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The Climate Report is a weekly Sacramento-based radio show hosted by Dale Steele, featuring music, interviews, commentary, and more. You can listen in every Wednesday at 12:00pm (noon) on KUBU 96.5 FM or online at AccessSacramento.org, with a midnight replay.

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What: Music, interviews, commentary, and more

When: Every Wednesday at 12:00pm (noon) with a midnight replay

Where: KUBU 96.5 FM or online at AccessSacramento.org

Show Archives

2024 Episodes

Show 412: Aired 5/22/24

  • Topics: Sacramento’s Electrification Strategy, “In climate-related news & more from recent Regenerative Ag Forum, I-80 widening and more.
  • Music: “Climate Crisis” and “Climate Crisis Love Song”

Show 411: Aired 5/15/24

  • Topics: More from recent Regenerative Ag Forum, In climate-related news, SEAT training return, Urban Forest Plan review, Fighting Pollution from Online Shopping Transportation
  • Music: (“I’m Your) Heat Pump”

Show 410: Aired 5/8/24

  • Topics: Regenerative Ag Forum highlights, In climate-related news, SEAT training announcement, Regenerative Food Systems
  • Music: “The Straight Poop”

Show 409: Aired 5/1/24

  • Topics: New “In climate-related news” with Splash! Interview, “Common Ground” regen ad film interview, Sacramento Urban Forest Plan review, Green Schools Action Coalition update.
  • Music: (“I’m Your) Heat Pump”

Show 408: Aired 4/24/24

  • Topics: “In climate-related news” with Earth Day report, Regenerative Ag Forum announcement, special Earth Day report from LOE looking forward to envision a future reshaped by an emerging clean energy system and “greening the economy”.
  • Music:

Show 407: Aired 4/17/24

  • Topics: Calendar updates, “In climate-related news, Poetry as a way to tackle climate disaster LOE interview of Catherine Pierce poet laureate of Mississippi
  • Poems: “If/When”, “The Mother Warns the Tornado”, “Anthropocene Pastoral” all by Catherine Pierce

Show 406: Aired 4/10/24

  • Topics: Calendar events, In climate-related news, UCS interview summary with Rob Bonta on Big Oil lawsuit
  • Music: “We have betrayed you” Sarah Cannon

Show 405: Aired 4/3/24

  • Topics: Climate Policy Summit and Earth Day updates, new “In climate-related news”, Kim Stanley Robinson EcoShock interview
  • Music: NA

Show 404: Aired 3/27/24

  • Topics: Summary of intro to Calif. Climate Policy Summit, Weatherkids.org climate pledge, LOE update on SEC public company rule requiring greenhouse gas emission and climate risks reporting
  • Music:

Show 403: Aired 3/20/24

  • Topics: We take another look at “How War Fuels Climate Catastrophe” and “Drives Conflict” with help from @ClimateAdam. We’ve also got a new “In climate-related news” segment by Justine.
  • Music: “War, what is it good for?” Edwin Star
  • “Truth To Power” OneRepublic

Show 402: Aired 3/13/24

  • Topics: Ongoing efforts to divest insurance, retirement funds and other asset investments from fossil fuel expansion, recent court ruling against Kern County for its continued fast tracking of oil and gas permitting. In climate related news” by Justine, 350Sac volunteer
  • Music: “Oblivion” fossil fuels/divestment spoof, “Big Oil Blues” Dan Baucher and friends

Show 401: Aired 3/6/24

  • Topics: GSAC kickoff update, City’s final Climate Action and Adaptation Plan adopted, new Truxel bridge proposal? In climate related news” by Justine, 350Sac volunteer
  • Music: “Build a New World” Katie Costello, “We are the Movement” The Peace Poets

Show 400: Aired 2/28/24

  • Topics: Green Schools Action Coalition update by Pahel, new “In climate-related news” by Justine, upcoming 350Sac activities and more.
  • Music:  “Won’t Give Up”, by Yo-Yo Ma, Indigenous singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson and environmentalist drag queen vocalist Pattie Gonia, ” A Warning…”, by Sawan Dutta / The Metronome, “We Have Betrayed You”,  by Sarah Cannon

Show 399: Aired 2/21/24

  • Topics: Updates on volunteer activities, upcoming events and review deadlines, new “in climate-related news” and more.
  • Music: “Run Away” and “I’m a Rebel, Rebel for a Reason, Reason” by local band “Steady Drop”, “Won’t Give Up”, by Yo-Yo Ma, Indigenous singer-songwriter Quinn Christopherson and environmentalist drag queen vocalist Pattie Gonia, ” A Warning…”, by Sawan Dutta / The Metronome, “We Have Betrayed You”,  by Sarah Cannon

Show 398: Aired 2/14/24

  • Topics: Carbon footprint and climate impacts of the military
  • Music: Local band Steady Drop songs “Run Away” and “I’m a Rebel, Rebel for a Reason, Rason”

Show 397: Aired 2/7/24

  • Topics: In climate-related news, new climate denial,
  • Music: “Won’t Give Up”, Yo-Yo Ma

Show 396:

  • Topics: Repeat Show 396 with updates
  • Music:

Show 395: Aired 1/24/24

  • Topics: In climate-related news, Sac Co CAP , History of climate change disinformation
  • Music: The poem “Oasis” by Salome Agbaroji, the 2023 National Youth Poet Laureate of the US

Show 394: Aired 1/17/24

  • Topics: “In climate-related news”, Climate justice mayoral forum, “Fossil fuel deception” LOE, County CAP update
  • Music: “Oblivion” fossil fuels/divestment spoof starring Olivia Colman. (End the show) “Dragon of Climate Change”, Oli Frost

Show 393: Aired 1/10/24

  • Topics: Sac County CAP update by team lead Oscar, “In climate-related news” by Justine, 350 intern/staff updates from Juliette and Katie, LOE updates on new American Climate Corps,
  • Music:

Show 392: Aired 1/3/24

  • Topics: Another look at COP, “In climate-related news”, carbon footprint of the military
  • Music:

2023 Episodes

Show 391: Aired 12/27/23

  • Topics: New “In climate-related news” segment with replay of Show 390
  • Music:

Show 390: Aired 12/20/23

  • Topics: “In Climate-related news”, holiday music, climate wise.
  • Music:
    • “Silent Night Woke Carols” Extinction Rebellion
    • “Climate Crisis Xmas Carol”  Jennifer Leitham,
    • “All I want is truth for Xmas”  Myna Birds
    • “Climate Change Christmas” The Dead End Streets,
    • “Climate Change”  Alan Cooper, (country music!)
    • “Manhattan in January” Jill Solbe
    • “Global Warming Christmas”  Sherwin Linton,
    • “Climate Change Christmas”  Drew Jacobs,
    • “Global Warming Stole Christmas”  Phillyblunts,
    • “Shadows” Sandel

Show 389: Aired 12/13/23

  • Topics: “In Climate-related news”, 5th National Climate Assessment and indigenous communities,”Oblivia Coalmine”
  • Music: “A Warning” by Sawan Dutta, and we end the show with “Change Without Us” Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir

Show 388: Aired 12/6/23

  • Topics: Two examples of importance of involvement at local and global levels. Sac County CAP OpEd, COP28 Corporate Co-Opting.
  • Music: “A Warning” Sawan Dutta / The Metronome

Show 387: Aired 11/29/23

  • “In climate-related news”, all climate music show
  • Music: “We Have Betrayed You”,  Sarah Cannon, “Revolution”, Tatumn Starr, “Yellow Skies”, Kelly Ragsdale, “Climate Champion”, Justice Mokiniz featuring Jivahnah, “Climate Change Song” Bella Ciao

Show 386: Aired 11/22/23

  • Repeat Show 385 for holiday week

Show 385: Aired 11/15/23

  • Topics: Seventh annual Scorecard on Insurance, Fossil Fuels and the Climate Emergency, how climate change is wreaking havoc on the global insurance market and the role insurance plays in reducing the risk and results of climate change, CalPERS is updating its sustainable investment strategy by increasing investments in clean energy technology and other climate solutions to help achieve Net Zero by 2050 but that date is too late and the emphasis on carbon capture is unproven.
  • Music: “We Have Betrayed You – A Climate Change Anthem for Our Children”,  Sarah Cannon; “Resolution Song” by Fridays for Future

Show 384: Aired 11/8/23

  • Topics: Replayed Show 383

Show 383: Airs 11/1/23

  • Topics: 350 Sac intern Gianna Acquisto, “Common Ground” film, “In Climate Related News”, summary of “Under a White Sky” author Elizabeth Kolbert interview.
  • Music:  “Global Warming” by Sasha Alex Sloan

Show 382: Aired 10/25/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 381 with Climate Justice Festival info

Show 381: Aired 10/18/23

  • Topics: News updates including new temperature records, Dutch activists force end to fossil fuel subsidies, new UN report on climate displacement of children, new youth climate lawsuit in Portugal, new Pope climate document
  • Music: “Yellow Skies” Kelly Ragsdale, “World on Fire” Dolly Parton,  “Feels Like Dawn” Peace Poets

Show 380: Aired 10/11/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 374 with updated “In Climate Related News”
  • Music: ”Trouble” Rupa and the April Fishes

Show 379: Aired10/4/23

  • Topics: What are new climate legislation bills, SB261 and 253, all about. Massive subsidies to the fossil fuel industry continue but would be better spent elsewhere.
  • Music: “Science Rules” Dargan Frierson, “Better Banking Song” Third Act!

Show 378: Aired 9/27/23

  • Topics: Climate Week NYC/Climate Ambition Update, Extreme weather/Appalachian folk music, Climate Jam games with optimism, solutions, and justice

Show 377: Aired 9/20/23

  • Topics: “Actions to End the Era of Fossil Fuels” in Old Town and beyond
  • Music: “Yellow Skies”, Chants? , “Revolution”,

Show 376: Aired 9/13/23

  • Topics: Interview Ilonka Zlatar about upcoming big event to End the Era of Fossil Fuels 9/17/23 in Old Sacramento
  • Music: “Revolution” by Tatumn Starr

Show 375: Aired 9/6/23 Midnight show only

  • Topics: Updates on 350Sac SEAT program, “Action to End the Era of Fossil Fuels” event
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time” featuring Adam Baptiste, “Lift Together” Suzie Hicks, “Climate Champion” Justice Mokiniz featuring Jivahnah.
  • Final Farewell Jimmy Buffett, “la ora te natura” Nature lives!

Show 374: Aired 8/30/23

  • Topics: “What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know” | Al Gore | TED summary, “In climate related news”
  • Music:”Trouble” Rupa and the April Fishes

Show 373: Aired 8/23/23

  • Topics: CAAP review, “in climate related news”, Montana and Juliana v. US updates
  • Music: “Rising Seas” Midnight Oil, “Eve of Destruction” Anneli Kamfer

Show 372: Aired 3/16/23

  • Topics: replay Show 371 with new “in climate related news” from Justine Kanzler, 350Sac volunteer.

Show 371: Aired 3/9/23

  • Topics: 350Sac Student Environmental Activist Training is coming back next month, the city of Sacramento needs all the help and encouragement possible to adopt an effective  climate action plan? The city has created an online tool to review the draft plan, the city received a climate report card 350Sac from recently, not good…
  • Music: “Climate Champion” (Justice Mokiniz featuring Jivahnah,  “World on Fire” Dolly Parton, “Feels like Dawn” Peace Poets

Show 370: Aired 8/2/23

  • Topics: Oil well leaks, Comment on Sac General Plan/Climate Action Plan, Our children live in troubling times, future generations and challenging LA oil drilling
  • Music: “Poem for My Children Born During 6th Extinction” Slowdown podcast, “Dear Future Generations: Sorry”  Prince Ea (requested repeat), and end the show in “Trouble” Rupa and the April Fishes

Show 369: Aired 7/26/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 368

Show 368: Aired 7/19/23

  • Topics: County Proposes Delay in Climate Emergency Declaration?
  • Music: “Eve of Destruction” Anneli Kamfer, “Global Warming” Sasha Alex Sloan, “Our House is on Fire” Emma’s Revolution, “Change without us” Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir

Show 367: Aired 7/12/23

  • Topics: More on Big Oil Independence
  • Music: Dolly Parton’s new song “World on Fire”, and end the show with “Feels Like Dawn” By Lu Aya of the Peace Poets

Show 366: Aired 7/5/23

  • Topics: More from the recent Big Oil Resistance tour in Sacramento.
  • Music: Dolly Parton’s new song “World on Fire”, and end the show with “Feels Like Dawn” By Lu Aya of the Peace Poets

Shows 361-365

  • Repeat Show 303, all music, while traveling.

Show 360: Aired 5/24/23

  • Topics: Big Oil Resistance Tour partial summary
  • Music: poem/music from the event Tatum Blubear

Show 359: Aired 5/17/23

  • Topics: Background on Big Oil Resistance Tour
  • Music: “Big Oil Blues” Dan Bacher, “Young People Marching” Raffi, “Lift Together” (original song) Suzie Hicks the Climate Chic.

