the UK. Comparing that with the governor of california who is bringing charges against fossil fuel companies for what he describes as over 70 years of deceit. If you need cheering up just look across to those Dutch rebels who have been blockading the interstate A12 road with thousands of peaceful people week in and week out. There have been some surprising reactions from the police (also in the mix with water cannons and pain grip techniques). Please follow Charlie on his walk: https://www.walkinginwater.com@Walkinginwater1 On Instagram and XReferences: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/09/20/tory-mps-net-zero-backtrack-rishi-sunak-greatest-mistake/Even the investment and pensions sector is not impressed - https://www.ipe.com/news/investors-call-on-rishi-sunak-to-not-backtrack-on-climate-change/10069211.articleGov of california https://x.com/climatescibreak/status/1703662937947115655?s=46&t=qZu5HRsiMlhXtArIiI8HhQDutch Rebels https://x.com/vanderaanet/status/1702995732456714680?s=20Letter to gov from Dutch police https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vR0fbkUMEaeQfA_prVt_0XyOrLn9vKGtHRBNSd0Mx9N_JZ6mauSgwOChHtO9LIIdnNSfSo5i51J7pfn/pub?link_id=0&can_id=4f3ef80caa9b5788f643913f9f315110&source=email-netherlands-a12&email_referrer=email_2041934&email_subject=the-police-are-crackingLater this started happening - police using pain grips on innocent young people - https://x.com/DoctorAnanas/status/1708521711786762623?s=20https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/23/uk-one-of-32-countries-facing-european-court-human-rights-action-over-climate-stance?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other--------------------- If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 2: Aerosol masking, geoengineering, and the pension problemIn this episode they discuss the evolving discourse on aerosol masking, particulates and solar radiation management approaches, plus the pensions report from carbon tracker that shows the flawed economics of climate overlooks science and leaves the pension sector in grave risk. In fact the assumptions used to make decisions in finance cite risks that the scientific community describe as incompatible with organised human life as ‘acceptable’.https://carbontracker.org/millions-of-pensions-at-risk-because-investment-consultants-overlook-threat-of-climate-tipping-points/--------------------- If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

Clare and Charlie discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime, and make sure that news in science and important reports that are relevant to climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.EPISODE 1In this episode they discuss the incredible amount of extreme weather around the world in 2023, why net zero isn't enough, and the 2025 battle plan from the American political right, which seeks to dismantle climate action and make it difficult to put back in future too.https://bylinetimes.com/2023/07/27/a-burning-world-shows-net-zero-is-not-enough/https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01082023/far-right-battle-plan-to-undo-climate-progress-trump-win-2024/ https://www.project2025.org/policy/https://twitter.com/doctorvive/status/1684167246942179328?s=46&t=qZu5HRsiMlhXtArIiI8HhQ---------------------If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

This podcast episode is all about energy and features an extract from our longer interview with the celebrated writer and activist Margaret Atwood While Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are holding up tankers and stopping oil refineries, the government is sitting on the energy policy it promised after the Ukraine invasion. With rising poverty, rising fuel prices, and rising fears about the future, the question of how quickly and effectively we can transition to clean energy has become urgent.  We begin with Oil Music, a short pointed poem by Gboyega A Odubanjo and then hear Margaret Atwood in London last week connecting the dots between the Ukraine and the fossil fuel crisis and expressing her worries about the future. The main interview is with energy expert and former BBC environment correspondent Richard Black. Richard is no stranger to the podcast and  wore a slightly different hat for our recent very well received episode about climate denial. This episode is co-presented by Nuala Lam a veteran of the Media and Messaging team who discusses the strategy behind the planning of this April’s rebellion, the form the rebellion will take and the Writers Festival which will take place on the 15th April. In a wide ranging interview that is a centre of the programme Richard Black discusses fracking, how the energy crisis is partly a result of the COVID shut downs and how Putin used that crisis. He then goes on to discuss  blue and green carbon, his recent viral  tweet about how UK gas exports are at a record high this year.Finally we end with a a reminder of UN secretary generals speech after launching the most renent IPCC report in February in which he brands political inaction as ‘criminal’.  CREDITSProducer and co-presenter Jessica TownsendMargaret Atwood interview by Toby Litt, Tobias Withers, and Kelly HillInterview edit by David McKeeverCo-presenter resenter Nuala LamSound editor in chief Tim RabjohnsExtra sound editing by Stuart J Wilson aka bigfixSocial Media from Bloody Vegans Productions

