The Assignment Bureau Podcast

The Assignment Bureau Podcast


Author Devi Lockwood on how creative assignments shaped her new book 1,001 Voices on Climate Change - The Assignment Bureau Podcast

September 11, 2021

In her early twenties, Devi Lockwood donned a cardboard sign that read "Tell me a story about climate change" one one side and "Tell me a story about water" on the other. She set off traveling around the globe, often on a bike, listening to how people were experiencing climate change. The stories she collected became the basis for her new non-fiction book, 1,001 Voices on Climate Change (Simon and Schuster). In this episode of The Assignment Bureau, host and producer Brett Ascarelli interviews Devi about the assignments and impulses that laid the foundation for the project, as well as how it might be possible to see adapting to climate change as a type of creative assignment.


To listen to a draft of Devi's map of stories, or to contribute to it, visit https://1001stories.org.


The Assignment Bureau is an independent podcast, with episodes published sporadically. Through different audio formats, it focuses on how people use creative assignments to face challenges, either in their personal lives or in the world at large.