America Adapts the Climate Change Podcast

Doug Parsons talks with Bob Inglis, former Congressman from South Carolina and now Director of RepublicEN. They talk about his history of being a climate advocate in the Republican Party; why the GOP is so skeptical of climate science; how evangelicals’ attitudes about climate are influenced by their support of Pres. Trump. Also, Doug talks with John Sweeney, Chelsea Henderson and Rouzy Vafaie of RepublicEN. They talk of the challenges of being Eco-right conservatives .

Doug Parsons hosts Peterson Toscano, host of the podcast Citizens Climate Radio. Doug and Peterson talk climate activism, how adaptation can learn from the response to the AIDS crisis and much more. Doug also interviews America Adapts listeners to get their feedback on the podcast and what role it plays in their careers and they share their recommendations for future episodes.

Doug Parsons visits New York City! This is THE episode on urban forestry and climate adaptation. Doug travels across the city, visiting parks and interviewing experts on such topics as: How forests add to the overall resilience of New York City; Cool Neighborhoods program and public health; urban forestry and climate adaptation; extreme heat in urban areas; public health and urban forests, social and ecological resilience; tree equity and social resilience and much, much more!

Podcast host Doug Parsons interviews Dr. Carolyn Kousky, the Exec. Dir. at the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center at the Univ. of Pennsylvania. Doug and Carolyn discuss: how wildfires in California drove their utility into bankruptcy and what policy reforms are needed; who owns the legal risks of climate change; needed disaster aid reform; the dysfunctional nature of flood insurance and the need to help low income households get access to disaster insurance. And much more!

America Adapts host Doug Parsons interviews the CEO of Grist, Brady Walkinshaw. Grist is the long time, online environmental news group. Doug and Brady discuss the presidential politics of climate change; the race to define what the Green New Deal really is. They also discuss how the Green New Deal address climate adaptation and Grist’s own coverage of the issue. They also discuss the challenges of covering environmental news in a non partisan way, and sharing some of the Grist news programs.

America Adapts goes to the 2019 National Adaptation Forum in Madison, Wisconsin! During this adaptation-palooza, Doug interviews a variety of conference participants. Discover the topics and themes covered at this event and learn how diverse the adaptation community has become. If you couldn’t make the conference yourself, this is the next best thing, hearing dispatches from those in attendance on what makes the National Adaptation Forum the premiere adaptation event in the country.

Doug Parsons travels to beautiful Saint Augustine, Florida for the Keeping History Above Water conference. Doug interviews experts on the threat of sea level rise to cultural resources. Learn the innovative approaches St. Augustine is taking to address sea level rise. The conference highlights the specific examples of adaptation planning that are happening at the local level. Discover how historic preservation will be a key catalyst for adapting the built environment to climate change.

Doug Parsons interviews Yale-Nus College Dr. Matthew Schneider-Mayerson about his recent literacy research on how “Cli-Fi”, or climate change science fiction, can influence a reader’s behavior. Doug is joined in this interview by Cli-Fi expert, Dr. Amy Brady, a previous guest on America Adapts. Doug also interviews Laur Hesse Fisher, host of a new podcast, Today I Learned: Climate (TILClimate), based out of the MIT. Discover how this new podcast is teaching climate fundamentals.

Doug Parsons interviews Dr. Marcy Rockman, cultural resource and climate adaptation expert. Marcy, until recently, was the Cultural Resources Adaptation Coordinator for the National Park Service and is now the Lead with the International Council on Monuments and Sites Climate Change and Heritage Working Group. We talk about how climate change will impact historic sites. Marcy also discusses the tension at NPS between natural and cultural resources which ultimately led to her leaving the NPS.

Doug Parsons interviews Dr. Kyle White. Kyle is an Ass. Professor of American Indian & Indigenous Studies at Michigan State University. Kyle is an enrolled member of the Potawatomi Nation. We discuss: how indigenous people define urgency in the face of climate change, managed retreat, the controversial relationship between tribes and climate scientists, climate change’s role in ongoing colonization of indigenous people, effective tribal engagement in a fascinating and sometimes raw conversation.

He’s back! Doug Parsons interviews famed climatologist Dr. Michael Mann. Dr. Mann is the author of the ‘hockey stick’ climate research that has become one of the iconic images in the climate movement. We discuss: winning the Tyler Prize (environmental Nobel Prize); the emerging issue of climate adaptation; Trump’s climate policies being worse than we thought; academic freedom and climate denial; the new generation of outspoken climate scientists and the worldwide climate youth movement!

Doug Parsons interviews some of your favorite climate change podcasts! Warm Regards, Climactic, No Place Like Home, Climate Ready, Climate One, The Climate and Security Podcast, MIT’s Climate Conversations and Reversing Climate change all join Doug on the pod to share their stories. Learn what inspired them to start their podcasts, their guests, and why podcasts are a great platform to create awareness around climate change. A single episode highlights your favorite climate podcasters!

Host Doug Parsons interviews Dr. Jesse Keenan, from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Jesse recently published a book Climate Adaptation Finance and in investment in California. Also, Jesse answers questions from listeners on the general “State of Adaptation.” Topics covered in this episode: adaptation finance, understanding ‘maladaptation’, differences between finance and funding; social equity and much, much more!

Doug Parsons interviews planner Deanna Moran and environmental lawyer, Elena Mihaly, from the Conservation Law Foundation about their new report, Climate Adaptation and Legal Liability. Other topics include: court cases relevant to adaptation; using legal liability as a tool to affect policy decisions; the need to update building codes to reflect climate threats; what industries are most vulnerable to adaptation litigation and how will the legal system evolve with adaptation court cases.

Doug Parsons interviews Signe Nielsen, a landscape architect based in New York City. Signe has been working on projects in NYC for decades and we discuss how adaptation is being addressed in the city. We discuss the impact of Superstorm Sandy and the challenges of keeping people safe and ensuring the people of NYC are not cut off from the coasts by rising seas and rising sea walls. We talk about managed retreat, rethinking ecological systems, the new ethics of climate change and much more!