In this podcast we're glad to feature the eminent writer Amitav Ghosh who is an influential Indian environmental thinker who has won many honours for his fiction. He's also an academic and author of several substantial works of non-fiction, including The Great Derangement, an exploration of literature’s failure to address the climate and ecological emergency. His new work, The Nutmeg’s Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis, is the subject of this interview.  What is striking about Amitav’s work is that he is just as at home with the big picture of an unstable Earth, as he is talking about the personal agonies brought on by Covid, or the beautiful constellations found within a nutmeg and the myths it has inspired. He gives fresh and humane insights into the world today and writes with wisdom and compassion about the core issues of colonialism, racism and systemic genocide that are fundamental to the crisis we’re now in. Perhaps a career of crafting ten novels has put him in a good position to try to see everyone’s point of view, even the bad guys.  In person, Amitav Ghosh speaks modestly. In our times of swagger, shouting and bravado, it would be easy to underestimate that voice. But listen, and you’ll encounter a fierce intelligence, fed by insight and research. And in this interview, he speaks briefly of his grief in the face of what he sees as inevitable societal collapse. Producer and presenter: Jessica TownsendProducer and sound editor: Aidan Lewis Knox

Did you catch the BBC drama The Trick? If not, it is still on BBC iPlayer (apologies for non-UK friends). It shows the birth of the arch denialist group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) in 2009 from the point of view of a scientist who was unlucky enough to get enmeshed in their campaign to discredit the science of global warming. It’s a great watch with elements of thriller, drama and even love story. Today it’s clear the GWPF is still very active in the run up to COP26 in its attempts to make sure the UK Net Zero plans come to nothing and to ensure the international talks are a failure, putting all our lives at risk. The group never declare their funders but it’s clear they are acting covertly on behalf of big oil and other vested interests.  Their focus now is on delaying domestic and international transformation to meet net zero targets. And their tactics are no longer denial of the science. In this podcast, the first for many months, presenter Jessica Townsend and Tom Hardy from the Media Tell The Truth group look at the launch of the GWPF back in 2009 and find that their tactics were there from the beginning: bending the truth, using connections in right wing media, and raising doubts on every aspect of moving forward with the race to decarbonise. We talk to Richard Black a long-time BBC environment correspondent, and the author of Denied: The Rise and Fall of Climate Contrarianism.  Show credits: Producer and presenter: Jessica TownsendEditor and presenter: Tom Hardy 

The episode begins with the stirring words of XR’s Clare Farrell and Marvina Newton from ‘United for black Lives’ speaking against the Police Crime Sentencing and Courts bill in parliament Square on April 3rd at a Kill the Bill coalition event. This podcast looks at the oppressive new legislation that Priti Patel is trying to foist upon us, and at what it means in both practical terms for those organising protests but also in the wider sense of democracy. We explore this with the Lib Dem peer and environmental spokesperson Lord Jonny Oates. Of course, XR is fervently non political in a party sense but Lord Oates has also signed up to the CEE bill which aims to make XR’s three demands into British law so he is an ally. The bill does many things besides attack our right to protest – it also takes away the rights of traveller communities and includes provisions on trespass, and extends the penalties for many offences but since the government admits that the protest legislation has been geared to limiting the powers of both Black Lives Matter movement and Extinction Rebellion, the podcast focusses on that issue. Finally we widen the frame with an interview with a tremendous writer and XR activist Jay Giffiths author of Wild and Why Rebel? and ask about whether these political moves can be associated with fascism. How are they related to the Libertarianism incubated in Trump’s America and what parallels can we find from earlier times in history? Please share and subscribe to the podcast. Why not share with your XR curious friends? We urgently need to grow the movement and exert pressure to make this year an historic one for climate. PS: a group of podcasters are campaigning for a climate category so that people could find green podcasts and would mean we’d get listeners but you could also find other material worth listing to. The campaign targets apple because they set the industry standard. The deadline is Earth Day 22nd April. If you’d like this to happen click here: https://www.podcastersdeclare.com Crew Editor and Producer Bill LeutyPresenter and producer Jessica TownsendEditor Harrison LewisExtra editing Alex Dopiera and Tom Stallard

In this collaboration with Rebel Radio, Anna Hyde hosts this Special with the director and some of the protagonists of the film 'Race to Save the World'. Anna first speaks to director Joe Gant about what made him create this film. Joe explains that once you know how bad the climate and ecological emergency is, you can't ever unknow it - but it can make people feel overwhelmed and powerless. His film is aims to inspire those who are aware to start taking action. And not stop until we have achieved what is required.The film follows several activists in the USA and documents their actions as well as the implications these actions have on their lives. Anna interviews three of these activist: Abby Brockway, Michael Foster and Bill Moyer.

