Give up your climate guilt. Sharpen your curiosity. Join Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson as they tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change — and the tools we have to fix it. This show makes sense of big climate questions and critical topics. Our episodes are filled with stories of bold climate leadership, groundbreaking campaigns, and people doing their best to be part of the solution.
A Matter of Degrees is produced in partnership with The 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara and The All We Can Save Project.
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The Carbon Wave
Before the Inflation Reduction Act became the biggest climate bill in U.S. history, it was just a bunch of policy ideas with long odds. Turning those ideas into law took
Aug 25 47 min
Climate Wayfinding
Katharine wrote a book!
It's called Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home, and it's out on May 5th. Through journaling prompts, practical ex
Apr 16 34 min
The Long Arc of Climate Action with Gina McCarthy
Gina McCarthy has been at the center of nearly every federal climate fight of the last two decades. She led the EPA during the Obama years. Then, under President Biden, s
Mar 26 34 min
Melting ICE: The Climate Movement Defends Democracy
Back in December, the Trump administration sent thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Minnesota. They terrorized communities, took people from the
Feb 26 52 min
The Only Good Planet
Dr. Kate Marvel builds climate models — digital worlds that simulate our possible futures. They can tell us how hot it will get, how high the seas will rise, and which fo
Oct 9 2025 40 min
The Sun Is Having Its Day
"In the midst of a lot of big, bad things happening, there's one big good thing happening on planet Earth right now."
Today on A Matter of Degrees, we're bringing back
Sep 9 2025 48 min
Cash In On Clean Tech Incentives (Before It's Too Late)
Donald Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" took a sledgehammer to U.S. climate policy, including tax credits for clean cars and appliances. These incentives we
Aug 26 2025 37 min
The Climate Crisis Is Breaking Insurance
Thousands of people lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires. Now, they're looking to their insurance companies to help them rebuild. But as the world warms, disaste
Apr 4 2025 35 min
Presenting: L.A. Wildfires: Rebuilding for a Hotter, Drier Future
This week we are sharing a special bonus episode from Boiling Point, a new podcast produced by the LA Times and hosted by climate columnist Sammy Roth. This new audio ser
Jan 23 2025 38 min
Leah Stokes: 2024 Schneider Award Winner
In this episode of A Matter of Degrees, we partner with Climate One to share an inspiring conversation between Dr. Leah Stokes and Greg Dalton, the founder and co-host of
Jan 10 2025 52 min
Cleaning Up Industry
The industrial sector makes all of our physical stuff – the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, the buildings we live in, and much more. It's also one of the biggest sour
Dec 19 2024 35 min
The Questions We Ask Matter with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
In this live episode of A Matter of Degrees, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson joined Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for a conversation on Ayana's new book, What If We Get It Right, V
Dec 5 2024 39 min
What the Election Means for Climate Policy
The election is over, but climate progress doesn't have to be. How can we continue to push for equitable climate policies and defend current investments in clean energy?
Nov 14 2024 58 min
Minnesota's Climate Breakthrough
On this episode of A Matter of Degrees, we tell the story of how a powerful grassroots movement, ambitious lawmakers, and Governor Tim Walz turned Minnesota into a climat
Oct 24 2024 34 min
Project 2025
Project 2025 has been all over the news lately. But what exactly is this conservative playbook for the Federal government? And what does it mean for climate policy?
Oct 7 2024 30 min
A Look Back at Vice President Kamala Harris on Climate Leadership, Justice, and Solutions
Welcome back for a special bonus episode of A Matter of Degrees! In this episode, we are taking a look back at our live conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris. Si
Aug 26 2024 53 min
Live Episode: A Climate Book Talk with Rebecca Solnit
Welcome back for a bonus episode of A Matter of Degrees! We were lucky enough to sit down with Rebecca Solnit — author, historian, and climate activist — to talk about he
Jul 20 2023 59 min
The Tongass: A Way Forward For The Forest
In our season three finale, we're transporting listeners to the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world and a vital carbon sink: the Tongass.
Katharine and
Mar 2 2023 49 min
The Journey of Justice40
In his early days in office, President Biden took executive action to deliver environmental justice. Are those policies delivering justice in practice? This episode, we t
Feb 16 2023 46 min
The 'Darth Vader' of Electric Utilities
Electric utilities are falling short on climate action. To explain why, we're bringing back our season one finale. This episode features former utilities regulator Kris M
Feb 2 2023 58 min
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I generally really like this show, and greatly respect the hosts, but I have to push back on the tack taken here, led by the guest Dave Jones, that the big sinners in the California insurance crisis are oil companies. I am NO FAN of oil and gas. But let’s widen the frame a little. What about car companies that have fought improved mileage standards and electrification tooth and nail, the highway building industry and its associated unions which actively block progress on transit and other alternatives, homeowners and cities that have refused to build infill multifamily housing thus driving development further and further out from job centers, and to top it all off, white America’s centuries-long attachment to segregation which is the ideological underpinning of post-war suburbanization, much of which was encoded into law at every level of government (see The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein). Feel free to harsh the oil companies, but you need to look at the bigger picture to understand the phenomenon.
George Spies, Oakland CA · May 2025
I’ve listened to a few episodes before which were all good but just heard the episode with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and it was phenomenal. It was the perfect mix of pragmatic, thoughtful, and hopeful. Exactly what I needed amidst all this tumult.
knows all · Feb 2025
I always feel less anxious, more informed, more hopeful and less alone when I listen to this podcast. I wish everyone would listen!
Mundane Magic · Jan 2025
I love this podcast - especially the “what can I do” series. Information is presented in a clear, easy to understand and engaging manner, and there are clear actions to take to make a difference.
vjtmwoods · Apr 2023
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