Show 358: Aired 5/10/23

  • Topics: Ilonka interview on Big Oil Resistance event and 350 Sacramento programs, “How to Blow Up A Pipeline” new movie interview

Show 357: Aired 5/3/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 356

Show 356: Aired 4/27/23

  • Topics: Summary from recent Calif. Climate Policy Summit with CEO Ellie Cohen and Nalleli Cobo, Big Day Of Giving.
  • Music:”Lift Together” (original song) Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick (As featured last week)

Show 355: Aired 4/12/23

  • Topics: “Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick” interview, Rancho Cordova CAP update, Earth Day returns
  • Music: “Young People Marching” Raffi, “Big Oil Blues” Dan Baucher

Show 354: Aired 4/12/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 351 with Earth Day events update.
  • Music:

Show 353: Aired 4/5/23

  • Topics: IPCC 6th Assessment summary & key takeaways, “Extrapolations” on Apple TV, Sage Lenier interview about more positive college climate education program.
  • Music: ”Climate Change IJC Theme song”

Show 352: Aired 3/29/23

  • Topics: Update from recent “Banking for our Future” event, Pajaro flood victims disenfranchised, Diet for a small and hot planet interview.
  • Music: “Whatever it takes”, “Banking for our future”

Show 351: Aired 3/22/23

  • Topics: Third Act and “Banking for our Future” recent event update, Willow project approval for new arctic drilling a major mistake.
  • Music: Third Act event songs, mashup of recent Ode to Earth event.

Show 350: Aired 3/15/23

  • Topics: Meaning of 350 PPM, What is Third Act?, Crash Course “What is Climate Change?”
  • Music: Third Act songs, “Greenhouse Gas Breakdown” Oli Frost

Show 349: Aired 3/8/23

  • Topics: Replay of Bill McKibben at 350 Sacramento’s 10th anniversary celebration.

Show 348: Aired 3/1/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 228, background story of 350 Sacrament

Show 347: Aired 2/22/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 346

Show 346: Aired 2/15/23

  • Topics: 350Sac Community Organizer and STEP student training program updates in all music program.
  • Music:”Climate Champion”, “Climate Change Song”, “Climate Change Song”, “The Dragon of Climate Change”, “Global Warming”, “The Time is Now”

Show 345: Aired 2/8/23

  • Topics: Repeat Show 344

Show 344: Aired 2/1/23

  • Topics: Summary of 10th Anniversary special Climate Cast episode.
  • Music: “The Time is Now” OneMoreSong

Show 343: Aired 1/25/23

  • Topics: Ilonka interview on Sacramento Public File podcast
  • Music: “IJC Climate Change Song”

Show 342: Aired 1/18/23

  • Topics: Ode to Earth coming!, Daniel Swain interview on Democracy Now!
  • Music: “12 Eggs” by Wes and Stephen, and  “Planting Seeds” by Yesaha and several poems from previous OTEs, “Dragon of Climate Change” Oli Frost

Show 341: Aired 1/11/23

  • Topics: Ode to Earth returns, Environmental Law issues in 2023
  • Music: Ode to Earth past music and poems and “Climate Change ICJ theme song”

Show 340: Aired 1/4/23

  • Topics: Introducing “Regeneration” by Paul Hawken, City section covered also.
  • Music: “The Dragon of Climate Change” Oli Frost, “The Time is Now” OneMoreSong, “Climate Change Song” Hopscotch, “Global Warming” Sasha Alex Sloan,

2022 Episodes

Show 339: Aired 12/28/22

  • Topics: Repeat Show 336

Show 338: Aired 12/21/22

  • Topics: Repeat Show 336

Show 337: Aired 12/14/22

  • Topics: Repeat Show 336

Show 336: Aired 12/7/22

  • Topics: Replay Holiday Climate Music (Show 288)
  • Music:
    • “Silent Night Woke Carols” Extinction Rebellion
    • “Climate Crisis Xmas Carol”  Jennifer Leitham,
    • “All I want is truth for Xmas”  Myna Birds
    • “Climate Change Christmas” The Dead End Streets,
    • “Climate Change”  Alan Cooper, (country music!)
    • “Manhattan in January” Jill Solbe (2:15)
    • “Global Warming Christmas”  Sherwin Linton,
    • “Climate Change Christmas”  Drew Jacobs,
    • “Global Warming Stole Christmas”  Phillyblunts,
    • “Shadows” Sandel

Show 335: Aired 11/30/22

  • Topics: Replayed Show 326

Show 334: Aired 11/23/22

  • Topics: Played Show 333 which didn’t play last week.

Show 333: (Didn’t play as scheduled 11/16/22)

  • Topics: Portland’s clean energy fund background and LOE interview of Lauren Sanchez, Senior Climate Advisor to Governor Newsom about the states priorities and issues.
  • Music: “Time has Come” Lester Chambers & friends for Third Act!

Show 332: Aired 11/9/22

  • Topics: Healing music medley after a stressful election period. “Toxic Air in Utero” Living on Earth interview. New findings show that the more air pollution a pregnant person is exposed to, the more black carbon particles from burning fossil fuels are found in the lungs, brain, and liver of the fetus
  • Music: “Change Gonna Come” Sam Cooke, “O-o-h Child” Nina Samone,  “I’m Still Standing” Janis Ian,  “Hold on Change is Coming” Howard College Choir, “Are We a Nation?” Sweet Honey in the Rock

Show 331: Aired 11/2/22

  • Topics: Remix of Show 327 with new music and Measure A updates
  • Music: Sing along at the end of the show: “No on A”, “Keep on Moving Forward/ Sigamos Adelante” – Emma’s Revolution

Show 330: Aired 10/26/22

  • Topics: More Third Act Sac Community Convergence. Today we hear from 2 speakers including Stockton’s poet laureate Tama L. Brisbane and learn about crowdsourcing government oversight with Kula Koenig. Also more background on the very dangerous Measure A
  • Music: “Change” Julian Lennon, later we have”Change Without Us” Reverend Billy and The Stop Shopping Choir, and South African vocalist Anneli Kamfer brings new life — and pain to the classic “Eve of Destruction” to end the show.

Show 329: Aired 10/19/22

  • Topics: City resolution climate resiliency/Moiz Mir, Third Act Sac Community Convergence grandmother Penny Opal Plant and high school student Supriya Patel.
  • Music: from the Convergence “Big Oil Blues” by local journalist Dan Bacher

Show 328: Aired 10/12/22

  • Topics: Measure A Not OK, Paul Hawken new “Regeneration” book, Hispanic Heritage Month celebration continues but so does second class citizen treatment for farmworkers, Living on Earth interview,
  • Music:”La Buena Vida”, something new from Cuban/Mexican Camila Cabello’s El Tiny performance for Hispanic Heritage Month. “Dwelling In The Present Moment” Lawrence Cole

Show 327: Aired 10/5/22

  • Topics: Sac County CAP update, Sac 350 Leg. team update, new Measure A problems, major climate victory over big oil reported by Bill McKibben
  • Music: “Keep on Moving Forward/ ❓” – Emma’s Revolution available on Soundcloud

Show 326: Aired 9/28/22

  • Topics: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, however, much remains to be improved regarding environmental justice. We’ll hear what California  and the federal IRA recently signed are doing for low-income communities and communities of color. We’ll also look briefly at ways to redesign the economy to regenerate rather than destroy the natural world and better protect those most vulnerable to those impacts.
  • Music: “Mother Earth” Richie Ledeagle, aka “the indigenous warrior” (who just performed at Climate Justice Festival held in McClatchy/Oak Park over the weekend.

Show 325: Aired 9/21/22

  • Topics: Repeat first half of show from last week, second half Living on Earth interview of “Greening of the Golden State” looking at 2 new decisions to further green, California–the golden state and the implications of these actions
  • Music: “We are the Movement” Peace Ports & “I’ll Walk That Way” Maggie Wheeler

Show 324: Aired 9/14/22

  • Topics: Sac County final draft CAP, Sac City CAP delays, extreme weather events, climate science  and our warming world
  • Music: “We are the Movement” Peace Poets

Show 323: Aired 8/31/22 (repeated 9/7/22)

  • Topics: Inflation Reduction Act Do For The Climate?, County CAP Draft Out For Review, Climate and Plastics LOE interview
  • Music: “Changes” by Dane Myers & 50 climate activists around the world.  “Goes Around Comes Around” Brian Goodall to raise awareness about the ever growing plastic pollution problem.

Show 322: Aired 8/24/22

  • Topics: Lack of progress on Sacramento’s Climate Action Plan and cities are using local ballot measures to tackle this problem, as we hear today in part of a recent expert panel on “Local Ballot Measures: The Future of CA Climate Policy”? hosted by ClimatePlan.
  • Music: “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “Big Yellow Taxi” Counting Crows version of Joni Mitchell classic

Show 321: Aired 8/17/22

  • Topics: Replay Show 320 while traveling.

Show 320: Aired 8/10/22 (originally scheduled to air 8/3/22)

  • Topics: 350 Sacramento community organizer training program, strong messages to our children living in troubling times as well as to future generations who may face worse situations, or not depending on what we do, story of what a young woman living in LA has done to challenge the health toll from LA’s big oil drilling rigs.
  • Music: “Poem for My Children Born During 6th Extinction” Slowdown podcast, “Dear Future Generations: Sorry”  Prince Ea , and end the show in “Trouble” Rupa and the April Fishes

Show 319: Aired 7/26/22

  • Topics: Sac CAP Update, Upcoming NorCal climate actions, “This is What We Did”, Biden climate executive actions,
  • Music: “We Are The Movement” Peace Poets, “Dear Future Generations: Sorry” Prince Ea 2015 (edit Stand for Trees?),  “Massive Attack” featuring Christiana” Figueres

Show 318: Aired 7/20/22

  • Topics: Replay of Show 316:

Show 317: Aired 7/13/22

  • Topics: Update on preliminary draft CAP review, repeat Show 315

Show 316: Aired 7/6/22

  • Topics: 350Sac Air Filter, Composting and Plastic Reduction programs, LOE interview on conservative majority of the Supreme Court EPA ruling
  • Music: “Impeach Me Baby” Arlean (Arlene) Brown and Lee “Shot” Williams” Dedicated to the conservative majority on the Supreme Court who can also expect a big lump of coal in their xmas stocking…

Show 315: Aired 6/22/22

  • Topics: Pregnancy & Heat Waves, Putting Coal Miners Back to Work
  • Music: “Change This Thing” Alex Smith, “We are the Movement” Peace Poets, “Build a New World” Katie Costello

Show 314: Aired: 6/29/22

  • Topics: Repeat Show 313 while traveling

Show 313: Aired 6/15/22

  • Topics: Summary of ​​”Extreme Heat – Protecting Public Health and the Economy in California’s Central Valley”.
  • Music: “I Need Air”

Show 312: Aired 6/8/22

  • Topics: Recap of some Third Act! “Good Trouble”, summary from a LOE interview with Harvard History of Science professor Naomi Oreskes. “Cooked”: Survival by ZipCode trailer from 1995, but looking into the future.
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time”  featuring Adam Baptiste, “We Are The Movement” The Peace Poets, dedicated to the hardworking activists around the world working to make a better future for all.

Show 311: Aired 6/1/22

  • Topics: Board of Supervisors Candidate Forum & climate change; California CAPS relying on boilerplate not adequately addressing equity
  • Music: “Big Yellow Taxi” Joni Mitchell/Counting Crows, “More the Emission” Fehinti Balogun

Show 310: Aired 5/25/22

  • Topics: Repeat Show 303 Kula’s All Music program with repeat edit

Show 309: Aired 5/18/22

  • Topics: Paths to Solving the Climate Crisis LOE interview with Naomi Oreskes and summary of recent Calif. Climate Policy Summit.

Show 308: Aired 5/11/22

  • Topics: IPCC report on mitigation with “Living on Earth” segment on “Atlas of Human Suffering”  and “Drilled Podcast” segment on media role and more.
  • Music: “Trouble” by Rupa and the April Fishes

Show 307: Aired 5/4/22

  • Topics: Summaries from the recent District 5 Board of Supervisors candidate forum and the California Climate Policy Summit 2022 hosted by The Climate Center last week.
  • Music: Joni Mitchell’s classic “Big Yellow Taxi” performed by Counting Crows

Show 306: Aired 4/27/22

  • Topics: Threshold podcast summary featuring models showing how a more intelligent electric grid for US and Deep Decarbonization Pathways project show how to meet the 1.5 degree C goal.

Show 305: Aired 4/20/22

  • Topics: Update on the latest IPCC report from the “Drilled” podcast focusing on mitigation. We’ll also hear a “LOE” discussion about new climate risk disclosure regulations that would require public companies to disclose their climate risk.
  • Music: Novo Amor and Greenpeace take us to Antarctic with “State Lines” calling on world leaders to agree on a strong Global Ocean Treaty

Show 304: Aired 4/13/22

  • Topics: Repeat Show 297
  • Music: “Ella’s Song” by Sweet Honey in the Rock

Show 303: Aired 4/6/22

  • Topics: Kay Addy’s awesome “all music” show!
  • Music: “Mother Earth” Richie Ledeagle, “Nature’s Way” Spirit, “And it Rained All Night” Thom Yorke, “Mercy Me” Marvin Gaye, “Ode to a Butterfly” Nickel Creek, “You Must Believe in Spring” Freddy Cole

Show 302: 3/30/22

  • Topics: Replay Show 296

Show 301: Aired 3/23/22

  • Topics: Sac Co CAP Update, Ecosia Climate Anxiety to Action, Bill McKibben Defense Production Plan to make heat pumps for Europe.
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time” Sustainable Soundtracks featuring Adam Baptiste

Show 300: Aired 3/16/22

  • Topics: County CAP Workshop Update, Many CAPS Inadequate Equity Measures, “Adaptation Gap”
  • Music: “More the Emissions” Fehinti Balogun  from “Can I Live?”