In this episode Jessica is joined by artist Tom Stallard, a member of the XR samba band and Walthamstow XR. Jessica interviews with Dr. Charlie Gardner, a conservationist and researcher based at the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology at the University of Kent. Dr. Gardner lived in Madagascar for 10 years helping to establish new protected areas, but now focuses primarily on the intersection of the climate and ecological crisis. He has been a member of Extinction Rebellion since early 2019 and is active with both Scientists for Extinction Rebellion and Scientists Rebellion. He was also an expert contributor to the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill. The episode looks at present-day ecological realities and what will happen if we don’t urgently change our approach to nature in the near future. We begin with a reading from author Jay Griffiths of her piece ‘Letter to an Endling,’ read at the Tufton Street Writers Rebel event in September 2019. This is the first episode on biodiversity before Biodiversity COP, which takes place 17-30 May 2021 in Kunming, China. | Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. |Presenter/producer - Jessica Townsend | Presenter/editor - Tom Stallard | Additional editing - Bill Leuty

This episode Jessica Townsend and Ferghal McEntee look at some brave people putting their lives on the line to protect trees both in the UK and in the Amazon. We begin with the fierce anti-felling poem Heartwood written and read by Robert Macfarlane to honour all those doing this great work and the trees they love. The recording we use is of the well-loved author speaking in Trafalgar Square in 2018 as part of the inaugural Writers Rebel event. Then we interview Larch, or Dr Larch Maxey, a key figure in the HS2 protests who is, at the time of this podcast, literally holed up in a tunnel underneath Euston Square Gardens. He speaks to us about his love of the natural world and relationship with trees which motivate his work. To donate in support of this work: https://chuffed.org/project/stophs2ateuston Next up is Beth Pitts author of the Moon ethical Guide to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands who has been working with indigenous communities in Ecuador since 2013. She is also part of the Writers Rebel team. Here she shares interviews and recordings she has made about the guardians of the forest and the Ceibo tree. One of the interviewees describes what the guardians look like. If you wish to support the work of Jimmy who has set up an NGO to educate youth in the Ecuadorian rainforest this is the link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/siekopai-indigenous-amazonian-youth-foundation Our last interview is with Natasha Somers and Mark Shipperlee from XR Rewilding and the Save the Oaks campaign who are trying to save 750,000 oak trees which are threatened with destruction because of COVID. Marijn Van De Geer one of the podcast founders asks the questions and the interview was first broadcast on Rebel Radio. https://savetheoaks.org | Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. | Producer and editor - Bill LeutyProducer and presenter - Jessica TownsendPresenter - Fergal McEnteeInterviewer - Marijn Van De GeerFurther editing and producing - Michaela HerrmannSocial Media - Brigitta Bence

On this fifth anniversary of the Paris agreement, three young people are launching a case against the British Government for their failure to safeguard their futures and those of their families in the global south. We talk to one of the plaintiffs, student Jerry Amokwandoh, about what has motivated him to take such a powerful step.We also talk to lawyer Tim Crosland from Plan B about the legal basis for the case and to Esther Standford-Xosei about why Stop The Maangamizi is supporting the action.Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Decide Together – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. | Presenter - Jessica Townsend; Producers - Bill Leuty and Jessica Townsend; Editor - Bill Leuty.

Where is the heart of climate denial in the UK? Who are the main individuals & organisations coming between the people and the policy progress we need to address the climate & ecological emergency?Questions like this led Writers Rebel to organize an action in a quiet, privileged street in the heart of London's parliamentary district.The Writers Rebel action in Tufton Street, No More Lies About Climate Change, has now gone down in Extinction Rebellion history. This episode chronicles that historic event. Compered by Mark Rylance and Juliet Stevensen, the line up was starry and included so many top literary and journalistic writers and thinkers that the podcast can only provide a selection. It includes speeches by Zadie Smith, George Monbiot, Jay Griffiths, Caroline Lucas, Chloe Aridjis, Toby Litt and Charlotte DuCann.It also includes the arrests of podcast presenter & Writers Rebel co-founder Jessica Townsend alongside philosopher Rupert Read for spraying ‘Lies Lies Lies’ on the white pillars of Tufton Street and pouring blood down the steps. The Tufton Street protest was organised in conjunction with Money Rebellion, which launches November 2020. Writers Rebel is organising its next event on the Remembrance of Lost Species Day. Tickets and more information about On The Brink can be found here at writersrebel.com/act.Correction: In the podcast Jessica refers to scaffolding poles. They were actually bamboo poles. | Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. | Presenters - Jessica Townsend and James Miller;Producers - Phil Smith and Jessica Townsend;Editor - Phil Smith;Theme Music - Mark Richards at Mutiny Studios with music by Punch Deck;Additional Music - Phil Smith

Extinction Rebellion UK's Third Demand is a government commissioned, independently run Citizens' Assembly on Climate and Ecological Justice. But what does that mean? Join Marijn van de Geer as she speaks to XR UK's Citizens' Assembly Working Group (CAWG) to find out what exactly the Third Demand means, and look into some of the deeper questions rebels have been asking about citizens' assemblies.To find out more about citizens' assemblies and Extinction Rebellion's Third Demand, please visit www.xrcitizensassembly.uk or find CAWG on Twitter on @citizensXRExtinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.|Producer and presenter - Marijn van de Geer; Editor - Harrison Lewis;Contributors - Alex Bradbury, Nessy Matos, Kathie Conn, Keith Garrett, John Whiten;Music - Upbeat Party by Scott Holmes (used with permission)

