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Ecolution
Ecolution is the podcast for kids who want to make a difference in the fight against Climate Change. Evie Kenny, a 14 year old Climate activist, takes a trip into the cloudy waters of our changing planet.
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Episode One: Ep5 – Action: You are the Future!
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Created by: RTÉjr
Started: November 15th, 2019
Status: Active, 100 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
Ep 98 – Right Whales, Wrong Time
0:27:39 | July 15th, 2025
Today we look at two differing approaches to conserving whales in our oceans. Melanie White of Clearwater Marine Research Institute talks about their efforts to document the last remaining Right Whales. And we get on board with Neptune’s Navy to hear about their approach to whale protection.
Ep 97 – Generation Glas
0:22:35 | July 9th, 2025
For this episode we give the reins to BiOrbic’s Generation Glas, a youth ambassador programme that helps young people across Ireland to lead the way on climate and the bioeconomy. It’s Run with Foróige and funded by Research Ireland. And we let participants Stella and Megan, plus leader Conor loose to record their experiences.
Ep 96 – Buy it, Break it, Fix it, Mend it!
0:28:42 | July 1st, 2025
Today we look at the subject of reuse and mending. Arran Murphy of the Rediscovery Centre heads the ReLove Fashion competition. Nathalie Crowley has been running a Repair cafe at Mud Island Community Garden. And Lucy Buckley is starting a “Library of Things”.
Ep 95 – Teachers wanna teach
0:28:12 | June 24th, 2025
We continue our mini series on Nature in schools with a visit to a park with first class from Gaelscoil Bhaile Munna with Caitriona Kenny and GAP Ireland. Plus we join teachers in Herbert Park with Globe Ireland, finding new ways to talk about the environment.
Ep 94 – The Not so Frozen North
0:29:39 | June 18th, 2025
We travel north to Nuuk in Greenland to speak with Mie S Winding Department Head of the Greenland Climate Research Centre to discuss glaciers, ocean ice and more. Plus we meet Zach Labe, an internationally renowned climate scientist looking to untangle climate change patterns from natural variability, providing clearer insights into climate risks.
Ep 93 – Let’s go outside
0:24:41 | June 10th, 2025
This week we head to St Patrick’s Primary School in Curtlestown to visit their outdoor classroom. A place nestled under trees where students connect to nature and even do maths!
Ep 92 – What’s Stopping Us?
0:29:12 | June 3rd, 2025
Professor Pete Lunn is the founder and head of the ESRI’s Behavioural Research Unit. A behavioural economist, Pete’s primary research interest is how people make judgements and decisions that affect environmental, financial and health outcomes. Today we discuss the climate crisis to ask why we find it so hard to adapt our behaviours.
Ep 91 – Laughing While Crying
0:22:04 | May 27th, 2025
Stuart Goldsmith is a comedian who has made the climate crisis the main topic of his standup. We spoke with him about how to communicate your fears, help people be better informed about our environment, and create change from a very different perspective.
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Created by: RTÉjr
Started:
November 15th, 2019
Status: Active, 100 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
This is so good! We love to get out into the forest and enjoy some quiet time, but alas I think we might just be bringing the noise with us ha