Temperature Check podcast

Temperature Check

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Temperature Check is a podcast from Grist at the intersection of climate and justice. It’s about the people leading climate action and climate solutions, and stories that show the pathways to a more sustainable, equitable future. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Temperature Check is a podcast from Grist at the intersection of climate and justice. It’s about the people leading climate action and climate solutions, and stories that show the pathways to a more sustainable, equitable future. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#28

Grist 50 2024 Live: Lightning round climate solutions Q&A

At the Grist 50 2024 launch event, we grabbed several of the people featured on this year'... more

24 Dec 2024

09 MINS

09:33

24 Dec 2024


#27

Grist 50 2024 Live: Cate Mingoya-LaFortune

A tree planting program gone wrong, and what Cate Mingoya-LaFortune learned about how to e... more

24 Dec 2024

11 MINS

11:58

24 Dec 2024


#26

Grist 50 2024 Live: Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa

How language barriers during his time studying in Macedonia set Hikaru Wakeel Hayakawa on ... more

24 Dec 2024

12 MINS

12:19

24 Dec 2024


#25

Taking on big coal to protect Navajo water

After getting her linguistics degree, Nicole Horseherder planned to return home to Black M... more

30 May 2023

34 MINS

34:56

30 May 2023


#24

A life-altering bike ride

Struggling with depression and on medical leave from his corporate job, Olatunji Oboi Reed... more

23 May 2023

32 MINS

32:58

23 May 2023


#23

Becoming a future climate doctor

Growing up, Hamid Torabzadeh experienced the impacts of climate change and pollution. In h... more

16 May 2023

18 MINS

18:30

16 May 2023


#22

From theater kid to climate filmmaker

Maya Lilly had achieved the dream of many a theater kid: studying at Juilliard. But when s... more

09 May 2023

33 MINS

33:37

09 May 2023


#21

Why this climate writer quit to become an electrician

Until last year, Nate Johnson was a journalist at Grist, covering climate. But when he fel... more

02 May 2023

34 MINS

34:42

02 May 2023


#20

In ‘Cancer Alley,’ a teacher called to fight

Sharon Lavigne lives in St. James Parish, Louisiana, where industrial pollution causes hig... more

25 Apr 2023

34 MINS

34:57

25 Apr 2023


#19

Coming soon: Temperature Check S3

This season, meet 6 very different climate and justice leaders who faced crucial pivot poi... more

18 Apr 2023

02 MINS

02:35

18 Apr 2023


#18

The power brokers

Valencia Gunder and Tamara Toles O’Laughlin are dedicated to improving the lives of those ... more

30 Nov 2021

30 MINS

30:29

30 Nov 2021


#17

The connectors

For these two Indigenous women, mentorship is “less about teaching skills and more about w... more

30 Nov 2021

26 MINS

26:11

30 Nov 2021


#16

The scientists

Herpetologist Earyn McGee and science journalist Tien Nguyen bonded over their experiences... more

30 Nov 2021

35 MINS

35:11

30 Nov 2021


#15

The joy-givers

Bringing as many people as possible into the environmental movement is the goal for drag q... more

30 Nov 2021

35 MINS

35:51

30 Nov 2021


#14

The intersectionalists

“When you don’t consider the nuances [among different groups of people], it can be really ... more

30 Nov 2021

35 MINS

35:04

30 Nov 2021


#13

The collaborators

Xiuhtezcatl was an aspiring hip hop artist when he met photographer Josué Rivas. The two h... more

30 Nov 2021

30 MINS

30:30

30 Nov 2021


#12

Welcome to Temperature Check, Season 2

Meet 6 climate and justice leaders and the people who have supported, mentored, and sustai... more

23 Nov 2021

02 MINS

02:34

23 Nov 2021


#11

Access to Public Lands, Running, and Resolutions

In Temperature Check's final episode of the season, host Andrew Simon sits down with Grist... more

15 Jan 2021

27 MINS

27:05

15 Jan 2021


#10

Climate and Fatherhood from a Weather Specialist

Host Andrew Simon speaks with renowned climate and weather specialist Marshall Shepherd ab... more

08 Jan 2021

27 MINS

27:56

08 Jan 2021


#9

How Puerto Ricans are Rebuilding Post-Hurricane Maria

Host Andrew Simon sits down with co-host Justin Worland of Time Magazine to talk about the... more

18 Dec 2020

30 MINS

30:40

18 Dec 2020


#8

This Doctor Has the Prescription for Both COVID and Climate

Host Andrew Simon and returning co-host Angely Mercado talk big takeaways from a recent UN... more

11 Dec 2020

27 MINS

27:14

11 Dec 2020


#7

How Beyoncé, Issa Rae, and Other Black Women Lead on the Environment

Host Andrew Simon and returning co-host Yessenia Funes discuss president-elect Joe Biden's... more

04 Dec 2020

34 MINS

34:54

04 Dec 2020


#6

Giving thanks for Nikole Hannah-Jones

This Thanksgiving holiday, we're publishing a special episode—a podcast version of the Gri... more

27 Nov 2020

24 MINS

24:42

27 Nov 2020


#5

The Great Green Energy Divide

Host Andrew Simon and co-host Justin Worland of Time Magazine talk about the state of rene... more

20 Nov 2020

26 MINS

26:08

20 Nov 2020


#4

The Environment Under a Biden-Harris administration, Southern Cooking in Seattle, and How to Win Tha...

Host Andrew Simon and co-host Angely Mercado talk climate under the incoming administratio... more

13 Nov 2020

31 MINS

31:19

13 Nov 2020


#3

Post-Election Purgatory, And Climate Policy Gets Some Color

Host Andrew Simon and co-host Yessenia Funes talk about what the pending results of the 20... more

06 Nov 2020

28 MINS

28:25

06 Nov 2020


#2

What Wakanda Can Teach Us About Climate Change

Host Andrew Simon sits down with Gimlet Media's Kendra Pierre-Louis to learn how suburbs a... more

30 Oct 2020

24 MINS

24:13

30 Oct 2020


#1

Introducing Temperature Check

Grist is excited to introduce Temperature Check, a new show about climate, race, and cultu... more

23 Oct 2020

01 MINS

01:50

23 Oct 2020