Adam Buxton: Sometimes I think, fuck it! And then I think, “Oh no, I’ve let George Monbiot down”
The podcasting legend and comedian on moving to the countryside, embracing change, and finding humour in serious conversations. When my...
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A chorus for life on Earth
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Sep 216 min read
David George Haskell: Can we know more leaf shapes than corporate logos?
The Pulitzer Prize Nominee on reconnecting with nature, tuning into its sounds, sights, and textures, and finding joy in everyday sensory...
Sep 215 min read
Nina Sosanya: Jurassic Park shows what happens when you mess with nature - it bites your head off!
The stage, television, and film actor on embracing change and putting nature at the heart of popular culture. I’ve always had a double...
Mar 226 min read
Gillian Burke: I'd rather go down on a burning planet where we're all together than have a planet that works for some but not for all
The BBC Springwatch presenter, voiceover artist and biologist on finding an outlet for what can’t be said on pre-watershed TV. I was a...
Mar 146 min read
Andy Cato: Farmers manuring town halls and NHS strike action are two symptoms of the same problem: Our food system isn’t working
The Groove Armada musician, record producer and DJ on why it’s time to turn our backs on our current industrial food system. Farmers...
Mar 144 min read
Jenny Beavan: There are so many nature stories out there just waiting to be told. Maybe now is the time
The Oscar-winning costume designer on a love for gardening, a hate for waste, and the dawn of a new era in storytelling. It’s taken me 30...
Mar 136 min read
Kumi Naidoo: How did we move people into the struggle against apartheid? Music, dance, and theatre
The former chief of Amnesty International and Greenpeace International, Kumi Naidoo on why climate activism has misfired. For a while...
Mar 45 min read
Maddie Moate: We are seeing fewer and fewer faces of actual human beings on children's television
The BAFTA award-winning children’s presenter, YouTuber, educator and author on why, how and when children need to be included in the...
Feb 285 min read
Jess Fostekew: I knew I wanted to be a funny loud angry bitch screaming in favour of clean air
The comedian, actor and writer on ULEZ, the future of comedy and not giving a sh*t about what critics write. I've just had five nights in...
Mar 6, 20235 min read
Oliver Jeffers: The most important people at COP26 were the taxi drivers
The award-winning visual artist and author on why fixing many of the world’s problems means letting go of our obsession with being right....
Feb 17, 20236 min read
Benjamin Zephaniah: Most great revolutions start from the bottom and come up
The poet, writer, lyricist and musician on living a life that aspires to "do the least harm and most good". Most people in the world are...
Feb 16, 20234 min read
Lily Cole: We need to switch the narrative from sacrifice to improvement
The environmental activist, model, actor, and filmmaker on imperfect environmentalism, the power of culture and shifting mindsets. It...
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