Show 299: Aired 3/9/22

  • Topics: IPCC “Atlas of Suffering” report, UNEP resolution to end plastic pollution, Sac Supervisors workshop 3/23 on County climate action plan.
  • Music: “A Change gonna come” Sam Cooke 1963

Show 298: Aired 3/2/22

  • Topics: 350SAc SEAT Program Update, County Sups back peddling on climate emergency declaration promises, repeat LOE segment on warming climate impacts to children’s health.
  • Music: Three Seconds on Planet Earth, Prince Ea , “I’m Still Standing” Janis Ian

Show 297: Aired 2/23/22

  • Topics: Highlight “Mothers of Invention” podcast, replay “Climate Anxiety and what to do about it” segment, Life and Impact of Barry Commoner”
  • Music: I dedicate “Ella’s Song” by Sweet Honey in the Rock and now on the Third Act playlist to my lovely daughter and granddaughter both with that beautiful name

Show 296: Aired 2/16/22

  • Topics: Laurie update on local ThirdAct activities, trailer on “Time to 1.5” podcast, summaries of several recent show segments including the great new Ecosia series, “Can Food Save The Planet”, as well as a recent thoughtful “Youth report” on sustainability by Malaika Nazir
  • Music: no room!

Show 295: Aired 2/9/22

  • Topics: Repeat segments “Great Global Flickering” George Monbiot and “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet:
  • Music: “Young People Marching” Raffi,  “Here Comes The Sun” Antonique Smith

Show 294: Aired 2/2/22

  • Topics: Happy Groundhog Day, “Warming Climate and Children’s Health” LOE interview, ThirdAct!, New 350Sacramento ThirdAct team forming, City of Sacramento Active Transportation workshop coming.
  • Music: “O-o-h Child” Nina Samone, “Are We A Nation?” Sweet Honey In The Rock

Show 293: Aired 1/26/22

  • Topics: New Youth Report with Malaika, “Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet” LOE interview summary

Show 292: Aired 1/19/22

  • Topics: The “Great Global Flickering” with George Monbiot, 3 Climate lessons from “Don’t Look Up”, “Can Food Save the Planet”
  • Music: Soil Conservation song

Show 291: Aired 1/12/22

  • Topics: Time to learn about winter wildfires in a changing climate and climate anxiety and how to turn it in
  • Music: “Our House Is On Fire” Emma’s Revolution

Show 290: Aired 1/5/22

  • Topics: Happy Hopeful 2022 New Year, Accomplishments in 2021, Introduce Third Act
  • Music: 60s classic “Time has come” Chambers Brothers for Your Third Act, and new music “Rising Seas” by Midnight Oil.

2021 Episodes

Show 289:

  • Topics: Repeat of Special Holiday Climate and Best Wishes Show 289

Show 289:

  • Topics: Repeat of Special Holiday Climate and Best Wishes Show 289

 (Show 288?)

Show 287: Aired 12/15/21

  • Topics: Miseducation of climate change science and how the fossil fuel industry has long promoted anti-climate curriculum in many schools similar to the tobacco industry to create distrust and doubt.
  • Music: “Time Has Come” Chambers Brothers special version featuring original member of this 1968 mega-hit Lester Chambers

Show 286: Aired 12/8/21

  • Topics: 2050 Climate Scenarios, The Climate Center “Climate-Safe California, LOE Mental health and air
  • Music: “Rising Seas” Midnight Oil

Show 285

  • Topics: Today, a special treat, we have an all music show produced by volunteer K Addy with songs selected that tell of current and ongoing crises in a way that UN or congressional reports just can’t. Songs empower individuals and communities everywhere to work together and do much more. Listen closely to these songs and see if they don’t move you the same way.
  • Music:

🎶 “Trouble in the Water”,  Hip Hop Caucus  with  Common, Malik Yusef, Kumasi ft. Aaron Fresh, Choklate, Laci Kay

🎶 “It’s Only 4 Degrees”, Anohni  

🎶 “Working Together” Earth Day Special 1990 with Quincy Jones, Fresh Prince, Tone Loc, Queen Latifah, Ice-T, Kid ‘N’ Play, Heavy D

🎶 “There May Be Hope” by the Road Sodas and theme song for the Climate Report.

🎶 “Feels Like Summer”  Childish Gambino

Show 284: Airs 11/24/21

  • Topics: Look closer at what did and didn’t happen at COP26. I’ve got a new summary from a “Living On Earth” segment with a detailed look into the lack of progress and failure at COP26. Also replay a recent Youth Report segment on “Fast Fashion by local high school volunteer Malaika Nazir.
  • Music: “No Other Life, No Other World” Daniel Larlham & Now the Changes, COP26 Rebellion march in SF 2:06 (Youthful determination and commitment, as Capt. Kirks says, No Blah, Blah, Blah!)
  • We’ll end this show with Delphine’s Story 1:52 (COP26 award winning poem by an 8 yr old produced as an animated story with professional narration. Listen to young Delphine’s call for action at the end)

Show 283: Airs 11/17/21

  • Topics: COP26 disappointment, a powerful look at humans “3 seconds on Earth” by spoken word extraordinaire Prince Ea, a new regenerative Ag series by Ecosia kicking off with a take on Environmental Justice, and a new segment from “Living on Earth”
  • Music: Songs appropriate for COP26 “Our House Is On Fire” Emma’s Revolution, “How Dare You” Greta Thunberg

Show 282:  Aired 11/10/21

  • Topics: Delphine’s Story” by an 8 year old written for COP26 that brought many delegates to tears.  We also have an exciting new segment, “The Youth Report” by Malaika Nazir, a high school student volunteering with 350Sac for her senior project. Today Malaika helps us understand the issues of “Fast Fashion”. We look forward to more Youth Report segments from Malaika soon.   We’ll also hear an example of efforts near COP26 to “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and go greener. George Monbiot, on COP26.TV, has lots to say about why 2050 is too late for climate neutrality. Finally, there have been recent developments on the critical US Infrastructure Bill and we will have an update in the near future. Meanwhile I’ll replay the “Infrastructure Bill” report from 350Sac volunteer Kay Addy.
  • Music:  “Wish We Were Older” Angel Baribeau asking “How Old Youths Have To Be Before They Can Be Happy?”, “Right Here, Right Now”, Greta & Fatboy Slim mashup reminding leaders they are failing us, there is no time left to wait and stall, “Mercy, Mercy Me” Marvin Gaye going back 50 years but still right on as things still ain’t what they used to be, we end with “Fossil Fuel Kid”,  Hayride Casualties wondering what’s that rising from the tail pipe exhaust?

Show 281: Aired 11/3/21 part 2 of 2 show series

  • Topics: “US Infrastructure Bill” by Kay Addy, “Climate and Plastic” LOE interview.
  • Music:  “Changes” by Dane Myers & 50 climate activists around the world.  “Goes Around Comes Around” Brian Goodall to raise awareness about the ever growing plastic pollution problem.

Show 280: Aired Supposed to play 10/27/21, part 1 of 2 show series 11/3

  • Topics: all about COP26 which starts in a few days.  I’ve got a summary about COP26 and its importance with particular focus on financial commitments.   The second half of the show will be a close look Carbon Offsets and Illusion that they are adequate measures for the many large fossil fuel companies proposing to use them.
  • Music: New music written for COP26 by Tommy Regan “Come Together” , We’ll end the show with “Young People Marching” to the better future they deserve.

Show 279A

  • Topics: “Code Red for Sacramento and the Planet!” (Massive Attack Intro) This is a special Climate Report too big and important to cover in 30 minutes so we will continue today at 12:30
  • On the second Climate Report:

(Show 279B) Aired 10/20/21 2 show series (These shows played again by station error 10/27)

  • we’ll hear comments from the virtual City Council meeting that convinced them to reconsider a more aggressive 2030 goal for carbon zero. I’ve also got  a summary of a recent Curiosity Stream show on what tipping points are and why we are seeing warnings that this decade is a “This is Code Red for the Planet” and tipping points.

Show 278: Aired 10/13/21

  • Topics: Indigenous Peoples Day, COP26 update and how to participate, The Climate Center climate policy recommendations for California, Ecosia successful climate protest examples.
  • Music: New music, “Change”, from Dane Myers and 50 climate activists around the world

Show 277: Aired 10/6/21

  • Topics: Update on Sac Co CAP and comment Portal. What’s COP26 and what should we expect?
  • Music: (depending on space) “Young People Marching” Raffi, “Friday for Futures Song” “We Don’t Have Time” featuring Adam Baptistery, “Resolution Song”. You might notice I play these songs often. That’s because of their youth focus and the critical role young people play in demanding more climate action!

Show 276: Aired 9/27/21

  • Topics: Update on Sacramento County’s Climate Action Plan and the need for public comment. Three Living on Earth segments on a critical House Climate Investigation of Big Oil’s climate disinformation,  “They Knew”, a 50 year review of past federal administration awareness of climate change, and “Widespread Youth Anxiety About Climate”.
  • Music: “Traffic Jam”  James Taylor reminding us the folly of depending on solo drivers and highway commutes in a climate emergency is the road to ruin, got it Sacramento County? “Massive Attack featuring Christiana” Figueres

Show 275: Aired 9/15/21, (Didn’t Air 9/8/21 due to Board of Sups Mtg) 

  •  Topics: Sac County CAP Update and need for public comment, LOE Greening the Economy
  • Music: ”Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “Massive Attack with Christina Figueres”

Show 274

  • Topics: “Greening the Economy” with Living on Earth, More on upcoming “Conversation with Climate Scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe”
  • Music: Massive Attack featuring Christiana Figueres

Show 273: Aired 9/1/21

  • Topics: Are climate protests effective? Dr. Katharine Heyhoe coming to Sacramento 9/10/21, More on latest IPPC report
  • Music: “Young People Marching” Raffi, “Friday For Futures Song”

Show 272: Aired 8/25/21

Show 269 will finally play this week.

  • Intense temperatures blow past long standing records, heat domes, zombie fires, ongoing drought and other strange weather patterns are ratcheting these conditions ever higher. I’ve got an interview with a Union of Concerned Scientists climate scientist working on the “Killer Heat”  problem humans have caused.  We’ll hear a summary.
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time” featuring Adam Baptistery, “I See Fire” Ed Sheeran, “Young People Marching” Raffi

Show 271: Aired 8/18/21

  • Topics: Virtual discussion on IPCC findings by the BBC, NY Times, Nature and climate experts, and the emergency work ahead. We end the show with a summary.
  • Music: “Miracle: the future is in our hands” Ronnie Jones

Show 270: Aired 8/11/21

  • Topics: New IPPC report and climate grief, KSR’s “Ministry of the Future” chapter 1 reading, billionaire space race as policy failure.
  • Music: “116 Degrees in Portland Town” Dave Rovics

Show 269: 

  • (will play at a later date & link provided after show airs)  Topics: Intense temperatures blowing past long standing records, heat domes, zombie fires, ongoing drought and other strange weather patterns are ratcheting these conditions ever higher. I’ve got an interview with a Union of Concerned Scientists climate scientist working on the “Killer Heat”  problem humans have caused.  We’ll hear a summary.
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time” featuring Adam Baptistery, “I See Fire” Ed Sheeran, “Young People Marching” Raffi

Show 268: Aired 7/21/21

  • Topics: Let’s take a look at some recent news that sheds light on the increasing damage from climate change and the tactics used by Exxon, and other big oil companies, to undermine taking real action to protect us from the worst which is still to come. We’ll also hear alarming but predictable news about a leaked draft UN report about how much worse it’s going to get and what climate scientist, Dr Kathryn Hayhoe says we must do. Dr Hayhoe will be coming to Sacramento virtually, “Stewards of the Planet: Walking the Path” Sept 10.
  • Music: “Our House Is On Fire” Emma’s Revolution

Show 268: replayed 7/28/21 & 8/4/21 due to Access Sacramento staff illness. Show 269 will play next later.

Show 267:Aired 7/14/21

  • Topics: Replayed Show 266.

