Ep. 90 – Mindfully Communicating Climate News with Darragh Wynne
Darragh Wynne is a climate activist and host of the Climate Alarm Clock podcast, which you would have heard me chat about before. It’s a wonderful climate news podcast, based in Ireland and definitely worth checking out. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and keep up to date with them on ‘X’ @theclimatealarm or Instagram @climatealarmclock.
I had a lovely time hearing Darragh’s story and talking through how we can improve climate communications. Below is a list of everything covered!
- [06:15] Interview begins
- [14:00] Tips for people who feel alone in the climate movement
- [18:00] The COVID Alarm Clock podcast
- [19:55] How the media have improved and what they can do better
- [26:25] Darragh’s tips on managing his mental health while reporting on climate news
- [29:45] How to communicate the need for climate action outside of the climate bubble
- [33:40] Ripple effects experienced in his activism
- [41:45] Darragh’s favourite thing about the future
Also mentioned:
- (National Tour Ceara is doing: click here! )
- Hometree
- Climate Alarm Clock
- Carbon Neutral Lent Podcast
- 15th September Climate Psychology Conference
- 26th September Climate Café
- 3rd November in NUIG the role of universities
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