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World Is Burning

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The world is burning and we should all give a crap! Join us every Wednesday while we tell each other wild stories from the environmental movement – corporate scams, ghost towns on fire, and underrated activists with amazing tales – and find ways we can all douse the fire. Hosted by Elise Nye and Olivia Hamilton.
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Ep. 68 - Climatepunk - Vivienne Westwood and David Byrne

World Is BurningFeb 08, 2023

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Ep 73 - Burning Questions
May 24, 202324:06
Ep. 72 - It’s A Joke Until It’s Not - the Overton Window and AI
May 04, 202301:18:22
Ep. 71 - Oil Spills - Deepwater Horizon and Dawn Dish Soap
Apr 19, 202301:26:03
Ep. 70 - Deep Sea Explorers - Jacques Cousteau & Dr. Sylvia Earle
Apr 05, 202301:25:48
Deep Sea Mining [Down the Rabbit Hole Minisode 10]

Deep Sea Mining [Down the Rabbit Hole Minisode 10]

This week we’re digging deep on why we maybe shouldn't be digging into the depths of the ocean. Olivia covers the basics of deep sea mining, the potential "climate bomb" that could be set in July, and how we can amplify the work of activists and experts calling for a moratorium. Check the blog for this episode on worldisburning.com for action items and ways to learn more.


Subscribe/follow/press the button to keep up with new episodes every other Wednesday! You can also follow us @worldisburnin on Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website worldisburning.com for extended show notes including sources and photos.

World Is Burning is hosted by Olivia Hamilton and Elise Nye. Our theme music is by Kaycie Satterfield, and our logo was made by Sonja Katanic.


Mar 22, 202323:31
Sharing Is Caring [Down the Rabbit Hole Minisode 9]
Mar 08, 202326:47
Ep. 69 - A Positive Obsession with Octavia E. Butler
Feb 24, 202301:26:14
Ep. 68 - Climatepunk - Vivienne Westwood and David Byrne
Feb 08, 202301:22:32
Ep. 67 - 2022 Rewind: The Good, The Bad, & The Updates
Dec 21, 202201:17:54
Ep. 66 - Myths, Part 2: The Overpopulation Myth
Nov 30, 202201:01:05
Ep. 65 - Myths, Part 1: Monopolies and The Landlord’s Game
Nov 09, 202248:27
Ep. 64 - Halloween - Aliens and Bigfoot
Oct 26, 202258:03
Ep. 63 - Stars and Movie Stars - Asteroids and Sacheen Littlefeather
Oct 19, 202201:14:21
Ep. 62 - Kings, Potatoes, and Pulling Patagonias
Sep 28, 202201:14:05
Ep. 61 - Pathfinders - Warren County and the Goddess of Glen Canyon
Sep 07, 202201:28:11
Reimagining the "It's Too Late" Narrative and Climate Doom [Down the Rabbit Hole Minisode 8]
Aug 24, 202225:07
Down the Rabbit Hole Minisode 7: Individual Action and the Private Jet Debacle
Aug 10, 202241:14
Ep. 60 - Volcanoes and Water Towers
Jul 27, 202201:01:45
Ep. 59 - Is Bitcoin Just Beanie Babies for Men?
Jul 13, 202201:09:21
Ep. 58 - Questionable Inventions - The One-Man Climate Disaster and Period Underwear
Jun 29, 202201:21:33
Ep. 57 - The Multiverse - Destroying Electric Cars and Healing the Ozone Hole
Jun 15, 202201:28:16
World Is Burning Presents: Bottle Episode - Daiquiris and Digressions with Nick Dolan

World Is Burning Presents: Bottle Episode - Daiquiris and Digressions with Nick Dolan

With Olivia finishing up her grad program and BOTH of us having gotten covid in the last few weeks, we didn't want to throw together an episode! Quality over quantity right? But, we figured you might enjoy Elise's new podcast Bottle Episode: The Professional Bartender's Guide For The Cocktail Enthusiast that she's making with her husband Lan. This is definitely a change of pace from our usual content, but kick back, relax, and learn the history of and how to make one of Elise's favorite classic cocktails, the Daiquiri!

On this episode, Lan and Elise chat with Nick Dolan, their dear friend and incredible bartender based in Nashville, TN. He's lent his talents to the NoMad in NYC, the Fox Bar and Cocktail Club, Skull's Rainbow Room, and Nightscape in Nashville, TN. There's no better person to talk Daiquiris with than this kind, brilliant soul. Plus, they talk a little bit about Fox's sustainability practices!


