Episodes

As Earth month ends and May ushers in mental health awareness, Climate Critical is calling to question the way the climate/environmental movement has been doing the work and how it hurts us. After surveying people from 106 different types of environmental organizations, researchers concluded everyone is burnt out. “The movement takes on the attributes of the place where it was built, and America itself organizes everything about how it works to extract from Black and brown people, from women…” ...

We have invited Dr. Michael K. Dorsey, a recognized expert on global energy, environment, finance and sustainability matters, and who sits on the board of B.O.S.S (Black Owners of Solar Services) back to talk with us to dig a little deeper into the ongoing story of financial reckoning that is necessary to fight in this phase of the Climate Crisis. On the heels of conversations about climate finance campaigning, climate finance regulation, the implementation and deployment of inflation reduction...

Kymone Freeman is an activist, co-founder of We Act Radio, and author of Nineveh: A Conflict Over Water. Rev Yearwood and Kymone discuss the intersections between movement and the process of writing, the power of art and activism and protecting the water on the continent. The post New World Water w/ Kymone Freeman appeared first on The Coolest Show.

Season 5 of The Coolest Show begins with a conversation with our Host Rev. Yearwood and our producers Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, Destiny Hodges, and DeJuan Cross. The post Producers Roundtable w/ Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, Destiny Hodges, & DeJuan Cross appeared first on The Coolest Show.

The closure of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10 due to a bank run is not a signal of pending economic collapse or another financial crisis. The bank’s unique mix of tech start-up customers and venture-backed businesses led to a portfolio and circumstances that are exceptional for most banking institutions. This collapse was a failure of a system that continues to put the interests of Wall Street ahead of everyday people. While our communities carry concerns about health care, affordable housing, ...

We review Season 4 of The Coolest Show with clips hosted by DeJuan Cross. The post Year in Review w/ DeJuan Cross appeared first on The Coolest Show.

Swollen: Dispatches from the Flooded Midwest, is a 3 part documentary that identifies flooding as a result of climate change in the black and brown communities of Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee. On this episode of The Coolest Show, Rev Yearwood speaks with Brenda Coley, Co-Executive Director of the Milwaukee Water Commons, Desmond Love, Co-director of Swollen, and dream hampton, filmmaker, producer, and writer. They speak about the similar history of these cities as once thriving Black commu...

The daily grind of producing a podcast can get overlooked when so many issues are negatively impacting the Climate Movement. Now, for four seasons, The Coolest Show has aimed to amplify the voices of those on the front lines fighting through organizing, culture, and politics every week. On this episode of The Coolest Show, Rev Yearwood sits down with the producers, Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, Destiny Hodges, and DeJuan Cross. They review Rev’s experience after attending COP 27, the preparation beh...

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as the Conference of the Parties (COP), was held from November 6-18, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. COP27 will bring climate activists, corporations, foundations, government officials, and others together to work to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this two-part series, Reverend Yearwood is live on the ground speaking with attendees from COP 27. In part 2, ...

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as the Conference of the Parties (COP), was held from November 6-18, 2022, in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. COP27 will bring climate activists, corporations, foundations, government officials, and others together to work to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. In this two-part series, Reverend Yearwood is live on the ground speaking with attendees from COP 27. In part 1, ...

An understanding in the Black community is that Money, Power, and Respect is the key to Life. But, how do we thrive as a community if we are ignored, overlooked, and considered bargaining chips in the overall game? Hosted by The Coolest Show Producer Tamara Toles O’Laughlin, on this episode, we discuss innovation and finance as a defense against climate vulnerability and infrastructure. Tamara is joined by Melanie Allen, Co-Director of the Hive Fund & Tracey Lewis, Policy Council of the Climate...

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Coolest Show Host Rev Yearwood sits down with Nekima Levi Armstrong, a civil rights attorney, activist and executive director of The Wayfinder Foundation. The post Finding Our Way w/ Nekima Levy Armstrong appeared first on The Coolest Show.

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August 29th 2022 is the 17-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We remember, we continue to demand justice, and will continue to demand justice until it is achieved. On this episode of The Coolest Show Rev Yearwood speaks with fellow New Orleans natives Dawn Richard and Sess 4-5, about their experiences surviving Hurricane Katrina, how they continue to give back to the city currently and preparing the community for then ext 17 years. The post Katrina Commemoration w/ Dawn Richard and Sess 4-...

On Friday, August 12, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Inflation Reduction Act, sending the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature. There is a lot of nuance around the bill, but to be clear, “the largest piece of climate legislation” does not go far enough to protect Black and Indigenous communities. That said, we understand the need for climate legislation, because if you don’t shape policy, policy will shape you. The Coolest Show Producer Tamara Toles O’Laughlin discu...

On August 7, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act passed in the U.S. Senate and will make its way to the House of Representatives on Friday, August 12th. There is a lot of nuance around the bill, but to be clear, “the largest piece of climate legislation” does not go far enough to protect Black and Indigenous communities. That said, we understand the need for climate legislation, because if you don’t shape policy, policy will shape you. The Coolest Show Host Rev Yearwood and Producer Tamara Toles O...

Like it or not we are in a political moment and this special conversation interrupts our previously scheduled program to connect climate to the politics that affect whether we win or lose. Our guests are some of the most respected thinkers on issues of environmental justice, human health, indigenous rights, and reproductive health. On this episode of The Coolest Show, Rev Yearwood speaks with Sheila Foster, a Professor of Urban Law and Policy at Georgetown, Gerald Torres, a Professor at Yale Sch...

The study of geography implies that the space we exist in is natural. However, colonialism, capitalism and cisheteropatriarchy have spatially engineered the current world. Examples of this include borders, limited access to green space, redlining, food apartheids and sacrifice zones. Francisca Rockey, founder of Black Geographers, speaks to Rev Yearwood about the role of geography in politics, how colonial the discipline is, and allies taking up space. Support: https://www.blackgeographers.com/...