podcasts

Biweekly conversations that dive into the career paths, the research, and the big ideas from past and present fellows and other leaders in the field of environmental justice.

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Denise Moreno Ramírez on protecting workers in auto shops and beauty salons from toxics

5/17/2023
26 min.

Dr. Denise Moreno Ramírez joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how she came to embrace community-centered research and her research on the hidden toxics in auto shops and beauty salons.

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Jewel Jones and Tina Johnson on impactful community activism

4/20/2023
47 min.

Jewel Jones and Tina Johnson join the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss how the WE ACT organization uplifts community members and arms them to fight for justice.

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Kevin Patterson on Indigenous communities’ heavy metal exposure

4/19/2023
39 min.

Kevin Patterson joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss uranium exposure science, and his own family’s personal experience with the toxic metal.

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Alexa White on supporting small-scale farmers

4/5/2023
37 min.

Alexa White joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the importance of listening to small-scale farmers around the world.

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Robbie Parks on climate justice and mental health

3/22/2023
44 min.

Dr. Robbie Parks joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the need to treat destructive storms, hurricanes and typhoons as public health and justice issues.

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Tamara Toles O'Laughlin on reimagining environmental and climate leadership

3/8/2023
44 min.

Tamara Toles O’Laughlin joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the Glass Cliff phenomenon, how organizations fail to support diverse leaders, and how we can reimagine environmental leadership.

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JoRee LaFrance on water research and advocacy for the Crow Tribe

2/22/2023
43 min.

JoRee LaFrance joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss her deep roots in the Crow Tribe of Montana — and how she’s pairing research and advocacy to better her community.

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Marissa Chan on solutions to harmful beauty products

2/8/2023
46 min.

Marissa Chan joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss endocrine-disrupting chemicals in personal care products and how we can start to tackle these harmful exposures.

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Gabriel Gadsden on the rodent infestation and energy justice connection

1/25/2023
39 min.

Gabriel Gadsden joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the intersection of rodent infestations and energy justice and how we can simultaneously tackle both issues.

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Carolyn Ramírez on forest protection

1/11/2023
36 min.

Carolyn Ramírez joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the importance of old growth trees and the environmental justice implications of forest management.

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Meet María and a COP27 recap

12/29/2022
50 min.

In our year-in-review show we speak with assistant editor María Paula Rubiano A. about her path to environmental reporting, and fellows Alexa White and Dr. Robbie Parks recap their experience at COP27 in Egypt.

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Valerisa Joe-Gaddy on tribal water justice

12/14/2022
44 min.

Dr. Valerisa Joe-Gaddy joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss the importance of including Indigenous people in water management decisions.

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