Show 266: Aired 7/7/21

  • Topics: Oregon to provide 100% clean energy for all by 2040 which is currently the fastest in the nation, for now. Let’s go California!
  • Music: “Resolution Song”, “Friday’s For Future Song”, “Massive Attack”

Show 265: Aired 6/30/21

  • Topics:  Welcome to summer and yet another climate change related heat wave. On track to become another record breaking hottest year on record, unfortunately it could also be the coolest year for the rest of our lives. Let that sink in and then find out what you can do to tackle climate change and make a difference for all. Today I’m going to revisit several past segments dealing with heat islands and impacts to most vulnerable communities (Sac Air District) as well as the sources of all this human caused heat and what we can do about it (KSR).
  • Music: “Our House is On Fire”, Emma’s Revolution, “I See Fire” Ed Sheeran

Show 264: Aired 6/23/21

  • Topics: Remix of Show 263
  • Music: “Long Forgotten Road”, “We Don’t Have Time”, “Young People Marching”,

Show 263: Aired (was supposed to play 6/9/21, bumped by Sac Co Sup Meeting)

  • Topics: Great news about some local activities including important wins for the climate and public.  We’ll hear more about the new building electric ordinance and why it was so important now. I’ve got other great news too so stay tuned. We’ll end the show today with a poem from Sacramento’s own national youth poet laureate, Alexandra Huynh, “Inheritance”.
  • Music: “Right Here, Right Now”, “Fossil Fuel Kid”, “Young People Marching”

Show 262: Airs: 6/2/21

  • Topics: highlights from the Mayor, SMUD CEO, Sac Air District director and 350Sac on why the new Sacramento electrification ordinance is so important
  • Music: “Changing Times Climate Emergency” “We’re Running Out of Time” and end the show with “Electric City” by SpaceWalker

Show 261: Airs: 5/26/21

  • Topics:  Recent Earth Month and CAP activities in West Sacramento.
  • Music: Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” turns 50

Show 260: Airs: 5/19/21

  • Topics: Big Wins News from 350Sac! Also, the Climate Report revisits environmental justice and equity in Sacramento. A 2020 forum panel of local community organizers discussed equity and environmental justice considerations and activities. There is much to listen and learn from and I’m going to continue the discussion on my Making Tracks show that follows immediately at 12:30 PM.
  • Music: “I Woke Up” Autumn Sky Hall

Show 259: Airs 5/12/21

  • Topics: 350Sac has been especially busy including sponsoring a creek cleanup for Earth Day, hosting a documentary movie on the Story of Plastics and how they are a significant and growing climate threat. 350Sac also has ongoing youth programs and recently staff person and Environmentalist of the Year Moiz Mir presented those programs to a very receptive Sacramento Youth Commission. We’ll hear about all of these efforts today. On May 13th, 350Sac and ECOS sponsoring the webinar  “Where There’s Fire, There’s Smoke”.
  • Music:  “Optimistically”, Occupy the Trees, “Push” and Change This Thing” Alex Smith

Show 258: 

  • Topics: Repeat of Show 257

Show 257: Airs: 4/28/21

  • Topics: Planetary crisis and politics of tempo thoughts from Alex Steffen
  • Music: Angel Baribeau “I Wish We Were Older”.  We’ll end the show with “Build a New World” by Katie Costello

Show 256: Repeat Show 255

Show 255: Aired 4/14/21

  • Topics: Draft County CAP and SMUD Zero Carbon plans, Natural Gas bust.
  • Music:  I’ve got new music about the climate emergency. We’ll hear (‘Changing Times-Climate Emergency’ Peter Marsh, ‘Young People Marching’,Raffi, ‘Massive Attack’, featuring Christiana Figueres)

Show 254: Airs 4/7/21

  • Topics: Repeat Show

Show 253: Airs 3/31/21

  • Topics: Repeat Show 231

Show 252: Airs 3/24/21

  • Topics: Repeat Show 231

Show 251: Airs 3/17/21

  • Topics: Repeat Show  230

Show 250: Airs 3/10/21

  • Topics: Repeat Show 229

Show 247, 

Show 248, Show 249 were all mistakenly repeats of Show 245

Show 246: Airs 2/10/21

  • Topics: The City of Sacramento is moving forward with new building ordinances requiring all-electric buildings be constructed I’ve got more on this today including an upcoming public meeting this week
  • Music: “Resolution Song”  Youths around the world,” Long Forgotten Road” Youth Climate Anthem Extinction Rebellion-,” Climate vs. Weather” Nueva School 7th grade class, ” Young People Marching” Raffi ,  “It’s Friday – Fridays for Future Song One Decision,  ”Our House is on Fire” Emma’s Revolution , “Massive Attack” featuring Christine Figueres

Show 245: Airs 2/3/21

  • Topics:  On today’s show, we’ll hear about lots of new and ongoing local climate activities including the student environmental activist training program as well as some good climate action news at the local, state and national level. I’ve also got more music to help motivate and inspire and maybe another surprise or two.
  • Music: “Here Comes The Sun” Antonique Smith, “Electric City” SpaceWalker
  • Note: This show has been replayed 3 times due to staffing problems at the station. Show 246 finally played on 3/3/21.

Show 244: Airs 1/27/21

  • Topics: Poet Amanda Gorman poem, “The Hill We Climb” rings true as a stunning vision of democracy and needs listen. Perhaps more amazing is her 2018 poem, “Earthrise: A Poem about Climate Change”.
  • Music:  “Hold On, Change Is Coming” Howard College Choir, “I Woke Up” Autumn Sky Hall, “Electric City”? Space Walker, “Love In The Time Of Coral Reefs” Ruth Mundy

Show 243: Airs 1/20/21

  • Topics: 350Sac recently celebrated its10th anniversary with a month long celebration kicked off with Bill McKibben internationally know climate leader. Last week 350Sac was back at work starting its 11th year with an aggressive agenda. Today we’ll hear the back story on the start of 350Sac.
  • Music: Rupa and the April Fishes are back with “Wishful Thinking” and “Trouble”, “We Don’t Have Time” Sustainable Soundtracks featuring Adam Baptiste, “Change This Thing” Alex Smith and “Small Sweet Steps” Zo Tobi

[Show 242]: Airs 1/13/21

  • Topics: Upcoming Annual 350Sac Meeting
  • Music: “Like the Dawn” Oh Hellos, “Build a New World” Katie Costello, “Change this thing” Alex Smith, “Manhattan in – January” Jill Solbe, “Fossil Fuel Kid” Hayride Casualties, “Gasoline, Gasoline” Coltura.org, “Break Free” Barbara Ford, “We Don’t Have Time” Sustainable Soundtracks featuring Adam Baptiste

[Show 241] Airs 1/06/21

  • Topics: Laurie Litman 2020/2021 interview
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time”, “Push”, “Change This Thing”

2020 Episodes

[Show 240] Airs 12/30/20

  • Topics: Laurie Litman end of 2020 interview
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time”, “Push”, “Change This Thing”

[Show 239] Airs 12/23/20

  • Topics: Repeat of last week’s holiday show.

[Show 238] Airs 12/16/20

  • Topics: Update of Show 189 mostly climate holiday music

[Show 237] Airs 12/9/20

  • Topics: Repeat Show 235

[Show 236] Airs 12/2/20

  • Topics: Second half 350Sacramento Food Future Panel (produced in Descript)
  • Music: “I’m Going To Build A New World” Katie Costello

[Show 235] Airs 11/25/20

  • Topics: Giving Thanks, Building Equity Into Climate Action, Green Deals Ecosia Summary
  • Music: “Change This Thing” and “Push” Alex Smith, “Break Free” Barbara Ford

[Show 234]  Airs 11/18/20

  • Topics: Today we listen in on the recent Future Food Panel event that was part of Three Fifty Sacramento’s month long 10 year anniversary celebration. An expert panel covered native food systems, regenerative agriculture, carbon and urban farming, store strategies, plastic issues and composting. I’m testing new recording and editing software (Descript) including voice dubbing so apologies for any strangers speaking.
  • Music: “Build a New World” by Katie Costello and “Au Dui” by Ali Farka Toure and Ry Cooder

[Show 233] Airs: 11/11/20 

  • Topics: Mary DeMocker, author of “The Parent’s Guide to Climate Revolution: 100 ways to build a fossil-free future, raise empowered kids, and still get a good night’s sleep”, spoke recently at one of the month long events celebrating 350Sacramento’s 10th anniversary.  I’ll share a summary of her presentation.
  • Music: Let’s slow down a little while and celebrate with some “Green Tea Ice Cream” by Linda Diaz as heard on Tiny Concerts and available on YouTube.

[Show 232] Airs: 10/28/20

  • Topics: I’ll share some of the recent Slow Streets Panel event today. I strongly suggest you visit the 350sacramento.org website for links to the full video recordings of all recent events and complete the Slow Streets survey on midtownsac.org. I’m going to replay last week’s Climate Report with SMUD’s brand new CEO/GM who shared his vision for the way forward in this climate emergency today at 12:30PM instead of my Making Tracks show.  
  • Music:  I’ve squeezed in more from the local creative talent at the 5th annual Ode To Earth. We’ll hear  “12 Eggs” by Wes and Stephen,”Dry Land” by Amy and  “Planting Seeds” by Yesaha

[Show 231] Airs 10/21/20

  • Topics: Paul Lao, new SMUD CEO/GM discusses his new job and the climate emergency.
  • Music: Music and poetry from 5th annual Ode to Earth

[Show 230] Airs 10/14/20

  • Topics: 350Sac 10th Anniversary with Bill McKibben. 350Sacramento kicked things off in a major way for the month long celebration of its 10th anniversary with climate hero Bill McKibben last Saturday. I’ve got a summary of Bill’s excellent talk today but you should listen to the whole program and check-out remaining events.
  • Music: “Gasoline, Gasoline”,  “I Need Air, to breath”, Bernadette La Hengst, “There May Be Hope” The Road Sodas

[Show 229] Airs 10/7/20

  • Topics: Background story on 350Sac, Sacramento County is finally moving forward with a Climate Action Plan,Terry Tempest Williams “Obituary for the Land”, Kim Stanley Robinson “We Made This Heat”.
  • Music: “There May Be Hope” The Road Sodas, “Electric City” SpaceWalker,  “How Dare You” Greta Thunberg,  “Small Sweet Steps” Zo Tobi

[Show 228] Airs:9/30/20

  • Topics: Replay part 1 of Show 223 (part 2 played on [Making Tracks Show 228](https://www.dropbox.com/s/xayifbav2yfprmj/Making%20Tracks%20Show%20223228.mp3?dl=0))
  • Music: “I Woke Up” Autumn Sky Hall, “Small Sweet Step” Zo Tobi” Trouble” Rupa and the Fishes,”Fight for You” Raye Zargoza

[Show 227] Airs 9/23/20

  • *Topics*: Show 226 replayed by Station instead of remix of two part Show 223 as planned.

[Show 226] Airs 9/16/20

  • Topics: People’s Budget of Sacramento Virtual Press Conference summary.
  • Music: Albedo is a measure of the planet’s reflectivity, which, sadly, is decreasing, as white Arctic ice melts to blue seawater. Why? The band Al Bedo and the Reflectors has the answer  “Too Much Oil.” https://youtu.be/SswsRbKNowM  
    • “Change this Thing” Alex Smith
    • “I Need Air” to breath Bernadette La Hengst
    • “Changing with the Climate” Something like Seduction

[Show 225] Aired 9/9/20

  • Topics: All Music Show. 2020 has been a year like few others and it’s not close to being over. It can be overwhelming at times so today let’s see if music can help us recognize what we’re feeling and why.
  • Music:
    • “Fragile”, by local musician Tommie Phoenix, By Your Side In Solidarity With Black Lives album
    • “Summers End”, John Prine who died earlier this year from Covid-19
    • “Goodnight America”, Miko Marks
    • “I Woke Up”, Autumn Sky Hall
    • “Trouble”, Rupa and the April Fishes
    • “Hold on, Change is coming” Howard University Choir

[Show 224] Aired 9/2/20

  • Topics: The Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change final report went before the Sacramento City Council last week with critical recommendations needing immediate implementation. The council passed the report including all recommendations and even added a few.
  • Music: We start the show with local Ode to Earth MC/Performer, SpaceWalker on a wild ride to “Electric City”.  We’ll end the program with a serving “Green Tea Ice Cream” by  Linda Diaz to relax and celebrate a great accomplishment and get ready for much more to come. Well done!

[Show 223] Aired 8/26/20

  • Topics: Today we focus on Env Justice and Equity in Sacramento. A recent forum had a panel of local community organizers who discussed equity and environmental justice considerations and activities. There is much to listen and learn from and I’m going to continue the discussion on my Making Tracks show that follows immediately afterwards. (2 parts, second on Making Tracks with nature focus)
  • Music: “I Woke Up” Autumn Sky Hall, “Small Sweet Step” Zo Tobi

[Show 222] Aired 8/19/20

  • Topics:  Reworked Show 220 Sac Metro Air District “Heat Island” study and solutions.
  • Music: “I Need Air” Bernadette La Hengst, “Summer All Over” Blake Mills “Shadows” by Sandel

[Show 221] Aired 8/12/20

  • Topics: Wavement youth movement group in Sacramento shares the story of their Marshall Islands displacement due to climate change. Meanwhile we know the 20 companies that have contributed the most to climate change impacts. Finally, a look at a better way forward with Doughnut Economics and Kate Raworth.
  • Music: “Right here, Right now” Greta Thurnberg & Fatboy Slim, “Fragile” Tommie Phoenix, “Gasoline, Gasoline” Sound Activism, “Goodnight America” Mico Marks

[Show 220] Aired 8/05/20

  • *Topics*: The Sacramento Metro Air District recently presented “Turning Down the Heat in Sacramento”, why the heat island effect hits low income and people of color the hardest and simple measures that could greatly lower heat risks. I’ve got a summary of that discussion
  • Music: “I Need Air” Bernadette La Hengst, “Summer All Over” Blake Mills

[Show 219] Aired 7/29/20

  • Topics: Replayed edited version of show 216 Electrify Sacramento

[Show 218] Aired 7/22/20

  • Topics: SMUD Climate Emergency Resolution, SMUD energy sources, Standing Rock Solar, Doughnut Economics
  • Music: “Dreams to Be Born” Rebecca Foon, “Pathway to Paris” album 2020, “Walking on Sunshine” Katrina and the Waves 1985, “Power” Jon Hall and friends No Nukes Concert 1979

[Show 217] Aired 7/15/20

  • Topics: Summary of last Mayors Commission on Climate Change and next steps.