Don't forget to give Bottle Episode a follow if you enjoyed listening!

Apr 27, 202201:21:12
Ep. 56 - Earth Day and Greenwashing
Apr 13, 202201:15:11
Ep. 55 - Botanical Sexism and Bed-Stuy's Tree Lady Hattie Carthan
Mar 30, 202201:24:22
Ep. 54 - Earthrise and Big Plastic’s Recycling Scam
Mar 16, 202201:07:43
Ep. 53 - The Worst Year in Human History and the Tumbleweed Debacle
Mar 02, 202201:02:01
Ep. 52 - An Inconvenient Truth about Grizzly Bears
Feb 16, 202201:14:04
Ep. 51 - Jane Fonda, Aboriginal Activism, and The New Era of Climate Feminism
Feb 02, 202201:18:57
Ep. 50 - The Hindenburg Explosion and Getting Stuck in the Suez Canal
Jan 19, 202201:12:44
Ep. 49 - Daylight Saving Time
Nov 10, 202101:03:37
Ep. 48 - Bhutan and Information Overload
Nov 03, 202159:33
Ep. 47 - Ratpocalypse and the Wendigo
Oct 27, 202147:57
Ep. 46 - Free Leonard Peltier and People vs. Fossil Fuels
Oct 20, 202101:05:00
Ep. 45 - Fairy Creek Blockade and Resilience Force
Oct 13, 202158:19
Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 6: Petro-masculinity
Oct 06, 202126:54
Ep. 44 - Cheaty Cheaty Bang Bang and Cars 2
Sep 29, 202156:41
Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 5: Fossil Fuels 101
Sep 22, 202117:50
Ep. 43 - Carbon Footprints and Treehuggers - Climate Language
Sep 15, 202101:00:10
Ep. 42 - What’s the Deal With COP26? A Brief History and What To Expect
Sep 08, 202101:02:29
Ep. 41 - Imagining New Futures - Walkable Cities and Land Back
Sep 01, 202101:07:17
Ep. 40 - The Bottle Episode - Milkmen and Plastic
Aug 25, 202101:13:57
Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 4: Golf
Aug 18, 202118:37
Ep. 39 - How to Cope With Climate Despair
Aug 11, 202129:17
Ep. 38 - Indigenous Leaders - Winona LaDuke and Sherri Mitchell
Aug 04, 202101:00:52
Ep. 37 - Bird Lady and Lady Bird
Jul 28, 202101:18:21
Ep. 36 - How to Survive Extreme Heat
Jul 21, 202134:27
Ep. 35 - Coca-Cola and the Single-Use Mindset
Jul 14, 202101:10:10
Ep. 34 - Haunted by the K-Cup
Jul 07, 202101:04:51
Ep. 33 - Plastic Bottle Vanilla and CVS Receipts
Jun 30, 202101:24:25
Ep. 32 - Got Milk?
Jun 23, 202101:28:41
Ep. 31 - Indigenous-led Movements - Allyship and Activism to Stop Line 3

Ep. 31 - Indigenous-led Movements - Allyship and Activism to Stop Line 3

This week we're talking about ego, allyship, and debriefing Olivia's time at the Treaty People Gathering on White Earth Reservation in northern Minnesota. The gathering was organized as part of the Indigenous-led effort to stop Enbridge's Line 3 tar sands pipeline. For more on the pipeline and why it needs to be stopped, check out our minisode on the issue. In this episode, we're talking about what happened, dismantling white supremacy in activist spaces, respecting security culture, and finding your role in a movement.

Subscribe/follow/press the button to keep up with new episodes every Wednesday! You can also follow us @worldisburnin on Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website worldisburning.com for extended show notes including sources and photos.

