Saving the World From Bad Ideas
Saving the World From Bad Ideas
Podcast Description
a WePlanet podcast.
The world is shaped by ideas—some good, some bad, and some that seemed good at the time.
This is a podcast about rethinking the things we take for granted, challenging sacred cows, and admitting when we’ve been wrong.
With your host, awarded environmental author and activist Mark Lynas, we take a deep dive into the environmental, political, and social debates shaping our future—without the outrage, tribalism, or easy answers.
Help us save the world from bad ideas. Because the future depends on us getting it right.
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into various themes including environmental science, political discourse, and societal progress. Notable episodes feature discussions on geoengineering technologies, the myth of global decline as articulated by guests like Steven Pinker and Hannah Ritchie, and the importance of optimistic narratives amidst climate challenges. Topics such as solar geoengineering, media biases on progress, and eco-modernism form the focal points of its exploratory conversations.
a WePlanet podcast.
The world is shaped by ideas—some good, some bad, and some that seemed good at the time.
This is a podcast about rethinking the things we take for granted, challenging sacred cows, and admitting when we’ve been wrong.
With your host, awarded environmental author and activist Mark Lynas, we take a deep dive into the environmental, political, and social debates shaping our future—without the outrage, tribalism, or easy answers.
Help us save the world from bad ideas. Because the future depends on us getting it right.
We’re back. Season 2 of Saving the World from Bad Ideas is coming — and it’s bigger, bolder, and maybe even more controversial. This time once more , we’re joined by some of the sharpest minds on the planet.
🌍 Bill McKibben on activism, power, and what we’ve learned from 30 years of climate campaigning. 🧠 Hannah Ritchie returns to dismantle more doomer myths with data. 🔥 Luke Kemp on civilisational risk and collapse. ⚡ Michael Liebreich on energy transitions without fantasy thinking. 💥 Ted Nordhaus on why he’s no longer a ‘climate catastrophist’, degrowth, and the real way forward.
If you’re tired of bad ideas blocking good solutions — this season is for you. Subscribe now and be ready.
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