[Show 216] Aired 7/1/20

  • Topics: 350Sac recently hosted a panel webinar on electrification and why Sacramento would benefit. Nearly 100 people participated. I’ve got excerpts from one of the speakers Panama Bartolomy.
  • *Music: “Push” and “Change this thing” by Alex Smith from EcoShock

[Show 215] Aired   (Didn’t play due to station error, 214 replayed) circulated via BaseCamp

  • Topics: Laurie Update on Final Mayors Climate Commission Meeting 6/29
  • Music: “Summer All Over” by Blake Mills

[Show 214] Aired 6/17/20 & 6/24/20

  • Topics:  Kim Stanley Robinson Virtual Event
  • Music:  “I Need Air” and Let’s go down to the river with Julian Cunningham/Ideateam to find our “Roots” from the new “By Your Side (In Solidarity With Black Lives) album

[Show 213]  Aired 6/10/20

  • Topics: 350 Sacramento’s solidarity statement, local black lives resources, Kim Stanley “Coronavirus is Rewriting our Imaginations” special online event, dangers of tear gas use in a pandemic
  • Music: “Fragile” by Tommie Phoenix and “Fear (Interlude)” by Deshawn Visionz from”By Your Side (In Solidarity With Black Lives) This new album by a collective of local musicians is available on Bandcamp to benefit community organizers and protesters.

[Show 212] Aired 6/3/20

  • Topics: Dedication to George Floyd, updated summary Mayors Commission on Climate Change
  • Music: “Goodnight America” Mico Marks, “I’m A Young Black Man” 12 yr old Keedron Bryant

[Show 211] Aired 5/27/20

  • Topics: Edited repeat of Show 207 Katie Valenzuela interview
  • Music: Various songs from Rebecca Foon’s new album “Waxing Moon”

[Show 210] Aired 5/20/20

  • Topics: The Mayors of Sacramento and West Sacramento formed a high level commission to provide recommendations to get the cities to carbon zero by 2045. We know that is too late and Sacramento recently passed a declaration of climate emergency so we must get rid of as much GHG as possible by 2030. The pandemic has increased and reinforced this urgency to prepare and recover.
  • The commission has nearly finished a critical draft report including pandemic impact considerations but there is still time to provide comments and keep it strong. We’ll hear an update on the commission meeting last week.
  • Music: Songs from Waxing Moon played in the background Rebecca Foon

[Show 209] Aired 5/13/20

  • Topics: 350Sac recently hosted behavioral scientist Susan Schneider who presented “Learning to Fight the Climate Crisis, the Behavioral Challenge” We’ll hear the first half of that webinar today.
  • Music: “Gasoline, gasoline”, “Wishful Thinking” Rupa and April Fishes

[Show 208] Aired 5/6/20

  • Topics: On today’s program I’ve got part of an Earth Day interview with Sac. Co. Sup Don Nottoli and their long delayed Climate Action Plan. In the second half, I’m sharing new information from SMUD explaining why we should go all electric, but listen closely as SMUD continues to produce almost half its power from natural gas and creative students explain why electric vehicles are a good decision. We’ll end the program with Tomfoolery’s amazing 2020 hindsight “The Great Realisation”.  
  • Music: “Shadows” Sandel and “Trouble” Rupa and the April Fishes

[Show 207] Aired 4/29/20

  • Topics: On today’s program I have an interview with citycouncil member elect Katy Valenzuela from our 2020 Earth Day Sacramento online event
  • Music: Various songs from Rebecca Foon’s new album “Waxing Moon”

[Show 206] Aired 4/22/20

  • Repeated Show 205

[Show 205] Aired 4/8/20

  • Topics: “Air Pollution Worsens Covid-19, Dr. Aaron Bernstein of Harvard’s Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment, speaks about the link between air pollution and severe cases of COVID-19 “Living on Earth”) Years of exposure to high air pollution levels worsens coronavirus impacts.  “A Rare Glimpse at Lives Saved, Zac & Jesse EV experts “Now You Know” , A sliver lining from quarantines and what it means for our renewable energy future, Now You Know”.
  • Music: “A Little Soon To Say” Jackson Browne (I want to think it’s going to be alright…) ; “Summer’s End” John Prine (thanks John, you’ve gone home now)

[Show 204] Aired 4/8/20

  • Topics: “Heated” podcast interviews with Bill McKibben and Kate Aronoff on preparing for future crises including climate change
  • Music: Background songs from the new Waxing Moon album by Rebecca Foon

[Show 203] Aired 4/1/20

  • Topics: Tale of Two Crises, ClimateCast interview, Democracy Now interview Naomi Klein
  • Music: Rupa and the April Fishes (“Trouble”, “Wishful Thinking”, “Never Walk Alone” Gerry and the Pacemakers

[Show 202] Aired 3/25/20

  • Topics: Tale of Two Crises, ClimateCast interview, Democracy Now interview Naomi Klein ( most of show didn’t play due to station error)
  • Music: Rupa and the April Fishes (“Trouble”, “Wishful Thinking”, “Never Walk Alone” Gerry and the Pacemakers

[Show 201] Aired 3/18/20

  • Topics: Carbon labeling, cities ban new natural gas hookups, can the grid handle going all EV?
  • Music: “Legacies” Jesse Paris Smith, “Dreams to Be Born” Rebecca Foon, “Pathway to Paris”, “Never Walk Alone” Gerry and the Pacemakers

[Show 200] Aired 3/11/20

  • Topics: Repeat edited version Show 198

[Show 199] Aired 3/4/20

  • Topics: Climate and infectious diseases, what’s the connection?
  • Music: “Trouble” by Rupa and the April Fishes “Erosion” and “Destruction”  Baba Brinkman,

[Show 198] Aired 2/26/20

  • Topics: Sacramento Transportation Authority driving away from transit for the next 40 years?
  • Music: “Fossil Fuel Kid”, “Gasoline, Gasoline”, “Traffic Jam”

[Show 197] Aired 2/18/20

  • Topics: Why no global climate progress?, Energy resilience in Puerto Rico
  • Music:  “How Dare You” mash up, “I Need Air” Bernadette La Hengst, and “My Vote Don’t Count” by YelloPain who knows our votes count

[Show 196] Airs 2/12/20

  • Repeat Show 191

 [Show 195] Airs 2/5/20

  • Topics: Youth demonstrate for divestment at CalSTRS, Sac Supervisor candidates discuss climate change, PUC role in clean energy
  • Music: “Trouble” Ruba and the April Fishes, Classic folk songs “Mystery Voice” and singer/musicians

 [Show 194] Airs 1/29/20

  • Topics: Climate Health Justice and Decolonized Medicine Dr. Rupa Marya interview
  • Music: Rupa and the April Fishes

 [Show 193] Airs 1/22/20?

  • Topics: Repeat Show 192

[Show 192] Airs 1/22/20

  • Topics: PUCs and clean renewable energy, “Green New Deal” & climate action perspective, OZ fires and climate change, George Monbiot call to overthrow capitalism
  • Music: Greta “Right Here, right now” remix, “Change this thing” Alex Smith, “Like the Dawn” The Oh Hellos

 [Show 191] Airs 1/15/20

  • Topics: Laurie 2019/2020 interview, Greenland melting, Greta Carbon Budget Math
  • Music: “Everyday People” Coldplay, “What a Wonderful World” Herb Albert, “Fossil Fuel Kid” Hayride Casualty

[Show 190] Airs 1/8/20

  • Topics: Holiday Show repeat due to station error

[Show 190] Airs 1/1/20

  • Topics: Holiday Show repeat

2019 Episodes

[Show 190] Airs 12/25/19

  • Topics: Holiday Show repeat

 [Show 189] Airs 12/18/19

  • Topics: Holiday Show
  • Music: “Climate Crisis Xmas Carol”  Jennifer Leitham,
    • “All I want is truth for Xmas”  Myna Birds
    • “Climate Change Christmas” The Dead End Streets,
    • “Climate Change”  Alan Cooper, (country music!)
    • “Manhattan in January” Jill Solbe
    • “Global Warming Christmas”  Sherwin Linton,
    • “Climate Change Christmas”  Drew Jacobs,
    • “Global Warming Stole Christmas”  Phillyblunts,
    • “Shadows” Sandel

 [Show 188] Airs 12/11/19

  • Topics: Repeat of Show 187

 [Show 187] Airs 12/4/19

  • Topics: Sac Climate Emergency Declaration, Youth Climate Strike, “How Doomed are We?”
  • Music: “Climate Crisis Xmas Carol” and ‘We Don’t Have Time”

 [Show 186] Airs 11/27/19

  • Topics: Climate Elvis, Youth vs. Apocalypse VS CalSTRS, $300 billion for climate control
  • Music: “Losing Louisiana” Tom Neilson, ”Fossil Fuel Kid” Hayride Casualties,  “Everyday Life” Coldplay

 [Show 185] Airs 11/20/19

  • Topics: Gas Blowers No More, Climate Emergency Declaration Update
  • Music: “I need Air to Breath”, “Gasoline, Gasoline”, “Pollution Climatic Terra”

 [Show 184] Airs 11/13/19

  • Topics: Env. of the Year Awards, Impact of US withdrawal from Paris Accord, Sac Climate Emergency Declaration
  • Music: “Higher Ground” The Waifs

 [Show 183] Airs 11/6/19

  • Topics: Ecosia Climate Depression Interview, Language Academy No Idling Program repeat
  • Music: “Right here, right now” Fat Boy Slim/Greta, “No Idling Rap” Language Academy Current Events class

 [Show 182] Airs 10/30/19

  • Topics: Doctors Obligation to Strike for Climate, Ilonka selected as Environmentalist of Year, Yurok Name Klamath River a Person,
  • Music: Herb Albert’s version of Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”, Ed Sheeran, “I See Fire”

 [Show 181] Airs 10/23/19

  • Topics: Youth Climate Summit, SMUD Energy Sources, Damage Assessment from Climate Change, Idling Vehicle Impacts, “Motherload” film trailer.
  • Music: “Go for a Ride” Luka Bloom

[Show 180] Airs 10/16/19

  • Topics: Language Academy No Idling Project, Climate Cast Utility Carbon Free Interview
  • Music: Fatboy Slim  Live Remix Greta Thurnberg ‘Right Here, Right Now’ , Greta 1975 song

[Show 179] Airs 10/9/19

  •  Topics: (Played show 178 which was skipped due to station problem last week)

 [Show 178] Airs 10/2/19

  • Topics: Local climate strike updates, “Nature Now”, “The Arc” poem
  • Music: “Power” 1979 No Nukes album Musicians for Sustainable Energy, “Try the Greens” by John Dassieu

 [Show 177] Airs 9/25/19

  • Topics: Updates from 9/20 Climate Strike focusing on youth  and mayor in Sacramento, Portland, and globally
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time”

 [Show 176] Airs 9/18/19

  • Topics: Repeat Show 175 with upcoming Climate Strike Laurie Litman Interview

 [Show 175] Airs 9/11/19 didn’t play due to station error

  • Topics: Hurricanes and Climate Change, Healthy Planet, Healthy People
  • Music:  “Greta Quotes” song 15 yr old Athena Fain fasting on Fridays for climate change, ” Higher Ground” Waifs

 [Show 174] Airs 9/4/19

  • Topics: Power Grid and Climate Change

 [Show 173] Airs 8/21/19

  • Topics: Modified Show 170 with Cold Beer/Hot Planet info

 [Show 172] Airs 8/14/19

  • Topics: Show 169? was accidentally played by station instead of modified Show 170 with Cold Beer/Hot Planet info.

