WEBVTT - Introducing: Unf*cking the Future

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<v Speaker 1>Has this ever happened to you? You're looking at your

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<v Speaker 1>phone and it's just page after page of heat waves

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<v Speaker 1>and hurricanes and droughts, flooding, wildfires, melting bowler ice, deforestation,

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<v Speaker 1>oil spills, mass extinctions, and the hottest summer on record,

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<v Speaker 1>And you just have to stop and lie down because

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<v Speaker 1>all you can think is we've fed Hi. I'm Chris Turney,

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<v Speaker 1>and if you're plagued by climate induced existential dread, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not alone. That's why I'm launching Unfoking the Future. It's

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<v Speaker 1>a show about the climate crisis and what we can

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<v Speaker 1>do about it. Every episode we'll speak to someone tackling

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<v Speaker 1>the climate crisis in a clever way, Activists like Maggie Bird,

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<v Speaker 1>who says that we could change the world if we

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<v Speaker 1>just change our diet.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a single most effective thing you can do personally

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<v Speaker 2>is change the way you eat.

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<v Speaker 1>Right.

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<v Speaker 2>If ten thousand people eat just one plant based meal

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<v Speaker 2>a day for thirty days, that's seven million gallons of

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<v Speaker 2>water saved.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll meet scientists like doctor Lisa Van Sustram, who has said,

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<v Speaker 1>is climate anxiety, Oh.

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<v Speaker 3>It's even desirable, frankly to be outraged and angry. Many

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<v Speaker 3>studies show that that is the prelude to taking action.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll even talk to Bill Neither science guy.

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<v Speaker 3>You climate denier. Sorry, science is so settled. It's settled

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<v Speaker 3>on top is settled.

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<v Speaker 1>These people are making a real difference, and we're going

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<v Speaker 1>to learn from them about how we can make a

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<v Speaker 1>difference too, because sitting around doom scrolling isn't doing you

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<v Speaker 1>or the planet any good.

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<v Speaker 3>If you go into this thinking we're going to get

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<v Speaker 3>overwhelmed and lose, then we will tun it out people.

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<v Speaker 2>I think the antidote for eco anxiety's action. It gives

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<v Speaker 2>me hope to you know, if nothing else, We're not

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<v Speaker 2>in and alone.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen to I'm Thking the Future starting on January tenth

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<v Speaker 1>on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or whether you get

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<v Speaker 1>your podcasts. It's smart guests, big ideas, and a c

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<v Speaker 1>louds of fun. Hope to see you there.

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<v Speaker 2>We're in the future.