This episode Jessica & #MoneyRebellion’s Will talk to Kate Raworth, the most influential alternative economic thinker of the present moment. Her book Doughnut Economics has been hugely influential amongst sustainable development thinkers, progressive businesses, and political activists. She has also presented it to audiences ranging from the UN General Assembly to the Occupy movement. To view a diagram of the doughnut see: https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/ Kate is now moving from theory to practice with a network of Doughnut Economics Action Labs. The most famous is in Amsterdam, where the city is rethinking how it operates post-COVID-19 and taking a holistic approach to everything including housing, sustainability, the living environment, and the ethics of its supply chains.Kate Raworth teaches at Oxford University's Environmental Change Institute and in the past has worked for Oxfam. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Producers – Jessica Townsend and Bill Leuty; Presenters – Will Farbrother and Jessica Townsend; Editor – Bill Leuty; Social Media Producer – Michaela Herrmann

This podcast focuses on the new book ‘Who Killed Berta Cáceres' by Nina Lakhani. The book is a compelling, thriller-like read based on the murder of the brave indigenous activist Berta Cáceres who was fighting the development of a dam using World Bank funding in her region in Honduras.Also included in this episode is an interview with James Arango, a present day environmental protector from Columbia and member of XR Bogota. In the early months of this year between January and April 100 environmental activists were killed. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Producers – Jessica Townsend and Phil SmithInterviewers – Jessica Townsend and Phil SmithPresenters – Michaela Herrmann and Jessica TownsendEditor – Phil SmithSocial Media Producer – Kary Stewart

In this week’s episode Jessica interviews two inspirational women: Helen Norberg-Hodge, the founder of Local Futures; and Jyoti Fernandes, from the Land Workers Alliance and La Via Campesina. We talk about why our futures need to be local rather than global and why that truth is more evident now than ever.In particular we focus on food production and why small-scale, agro-ecological farming will help heal the planet and the biosphere, provide satisfying jobs, and make the country more resilient in times of crisis.Jessica’s co-presenter this week is Mothiur Rahman, who is part of XR’s Political and Visioning Circle as well as XR Muslims. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Producers – Bill Leuty and Jessica TownsendPresenters – Jessica Townsend and Mothiur RahmanEditor – Bill LeutyAdditional Production Support – Michaela Herrmann and Alex DopieralaSocial Media Producers – Jessica Townsend and Michaela Herrmann

7-year-old Zane Gbangbola died after flood water carried the fatally toxic chemical hydrogen cyanide from a nearby landfill site into his home in Surrey. A Ministry of Defense whistleblower revealed it, but the government denies it. How can we get justice for the UK's first victim of climate change? Plus, we hear from Lola Perrin – cofounder of XR artists - on how Extinction Rebellion is supporting Zane’s parents, Kye and Nicole, in their fight for justice. To find out more and to help the campaign visit truthaboutzane.com.Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Credits: Presenters – Sue Wheat and Danny Halpin; Producers – Sue Wheat and Danny Halpin; Social Media Producer – Michaela Herrmann; Sound Engineer & Mixing – Danny Halpin and Michaela Herrmann

Welcome to a new XR Podcast series: The Best of Rebel Radio. Here we take some of the wonderful content coming out of Rebel Radio and edit it into a podcast so you can listen again whenever you like. For our first Best of Rebel Radio Podcast, hosts Sue Wheat and Seb O'Connell speak to Ann Pettifor about the global financial system and how international and historical decision making have prioritised the rich and corporations over people and planet. As a result, climate change and ecological breakdown are intrinsically connected to our economic and financial systems. These systems need to be changed if we stand any chance of preventing climate and ecological catastrophe. Sue and Seb also speak to Hilary Powell and Dan Edelstyn about the social injustice of our monetary system and how they are trying to raise awareness and create change through their community project The Bank Job, which Ann Pettifor herself has visited. Ann Pettifor is a political economist and author whose latest book The Case for the Green New Deal, is a plan to re-imagine the economy to protect life on earth. She is currently a director of Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME). Ann is also well-known for predicting the global financial crisis of 07-08 and spearheading the historic Jubilee 2000 campaign.Artist Hilary Powell and filmmaker/musician Dan Edelstyn are creators of the Optimistic Foundation. Their latest film, 'The Bank Job', is a community driven feature, participatory bank and playful act of economic education and change. Through radical imagination, they seek to open up possibilities for more just ways of organising and living when everyday life and democracy are corroded. Correction: at the end of the podcast, we refer to next episode's guest as Helena Norberg. Her name is Helena Norberg-Hodge, and we apologise for the error.Presenter – Sue Wheat and Seb O’ConnellProducers – Marijn van de Geer and Michaela HerrmannSocial Media Producer – Kary StewartSound Engineer & Mixing – Michaela Herrmann