 [Show 171] Airs 8/7/19

  • Topics: Youth and Climate Apocalypse,
  • Music:  “Break Free” from fossil fuels, “Walking on Sunshine” Katrina and the Waves, “Change this thing” and “We’re in this together”

 [Show 170] Airs 8/7/19

  • Topics: (Extended version) Mayors’ Climate Commission Update, Climate Emergency
  • Music: A couple of new tunes by musicians who have performed in Sacramento recently: “Higher Ground” Waifs, “Despite Repeated Warnings” Paul McCartney, “Greta’s song” The 1975

 [Show 169] Airs 7/31/19

  • Topics: Mayors’ Climate Commission, Harrison Ford Speech, ARB Airport Shuttle, No-Idle, Clean Vehicles
  • Music: “Greta song The 1975”, “Dump the Trump Blues”, “Not Cool to Idle at School”

 [Show 168] Airs 7/24/19

  • Topics: Vehicle Idle Reduction/Air Quality/Climate Change
  • Music: “Not Cool to Idle at School”, “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “Traffic Jam” Weird Al Yankovic

 [Show 167]  Airs 7/17/19

  • Topics: Local Updates, Nation’s Clean Car Promise/Standard & Transportation Justice.
  • Music: “Your Bright Baby Blues” Jackson Browne, “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “MTA Bus Riding Song” Baltimore Transit Riders

 [Show 166] Airs 7/10/19

  • Topics: Why be afraid, iMatter story, Forest restoration top climate change solution
  • Music: “If I Were a Tree” Forest City Lovers, “All Some Kind of Dream” Josh Ritter, “I Need Air” Bernadette La Hengst

[Show 165] Airs 7/3/19

  • Topics: Fireworks, Climate Calendar
  • Music: “We don’t have time”, “We’re in this together”, “Star Spangled Banjo” and “This Land is your Land”

Shows 156-164 Repeat shows (87, 107, 113, 127, 149, 148, 149, 150 127) while traveling.

[Show 155]  Airs 4/24

  • Topics: (extended) Carbon Zero Forum report
  • Music: “Earth” Lil Dicky

 [Show 154] Airs 4/17

  • Topics: (extended version) Fast Track to Carbon Zero climate community forum report

 [Show 153]  Airs 4/10

  • Topics: (extended version) More on the climate forum, climate emergency, climate disruption.
  • Music: “Fossil Fuel Kid” Hayride Casualties, “We Don’t Have Time”, “Here Comes the Sun”, Antonique Smith

[Show 152] Airs 4/3

  • Topics: (extended version full songs) “Fast Track to Carbon Zero” Community Forum, “Reluctant Radical” Film Night, Valve Turners review.
  • Music: “Keep Towing that Line”, Devil Makes 3, “The Shadows” Sandel, “Love in the Time of Coral Reefs” Ruth Mundy,  and Gasoline, Gasoline by Coltura.org

 [Show 151] Airs 3/27/19

  • Topics: Mayors Climate Commission update, Climate Reality Project, We Don’t Have Time, Community Forum
  • Music: “We Don’t Have Time”, “I Need Air”

 [Show 150] Airs 3/20/19

  • Topics: Youth Strike for Climate, Mayors Climate Commission
  • Music: “I Need Air”, “We Don’t Have Time”, “Changing with the climate”

 [Show 149] Airs 3/13/19

  • Topics: Greata nomination, “Trains, Buses, People” book, /Sperling Transportation Funding testimony
  • Music: ”One Day” “Shu-Tez-Caht” Martinez, “Gasoline, Gasoline ”

 [Show 148] Airs 3/6/19

  • Topics: Youth vs. Apocalypse, “Our Children’s Trust on 60 Minutes”, iMatter interview repeat.
  • Music: “I See Fire” Ed Sheeran, ”I Need Air” Bernadette La Hengst

 [Show 147] Airs 2/27/29

  • Topics: iMatter youth group story and interviews
  • Music:  “I Need Air” Bernadette La Hengst, “Darlo Todo” (Give it Everything) Marissa Mur

 [Show 146] Airs 2/20/19

  • Topics: Drilled podcast, increasing fossil fuel production, remix show 142
  • Music: “The Land of the Free” The Killers

 [Show 145] Airs 2/13/19

  • Topics: Remixed Show 102 while traveling
  • Music: “Oh California”

 [Show 144] Airs: 2/6/19

  • Topics: Newsletter updates, repeat segments from Show 134
  • Music: “Gasoline, Gasoline”, “Change this thing” Alex Smith EcoShock

 [Show 143] Airs: 1/30/19

  • Topics: Will PGE be the first major ecumenic casualty of climate Change?
  • Music:  “I need to wake up” Melissa Etheridge, “Voices for climate change” by various African artists,  and “Build a new world” by Katie Costello

[Show 142] Airs: 1/23/19

  • Topics: Climate disruption here, GHG rising again, Climate emergency, Youth climate work
  • Music: A new song by The Killers, “The Land of the Free”. Solar Energy Song from 1983

 [Show 141] Airs: 1/16/19

  • Topics: extended version. Repeat of Daniel Sperling transportation future, Sacramento car sharing
  • Music: “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “MTA Bus Riding” music video

[Show 140] Airs: 1/2/19 (didn’t play due to holiday schedule, should play 1/9/19)

  • Topics: Happy New Year, Hip Hop Caucus “Think 100%” show on Sunrise Movement work.
  • Music: “All I Want” Mynabirds, “Here Comes the Sun”  Antonique Smith

2018 Episodes

 [Show 139] Airs: 12/26/18

  • Topics: Climate Commission, Courage, not hope, “Slaying the Climate Dragon”
  • Music: “Storm of Light”, Hayride Casualties. I “Feel Fire” Ed Sheeran. Climate Dragon story by Kate Marvel

[Show 138] Airs: 12/19/18

  • Topics: (extended) Greta Thunberg COP24 Speech, National Climate Assessment Release Timing, Declaration of Climate Emergency
  • Music: “All I Want” Mynabirds, “Deepwater ONE” Fossil Fuel Kid, “Break Free” Barbara Ford

[Show 137] Airs: 12/12/18

  • Topics: Glenda Marsh Transportation Team interview, “Slaying the Climate Dragon” Kate Marvel NPR
  • Music: “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “MTA Bus Riding”, “I feel Fire” Ed Sheeran

 [Show 136] Airs: 12/5/18

  • Topics: Mayors Climate Commission, Upcoming events, Climate Depression
  • Music: “Don’t hear nothin” Bodhi Bill Miller,  and “Storm of Light” Fossil Fuel Kid”

[Show 135] Airs: 11/28/18

  • Topics: Repeat Show 134

 [Show 134] Airs: 11/21/18

  • Topics: Calls for Courage, not hope, Declaration of a climate emergency, a Green New Deal
  • Music: “Gasoline, Gasoline”, “Push” and “Change this thing”

 [Show 133] Airs: 11/7/18

  • Topics: (extended) Court cases news, Why so many wildfires?, Climate Denier podcast, Bike Sharing
  • Music: “Don’t Hear Nothin’” Bodhi Bill Miller

[Show 132] Airs: 11/7/18

  • Topics: SMUD and Juliana v US updates
  • Music: “Break Free” by one of these young people, “Shu-Tez-Caht” Martinez, “Light”, “One Day” and “Broken”

 [Show 131] Airs: 10/31/18

  • Topics: Happy Halloween but condolences to all of us hurt by needless violence. Get out and Vote! TedTalk on “Our Children’s Trust” lawsuit.
  • Music: “ Vote em Out!” (2:25 Willie Nelson 2018), “Paint the Future” (1:48 Peace Poets and Thrive Choir 2018) and “Gasoline, Gasoline, the Worlds aflame!” (2:47 Coltura etc 2018)

[Show 130] Airs: 10/24/14

  • Topics: SMUD Carbon Footprint Decision Update, “Our Children’s Trust” lawsuit local demonstration and update
  • Music: Songs from the new album, “Break Free” by one of these young people, “Shu-Tez-Caht” Martinez, “Light”, “One Day” and “Broken”

 [Show 129] Aired:10/17/18

  • Topics: (extended) SMUD to decide it’s future carbon footprint and the Valve-turners are coming back to Sacramento in film at the Wild and Scenic Film Festival.
  • Music: “Gasoline, Gasoline (the whole world is aflame)”, Coltura with a big support cast, Patti Casey  reminds us  we are “Stronger Than That”, a solution to our dirty carbon energy problems from back in 1983 (“Solar Energy Song” Kim Wallach), and finally, Willie Nelson offers a solution to politicians in the pockets of big oil special interests with(“Vote Em Out!”)

 [Show 128] Airs: 10/10/18

  • Topics: (extended version with more music and comments) Update on SMUD IRP carbon footprint reduction decision including public testimony
  • Music: “Change this thing”and “Push” by Alex Smith and EcoShock

 [Show 127] Airs 10/3/18

  • Topics: Take a break from issues, put our hands together and raise our voices for inspiration and motivation.
  • Music: “Voice of my granddaughter”, “Rise like Flowers”, “Rise for Creation”, “We are the Protectors”, “Paint our Future” and “Calling all Warriors” (Peace Poets and Thrive Choir), “Climate Change” AppleJaxx, “I’m a patriot” Clan Dyken and “Hold On” Howard University Choir.

 [Show 126] Airs 9/26/18 (extended version)

  • Topics: GCAS2018, Sacramento Climate Commission, Ca 4th Climate Change Assessment, Renaissance Society Climate Change Course.
  • Music: “Optimistically” Occupy the Trees “I feel threatened” Mallard

 [Show 125] Airs 9/19/18

  • Topics: GCAS 2018 Summary, Sacramento Climate Commission launching, Run4Salmon and Ode to Earth coming soon!
  • Music: “Earth Medicine”by Cody Blackbird Band and “Rough Road” by Prezident Brown. Both bands will perform at the upcoming local benefit concert for Run4Salmon later this week.

 [Show 124] Airs 9/12/18

  • Topics: Rise for Climate Report, Global Climate Action Summit, SB 100 signed!
  • Music: The Road Sodas (“There May Be Hope”/radio version), Clan Dyken (“I am a Patriot”), and Hayride Casualties (“Fossil Fuel Kid”)

 [Show 123] Airs 9/5/18

  • Topics: Rise up for Climate Change, Jobs and Justice September 8th
  • Music:  “Voice of my great granddaughter”, “Nobody Can Turn Me Around”, “Calling all Warriors”, “Paint the Future” “Rise for all Creation” “Protectors” (songs from the Rise for Climate Change Songbook)

 [Show 122] Airs 8/29/18

  • Topics: (extended)Update on Sept. 8th Rise for Climate and other events 350Sacramento is involved in.
  • Music: Hayride Casualties interview and “They will never keep us down” Martha Hawthorne

[Show 121] Airs 8/21/18

  • Topics: (extended) California Adaptation Forum themes, coal plant shutdown and newborn health
  • Music: “Change this thing” and “Push” Alex Smith of EcoShock fame and “Protect the World” Aussie Kids

 [Show 120] Airs 8/8/18 (Station replayed show by mistake on 8/15/18)

  • Topics: 350Sacramento presentation to SMUD on their new carbon footprint strategy.
  • Music: “I feel threatened” by Mallard, “Optimistically” by Occupy the Trees

[Show 119] Airs 8/1/18

  • Topics: Interview Laurie Litman about 350Sacramento activities, upcoming events and how to get involved.
  • Music: “Optimistically” Occupy the Trees, “Same Side” Hayride Casualties, “Fight for You” Raye Zargoza

 [Show 118] Airs 7/25/18

  • Topics: Replay show 116

 [Show 117] Airs 7/18/18

  • Topics: All Music replay of show 113

 [Show 116] Airs 7/11/18

  • Topics: Race, Pollution and Health, California Adaptation Forum, Governor’s Climate Action Summit
  • Music: (extended version only) “Poor People” Alan Price Oh Lucky Man album

 [Show 115

  • Sacramento UNA 350Sac panel (remix show 109)(Show 115, 7/4)

[Show 114

  • Todd Litman Sustainable Transportation/Living (remix show 108) (Show 114, 6/27)

[Show 113

  • All Music (show 107remix?) (Show 113, 6/20)

 [Show 112

  • Daniel Sperling Three Revolutions book (show 105 remix) (Show 112, 6/13)

 [Show 111

  • Show 103 remix & Steven Cohen Sustainable Cities (Show 111, 6/6)

 [Show 110] Airs 5/30/18

  • Topics: Remix of Show 100
  • Music: “Storm of Light” Hayride Causalities

 [Show 109] Airs 5/23/18

  • Topics: UNA Climate Action Panel Presentation (extended program)
  • Music: “Voices for Climate Change” by various artists, “Fight for You” Raye Zaragoza

 [Show 108] Airs 5/16/18

  • Topics: Highlights from Todd Litman Sustainable Transportation/Living Event, Protected Bike Lanes
  • Music: “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “Little Boxes” Malvina Reynolds, “Change this thing” and “Push” Alex Smith

 [Show 107] Airs 5/9/18

  • Topics: All music show (extended)
  • Music: “Aint got nothing”, “Fossil Fuel Kid”, “Fight for You”, “Stand up for something”, “See You the Light”, “Hold on”, “Here Comes the Sun”.

