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The RADIO ECOSHOCK Show

Alex Smith
Climate Change
Global Warming
Extreme Weather
Wildfires
Sea Level Rise
Artificial Intelligence
Renewable Energy
Heat Waves
Wildfire Smoke
Greenhouse Gases
Climate Science
Environmental Policy
Permafrost
Income Inequality
Donald Trump
Carbon Dioxide
Adaptation Strategies
Ocean Acidification
Public Health
El Niño

Radio Ecoshock weekly 1 hour 14MB mp3 program featuring the latest science, authors, issues - from climate change, oceans, forests, pollution, Peak Oil, the economy, and peace.

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Three experts on Extreme Heat: Elizabeth Hanna, Robert Kopp and Jonathan Patz. Deadly heat in India, unheard-of heat in France. The Arctic is thawing out. The U.S. East Coast roasted over 100 degree F. Around the world, people have died and many more... more

Deadly historic heat strikes across the world. Meteorologist Jeff Bernadelli on heatwaves in UK, Europe and America. Heat risks for pregnancy. From Switzerland, Coral Salvador: excess heat leads to more premature births. Heat reporting from Mark Hert... more

As Europe bakes in unreal heat, Dr. Laura Sanchez-Gutierrez in the Netherlands with just in-time science on rampant heat waves in Europe – worse to come. Dr. Dmitri Kalashnikov in California – growing heat fuels record burn-off in the American West. ... more

So hot in Europe! June wildfires on Greenland. Antarctica above freezing even in the dark of winter. Hear new science of why and what next. Maybe the Gulf Stream/AMOC doesn’t stop. What does that mean for extreme climate change in Europe? Dr. Alice  ... more

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Laura Suarez-Gutierrez
Assistant Professor researching heat waves and Europe fire risk
Wanneken University (Netherlands) / ETH Zürich connection mentioned
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Crazy Heatwaves Europe – Fire in America
Dmitri Kalashnikov
Postdoctoral research scholar focused on wildfires and heat waves
University of California, Merced
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Crazy Heatwaves Europe – Fire in America
Alice Carter-Champion
Paleo-oceanographer, Royal Holloway, University of London
Royal Holloway University of London
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Unstable Future – Deranged Climate Now
Philippe Sieàs
Associate Director, Laboratory of Sciences of Climate and Environment
Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace (IPSL)
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Unstable Future – Deranged Climate Now
Ilissa Ocko
Lead author of the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report, Senior Climate Scientist at SPARC Climate Solutions
SPARC Climate Solutions; IPCC
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Creeping Crisis
Katherine Wilkinson
Climate author and educator, Drawdown co-author, climate trainer
Drawdown; All We Can Save project
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Creeping Crisis
Peter Kalmus
Climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, activist
NASA JPL; activist
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Creeping Crisis
Max van Gerrevinke
Researcher, Free University Amsterdam, on boreal fires and climate impacts
VU Amsterdam
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Fire Science That Burns
Ben Defoy
Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
St. Louis University
Episode: Radio Ecoshock: Fire Science That Burns

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Alex Smith
Host of the show

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 162 ratings
  • Neoliberal garbage. Believers/peddlers of carbon decoupling, a bogus theory capitalists use to pretend we can keep growing economically without destroying the planet. Dangerous ideology, don't waste time, we can't afford it.

    Podcast Addict
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    chimmahh
    2 years ago
  • Good Ecological Info

    Regular Science updates on Eco Destruction.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Deacon Struction
    Ireland3 years ago
  • Stark truth made easier to understand

    Alex connects the dots and asks great questions of leading climate and environment experts. He doesn’t gloss over the bad news but also presents the good news of people trying to live healthier smarter ways in this world messed up by greed, colonialism, and impatience.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    カタカナディアン
    Canada4 years ago
  • ( PS regarding your interview with Megan Simonsen: call it,the elegant contraction)

    Alex Smith is in my pantheon of truly heroic Super hard-working, and highly professional journalists that includes Amy Goodman of democracy now and the staff of my beautiful local public radio station KgnuIn Boulder Colorado.His non-pedantic style, excellent highly informative guests and deep commitment to a beautiful livable world without illusions about where we really are is just what is needed today!

    Apple Podcasts
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    Black Panther Wannabe
    United States5 years ago
  • Best ever!

    I’ve listen to many climate podcasts and this one has kept me educated and interested for years! Highly recommended!

    Apple Podcasts
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    1969type4
    United States6 years ago

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Radio Ecoshock: Unstable Future – Deranged Climate Now
Q: What do you think?
The Gulf Stream should be viewed as one part of a broader overturning circulation. Its changes may be gradual and involve reconfigurations of deep water formation rather than a simple stop, leading to mixed regional effects like warm near Atlantic Canada and a cold south of Greenland, with broader implications for weather patterns.
Radio Ecoshock: Crazy Heatwaves Europe – Fire in America
Q: What is the key driver linking heat waves to wildfires in forests?
The largest single driver is a combination: hotter, drier conditions during heat waves followed by sustained dryness that leaves vegetation as fuel; the timing and persistence of heat waves are crucial, and even after temperatures cool, fuels can remain dry, continuing fire risk.
Radio Ecoshock: Creeping Crisis
Q: Why do you think these indirect warming gases matter in the big scheme of things?
Because they drive a large portion of warming through interactions that are not fully accounted in policy frameworks, and addressing them could yield significant climate and health co-benefits by reducing both warming and air pollutants.
Radio Ecoshock: Creeping Crisis
Q: Can you introduce us to an indirect greenhouse gas?
Indirect greenhouse gases are emitted compounds that have minimal direct warming themselves but trigger atmospheric chemistry that increases warming from other gases; examples include carbon monoxide, VOCs, hydrogen, and NOx, which collectively affect ozone and methane.
Radio Ecoshock: El Nino wildfires & Amazon tipping
Q: How is the Amazon status affecting global climate risk, and what are the tipping-point concerns?
Dr. Nobre explains that large-scale deforestation and warming are pushing the Amazon toward a tipping point where the forest degrades, reduces rainfall, and could become a carbon source instead of a sink, with potentially dramatic regional and global climate implications.

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This program consistently blends climate science with real-world impacts, weaving meteorology, atmospheric physics, and global risk into accessible analysis. Recent episodes foreground super El Niño risks, cascading effects on weather, crops, and economies, and the rising energy demand from AI data centers as a stressor on grids and heat islands. A notable strength is the mix of frontline researchers, policy-oriented voices, and journalists who illuminate how heat, drought, wildfires, and food security intersect with geopolitics and infrastructure. Listeners may find the shows especially relevant if they want grounded, data-driven discussion about climate risks and practical resilience strategies across regions.

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