Shows
Churning Life PodcastEpisode 3: Quarterly Redemption Recap & Trip Report - Belize, Vietnam, and TaiwanRecapping the major trips we have had so far this year! Below is a summary of the flights and hotels:Belize:PDX-SEA-BZE/BZE-SEA-PDX on AS Y with companion fare for $750 pp.San Pedro: Paradise Villas - 5 nights for $645 w/Airbnb GC.San Ignacio: Villa Cayo - 3 nights for $390.AQ Car Rental Belize - 3 days for $175.Vietnam:PDX-DFW-DOH-SGN on AA/QR J for 175k MR pp with biz plat.Fusion Suites Saigon - 2 nights for $168.Little Riverside Hoi An - 2 nights for $314.Taiwan:TPE-SFO on CI J for 88k KLM.ICN-HNL-PDX on HA...
2023-09-2836 min
The Green Path − Our Climate Stories#2.7 Hilary Ego - A Positive Mindset to Believe in the Future and Work for It & How to Publish a Children’s BookReminder: We are donating a small amount to the Environmental Voter Project (EVP) for every listener who subscribes to this podcast. EVP is not a sponsor of this podcast. I just love their mission.
I chatted with my friend and climate champion Hilary Ego. Hilary is one of the most multidimensional climate people I know. She manages the environmental programs in the City of La Mesa, wrote and drew a children’s book and loves making food for people. We dive deep into her role of helping the City of La Mesa implement its cl...
2023-09-1342 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories2.6 Nancy Lynée Woo - Poetry as Power & Relationship as RemedyEco-anxiety and climate emotions impact everyone who is paying attention to our world. I often turn to poetry, not as a way to escape, but a way to sit with the emotion and let it lead me where I need to be. Art and creative work can help translate and transform our feelings and emotions in the climate crisis. That’s what Nancy’s poems do.
We chatted about the role of poetry in solving the climate crisis and the importance of human relation in healing our world. Our conversation made my heart so full, reminding me I'm n...
2023-08-0258 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories2.5 Karen Magruder – Green Social Work, Environmental Justice, and How to Harness the Power of Eco-AnxietyIn this episode, we’re so excited to share a conversation with Karen Magruder, a faculty member in the school of Social Work at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). Karen was trained in trauma informed therapy, but Hurricane Harvey in 2017 brought the “a-ha” moment to her. She witnessed how the climate crisis made vulnerable people more vulnerable, especially with the poor infrastructures in our society. We chatted about the Environmental Justice & Green Social Work course she created at UTA, what eco-anxiety is, and how to harness its power for change!
Things we mentioned in the episode...
2023-07-0543 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories2.4 Cassie Snow – How the Biggest Player in the Hotel Industry Saves its Food Waste and Help Recycle 99% of the Water in Las VegasIn this episode, Li-Ya chats with Cassie Snow, the Sustainability Manager at MGM Resorts International, who oversees its sustainability efforts globally. Her passion to make a positive impact is rooted in her lived experience and the kindness she got through growing up. Cassie has tons of experience supporting programs surrounding food waste reduction and food recovery to reduce hunger in her community in Las Vegas.
As the chair of theClimate Reality Las Vegas Chapter, Cassie is also a strong advocate for accessible and affordable public transportation and solutions that not only mitigate the climate crisis but also h...
2023-06-1447 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories2.3 Patty Silva - Bi-Cultural Identity, Films, and StorytellingIn this episode, we talked to Patty Silva, the executive producer of the show “El Futuro del Planeta”, an original TV series produced by EarthX TV. Patty and Li-Ya chatted about their bi-cultural background, mostly Patty’s as an immigrant from Mexico, and how that bi-cultural and bi-lingual identity shaped her focus on bridging the information gap of the environment between the U.S. and Latin America.
Our conversion touches on the crucial role of collaboration with partner organizations and teams in bringing awareness to what’s happening outside of the mainstream US-focus content and making it truly a g...
2023-05-2442 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories2.2 Bhargavi Jeyarajah - How to feel hopeful and joyous in the Climate Movement? Start locally! Start with our own community.This episode is one of my favorite conversations about community and climate organizing throughout my 6 years as a climate organizer. I talked to Bhargavi Jeyarajah, who was the sustainability coordinator at the University of Texas at Arlington, where I taught as a faculty from 2019 to 2022. We chatted about Bhargavi’s experience studying community-based organizing at Duke University, and how her identity as an immigrant and a wife helped her reconcile with her own biases and eventually led her to the climate movement. She shared some brilliant examples of how to connect community values to sustainability goals and creating space fo...