 [Show 106] Airs 5/2/18

  • Topics: Extended, Upcoming events including Big Day of Giving, LAFCo Reevaluation Workshop, Todd Litman Event and UN Climate Change Conference & Talonoa participation.
  • Music: “Coal Fired Train” Hayride Casualties, “Climate Change Songs”, “Beds are Burning” Climate Justice Now

 [Show 105] Airs 4/25/18

  • Topics: (Extended version) How to best plan and prepare for Sacramento’s transportation future? Daniel Sperling interview about new book “Three Revolutions”
  • Music: (as space allows) “Traffic Jam” by James Taylor” and “MTA Bus Riding Music”

 [Show 104] Airs 4/118/18

  • Topics: Earth Day is coming! Last year’s Earth Day, recent March for Science and Allergies/Dog health etc
  • Music: “Big Yellow Taxi” Counting Crows, “Mother Nature Needs Us” PJ Grand Band

 [Show 103] Airs 4/11/18

  • Topics: Recent news updates, Children/Coal/Health, “Sustainable Cities” interview with Steven Cohen
  • Music:  “Fossil Fuel Kid” Hayride Casualties, “Fight for You” Raye Zaragoza, “Revolution” John Butler Trio

 [Show 102] Airs 4/4/18

  • Topics: Minor remix of Show 100 (replay while we travel between Portland & Victoria) Climate Adaptation in California, Trauma
  • Music: “Storm of Light” Hayride Casualties

 [Show 101] Airs 3/28/18

  • Topics: Extended (rework Show 99). 350Sacramento Updates, Maple Syrup & Climate Change
  • Music: “Fossil Fuel Kid” by Hayride Casualties “Push” by Alex Smith, “Same Side” by Hayride Casualties

 [Show 100 extended] Airs 3/21/18

  • Topics: Climate Adaptation in California, Trauma
  • Music: “Storm of Light” Hayride Casualties

 [Show 99 extended] Airs 3/14/18

  • Topics: 350Sacramento updates and how you can help.
  • Music: “Fossil Fuel Kid” by Hayride Casualties “Push” by Alex Smith, “Same Side” by Hayride Casualties

 [Show 98]  Airs 3/7/18

  • Topics: 350Sacramento Activities and an All Music Show
  • Music:  “Poor People”, by Alan Price from “O Lucky Man”, “Ain’t got nothing” Climate Change music video by east African artists, “Manhattan in January” by Jill Solbe, “Destruction” by Baba Brinkman,  “Changing with the Climate” by Something like Seduction,  “Waiting for the world to change” by John Mayer,  “Voices for Climate Change” by various artists,  “Build a new world” by Katie Costello

 [Show 97] Airs 2/28/18

  • Topics: Major NY Divestment, State Senator Wieckowski Climate Adaptation
  • Music: “The Shadows” Sandel

[Show 96]  Airs 2/21/18

  • Topic:* Help us cool the planet, Natural Gas, Save Cash/Energy
  • Music:  “Stand Up for Something” Cardinal Shehan School Choir, “Hold on, Change Coming”Howard College Choir,“Here Comes the Sun” Antonique Smith

 [Show 95] Airs 2/14/18 Extended version link

  • Topics: Happy Valentine’s Day Climate Reality Project (“I wish for you”) Science pinpointing companies impacts on the climate. Yale Climate Connection, collect cash for saving energy
  • Music: “ /Here Comes The Sun/”Antonique Smith

 [Show 94] Airs 2/7/18

  • Topics: Off Shore Oil Drilling, Elk Grove Sprawl, NAACP Climate/Env. Justice Program
  • Music: “Homeless” Ed Sheeran, “Hold On” Howard College Choir

[Show 93] Airs 1/31/18

  • Topics: Looking back at selected segments from earlier shows this month (350Sac 2017 accomplishments, Natural Gas Problems, Happy Bday MLK, Thinking of buying an EV, Carbon Zero intro), Carbon considerations of Cement
  • Music: “Change this Thing” Alex Smith, “When are we going to learn?” Jamorqui, “Make it Hot” Baba Brinkman, “Are we a Nation?” Sweet Honey on the Rocks, “Stand for Something” Cardinal Shenan School Choir and Friends

 [Show 92] Airs 1/24/18

  • Topics: Carbon Zero Introduction, Seattle/Portland Carbon Reduction
  • Music: “Break Free” Barbara Ford, “Destruction” Baba Brinkman

 [Show 91] Airs 1/17/18

  • Topics: Happy Bday MLK!, Insurance risk and climate, thinking of buying an EV
  • Music: “Are we a Nation?”, “Erosion”, “Traffic Jam”, and “Riding the Bus”

 [Show 90] Airs 1/10/18

  • Topics: IER Bonn interview of local climate actions, natural gas problems
  • Music: “When you going to learn”, “Push”, and “Make it Hot”

 [Show 89] Airs 1/3/18

  • Topics: (extended) 350Sac accomplishments & resolutions. “Fossil Fuels, Climate Change and Human Health Connections”
  • Music: “Change this thing” Alex Smith, “Breaking Free” Barbara Ford, “Make it Hot” Baba Brinkman

2017 Episodes

 [Show 88] Airs 12/27/17

  • Topics: Repeat show 83 revised
  • Music: Same

[Show 87] Airs: 12/20/17

  • Topics: All Music Show
  • Music: An oldie, “Poor People”, by Alan Price from “O Lucky Man”, “Aint got nothing” Climate Change music video by east African artists, “Manhattan in January” Jill Solbe, “All I want is truth (for xmas) by the Mynabirds,  “Changing with the Climate” Something like Seduction,  “Waiting for the world to change” John Mayer,  “Voices for Climate Change” various artists,  “Build a new world” Katie Costello

[Show 86

  • Topics: Repeat of show 81 with edits including “All I want is truth for xmas” by the Myna Birds
  • Supposed to Air 12/6 but didn’t due to station error & last week show played again instead.

 [Show 85] Airs 11/29/17

  • Topics: All music show (repeat Show 20)
  • Music: “Liberated Carbon” Andrew Revkin, “Where are we going to go?” David Todd, “The last day on earth” Kate Miller-Heike, “Manhattan in January” Jill Sobule, “Ballad” New Model Army, “Protect the World” Aussie Kids, “An Inconvenient Truth, I need to wake up” Melissa Etheridge. 

[Show 84] Airs 11/22/17

  • Topics: Sacramento region sustainability, climate response and equity report. Keystone spill
  • Music: “Time brings change” Jahari Sai and “Earth from outer space” Michael Franti

 [Show 83] Airs 11/15/17

  • Topics: Natural solutions to climate change, Al Gore on Cap & Trade
  • Music: Symphony of Science: featuring “Al Gore on Climate Reality” and an even bigger cast for “Our Biggest Challenge”

 [Show 82] Airs 11/8/18

  • Topics: Infinite Earth Radio interview of California Cap & Trade program with discussion about it’s past and future including linkages to other programs.
  • Music: “Liberated Carbon” “Break Free”

[Show 81] (Airs 11/1/17)

  • Topics: interview of Victoria Barrett one of a group of young people suing the federal government for legal right to a safe climate and health atmosphere for all present and future generations.
  • Music: “Protect the World” Aussie kids, “One Day” by Xiuhtezcatl, “Change this thing” Alex Smith

 [Show 80] Aired 10/25/17

  • Topics: Repeat Show 73 “Al Gore Inconvenient Sequel”
  • Music: same

 [Show 79] Aired 10/18/17

  • Topics: Repeat Show 67 “Paul Hawkins Drawdown”
  • Music: same

[Show 78] Aired 10/1/17

  • Topics: Repeat Show 65 “Laurie/Sac350 Interview”
  • Music: same

[Show 77

  • Repeat Show 62 *Topics*: State Climate Coalition, Climates Mayors
  • Music: “Danger” The Waifs, “Are we a nation?” Sweet Honey on the rocks, “Inconvenient Truth” Melissa Etheridge Aired 10/4/17

[Show 76] Aired 9/27/17

  • Topics : repeat Show 74 Endless Summer Music
  • Music: “Endless Summer” “Runaway Train” Eliza Gilkey “Slow down fast” Bruce Cockburn, “House of trouble” “Dirty Town” “Everybody’s Talking” Harry Dean Stanton

 [Show 75]  Aired 9/20/17

  • Topics: Repeat Show 62 State Climate Coalition, Climates Mayors
  • Music: “Danger” The Waifs, “Are we a nation?” Sweet Honey on the rocks, “Inconvenient Truth” Melissa Etheridge

 [Show 74] Aired 9/13/17

  • Topics: Endless Summer Music
  • Music: “Endless Summer” “Runaway Train” Eliza Gilkey “Slow down fast” Bruce Cockburn, “House of trouble” “Dirty Town” “Everybody’s Talking” Harry Dean Stanton

[Show 73] Aired 9/6/17

  • Topics: “Inconvenient Sequel” interview with Al Gore
  • Music : “Truth to Power”

 [Show 72] (Aired: Replay 8/30)

  • repeat CR Show 68: *Topics*: 350Sacramento’s Legislative Team Update.
  • Music: “Level Up” Vienna Teng, “First Daffodils” Bibio, “Ocean Death” Baths, “Now Time” Balam Acab

 [Show 71] Aired: Replay 8/23

  • repeat CR Show 67: *Topics*: Project Drawdown introduction and explanation by Paul Hawken
  • Music: “A Thousand Million Reasons Why” Colin Hay, “Symphony of Science”, “Build a new world” Katie Costello

[Show70] (Aired: Replay 8/16 (include Cold Beer Event)

  • repeat CR Show 66: *Topics*: Sacramento County Climate Action Plan and New Climate Legislation
  • Music: “The Shadows” Sandel, “Change this thing” Alex Smith

 [Show 69] (Aired: Replay 8/9 (include Cold Beer Event)

  • ()  repeat CR Show 65: *Topics*: Laurie Litman 350Sac interview, beer and climate (time/update Cold Beer/Hot Planet event 8/22), energy consumption of gaming computers and other devices. (Extended version too)
  • Music: “Waiting for the world to change” John Mayer, “Aint got nothing”, “Frontline”, Make the Change”

 [Show 68] Aired 8/2/17

  • Topics: 350Sacramento’s Legislative Team Update.
  • Music: “Level Up” Vienna Teng, “First Daffodils” Bibio, “Ocean Death” Baths, “Now Time” Balam Acab

[Show 67] Airs: 7/26/17

  • Topics: Project Drawdown introduction and explanation by Paul Hawken
  • Music: “A Thousand Million Reasons Why” Colin Hay, “Symphony of Science”, “Build a new world” Katie Costello

 [Show 66] Airs: 7/19/17

  • Topics: Sacramento County Climate Action Plan and New Climate Legislation
  • Music: “The Shadows” Sandel, “Change this thing” Alex Smith

 [Show 65] Airs: 7/12/71

  • Topics: Laurie Litman 350Sac interview, beer and climate, energy consumption of gaming computers and other devices.  [Extended version too]
  • Music: “Waiting for the world to change” John Mayer, “Aint got nothing”, “Frontline”, Make the Change”

 [Show 64] Airs 6/28 & 7/5/17

  • Topics: Summer arriving. Weather extremes, (Repeat & reworked show)
  • Music: “Time brings change” Jahari Said duo “Traffic Jam” James Taylor “Change this thing” Alex Smith

[Show 63]:  Airs 6/21/17

  • Topics: (Show 62 repeated due to radio station technical problems)
  • Music: same

[Show 62] Aired 6/14/17

  • Topics: State Climate Coalition, Climates Mayors
  • Music: “Danger” The Waifs, “Are we a nation?” Sweet Honey on the rocks, “Inconvenient Truth” Melissa Etheridge

 [Show 61] Airs: 6/7/17

  • Topics: (Replay Show 50 with world music) Because People Matter 350Sacramento board interview/Community Forum introduction.
  • Music: “AintGotNothin”, “Changing with the climate”, and “Voices for Climate Change”

[Show 60] Airs: 5/31/17

  • Topics: (Replay of Show 50) Literature and climate change, can it help? Welcome to Cli-Fi.
  • Music: “Poor People” Alan Price, “Come Tumbling Down” Colin Hay

[Show 59] Aired: 5/24/17

  • Topics: SB 560 regarding climate risk divestment for CalPERS & CalSTRS, CCL Sacramento Chapter
  • Music: “The Shadows” Sandel, “Change this thing” Alex Smith, “Where we going to go?” David Todd, “Push” Alex Smith, “There may be hope” Road Sodas

 [Show 58] Aired: 5/17/17

  • Topics: Tech problems, show redone using “Because People Matter” 350Sac board interview & introductory remarks from the Community Forum.
  • Music: “When you going to learn?” Jamorqui, “Breaking Free” Barbara Ford, “I’m going to build a new world” Katie Costello

[Show 57] Aired: 5/3/17

  • Topics: Recent Marches, Big Day of Giving, Upcoming 350Sac Comm Forum
  • Music: “What are we doing?” Clan Dyken, “They call it democracy” Bruce Cockburn, “Revolution” John Butler Trio

[Show 56] Airs: 4/26/17

  • Topics: March for Science, Climate Mobilization March, 350Sac Comm Forum, Alex Steffen Ted Talk
  • Music: “Activist” Jay Samuel & DJ Logic, “Revolution” John Butler Trio