Many people in the climate movement wonder why it’s so hard to get our message through. Could part of the problem be buried in the very language we use?In this episode we’re talking to Jeremy Lent, the author of The Patterning Instinct: A Cultural History of Humanity’s Search for Meaning. His work investigates the patterns of thought that have led our civilization to its current crisis of sustainability. In this conversation we discuss the key metaphors that govern how we think and why we need a paradigm shift.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth – Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now – Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics – Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenters / Producers – Jessica Townsend, Phil SmithEditor – Phil SmithSocial Media – Michaela Herrmann

We live in a society addicted to growth, yet on a planet with finite resources. Something needs to give. The Extinction Rebellion Podcast talks to a star of the degrowth movement, Jason Hickel.Jason is an academic and the author of The Divide and the upcoming book, Less is More: Why Degrowth Will Save the World.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenters – Jessica Townsend, WillProducer / Editor – Bill Leuty, Jessica TownsendSocial Media – Barney Weston

We need to act now if we want to avoid overwhelming climate and ecological breakdown. So why does the government tell us we’ve got until 2050?In this episode we’re exploring the government’s 2050 net zero emissions target and why that timeline endangers not only humans, but every other species on the planet.We’ll talk about the science that shows us we need to act much sooner, and discuss some of the political and economic obstacles to achieving a more ambitious target - like Extinction Rebellion's second demand to halt biodiversity loss & achieve net zero emissions by 2025.You’ll hear a conversation from the October 2019 Rebellion with Scientists for XR, including Kate Jeffrey, a Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience at University College London; Scott Archer-Nicholls, an Atmospheric Chemist at the University of Cambridge; Peter Spooner, a Paleoclimate Researcher at University College London; and Sven, a project director for climate change adaptation projects.This episode also features a discussion with Professor Kevin Anderson, a Professor of Energy and Climate Change. He holds a joint chair in the School of Engineering at the University of Manchester and the Centre for Sustainability and the Environment at Uppsala University in Sweden.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenters / Producers – Marijn van de Geer, Jessica TownsendProducer / Sound Editor & Mixing – Michaela HerrmannSocial Media – Barney Weston

Economics is not a side show in our lives. The coronavirus has shown that.But, what comes next?This episode is all about empowering you to take on one of the main influencers of our economy, and therefore the planet – the Finance Sector – through education and activism.We talk to Vince Knowles and Rathbone Greenbank Investments about the investment industry; University of Bristol Professors Alvin Birdi and Chris Preist about the insurance industry; and XR Money Rebellion about what you can do.This episode was recorded outside an XR Finance learn in, in Bristol, on Saturday March 7th.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenter – Marijn van de Geer Producer – Barney WestonAssistant Producers – Mark Smalley, Stuart BudvarSound Editor & Mixing – Michaela Herrmann

Jessica and Marijn speak to Rosanna Wiseman and Cameron Joshi from Global Justice Now about colonialism, capitalism and making Extinction Rebellion more inclusive. Plus, get a glimpse of what it's like to be part of Extinction Rebellion globally with our audio tapestry of sounds captured at actions around the world. Recorded LIVE as part of Extinction Rebellion's Decolonise! Decarbonise! program at VAULT Festival 2020.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenters - Jessica Townsend, Marijn van de Geer.Producer / Editor - Lucy Evans.Sound Design / Production - Phil Smith.Social Media Producer - Barney Weston.

In this episode we’re talking to a world leader in the climate movement, Christiana Figueres. Christiana was the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010 to 2016 and is credited with securing the Paris Agreement in 2015.She is joined by her co-author Tom Rivett-Carnac, who was her Senior Political Adviser at the UN and now works with her on a podcast called "Outrage and Optimism". Together they wrote 'The Future We Choose".*The Extinction Rebellion Podcast would like to apologise for mistakenly referring to Christiana and Tom's podcast as Global Optimism. The podcast is called "Outrage and Optimism" but can be found on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @GlobalOptimism.*Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Producer / Presenter / Interviewer - Jessica TownsendPresenter - Marijn van de GeerEditor - Alex DopieralaSocial Media - Barney Weston

This is the first of a brand new series by the Extinction Rebellion Podcast, with Writers Rebel, looking at iconic green books that shape our understanding of the new world we find ourselves in: after climate change, the sixth mass extinction, and the Ecological Crisis.We are thrilled to begin with "The Great Derangement", which questions the cultural silence around the Climate & Ecological Emergency but also looks at issues of colonialism, and its modern day influence, on the Climate Crisis and beyond. It is a seminal work, though it is better known in the USA; published in 2015 before Extinction Rebellion and the Youth Strikes.Author Amitav Ghosh was born in India but lives in New York, where he is a professor at City University of New York (CUNY). He has written nine novels, the most famous of which is "The Glass Palace".Featuring an interview with Amitav Ghosh and a discussion with Mothiur Rahman (XR Muslims, Guardianship and Visioning Circles); Ami Amlani (XR Walthamstow); Miles Glyn and Paul John Nelson (XR Arts). Our rebels met in the back room of the Ridley Street social club to discuss the novel over some beers.Next month’s book will be: David Wallace-Wells' "The Uninhabitable Earth".Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Producer, Presenter - Jessica TownsendPresenter - Marijn Van De GeerSound Editor, Engineer, & Mixer - Seán HickeySocial Media Producer - Barney WestonWith thanks to Bill, Chloe, Phil, & Michaela.

