MEER Podcast

MEER Podcast - 20. The Gargantuan Lie, Don't Look Up & Why We Still Aren't Listening with Adam McKay

Description In this episode of the MEER Podcast, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Adam McKay, the creator of The Big Short, Vice, Don't Look Up, and founder of Yellow Dot

MEER Podcast - 19. Deep Adaptation, Climate Risk, and What Comes Next with Jem Bendell

Description In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we are joined by Professor Jem Bendell, author, researcher, and originator of the influential Deep Adaptation framework,

18. Storytelling, Culture, and the Climate Narrative with Aria McKenna

In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we are joined by writer, director, and climate advocate Aria McKenna to explore the powerful role of storytelling in shaping public u

17. Beyond Carbon: Forest Cooling & Planetary Regulation with Rob de Laet

What if climate change cannot be understood through carbon emissions alone? In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we speak with Rob de Laet about planetary energy balance

16. The Green Mirage — Truth, Hope, and Survival with Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa

In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we speak with physician, environmental filmmaker, and activist Dr. Sofia Pineda Ochoa, director of Endgame 2050 and Greenwashed. Toge

15. Forests as the Beating Heart: The Biotic Pump Theory with Dr. Anastassia Makarieva

In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we speak with theoretical physicist Dr. Anastassia Makarieva, known for her work on the biotic pump theory — a framework that reexami

14. Brazil, the Amazon, and the Climate Story with Monica Piccinini

Brazilian journalist Monica Piccinini joins the MEER Podcast to discuss the Amazon rainforest and the complex environmental, political, and economic forces shaping Brazil

13. The Climate Acceleration Debate: Could 3°C Arrive by 2050? with Dr. Klaus Ritcher

In this episode we’re joined by Dr. Klaus Richter, physicist and President of the German Physical Society. Dr. Richter recently co-authored a joint statement with the Ger

12. Building a Climate-Ready Majority with Rupert Read & Liam Kavanagh

In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we are joined by Rupert Read and Liam Kavanagh, co-directors of the Climate Majority Project and authors of the SAFER report. Togethe

11. A Climate Reality Check with Eliot Jacobson

In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we speak with Dr. Eliot Jacobson about what the climate data actually shows behind global summits, temperature targets, and public na

10. The Nemesis of Planet A with Martin Palmer

In this episode we’re joined by Martin Palmer, author of The Nemesis of Planet A: Is the Human Race Sleepwalking Towards Its Own Extinction? and founder of the Rotaract (

9. IPCC Three Years Later with Kyle Kimball

Kyle Kimball returns to MEER 3 years after his talk “Faster Than Expected: The IPCC’s Role In Exacerbating Climate Change”. In that talk he presented evidence indicating

8. Risk Realism: Cooling a Livable Planet w/ David Spratt

David Spratt joins hosts Arjana and Kathy to talk climate risk, tipping points, and the case for surface-based, reversible cooling alongside deep decarbonization. Practic

7 Agriculture

In this compelling seventh episode of the MEER Podcast, Dr. Ye Tao shares fascinating updates from his recent travels in China, delving into the state of climate, agricul

6 Water Resources in a Warming Climate

Join Dr. Ye Tao with host Peter Dynes as they discuss groundbreaking research on evaporation suppression, climate change impacts on lakes, and our exciting new collaborat

5 Earthshine

In this episode, we delve into Dr. Ye Tao's fascinating trip to Makeni, where he plans to embark on groundbreaking water evaporation suppression experiments. Additionally

4 Courting Controversy

Dr. Ye Tao discusses the ongoing heat waves in West Africa, as well as the issues they are having with power cuts in Sierra Leone. In addition, we revisit one of Dr. Tao'

3 Coming to Africa

In this episode, Dr. Tao discusses the challenges of finding the right community to conduct cooling experiments and the overall economic and housing situation in Crab Tow

2 Origins of MEER

Welcome to the second episode of the MEER podcast, a show dedicated to science education that focuses on topics such as climate change, adaptation, and restoration. In th

1 Introduction to Dr. Ye Tao and MEER

Welcome to the first episode of the MEER podcast, a show dedicated to science education that focuses on topics such as climate change, adaptation, and restoration. In thi