2023-05-0350 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories2.1 A Human Rights Defender’s Climate Journey as a Tapestry - Jill Maclntyre WittIn our first episode of the new season, I talked to Jill Maclntyre Witt, who has been a climate activist with the Climate Reality Project and 350.org for more than a decade. Jill was named one of UN International Human Rights Commission's Top 100 Human Rights Defenders in 2019 along with Michelle Obama and Greta Thunberg.
Our conversation focuses on learning how to be an activist by doing. We also talked about how her retail job in the 2000s guided her to start her advocacy journey and how her projects as a volunteer led her to teaching sustainability and the...
2023-04-1934 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories2.0 New Season! "Our Climate Stories" is coming back!In celebration of Earth Month, aka our favorite time of the year, The Green Path Podcast is coming back! We made some changes in the format and the content, yet the goal is the same, to share our climate story and find our voice and our place in the climate movement.
The podcast is now produced and hosted by the former chair of the Climate Reality Dallas-Ft Worth Chapter Li-Ya Mar.
Special shoutout to Vanessa Wu, Ishrita Pol, Ashley Monismith, and Krishna Madhav for their work in 2021 on this podcast. We carry the torch and ke...
2023-04-1203 min
The Green Path − Our Climate Stories1.4 Drawing Up Solutions For Food Waste: The Creative Path a UX Designer Took to Transform Food Waste ManagementDo you have a distaste for food waste? In today's episode, we chat with Mimi Chong, a user experience designer who dedicated a little over a year to reducing food waste at the Dallas chapter of Rescuing Leftover Cuisine. Although UX designers are not the primary workforce in sustainability, the green path is never a straight one; Mimi found a way to apply her design acumen with her conviction to reduce food waste and has devoted her efforts to transforming food management ever since. By her own admission, she is not a fearless woman. But it is her fears — of...
2021-08-2536 min
The Green Path − Our Climate Stories1.3 From a First-Gen College Student to a Sanders Spokesperson: The Path of an Political and Environmental ActivistIn today’s episode we chat with Priscilla Yeverino, a young social, political, and environmental activist whose fiery spirit allowed her to change the lives of people all over Texas. Yeverino began as a student at the University of North Texas curious about the ins and outs of progressive politics, but her passion to create tangible, everlasting change led her to start the Dallas chapter of Sunrise Movement and speak on Senator Sanders presidential campaign.
Tune in to hear Yeverino speak about her immigrant background, the steps she took to start organizations and join campaigns, social media ne...
2021-07-0933 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories1.2 From IT to Renewable Energy: The Winding Path of a Solar EntrepreneurWhen has the path to your dream job ever been a straight one? In today's episode, we chat with solar entrepreneur and Climate Reality Leader Michael Martin about his unorthodox entrance into the climate and renewables scene. Michael started out in the IT sector, but his ever-growing passion for environmentalism and his desire for growth drove him to create his own solar advisory business. As an expert in the field for 10+ years, Michael shares the current state of the solar industry, and details the cultural, technological, and political shifts necessary for a further renewable energy revolution, and discusses the day...
2021-06-1841 minThe Green Path − Our Climate Stories1.1 From the Classroom to Tanzania: The Wild Path of One Environmental EducatorIf life threw you an irresistible opportunity that combined your passion for the environment and your job skills, would you say no?
In today's episode, we talk to Climate Reality leader John Zavalney who found himself in just that position. Zavalney, who was undoubtedly one of the coolest science teachers in south Los Angeles, went from running a classroom zoo with 40+ exotic animals to an opportunity of a lifetime - to work with Dr. Jane Goodall in Tanzania on her Roots & Shoots program. And what an opportunity it was for him!
Tune in to hear Za...
2021-03-2338 min
Clienting#41: Gyi & Kelly Talk Outreach, Links, and HAROOn this episode of Clienting, Gyi and Kelly answer former guest Rob Schenk's questions on journalist outreach, HARO, and conferences. Outreach The first rule of journalist outreach- you have to have a story! When doing outreach, the creative aspect is super important- don't make a journalist have to work for the story, give it to them. Journalists are people too- they want to know that you have more to offer than "I'm a lawyer and have things to say." Engage with them over time, "I'm here to help you cover this issue." Demonstrate expertise by showcasing...
2019-08-1238 min