Join the Extinction Rebellion Podcast for the #ElectionRebellion, pushing the Climate & Ecological Emergency to the top of the political agenda.Hear about the Three Demands Bill, the hunger strikers, climate hustings, and our 12 days of crisis, including a severe weather warning from the future.Featuring interviews with XR Sheffield, XR Hull and a special appearance from Emma Thompson.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenter / Producer / Editor – Lucy EvansSocial Media Producers – Barney Weston, Kary Stewart

This is the Writers’ Rebellion: Are You Here For This?The Extinction Rebellion Podcast is back to normal length; with an episode perfect to kick back to during the post rebellion regenerative period. It features a feast of stories and poems from the Writers' Marathon in Trafalgar Square, London (on the 11th of October, 2019). From Salena Goddens’ call to action, to Philip Hoare’s face-to-face encounter with a whale, Owen Sheers' poem to his daughter in the womb, to Natasha Walter and Tom Bollough’s recollections of being arrested for Extinction Rebellion.Oh, and there is also an interview with Booker Prize co-winner, and author of "The Handmaid's Tale" and "The Testaments", Margaret Atwood.Other writers featured in this episode include: Ali Smith, Naomi Alderman, Anjali Joseph, Irenosen Okojie, Robert Macfarlane, Romesh Gunesekera, Simon Schama, and comperes Simon McBurney and AL Kennedy.Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Producer / Presenter: Jessica TownsendEditor / Sound Engineer : Lucy EvansSocial Media: Barney Weston

Extinction Rebellion have always had a controversial relationship with the police. During the April Rebellion, there were chants of "we love you" and a practice of liaising with the police before actions. During the October rebellion, this relationship became much more conflictual.This episode tracks those changes and is a prelude to a more in depth podcast, coming this winter. Speakers include Sian Berry (Co-Leader of the Green Party), George Monbiot (The Guardian Columnist), Rupert Read (Extinction Rebellion Spokesperson), XR lawyers, and XR disabled rebels. Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Presenter / Producer - Lucy Evans Additional production help - Marijn van de Geer, Jessica Townsend Editors - Dave Stitch, Lucy Evans Social Media Producer - Barney Weston

700 health professionals have joined Doctors for Extinction Rebellion.Why are these pillars of the community willing to take part in civil disobedience, risk arrest, and, for some, glue themselves to government departments? Because, as the GPs in this episode of the Extinction Rebellion Podcast make clear, the climate and ecological emergency is also an impending public health catastrophe.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenter - Kary StewartProducer / Reporter - Mark SmalleyEditor - Stuart SmithSound Engineer & Mixing - Dave StitchSocial Media Producer - Barney Weston

At the heart of October 2019's International Rebellion in London, as with any other rebellion, are Extinction Rebellion's (XR) Youth. Listen to the day they marched to the Department of Education and demanded a curriculum that meets the unique challenges of this Planetary Emergency. We then speak to Ruth Shallcross, from XR educators, about why she thinks the curriculum needs changing and what those changes might look like.There is strong language in this episode.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenter / Producer - Mark SmalleyEditor – Stuart BudvarAssistant Editor - Barney WestonSound Engineer & Mixing – Dave StitchSocial Media Producer – Barney Weston

Extinction Rebellion’s (XR) first demand is that the government and media ‘tell the truth’ about the climate and ecological emergency. In pursuit of this, on Friday the 11th of October 2019, hundreds of XR activists descended on the BBC’s HQ at Broadcasting House in London. In this episode, the Extinction Rebellion Podcast explores the motives of those activists and why pressure is growing on the BBC and all broadcasters and media outlets to radically improve their coverage of what the IPCC declares is an emergency. It also features testimony from an ex BBC Radio 4 Producer, now XR activist.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.With thanks to Morgan Dicks for his Climate Emergency Public Service Broadcast.Presenter / Producer - Mark SmalleyEditor - Stuart Budvar Social Media Producer - Barney Weston

One of 12 sites that was briefly held during the International Rebellion in London, Faith Bridge (formerly known as Lambeth Bridge) was co-ordinated by a multi-faith group of spiritual leaders, organisations, and citizens.In this episode, we speak to those people; featuring a vicar from Leeds, a Pure Land Buddhist Priest, and representatives from Christian Climate Action, XR Muslims, XR Jews, XR Buddhists, and Earth Wisdom Tenders.Extinction Rebellion has three demands. 1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change. 2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025. 3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Presenter / Producer / Editor - KarySound Engineer & Mixing – Dave StitchSocial Media Producer - Barney Weston

On Friday the 11th October 2019, from 5-9pm in Trafalgar Square (London), Extinction Rebellion will be launching Writers Rebel, an initiative to encourage writers to address the climate emergency in their work.In this episode we first speak to Writers Rebel organisers and novelists, James Miller (who wrote Lost Boys and Sunshine State), Monique Roffrey (whose novel Archipelago won the OCM Bocas Award for Caribbean Literature), and Chloe Aridjis, (who wrote Book of Clouds, was guest curator at Tate Liverpool, and has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship).We then speak to feminist, academic and psychologist Susie Orbach, discussing what kind of stories suit our troubled times, and Pultizer Prize finalist Jonathan Franzen, around the fallout from his recent New Yorker piece. On Friday, readers will include Ali Smith, Romesh Gunesekera, Robert Macfarlane, Naomi Alderman, Polly Stenhem, Simon Schama, A.L. Kennedy, Paul Farley, and Daljit Nagra. Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Producers - Jessica Townsend, Lucy EvansEditors - Dave Stitch, Lucy EvansPresenter - Jessica TownsendSocial Media Producer - Barney Weston

The Extinction Rebellion Podcast is back with a series of podlets (mini podcasts) from October 2019's International Rebellion in London. On Monday the 7th, Extinction Rebellion managed to take 11 sites across the city. Our first podlet is a snapshot of that - reclaiming the streets.Hear from the people who were there and part of a speech by Weyman Bennett, from Stand Up To Racism.Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenter / Producer / Editor - Lucy EvansSocial Media Producer - Barney Weston

In this episode, the Extinction Rebellion Podcast explores regenerative culture.What is it, and how can it be of use to rebels worldwide?Joanna Macy, PhD is a teacher and writer on issues of environmental justice, Deep Ecology, and Buddhist practice, as well as the root teacher of the Work that Reconnects. An anthology on the impact of her work around the world will appear in April under the title "A Wild Love for the World: Joanna Macy and the Work of our Time".Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must create and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.Presenter - Jessica TownsendProducers - Barney Weston, Mark Smalley, Stuart BudvarSocial Media Producer - Barney WestonSound Engineer & Mixing - J P Rose

The Extinction Rebellion Podcast is back with a special, soaking up the atmosphere from 2019's Glastonbury Festival. We start with Sir David Attenborough's Sunday afternoon appearance on the pyramid stage, praising the festival for going plastic free!Then, we move to Thursday afternoon, where the XR procession ended with a mass assembly of the Extinction symbol. From the park stage, you can hear rapper Dizraeli and the Kichwa Amazonian Shaman, activist and Wisdom Keeper, Kurukundi. Then, after his appearance at the speakers forum, we spoke to political economist, writer, and coordinator of the Rapid Transition Alliance, Andrew Simms.Finally you can hear journalist Sue Wheat's interview with Glastonbury founder, Michael Eavis. Extinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must crate and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice.With thanks to Sue Wheat.Presenter / Producers - Lucy Evans, Elly LazaridesEditor - Lucy EvansProducer - Jessica TownsendSocial Media Producer - Barney Weston

In our first episode since April's International Rebellion, the Extinction Rebellion podcast discusses the future.Christiana Figueres was Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from 2010 to 2016. The 2015 Paris Agreement was her most notable achievement. George Monbiot is a British writer and a columnist at The Guardian. Dr Jem Bendell is a Professor of Sustainability Leadership at the University of Cumbria (UK). You can read his paper, “Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy” at http://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdfExtinction Rebellion has three demands.1) Tell the Truth - Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.2) Act Now - Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.3) Beyond Politics - Government must crate and be led by the decision of a Citizens' Assembly on climate and ecological justice. Presenter & Producer - Jessica TownsendPresenter - Marijn van de GeerProducer - Elly LazaridesSocial Media Producer - Barney WestonSound Engineer & Mixing – Dave Stitch

On Tuesday, Extinction Rebellion (XR) met with Environment Secretary Michael Gove.The Extinction Rebellion Podcast brings you the thoughts of the XR representatives present at the meeting.Featuring Rupert Read, Clare Farrell, Farhana Yamin, Felix Ottaway, and Sam Knights. Presenter – Jessica TownsendProducers – Barney Weston, Marijn van de GeerSound Editor – Lucy Evans

This episode was released following the news of our meeting with the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, in which we will be pushing for a Citizens' Assembly on the climate and ecological emergency. Featuring Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), Sarah Allan (Head of Engagement at Involve), and Rupert Read (Green Party politician and Lecturer of Philosophy at the University of East Anglia). Presenters - Jessica Townsend, Marijn van de Geer Producers - Dave Anderson, Barney WestonSound Engineer & Mixing - Dave Stitch

How do Extinction Rebellion families feel about the future?Podlet #3: Green Futures is live on all platforms now.Continuing XR podlets: mini podcasts from the International Rebellion.With thanks to Professor Jem Bendell. You can read his paper, "Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy" at http://www.lifeworth.com/deepadaptation.pdfThe production team included: Jessica Townsend, Marijn van de Geer, Dave Anderson, Dave Stitch, and Barney Weston.

