Climate Justice, Y'all

Climate Justice, Y'all


Latest Episodes

S5E9: Indigenous Organizing & Leadership (Part II) with Jacob Johns
August 14, 2025

There is no specific way to organize people to shape policy, though there are many lessons we can gather from indigenous organizing and leadership. Today were joined by a powerhouse []

S5E8: Indigenous Organizing & Leadership (Part I) with Dr. Crystal Cavalier-Keck
July 31, 2025

Indigenous advocates have been at the frontlines of environmental protection and climate action for hundreds of years in the face of colonization and continue to face violence today. Despite indigenou

S5E7: Solidarity Across Borders (Part II) with Ren Martin & Analyah Schlaeger dos Santos
July 17, 2025

The US is not necessarily in good standing on the international stage, and many young people feel that domestic and global climate policy do not represent their interests. Theres a []

S5E6: Southern Solidarity Across Borders (Part I) with Alex Easdale, Michael Malcolm, Susannah Tuttle, & Natalie Lucas
July 03, 2025

The Global South (AKA the global majority or folks typically south of the equator) and the US South have more in common than people think. Today, well examine how extraction, []

S5E5: Environment and Entrepreneurship with Tamara Toles O'Laughlin
June 19, 2025

In a world impacted by climate change and uncontrolled growth and extraction, actions and careers that deal with moving money, building businesses, and expanding nonprofits, at first glance, feels cou

S5E4: Health and Environmental Justice with Anne Mellinger Birdsong
June 05, 2025

When we talk about climate change, a lot of people picture melting ice caps, heat waves, or rising sea levels. But one major piece of the puzzle often gets overlookedour []

S5E3: Artificial Intelligence and Climate (Part II) with Sarah Houston
May 22, 2025

In a climate changed world, we must address that challenges that AI data centers bring and support local organizations like Tennessees Protect Our Aquifer that are fighting for our communities. []

S5E2: Artificial Intelligence and Climate (Part I) with KeShaun Pearson
May 08, 2025

In this episode, were bringing in Memphis Community Against Pollution director KeShaun Pearson to reflect on the renewable source of people power against injustice. Artificial Intelligence, or AI, re

S5E1: Funding Climate Adaptation with William Barber III and Katie Thomas
April 24, 2025

Welcome back to Climate Justice, Yall! In this episode were kicking off season 5 with a conversation with William Barber III from the Rural Beacon Initiative and Katie Thomas from []

S4E4: When Disaster Strikes: Hurricane Helene with La’Meshia and Sanja Whittington
January 16, 2025

Welcome to the season finale! In this episode, were highlighting the incredible work of Democracy Green, an Afro-Indigenous-led conservation organization based in Western North Carolina. Hurricane He