Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBC’s PRGT pipeline was approved. What’s next? (w/ Kai Nagata)
With the approval of the Prince Rupert Gas Transmission (PRGT) pipeline and the passing of Bills 14 and 15 in B.C., Emiko Newman spoke with Kai Nagata, the northern pipeline campaigner at Dogwood, ab…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The G7 and Canada’s climate fair share
Episode 10
With the uninspired wrap-up of the recent G7 Leaders Summit in Alberta, we wonder: what are these summits even meant for, and how can we use their spotlight on international cooperation to advocate f…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Election breakdown and Bushra’s campaign (w/ Seth Klein, Anjali Appadurai and Bushra Asghar)
Episode 9
It took us a moment to catch our breaths after the federal election, but Anjali Appadurai, Seth Klein and Bushra Asghar took a moment to debrief on what the heck happened and what it means for the cl…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
The Youth Climate Corps meets party platforms (w/ Seth Klein, Alex Cool-Fergus and Juan Vargas Alba)
Episode 8
With less than a week before the federal election, Alex Cool-Fergus from Climate Action Network Canada joins Seth Klein, Juan Vargas Alba and Doug Hamilton-Evans from the Climate Emergency Unit to br…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Mapping right-wing activism, corporate lobbying and climate denialism (w/ Geoff Dembicki)
Episode 7
In this episode of Break in Case of Emergency, hosts Erin Blondeau and Emiko Newman speak with Geoff Dembicki, global managing editor of DeSmog, to discuss the intricate connections between conservat…
Published on 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Where is the climate crisis in Canadian party platforms? (w/ Anjali Appadurai, Juan Vargas Alba, Seth Klein & Alex Cool-Fergus)
Episode 6
In this episode of Break in Case of Emergency, host Erin Blondeau is joined by Anjali Appadurai, Juan Vargas Alba, Seth Klein and Alex Cool-Fergus of Climate Action Network Canada to discuss party pl…
Published on 8 months ago
Making sense of the Trump assaults and unpacking Canada’s ‘Shock Election’ (w/ Seth Klein & Naomi Klein)
Episode 5
In this special election episode, co-hosts Anjali Appadurai and Erin Blondeau interview siblings Naomi Klein and Seth Klein to discuss the current political climate in Canada leading up to the federa…
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago
Dissecting the climate denial machine: culture wars and the climate countermovement (w/ Mary Stuart & Erin Blondeau)
Episode 4
Host Emiko Newman interviews Mary Stuart and Erin Blondeau about the rise of climate conspiracism. Mary is a masters student in political ecology at the University of Victoria studying right-wing cli…
Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago
It’s a f&%#ing climate emergency! Why aren’t we acting like it? (w/ Seth Klein)
Episode 3
This episode aired on March 15 2025.
Seth Klein joins host Erin Blondeau to talk about the 6 Markers of Climate Emergency Framework.
Marker 1: Spend what it takes to win.
Marker 2: Create new instituti…
Published on 9 months ago
The Ontario Snap Election Guide (w/ Bushra Asghar, Zoe Keary-Matzner, and Karishma Porwal)
Episode 2
This episode aired on February 19 2025.
In this timely episode, host Erin Blondeau discusses Ontario's surprise early election with climate organizers Bushra Asghar, Zoe Keary-Matzner, and Karishma Po…
Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago