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Update: Where we've been and where we're going

11/4/2025 • 15 min

We’re dropping into your feed to share the news that our founding host, Laur Hesse Fisher, is departing MIT and TILclimate. In this episode, Laur sits down with new host Madison Goldberg to talk about the philosophies that have shaped TILclimate over seven seasons and take listeners behind the scenes of the show. They also discuss what’s in store for season eigh… Play episode

Transmission: Power to the people
Cleaner air
Dealing with dead batteries
Geothermal: Earth’s infinite clean power
The great indoors
Did climate change do that?
Hasn't the climate changed before?
Farm to table, with a side of fossil fuels
2°C: the story of the global climate goal
Slow carbon, fast carbon
Is it safe to store CO2 underground?
An introduction to carbon capture (re-air)
How clean is green hydrogen?
Why are EVs more popular than hydrogen cars?
An introduction to hydrogen energy (re-air)
Do wind turbines kill birds?
Do wind turbines freeze up in the cold?
Won’t more CO2 help plants grow?
Season 6 Preview: Something a Little Different
Why does it take five years to build a wind farm?
Energy storage: keeping the lights on with a clean electric grid
A public health expert’s guide to climate change
TILclimate presents: What the heck is El Niño, anyway? (from Outside/In)
Wildfires and how we're changing them
Can desalination solve water scarcity?
Don’t throw away your refrigerator
How tackling methane cools the planet fast
Wait, how do greenhouse gases actually warm the planet?
Coming Soon: TILclimate Season 5
America’s Big Year of Climate Action
Announcing TILclimate's Live Event: "America’s big year of climate action"
TIL about recycling
TIL about winter storms
TIL about carbon offsets
TIL about everyday travel
TIL about electric cars
TIL about hydrogen energy
TIL about the changing ocean (part 2)
TIL about the changing ocean (part 1)
Season 4 Preview
TIL what it costs
TIL about what I eat
TIL about farming a warmer planet
TIL about planting trees
TIL about removing CO2 from the atmosphere
TIL about national security
TIL about sea level rise, part 2
TIL about sea level rise, part 1
TIL what Americans think about climate change

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