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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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Created by: RTÉjr
Started: November 8th, 2019
Status: Active, 95 episodes
Kind: Episodic
Language: English
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Episodes
Ep 80 – The song that sings us with Nicola Davies
0:27:36 | November 27th, 2023
Nicola Davies is the author of almost 100 books for children and today she speaks with us about her Carnegie Medal-nominated book The Song That Sings Us. And she also speaks about how tackling nature loss and climate change in her books is so vital, the power of using our own voice. And of the reasons why she feels hopeful about the future.
Ep 79 – World of Soil
0:14:50 | November 13th, 2023
For Science Week we decided to try a super opportunity to take part in some citizen science. First Class students from Taney Parish Primary School in Dundrum, leapt at the chance to visit the World of Soil exhibit in the Airfield Estate to discover just how important the earth beneath us is. And you can play a part too.
Ep 78 – Bats about….
0:29:30 | October 26th, 2023
This week we head to the banks of the Royal Canal with Connecting Cabra in search of a creature synonymous with Samhain. Bats. And Donna Mullen of Wildlife Surveys Ireland proves that they’re not at all as scary as you might think. And Brian Keeley of Bat Conservation Ireland talks about how we can help them.
Ep 77 – From Colombia to Brazil – A shared struggle
0:26:37 | October 11th, 2023
Today we step outside Ireland and hear from South America. The home of the Amazon rainforest. Juan David Amaya, a 17-year-old climate justice activist from Colombia. And from Brazil, Chief Tuim Nova Era from the Huni Kui Tribe. Both share a common goal. That all of those most affected by Climate Change be heard and their advice acted upon.
Ep 76 – Hop on the Cycle Bus
0:18:16 | September 27th, 2023
This week we celebrate the efforts made by kids, parents and teachers to start Cycle Buses in their neighbourhoods. We meet two highlighted by An Taisce Green Schools in their hunt for the most active groups getting children safely cycling in convoy. Gaeilscoil na Fuinseoige in Churchtown, and the Knocknacarra Cycle Bus in County Galway.
Ep 75 – Heavy Weather
0:27:45 | September 20th, 2023
From flooding to heatwaves and beyond, today we’re trying to make sense of the extreme weather our planet has seen over the past few months. Dr. Noel Fitzpatrick, a research meteorologist and the presenter of the Met Éireann Podcast helps unpick what’s happening, and how human caused climate change is impacting our weather systems.
Ep 74 – Earth Rising at IMMA
0:17:15 | July 12th, 2023
Earth Rising is a festival of eco related programming showcasing the most exciting innovators in the field of eco citizen science, design & creativity. Ahead of this Autumn’s event, we headed to the Irish Museum of Modern Art to talk with the artists and exhibitors that made the first one so magical.
Ep 73 – Dr Jane Goodall
0:28:09 | June 27th, 2023
This week Evie got to chat to a giant amongst us. Dr Jane Goodall answers kids questions on chimpanzees, Nature loss and all that young people can do. As well as her “Roots’n’Shoots” programme. It’s a big episode. You can see the whole interview on youtube too.
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Created by: RTÉjr
Started:
November 8th, 2019
Status: Active, 95 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