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Second Nature

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  • What Are We Going To Do Now?
    For the past three seasons of the Second Nature, hundreds of you have shared climate actions you take in our own homes — composting, avoiding overconsumption, eating less meat. These practices give us a strong foundation for what comes next. ‍This season, we’re focusing our energy outward and making our efforts bigger by proxy with the help of community. This first episode serves as a mission statement for our season of community and connection, and we are extremely honored to have our first guest of the season be the one and only Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.‍Be sure to listen to the end of the episode to hear our first-ever Community Classifieds — an audio bulletin board of community climate efforts to join around the world. Want to submit your Community Classified? We'd love to hear from you!🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading and citations in the full show notes.📱 To join the Commons community, download the app.📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram.Episode CreditsListener contributions: Amandine Thomas,Braden Marazzo-Nowicki, Liv, Melissa Tan, Willa StoutenbeekEpisode expert: Dr. Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonEditing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham (00:00) - Intro (02:32) - How our community is taking collective action (05:45) - Transition to systemic thinking (07:36) - Interview with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (23:55) - Outro (26:05) - Community Classifieds
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  • Coming up in Season 4!
    Season four is coming soon, and this season, we're thinking big. Like the ever-connected mycelium networks beneath the world's greatest forests, we're reaching out to one another and finding ways to sync up with community and make efforts bigger than ourselves. This season, we're coming together to focus our we're efforts where we have the most collective impact — from boycotting greenwashing to building resilience in climate disaster. With perspectives of our worldwide community, top-of-their-field experts, and of course some history and data, we're going to make this a season to remember.Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!
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  • Why Don't We Fix Things Anymore?
    We're one week out from a new season of Second Nature! Before our season 4 launch, we wanted to bring it back to one of the community's favorite episodes from last season: Why Don't We Fix Things Anymore?Planned obsolescence and perceived obsolescence have us in a disposable consumption cycle. But it hasn't always been this way. When and why did we stop thinking things were worth fixing?In this episode, we get a history lesson in planned obsolescence, visit Adrienne Ferre, who is helping run a Makers Hub in LA, complete with a tool library and repair cafes. And we catch up on Right to Repair legislation with Commons' founder and CEO Sanchali Seth Pal. 🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading in the full show notes.📞 We'd love to hear from you! Season 3 submissions coming soon!📱 To join the Commons community, download the app.📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram.Episode CreditsListener contributions: Holly Kane, Katrina Rodabaugh, Maya Roman, Sare, Taylor Barkley, VerityEpisode expert: Adrienne FerreEditing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham (00:00) - Intro (04:29) - History of planned obsolescence (09:10) - From clothes to toys, our community shares what they're repairing (15:26) - Interview with Adrianne Ferree, executive director of the Maker's Hub in Compton (30:42) - Looking at the latest strides in Right to Repair (38:02) - Outro
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  • Call for Submissions: Contribute to Season 4!
    Season 4 is underway! We’re hard at work on the new season and we can’t wait to hear your contributions. For the best shot at getting on season 4, please send in your submissions before November. But feel free to continue submitting through November as well. Submitting to the show is easy!Fill out this form to start your submission to Second Nature.After you fill out the form, you'll receive questions based on the topics you chose, with details about how to submit your audio.Record your audio and send it our way!Call for Submissions: Contribute to Season 4!
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  • Are the Kids Alright? Raising a Sustainable Generation
    ‍-> Short Survey: Tell us what you think of Second Nature‍Whether you're a parent, an auntie, a coach, a godfather — there's a lot to think about when it comes to raising a more sustainable generation. How can we raise young people to take better care of the planet than the generations before them? ‍‍For our last episode of season 3, we're looking into the future to see how younger generations are thinking about climate change. From plant-based eating to civic engagement, we’re talking to our community, Moms Clean Air Force, and Commons founder Sanchali Seth Pal to find out how folks are raising kids to take action.🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading an citations in the full show.📱 To join the Commons community, download the app.📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram.🐣 Here's Sanchali's list of sustainable baby stuff!Episode CreditsListener contributions: Amea Wadsworth, Brian Stancheski, Elisabeth, Federica, Jacqueline  Elliott, Liv, Sara Rego, Sare, Tiffany, Willa Stoutenbeek, Paloma, Stevia, Ezra, Ace, Aza, Stella, EmmettEpisode expert: Alexandra ZissuEditing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
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About Second Nature

How can we live sustainably in an unsustainable world? Second Nature is a podcast by Commons exploring how our sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet. Every week hear how listeners are taking public transit, composting food waste, eating more plant-based meals and practicing deconsumption to create the kind of world they want to live in. We'll calculate the carbon impact of collective action and get expert answers to your burning climate questions. Everyone’s sustainable life is unique. Tell us about yours. thecommons.earth/podcast 🌎 Join a community of tens of thousands of people using the Commons app to track their emissions and get rewarded for sustainable living: https://www.thecommons.earth/get-the-app-second-nature Follow us on Instagram to get behind-the-scenes footage and more stories from Commons' climate community: https://instagram.com/secondnatureearth
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