Hey Change Podcast

Why reclaiming our stories is an act of power with Melissa Jun Rowley

“Every culture is sustained by the stories it repeats. Every institution is reinforced by the stories it rewards.” Our guest today has spent two decades at the front lin

Re-share - From Climate Anxiety to Inner Transformation: The Neuroscience of Change

This week, we're sharing one of our favorite interviews from 2025! Anne Therese's conversation with neuroscientist Norman Farb is a great summer reset to help us tap into

Stop Focusing on Your Footprint! Climate Optimism with Sophia Li

What if we started to show up with new narratives? Ones that are rooted in nurturing and hope, instead of apathy and fear? Could our impact grow, and if so, how? Sophia

115: Redefining the WIN, with Mara Hoffman and Dana Davis!

The courage to pause at the peak with Mara Hoffman & Dana Davis! What does it take to walk away from momentum at its peak? In fashion, the relentless pressure to produce

114: The AI Paradox & The Future We Choose with Sinead Bovell

What if AI could actually help save the planet? We're flipping the script on the doom-and-gloom AI narrative! In this episode, Anne Therese sits down with Sinead Bovell —

113. Dax Dasilva on the Tech-Conservation Paradox and Finding Our Way Back to Nature

What does it mean to restore our relationship with the Earth — not just protect it, but belong to it again? In this episode, Anne sits down with Dax Dasilva, entrepreneu

112. Nature Is Nonpartisan: Reclaiming Conservation as a Shared American Value

Why is it that nature and climate change have become such difficult topics to talk about, especially with people with different political viewpoints than us? Why is clima

111. Holding Space for All Climate Emotions: Anger, Grief, and the Power of Inner Work

In this special episode, Anne Therese brings back two of the most impactful conversations from the Hey Change archives — featuring Mike Veny, mental health speaker and ad

110. The Climate Optimist Venn Diagram: How to Turn Hope into A Practice for Change

What does it really mean to practice optimism in the face of the climate crisis? In this episode, I break down my signature Climate Optimist Venn Diagram — a simple yet p

109. Turning Deserts into Forests and Finding Hope in Restoration with James Godfrey-Faussett

Today’s episode is such a special one. I’m joined by James Godfrey-Faussett, a restoration ecologist and founder of the Healing Earth Project, who has spent over two deca

108. Katharine Hayhoe on How to Talk About Climate Change with Love, Not Fear

Today, I’m bringing back one of my all-time favorite episodes from the archives of Hey Change. This conversation is between my former co-host Robin and me, along with Kat

107. Teaching Hope: Supporting Students Through Climate Anxiety

How do we navigate climate anxiety in the classroom? This episode is a special one, and one that feels close to my heart since I struggled with climate anxiety for such a

106. How New Yorker Cartoonist Tom Toro Uses Humor to Talk About Climate Change

Is it OK to laugh about serious issues? If so, what role does humor play in our important work for climate justice? Let’s talk about it! Today I’m joined by Tom Toro — a

105. From Pledge to Progress with Sally Fouts from The Climate Pledge

Anne Therese talks with Sally Fouts, Global Lead for The Climate Pledge at Amazon, about how businesses can accelerate climate action together. They discuss the origins o

104. The 3 Narrative Shifts that Will Change How You Think About Climate Change

What if the stories we tell about climate change are keeping us stuck in fear — instead of moving us into action? In this solo episode, I dive into three narrative shifts

103. Regeneration Begins Within: Darin Olien on Joy, Health, and Healing the Planet

Do you ever feel the need to go really deep with someone and throw at them life’s biggest, most thought-provoking questions? That’s how I felt when preparing my interview

102. What If Whale Poop Could Help Save the Planet?

In this episode, I sit down with the creators of Positive Polar, a love-passion-science project inviting you to directly participating in restoring our oceans. The missio

101. Hope Dies Last - Stubborn Optimism From Around The World

What if the most powerful tool we have in facing climate collapse… is refusing to give up? In this episode, I talk with Alan Weisman, journalist and bestselling author of

100. A World Without Waste: The Radical Power of Smart Design

What if the solution to single-use waste wasn’t more effort, but better design? In today’s episode, I sit down with Mac Sellars from r.World, an award-winning company tra

99. The New Face of Climate Denial - Why Your Voice Matters More Than Ever

A new climate change denial is spreading, and yes, we need to talk about it. So in this episode, I sit down with journalist Samantha Harrington to unpack how climate misi