The Influenced by Nature podcast is doing a 9-show special on the Woroni Radio in Canberra where we take the temperature on Australia's climate. In the second show, we take a closer look into what climate change have meant for the past, what it

IbN in Australia #1: what is climate change?

Aug 30th, 2018 25m 1s

The Influenced by Nature podcast is doing a 9-show special on the Woroni Radio in Canberra where we take the temperature on Australia's climate. During the first show we go back to the beginning and explore what is climate change, is it fair to

IBN29: Can comedy help us talk about climate change?

Jun 25th, 2018 47m 35s

Belina Raffy from the comedy project Sustainable Stand Up explains how stand-up can help us to talk about stuff that matters and avoid the doom and gloom mentality surrounding how we treat this planet and each other.

IBN28: Restart your "dead" electronics

May 27th, 2018 38m 55s

How long should your electronics be able to last? How long does it take before you throw them out? The Restart Project help us prolong the life of our electronics by hosting community repair events where you can bring your broken electronics. A

IBN27: The Sustainable Development Goals

May 14th, 2018 1h

What are the Sustainable Development Goals and how can we as society try and reach them? Emily Boyd, Director of Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies, joined us on stage for our very first live episode to talk about the roles of de

IBN26: Work out and read a book a week

Apr 26th, 2018 39m 18s

In the second part of our Stoicism & The Environment crash course I talk with Kai Whiting about societal wellbeing, about how he applies stoicism to his own life and about how you can do the same. All from an environmental perspective.

IBN25: Stoicism as environmental philosophy

Apr 14th, 2018 42m 19s

How can philosophy help us become better persons whilst improving sustainable development? According to sustainability researcher Kai Whiting, the philosophy of Stoicism, which is based on wisdom, self-control, courage and justice, can help us

IBN24: Sustainable tourism for the Big Blue

Mar 15th, 2018 39m 24s

How big an impact does tourism have on the oceans? And what can be done to make tourism sustainable? Ally Dragozet from consultancy company Sea Going Green answers all of our questions on how we can be all touristy but at the same time good and

IBN23: Don't let your coffee go to waste!

Mar 1st, 2018 27m 54s

90% of all coffee mass goes to waste after consumption and ends up emitting methane from our landfills. Kaffe Bueno wants to change this by utilising the valuable oils found within coffee grounds to produce healthy skin care products whilst sup

IBN22: Closing the loop

Feb 15th, 2018 54m 43s

What is circular economy and why is it good for our environment and for us? Those are questions we try and answer this week with our guest Anna Queralt who is a big promoter of circularity within business and resources. This is also the episode

IBN21: Quitting the take-make-waste culture

Feb 1st, 2018 55m 27s

We have a problem with stuff. Brett Chamberlin from The Story of Stuff Project explains how we have developed a culture of over-consumption and how that culture is hurting our environment, the people working somewhere along the production line

IBN20: Offsetting Trump's ignorance

Jan 18th, 2018 45m 24s

Jeff Willis from Trump Forest explains how the group is planting a global forest to offset the extra greenhouse gas emissions caused by the ignorance of the Trump presidency.

IBN19: For people, planet and profit - design smarter, waste less!

Jan 4th, 2018 50m 7s

Stephanie Benedetto, CEO of Queen of Raw, reveals the polluting aspects of the textile industry and shows how her online platform helps to combat the waste of perfectly good textiles that ends up in landfills each year. A perfect combination of

IBN18: How to celebrate a sustainable Christmas

Dec 14th, 2017 41m 53s

Johanne Stenstrup and Emma Slebsager from the online sustainable lifestyle forum, Sustain Daily, are sharing their best tips and tricks to a green and sustainable Christmas - and a few words on how you can inspire and get your family involved a

IBN17: Documenting a world of climate change

Nov 30th, 2017 43m 31s

Photographer Ashley Cooper travelled around the world for 13 years while documenting the impacts of climate change. This episode is about his journey with indigenous people, clashes with the oil industry and the rise and hope of renewable energ

IBN 16: Exploring the top 100 urban climate solutions

Nov 16th, 2017 53m 47s

Each year, the sustainability think tank Sustania collects 100 amazing climate solutions from cities all over the world. Pernille Jægerfelt, analyst and editor of the Cities100 report shares how cities are fighting back climate change!

IBN 15: Innovating the plastic problem

Nov 2nd, 2017 51m 8s

We and our oceans are drowning in plastic! Anne Warner from the initiative Think Beyond Plastic talks about how they aim to combat this problem through innovation challenges that leads the transition from conventional plastic towards a future o

IBN 14: From electric cars to permaculture

Oct 19th, 2017 50m 44s

In this second part of our special, Chris Roy and Jesse Jones are back helping me discuss some of the current environmental topics such as electric cars, permaculture and ocean plastic clean-up.

IBN 13: Do you talk about climate change?

Oct 5th, 2017 54m 1s

MSc Climate Change students Jesse Jones and Chris Roy help me share good advice on how to live more sustainably while adding their own views and thoughts on some of the world's environmental problems and solutions. Part 1 of 2 episodes.

IBN 12: The living dead; a question of science

Sep 21st, 2017 50m 58s

'Rise of the Necrofauna' author Britt Wray takes us on a journey into the scientific field of de-extinction, bringing a whole new angle to conservation. We're discussing the resurrection of the woolly mammoth and how de-extinction techniques mi

IBN 11: Small-scale farming; onto something big?

Sep 7th, 2017 47m 12s

'Why We Farm'-author Elvira Di'Brigit tells the personal stories of how organic small scale farmers are maintaining a sustainable land stewardship whilst making a living in the Capay Valley.

IBN 10: On how to create climate justice

Aug 23rd, 2017 55m 54s

The climate justice network, Ende Gelände, gathers thousands of people in climate camps in the Rhineland of Germany to fight fossil fuels through civil disobedience.

IBN 9: Stormy seas in marine conservation

Aug 10th, 2017 1h 4m

Artistic director, Geert Vons, is sharing details about a long and ever-evolving Sea Shepherd campaign called Bloody Fjords which opposes the killing of pilot whales in the Faroese Islands - a tradition that collides with EU directives and bein

IBN 8: Sharing is caring when fighting food waste

Jul 27th, 2017 50m 9s

Jay Sheppard and the initiative Foodsharing Copenhagen explain the issue of food waste. Their incredible volenteers distribute leftover food every week from wholesale markets and bakeries to you and me for free.

IBN 7: Why monkeys are vital for us and the forest

Jul 13th, 2017 48m 16s

Liselot Lange, a Dutch primatologist, shares her passion for spider monkey research and explains why their conservation is crucial for the well-being of the rainforest.