What's it like being arrested for Extinction Rebellion?Podlet #2: 340+ Arrestees is live on all platforms now.Continuing XR podlets: mini podcasts from the International Rebellion.With thanks to Dr. Gail Bradbrook and, of course, all of our arrestees!The production team included: Jessica Townsend, Marijn van de Geer, Dave Anderson, Dave Stitch, and Barney Weston.

This episode is the first of several 'podlets', produced from London as part of this week's International Rebellion. It's shorter than one of our usual podcasts, but should give you a taste of what it's like to be part of an Extinction Rebellion action!With thanks to Roger Hallam, Jessica Townsend, Marijn van de Geer, Dave Stitch, Tom G, Tommy K, and Barney Weston.

WARNING - This episode contains some strong language.This second episode of the Extinction Rebellion Podcast looks at one of the Rebellion's core values and strategies: nonviolence. The theme is explored from a few different angles and its significance to Extinction Rebellion is explained. This episode is presented by Dave Anderson and Jessica Townsend with interviews conducted by Marijn van de Geer and Jessica Townsend in the Extinction Rebellion offices.We interviewed the following people to help explain what nonviolence means:Roger Hallam - PhD researcher on effective radical campaign design at King's College London, organic farmer and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion.Clare Farrell - Street artist and fashion designer, Arts Coordinator and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion.Skeena Rathor - Labour councillor for Central Stroud and active member of political and strategic working groups for Extinction Rebellion.Roger starts off the episode by talking us through the political effectiveness of nonviolent direct action, its precedents and the scholarship around it.If you are interested in hearing more from Roger on this subject, this film will be of interest:https://youtu.be/jSOlRNCO9L8He references the work of Gene Sharp in particular (Gene Sharp: 'From Dictatorship to Democracy', 1993) which was influential in the Arab Spring, Iranian protests and Serbia.The work of American political scientist Erica Chenoweth is referenced a few times in this episode by both Roger and Clare. As an introduction to her work there is an interesting TED talk here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJSehRlU34w and we also recommend reading 'Why Civil Resistance WorksThe Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict' by Erica Chenoweth and Maria J. Stephanher (2012).We are hoping to have a special episode in which we interview Erica Chenoweth in greater depth about her work later in the year.Clare discusses the way the art working group of XR ensures that our actions have many explicit and subliminal nonviolent messages. She goes on to consider if the nonviolent ethos of the movement makes it attractive to faith groups. Finally Skeena Rathor looks at the nonviolent culture of XR in its day-to-day running.During every evening of the Rebellion starting on 15 April 2019 there will be Zoom meetings with Gayano Shaw offering emotional support for rebels in addition to the support from XR's own Regenerative Culture Team's support.Research - Jessica Townsend, Marijn van de GeerPresenters - Jessica Townsend, Dave AndersonProducer - Elly LazaridesSound Engineer & Mixing - Dave Stitch

Welcome to the Extinction Rebellion Podcast! In this first episode, Jessica Townsend and Marijn Van de Geer from Extinction Rebellion (XR) will be answering the kind of questions new rebels ask when they first join XR. Some useful links to documents, articles, videos and people we refer to throughout this episode:-The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change https://www.ipcc.ch/- How to get to zero net carbon emissions: . Victory Plan by Ezra Silk (co-founder and Policy Director, The Climate Mobilization) https://www.theclimatemobilization.org/victory-plan/ . The concept of climate mobilization in mainstream political conversation (Bill McKibben) . Other climate mobilization plans: Paul Gilding, Lester Brown and Michael Hoexter- The XR structure . Quick overview of the changes XR UK has undergone since its inception by one of the founders: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDwRLKioIvE- Examples of civil disobedience: . Gandhi's defiance of British colonial rule laws (started March 1930) . The children in 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA . The suffragette movement- The science on climate breakdown and mass biodiversity loss: . The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/ . Recount: It’s Time to ‘Do the Math’ Again (David Spratt, 2015) and . Climate Reality Check: After Paris, Counting the Cost (David Spratt, 2016) . Naomi Klein 'This Changes everything' (2015) . 'Global warming will happen faster than we think' Yangyang Xu, Veerabhadran Ramanathan and David G. Victor https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-07586-5 . 'Two degree is prescription for disaster (former NASA scientist James Hansen) https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/two-degree-global-warming-limit-is-called-a-prescription-for-disaster/ . '1.5C warming limit means fossil fuel phase out by 2030' (climate researcher Glenn Peters) https://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/12/07/scientists-1-5c-warming-limit-means-fossil-fuel-phase-out-by-2030/ . Kevin Anderson, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research University of Manchester, has written numerous articles which we quote from a lot, check them out here: https://tyndall.ac.uk/people/kevin-anderson . Dr. Katherine D. Marvel - NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies: https://pubs.giss.nasa.gov/authors/kmarvel.htmlProducer - Dave AndersonSound Editor - Dave StitchResearch - Jessica Townsend & Marijn van de Geer