Cate Blanchett has teamed up with entrepreneur and environmental activist Danny Kennedy to look at the climate crisis with a new perspective. "Climate of Change" is an Audible Original podcast that invites esteemed authors and inspiring thought leaders to share their perspectives and hopes for the future of our planet.
Balancing both anxious and optimistic takes, co-hosts Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy raise awareness of the technological innovations that give us hope in the climate crisis.
The story behind the six-part series
Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy are old friends, uniting over a shared commitment to raise awareness of the climate crisis on their "Climate of Change" podcast.
In this Audible Original podcast, the pair explore climate solutions across six inspiring episodes that open listeners' eyes to the climate change crisis and the global solutions that are in the works to help preserve our planet.
There's more to overcoming the climate crisis than the recycling listeners are doing at home. With help from guest interviewees, the hosts prove that the answers to protecting our planet lie in the innovations created by thinkers, inventors, and start-ups from across the world.
The interviews: From eco-anxiety to stubborn optimism
On the "Climate of Change" podcast on Audible, Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy invite a line-up of guests to offer their insights into the climate crisis and their actions to fight climate change.
From creating positive innovations on a global scale to making music tours greener and cleaner, each interview explores a different area of eco-anxiety and addresses what can be done about it.
Prince William sits down with the co-hosts to talk about his involvement in the Earthshot Prize and its finalists' innovations. As a self-described ‘stubborn optimist,’ His Royal Highness shines a light on the Living Seawalls project that works to protect ocean habitats and the Reeddi renewable energy project that makes clean energy accessible to people in rural parts of Nigeria and beyond.
Grammy award-winning artist Imogen Heap joins the guests in this Audible Original Podcast, expressing that she doesn't want to be the ‘poster girl’ for climate change as she spearheads environmental change in the music industry. After all, the music industry alone is responsible for significant environmental damage caused by tours, music streams, and larger-than-life productions.
Alongside His Royal Highness Prince William and Grammy artist Imogen Heap, many other guests lend their expertise to the podcast. The "Climate of Change" series features guest appearances from a diverse host of thinkers and innovators, including a big name in the Silicon Valley tech world, a social injustice activist, and the founder of a renewable energy non-profit.
Filmmaker Adam McKay, who worked with Cate Blanchett in his Oscar-nominated movie "Don't Look Up", also joins the discussion in one episode. In another episode of "Climate of Change", co-hosts Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy look at the climate crisis from a political lens to seek advice from Mary Robinson, who served as the President of Ireland in the 1990s.
Watch the interviews with His Royal Highness Prince William and Imogen Heap on YouTube to hear about the exciting eco-friendly initiatives they're involved with to battle climate change in their respective fields of interest.
Listen to 'Climate of Change' on Audible
Listen to the six-part Original podcast on Audible to hear the hosts and their guests' views on climate change and what they believe to be the best way forward. For those just getting acquainted with the issues discussed on the "Climate of Change" podcast and well-versed activists alike, each thirty-minute episode is sure to intrigue and excite listeners with such fascinating ideas covered in the podcast alongside Cate Blanchett and Danny Kennedy's down-to-earth approach to hosting "Climate of Change" is as educational as it is entertaining.
