Nicole Diroff Gives a Sneak Peek of Season Three

Nicole Diroff shares some of the details for the upcoming third season of Climate Changed podcast. This season we will explore the concept of courage in the face of climate change as we emphasize the need to prioritize collective salvation over individual salvation. We will highlight the interconnectedness of all living things and the importance of caring for the planet as a whole. You will hear various perspectives on the role of faith and spirituality in addressing climate change, and in every episode, we will provide meaningful, tangible Next Steps you can take. 

Guests Include Joelle Novey, from the Washington, DC/Maryland/Virginia chapter of Interfaith Power and Light. 

Dr. Keisha McKenzie, a strategist who interprets communication, religion, spirituality, and politics as social change technologies.

Author, Elizabeth Rush, and British climate change communicator, Sophia Cheng. 

Season Premiere: September 17, 2024 with guests Brian McClaren and Favianna Rodriguez. 

Hey there. I'm Nicole Diroff. Ben Yosua-Davis and I are the hosts of the Climate Changed podcast. Throughout the past few months, we've had the pleasure of speaking with incredibly wise and insightful guests. In addition to this, we've reached out to faith leaders to provide us with reflections that will ground us as we confront the difficult truths about the challenges that lie ahead and are here already for so many of us. We've curated practical next steps for anyone looking for ideas on how to play their part in addressing climate change and the many spiritual needs associated with it. Currently, we're in the final stages of preparing season three of Climate Changed. Our focus for this new season is "Courage in a Climate Changed World." We also wonder about the common good as we push for an embrace of collective salvation over individual salvation. In this new season, I will speak with people I have been in conversation with for years, like Joelle Novey.

Joelle Novey  

Really thinking about getting through the climate crisis to something better requires contradicting the thinking that got us here, and the way to do that is to ask a question that starts from the sanctity of all that is and saying, how do we all work together to save all that is sacred?

Nicole Diroff  

And Dr, Keisha Mackenzie,

Dr. Keisha McKenzie  

You go into the woods, you're breathing air that the trees have processed for you, and you didn't charge them any fees for it, and they're not charging you any fees for it. You are part, just by walking into their space, part of something much larger and bigger, something that nourishes you, and you, by breathing are also nourishing them. To just have these moments of experiencing the abstract ecosystem that we often talk about, like, what does that mean? It means we're part of something larger. Yeah, and those kind of revelations, I think those do enliven me.

Nicole Diroff Along with people I speak with for the very first time, such as author Elizabeth Rush,

Elizabeth Rush  

Something that feels important that often gets side stepped in climate conversations is I know climate change is a thing. I want it to get better, but I don't know how. Right? We have an idea that you have to, like, go be a climate activist, and that's how you, like, care the people who want to be climate activists should go be climate activists. But like, don't saddle yourself with a set of expectations that are gonna make it hard for you to continue to show up for that thing, choose a thing that's something that you care about.

Nicole Diroff  

And Sophia Cheng.

Sophia Cheng  

The mentality and thoughts that keep us spinning around this rat race has also been the space that's opened up, and realizin

Episode Transcript

Nicole Diroff (00:00):
Hey there. I'm Nicole Diroff. Ben Yosua-Davis
and I are the hosts of theClimate Changed podcast.
Throughout the past few months,we've had the pleasure of
speaking with incredibly wiseand insightful guests. In
addition to this, we've reachedout to faith leaders to provide
us with reflections that willground us as we confront the

(00:22):
difficult truths about thechallenges that lie ahead and
are here already for so many ofus. We've curated practical next
steps for anyone looking forideas on how to play their part
in addressing climate change andthe many spiritual needs
associated with it. Currently,we're in the final stages of

(00:43):
preparing season three ofClimate Changed. Our focus for
this new season is "Courage in aClimate Changed World." We also
wonder about the common good aswe push for an embrace of
collective salvation overindividual salvation. In this
new season, I will speak withpeople I have been in

(01:05):
conversation with for years,like Joelle Novey.

Joelle Novey (01:12):
Really thinking about getting through the
climate crisis to somethingbetter requires contradicting
the thinking that got us here,and the way to do that is to ask
a question that starts from thesanctity of all that is and
saying, how do we all worktogether to save all that is
sacred?

Nicole Diroff (01:33):
And Dr, Keisha Mackenzie,

Dr. Keisha McKenzie (01:35):
You go into the woods, you're breathing air
that the trees have processedfor you, and you didn't charge
them any fees for it, andthey're not charging you any
fees for it. You are part, justby walking into their space,
part of something much largerand bigger, something that

(01:56):
nourishes you, and you, bybreathing are also nourishing
them. To just have these momentsof experiencing the abstract
ecosystem that we often talkabout, like, what does that
mean? It means we're part ofsomething larger. Yeah, and
those kind of revelations, Ithink those do enliven me.

Unknown (02:21):
Along with people I speak with for the very first
time, such as author ElizabethRush,

Elizabeth Rush (02:30):
Something that feels important that often gets
side stepped in climateconversations is I know climate
change is a thing. I want it toget better, but I don't know
how. Right? We have an idea thatyou have to, like, go be a
climate activist, and that's howyou, like, care the people who

(02:52):
want to be climate activistsshould go be climate activists.
But like, don't saddle yourselfwith a set of expectations that
are gonna make it hard for youto continue to show up for that
thing, choose a thing that'ssomething that you care about.

Nicole Diroff (03:08):
And Sophia Cheng.

Sophia Cheng (03:11):
The mentality and thoughts that keep us spinning
around this rat race has alsobeen the space that's opened up,
and realizing that the climatecrisis, and living the climate
change world, a bit like thethemes that you and Liz were
talking about, is not zero sum.This doesn't always have to be a
narrative of sacrifice. There isopportunity and there is space

(03:32):
for our needs. I think Lizreferred to it as our desires,
and there is space to create.

Unknown (03:36):
As a mother to a 10 year old, having these
conversations is incrediblyimportant to me. During times of
global uncertainty, we can betempted to turn against one
another in an effort to protectourselves. However, we must find

(03:56):
the skills and practices to turntowards one another in these
challenging times, like manyothers who tune into our show,
I'm looking for guidance andmotivation. I'm truly thankful
for these podcast discussions asthey encourage me to embrace
generosity in our rapidlychanging world. The Climate

(04:19):
Change podcast is availablewherever you listen to podcasts,
or you can visit climate changepodcast.org to access the
episodes, discussion guides,show notes and transcripts.
Season Three will premiere inSeptember 2024. I hope I'm in

(04:40):
your earbuds you.