Jun 16, 202101:13:54
Ep. 30 - No Facts, No Information, Just Vibes: Cotton and Microfiber
Jun 09, 202101:29:02
Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 3: Treaty People Gathering and Line 3
Jun 02, 202126:37
Ep. 29 - Colonizing the Ocean and Mars?
May 26, 202101:08:21
Ep. 28 - Lawn Culture and Mushroom Scams
May 19, 202101:33:44
Ep. 27 - Why is Chevron So Obsessed With Steven Donziger?
May 12, 202157:17
Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 2: The Impact Of Streaming
May 05, 202119:26
Down The Rabbit Hole Minisode 1: How to Get Involved In Climate Action
Apr 28, 202133:54
Ep. 26 - Silent Spring Book Club!
Apr 21, 202101:06:46
Ep. 25 - The Anthropocene and the Mother of Climate Science
Apr 14, 202101:06:45
Ep. 24 - Climate Anxiety

Ep. 24 - Climate Anxiety

This week we went rogue, sort of, to talk about the term we use at the beginning of every episode: climate anxiety. We've been hearing the term a lot lately, particularly in the social media response to Sarah Jaquette Ray's recent article for Scientific American, 'Climate Anxiety Is an Overwhelmingly White Phenomenon.' In this episode we finally define climate anxiety, break down the article and responses to it, and discuss the white-centering conversations around climate emotions. We also talk about coping with anxiety, turning it into action, and–if you come from privilege–how not to crawl back into the comfort of your shell. (Surprise, your shell is made of structural oppression!) Asides include processing fear through true crime, building a community, and being sad about our favorite music venue being made into a hotel.

Subscribe/follow/press the button to keep up with new episodes every Wednesday! You can also follow us @worldisburnin on Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website worldisburning.com for extended show notes including sources and photos.

Apr 07, 202101:11:58
Ep. 23 - Fire - Indigenous Controlled Burns and Incarcerated Firefighters
Mar 31, 202101:09:18
Ep. 22 - Agent Orange and the Delano Grape Strike
Mar 24, 202101:15:50
Ep. 21 - Harry Styles and Sustainable Touring

Ep. 21 - Harry Styles and Sustainable Touring

Mar 17, 202101:37:10
Ep. 20 - Save the Whales and Free Willy
Mar 10, 202101:27:54
Ep. 19 - Earth - The Ogoni Nine and Frankenstein's Volcano
Mar 03, 202101:27:05
Ep. 18 - Black Environmentalists - John Francis & MaVynee Betsch
Feb 24, 202101:36:06
Ep. 17 - Valentine's Day - Chocolate and the Target Effect
Feb 10, 202101:18:51
Trailer - What is World Is Burning?
Feb 03, 202103:04
Ep. 16 - Air - SpaceX's Starlink Internet and Flight Shame
Feb 03, 202101:28:06
Ep. 15 - Veganism and the Future of Meat
Jan 27, 202101:44:22
Ep. 14 - Fracking and the Deception Dossiers
Jan 20, 202101:37:53
Ep. 13 - Water - Rob Bilott and Erin Brockovich
Jan 13, 202101:26:21
Ep. 12 - Food Deserts and Free Food Forests
Nov 25, 202001:04:42
Ep. 11 - Black Friday: #PayUp and Buy Nothing Day
Nov 18, 202001:06:60
Ep. 10 - Movements - Hetch Hetchy Valley and Sunrise
Nov 11, 202001:21:53
Ep. 9 - Human Composting and the Curse of the Petrified Forest
Oct 28, 202001:07:27
Ep. 8 - Writing the Climate Crisis - The Wreck of Time and Environmental Poetry
Oct 21, 202001:22:14
Ep. 7 - The Strawberry Dress and Vegan Leather
Oct 14, 202001:18:10
Ep. 6 - The Green New Deal and Biden's Climate Plan
Oct 07, 202001:06:11
Ep. 5 - Zoom Zoom - High-Speed Trains and Electric Cars
Sep 30, 202001:25:20
Ep. 4 - Blibber Blubber & Big Balloon
Sep 23, 202001:13:36
Ep. 3 - Amazon Good Amazon Bad

Ep. 3 - Amazon Good Amazon Bad

This week we tackle the Amazons – Amazon.com and the Amazon rainforest. We talk about the shame and accessibility issues tied up in boycotting Amazon, Indigenous land rights and parallels between US and Brazilian environmental regulations, and Olivia spoils The Jinx for everyone.

Follow us @worldisburnin on Instagram and Twitter, and check out our website worldisburning.com for extended show notes including sources and photos. Cover art by Sonja Katanic. Music by Kaycie Satterfield.

Sep 16, 202001:16:48
Ep. 2 - Jane & Dian - Baby's First Environmental Hero
Sep 09, 202001:41:10
Ep. 1 - Just Another Example Of Everything Being Incredibly Toxic
Sep 02, 202001:41:03