[Show 55] Airs: 4/19/17

  • Topics: Edited/updated version Show 48
  • Music: same

[Show 54] Airs: 4/12/17

  • Topics: Edited version Show 41
  • Music: same

 [Show 53] Airs: 4/5/17

  • Topics: Edited version Show 42
  • Music: same

[Show 52] Airs: 3/29/17

  • Topics: Edited version Show 43 (switch to LL’s Bday?)
  • Music: same

 [Show 51] Airs: 3/22/17

  • Topics: Reworked Show 40 & added Ode to Earth

 [Show 50] Airs: 3/15/17

  • Topic: Literature and climate change, can it help? Welcome to Cli-Fi. <*Extended*>
  • Music: “Poor People” Alan Price, “Come Tumbling Down” Colin Hay

[Show 49] Airs: 3/8/17

  • Topics: Yale Calif. CC Updates, “Years of Living Dangerously” Season 2 <*Extended Version*>
  • Music: Change this thing” Alex Smith/EcoShock, “Erosion” Baba Brinkman, “Forest” Twentyone Pilots

[Show 48]

  • Topics: Support Science and the DAPL Struggle Continues.
  • Music: “Earth from Outer Space”, Michael Franti, “Manhattan in January” Jill Sobule, “Climate Deniers Anthem” Spoof, “Liberated Carbon” Andrew Revkin (airs 3/1/17)

[Show 47]

  • Topics: The Valve Turners came to Sacramento hosted by 350Sacramento
  • Music: “Where we going to go?” David Todd, “Break Free” Barbara Ford (airs 215/17)

[Show 46]

  • Topics: Further update on the Valve Turners event this week and other ways to get involved.
  • Music: “Inconvenient Truth” by Melissa Etheridge and “Towing that Line” by Devil Makes Three (aired on 2/8/17)

 [Show 45]

  • Topics: Direct Action! The Valve Turners are coming & important words from the past by Joan Norman.
  • Music: “Are we a Nation?” by Sweet Honey on the Rocks, “Keep Towing that Line” by Devil Makes Three and “Who’s going to build your wall?” by Tom Russell (aired on 2/1/17)

 [Show 44]

  • Topics: Inauguration insight and Sacramento Women’s March and Changefest
  • Music: Erosion” by Baba Brinkman and “Bicicletas de Paz” at Changefest in Sacramento (aired 1/25/17)

 [Show 43

  • Topics: Happy Birthday MLK! Laurie Litman 350Sacramento Interview
  • Music: “Mother Nature Needs Us” by PJ Grand Band (airs on 1/18/17)

 [Show 42

  • Topics: Cabinet climate deniers, oh my!, How do we talk about climate? We all have climate stories to tell.
  • Music: “A Long December” by Counting Crows, “What’s Going On?” by Marvin Gaye and “Ooh la la” by Rod Stewart (airs on 1/11/17)

 [Show 41

  • Topics: Regenerative Ag
  • Music: “Sharks and Vultures” by Oceans ate Alaska and “Down in the Forest” by 21 Pilots (air on 1/4/17)

2016 Episodes

 [Show 40]

  • Topics: The Active Many can beat the greedy few, TPP Dead
  • Music: “Hard Times” Gillian Welch, “All I want is Truth”, MynaBirds, “Staircase” Serena Matthews, “Rocking the Rez” Joel Rafael metal (air on 12/28/16)

[Show 39]

  • Topics: Redo Show 32 with edits
  • Music: (air on 12/21/16) (“All I Want is Truth for Xmas” by the MynaBirds, “There May Be Hope” by the Road Sodas)

[Show 38]

  • Topics: We Won, No DAPL!, Climate 101, Climate Politics, YCC Carbon Farming, Solar Roads
  • Music: “Standing Rock” by Trevor Hall, Midnight Express at Sacred Stone Camp, R.E.D a Tribe called Red. (supposed to air 12/7/16 but last weeks show played instead)

[Show 37]

  • Topics: Prepare for surprises! Arctic temperatures and Ice loss, COP22, Marshall Islands
  • Music: “Two Degrees” poem, “Right of Birth” by Natalia Lafourcade and friends, “Morning Star Choir” Marshall Islands Tribe, “Indian Givers” by Neil Young ((aired 11/30/16 & replayed by accident again on 12/7/16)

 [Show 36]

  • Topics: NAACP Climate Justice Program, COP22 Climate Talks, Youth Climate Lawsuit against Feds
  • Music: “The Shadows” by Sandel, “Love in the time of coral reefs” by Ruth Mundy (aired 11/23/16)

 [Show 35]

  • Topic*: Now What? Proud to be a Californian, states/cities must lead on climate issues, collaboration with human rights, environmental groups who must support and protect each other.
  • Music: “Are we a Nation?” by Sweet Honey on the Rocks, “Get up, Stand up” by Bob Marley, “Who’s going to build your wall”? by Tom Russell (aired 11/16/16

 [Show 34]

  • Topics: There will be “Hell to Pay” and a need to be an “Activist” once the election is finally behind us.
  • Music: “Hell to Pay” by Bonnie Raitt, “Activist” by Jay Samel with DJ Logic & friends (aired 11/9/16)

[Show 33]

  • Topics: Vote the Climate, Before the Flood.
  • Music: “PTSD NoDAPL” by Tech N9ne & Red Cloud, “Inconvenient Truth” by Mellisa Etheridge, “What about climate change?” by Eve Silver, “Moment to Breath” by Thrent Reznor & Atticus Ross (aired 11/3/16)

 [Show 32]

  • Topics: Climate Hard Times and Hope. Climate hero Bill McKibben spoke on 10/23/16 at  a 350PDX event.
  • Music: “Hard Times” by Gillian Welch, “There may be hope” by the Road Sodas (aired 10/26/16)

[Show 31]

  • Topics: Tiny Houses and cool roofs.
  • Music: “Little Boxes” by Malvina Reynolds (aired 10/19/16)

 [Show 30]

  • Topics: More Good News about oil trains and a celebration for their defeat.
  • Music: modified “This land is your land” by Raging Grannies and “When Standing Rock comes rolling in” by Dave Lippman (aired 10/12/16)

[Show 29]

  • Topics: No Dakota Access Pipeline Needed, Move to 100% Renewable Energy
  • Music: “Black Serpent” by Doug Hendren, “Indian Giver” by Neil Young (aired 10/5/16)

 [Show 28]

  • Topics: Benicia Oil Train Good News, Citizen Science, Ode to Earth, Local Climate Adaptation.
  • Music: “No Oil Trains, No Way!” Seattle Kids, “I’m going to build a better world” Katie Costello (aired 9/28/16)

[Show 27]

  • Topics: TPP, Dakota Pipeline and Oil train updates.
  • Music: “PTSD” Tech N9ne & RedCloud. “Salt Water” Julien Lennon. Aired Sept. 21st 12:00 PM

 [Show 26]

  • Topics: 350Sacramento activities, Dakota Access Pipeline
  • Music: “Wilco Climate Song” cover Easy Chairs, “PTSD” Tech N9ne & RedCloud. Airs 9/14/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 25]

  • Topics: Rock Against the TPP concert and teach-in recently held in Portland, OR.
  • Music:  [Recorded from concert](https://www.rockagainstthetpp.org/portland-or/) . Aired 9/7/16 1:00 PM?

[Show 24]

  • Topics: Todd Litman presentation from Transit 101 event.
  • Music: “MTA bus riding music” “Clouds” Easy Chairs. Aired 8/24/16 & 8/31/16 12:00 PM?

 [Show 23]

  • Topics: RT discussion of transit programs as part of Transit 101 series.
  • Music: “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “MTA bus riding music”. Aired 8/17/16 12:00 PM

[Show 22]

  • Topics: Food Waste and Hops threatened by climate change (from show 13)
  • Music: Mallard, “Clouds rolled off our tongues” & “I feel threatened”, Alex Smith/EcoShock “Change this thing” & “Push”. Aired 8/10/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 21]

  • Topics: May Boeve quote & calendar.
  • Music: “Rape of the World” Tracy Chapman, “Where are going to go?” Ben Todd, “Ballad” New Model Army, “Hard day on the planet” Louden Wainwright III, “Protect the world!” Aussie kids. Aired 8/3/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 20]

  • Topics: All music show.
  • Music: “Liberated Carbon” Andrew Revkin, “Where are we going to go?” David Todd, “The last day on earth” Kate Miller-Heike, “Manhattan in January” Jill Sobule, “Ballad” New Model Army, “Protect the World” Aussie Kids, “An Inconvenient Truth, I need to wake up” Melissa Etheridge. Aired 7/27/16 12:00 PM

[Show 19]

  • Topics: Transportation new ideas & local sales tax proposal, climate change threats to human health, Climate Action Plans outreach/education monitoring application idea, Drought poem by Gary Soto.
  • Music: “Traffic Jam” James Taylor, “Climate Deniers Anthem” spoof, “Breaking Free”. Aired 7/20/16 12:00 PM

[Show 18]

  • Topics: Better uses for food “waste”, “Collapse of Western Civilization” book review, Sacramento tree ordinance revision update, Calendar
  • Music: ”What about Climate Change” by Eve Sibler, “Build a new world” by Katie Costello, “Climate Deniers Anthem spoof. Aired 7/13/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 17]

  • Topics: EcoShock Radio interview of Richard Heinberg & his new book “Our Renewable Future”, Calendar events
  • Music: No music. Aired 7/6/16 12:00 PM

[Show 16]

  • Topics: Background & local oil train situation, redesigning cities, hybrid car batteries, solar energy with low cost housing, how beavers may be a natural tool to store surface water & recharge ground water.
  • Music: “No oil trains, no way”. Aired 6/29/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 15]

  • Topics: Climate change impacts on health, weather patterns, “Growing Resistance, drought, oil & climate change in Calif”, a look at drought, oil and water supplies, National Audubon’s report on birds/climate and finally, a poorly thought out local plan to raise transit fees while increasing auto dependency in spite of the fact that transportation is a major contributor to air quality problems and climate change.
  • Music: No music. Aired 6/22/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 14]

  • Topics: 350 Sacramento, Oil trains update including recent Columbia River Gorge derailment, a book review, climate change & health and more
  • Music: No oil trains, no way”. Aired 6/15/16 12:00 PM

[Show 13]

  •  Topics: Food waste & climate change, Hops/Beer and climate change.
  • Music:  Mallard, “Clouds rolled off our tongues” & “I feel threatened”, Alex Smith/EcoShock “Change this thing” & “Push”. Aired 6/8/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 12]

  • Topics: Intro why music important.
  • Music: All music taken from previous shows. Aired 6/1/16 12:00 PM

[Show 11]

  • Topics focused on the recent Eco Home Tour during May is Bike Month.
  • Music: “Breaking Free” and “Change this thing”. Aired 5/25/16 12:00 PM

[Show 10]

  • Topics included Fort McMurray forest fire, brewery addressing climate change, car carbon advice, climate caused earthquakes in Oklahoma, and breaking news on the San Luis Obispo oil train proposal.
  • Music: by local band Mallard, the No Oil Trains Kids group, and local Climate Change Chorus. Aired 5/18/16 12:30 PM

[Show 9]

  • Topics included youth involvement, bay area commute high tech tools, and more.  
  • Music: “Traffic Jam” by James Taylor, “Time brings change” by Jahari Sai, “Change this thing” by Alex Smith. Aired 5/11/16 12:00 PM

[Show 8]

  • Topics included Breaking Free from Fossil Fuels, local events and more.
  • Music: “Clouds rolled off our Tounges” (band spelling), “Two Lovers” by Mallard & “The Kiss” by Jahari Sai Quartet. Aired 5/4/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 7]

  • Topics included Transportation Funding & Climate Change, Possible Future Collapse of Western Civilization book review.
  • Music: “Traffic Jam”, James Taylor; “Born to Run parody” Bruce Springsteen/Jimmy Fallon, “Earth Song” Michael Jackson. Aired 4/27/16 12:00 PM

[Show 6]

  • Topics included Mayoral Candidate discussion etc.
  • Music: ”The Shadows” by Sandel 2009, no album. Aired 4/20/16 12:00

[Show 5]

  • Topics included Weather vs Climate, etc.
  • Music: Various folk songs modified and sung by “The Climate Chorus”. Aired 4/13/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 4]

  • Topics included 350Sacramento Discussion with Laurie, Oil Train Issues, etc.
  • Music: “No Oil Trains, No Way”, multiple artists, YouTube & “Love Song for the Earth”, multiple artists, YouTube. Aired 4/6/16 12:00 PM

[Show 3]

  • Topics included Local Calendar, Paris Talks Update & Local Followup.
  • Music: “Sing for the climate”, multiple artists, The Big Story (YouTube). Aired 3/30/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 2]

  • Topics included Climate Connection News and more.
  • Music: “I’m going to build a new world”, Katie Costello, Single music video YouTube. Aired 3/23/16 12:00 PM

 [Show 1]

  • Topics included  350Sacramento, Climate Threats to California.
  • Music: “What about climate change?”, Eve Silber, “Buy This Fracking Album, disk 2”. Aired 3/16/16 12:00 PM

Notes:

  • Theme music (Clip played beginning & end of each show) for early shows: “For a Dancer”, Jackson Browne, Solo Acoustic Vol. 1. Theme music for later shows: “There may be hope” Road Sodas.
  • Earlier Climate Report episodes were produced by Steve Saffold and can be shared on request, if available.