And we are back!
What do you need to know about season 12? First of all, we changed some things up. You will now hear all the republicEn.org team in every episode. Bob Inglis voices our new intro. Wen Lee and Angela Larck provide the transitions. And of course, Price Atkinson and I continue to wrap up each episode.
Well, hello from the tundra, where I now live. THIS IS NOT WHAT I MEANT WHEN I SAID I WANTED SNOW. We are literally frozen in a thick layer of snow-sleet-slush and my hands barely work from all the attemps to break up the ice and shovel. I guess I will emerge from my home in the spring. See you then.
Does the snow love me? Does it not? Does it love me… I’m hoping for all the snow love this weekend. Not just a measley few inches that make the roads sloppy and grocery shopping a contact sport. (Related: why does everyone go for eggs, bread, and milk? Is everyone making french toast?) I’m down for as much snow as possible and also recognize that this is an unpopular opinion!
Hello and happy Friday. That first week back from break was a doozy (as evidenced by my teeny tiny linking mistake last week that only one of you called me out about) but now we are back in full swing.
And that got me thinking, in case you’re new here or relatively new here, this might be a great time to share a bit about what we do.
We’re back from a glorious two-week break where personally, I only consumed the four food groups of beef, cheese, salt, and wine. It was refreshing to relax and spend time with family, though on a sad note, we had to bid farewell to our cat Fang (frequently pictured in this newsletter) but at least she was with her whole family when her health started to turn.
Now on to 2026…
How many of you are about to personally engage in the “slams laptop until January 5th” meme? [Spoiler: I will be able to tell at least in part from the number of out-of-office auto replies I get this afternoon how many of you are done for the year.]
Season 11 is official a wrap!
And so here we are with our traditional, season-end wrap up, featuring clips from our favorite episodes.
Are you in the holiday spirit yet?
I’m making a list (of cookies to bake) and checking it twice (for ingredients I need) plus I put up the tree and wrapped an empty (open) box for my cat Fang to hang out in under the tree (her favorite spot). The weather is appropriately cold. So turn up the holiday music, put on the ugly sweater, and let’s revel.
As we head toward the finish line for season 11, we are again sharing a previous recording with a TIME100 climate influencer, this time, our February 2025 conversation with Ari Matusiak. Like last...
In late October, TIME Magazine released its list of the 100 most influential climate actors across five different categories: leaders, innovators, titans, defenders, and catalysts. And we are proud that four of those honored have been past guests on the show.
I’m back from the Galapagos… but I’m having a hard time being happy about it. Re-entry into the “real world” has me reeling, literally. The first few nights home, I felt like I was still on the sea, swaying with the waves. Cars. People. Technology. PHONES. I didn’t realize how much stimulation there is in our daily lives until I was without it for a week. This adventure really touched me in so many ways that I’m still processing and will continue to process.
We will keep this short as we know chaotic airport lines, pumpkin pies, and turkey prep await you. And I’m swimming with sea turtles! (Not really, but maybe seeing some while snorkeling…)