Climate One Podcast: Navigating Climate Grief and Action with Katharine Wilkinson and Uncle Pappy
Toasted to a respectable shade. No regrets, no crumbs left.
Summary
This podcast episode from Climate One features Dr. Katharine Wilkinson, author of "Climate Wayfinding" and co-founder of the All We Can Save Project, alongside Blair Carlyle (aka Uncle Pappy), an Instagram influencer and law student. Wilkinson discusses navigating climate grief and uncertainty through compassion and courage, offering a guide to transform overwhelm into meaningful action. Uncle Pappy shares how he blends philosophy, humor, and nature appreciation to reach diverse audiences across political divides with environmental messages. The conversation explores how to move from ache to action, doubt to possibility, and find one's unique contribution to healing the planet.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledI feel a moral imperative to nature to try to remind people of how incredible it is, and at the same time, I feel a moral imperative to people to remind them of how incredible nature is.
Pappy is the realest version of me, the version I aspire to be
When real and internal maps come up short, and the path ahead is uncertain, how do we find our way?
You might also wanna read
Kent Osband's "Rationally Turbulent Expectations" Explores Bayesian Learning with Calm and Turbulent Phases
Kent Osband summarizes his research on "rational turbulence" in a new book, building on work previously linked by the blog. The key finding
How "The Digital Delusion" is fueling a movement to reduce screens in schools
Jared Cooney Horvath's self-published book "The Digital Delusion" has become the catalyst for a grassroots movement to limit screen time in
nbcnews.com·18h ago
Giornata mondiale della biodiversità : il concetto di "dark diversity" e la necessità di ripensare la vita sul pianeta
Articolo pubblicato in occasione della Giornata mondiale della biodiversità (22 maggio) che riflette sullo stato della vita sul pianeta e su
wired.it·1d ago
Pesquisa revela exclusão histórica de trabalhadoras domésticas na literatura brasileira até os anos 2010
A tese de doutorado transformada em livro 'Quirinas' analisa a exclusão histórica de trabalhadoras domésticas na ficção brasileira, identifi
www1.folha.uol.com.br·1d ago
How soccer's origins in 19th-century English boarding schools shaped the global game
An expert on global history and author of a 2025 book traces the origins of modern soccer (association football) to the well-heeled boarding
theconversation.com·1d ago
The Enduring Role of University Libraries: A Reflection on MIT's Academic Heart
The article reflects on the vital role of university libraries as the heart of academic life, knowledge creation, and education. It laments
fnl.mit.edu·2d ago