the clear the air podcast
Clear the Air is a podcast that seeks to educates, empowers and mobilizes youth to take action against climate change. Each episode focuses on a theme, teaching you how to take action RIGHT NOW in your own life. Some episodes focus on specific sustainability issues, while others take a personal development focus to enhance your leadership abilities.
Jenna Phillips (she/her) is the podcast host, a passionate university student, and a local climate action leader. She uses her expertise and desire for change to make a difference in the lives of others.
It’s time to Clear the Air of all this confusion about climate change. It’s time to learn how we, the youth climate leaders of today, can make a change. It’s time to take our future into our own hands.
A list of episodes will be updated as released below. All episodes are available to listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcast, and all other major streaming platforms.
Have an idea for an episode topic or guest? Fill out my contact form and let me know.
list of episodes
- Episode 56: Children’s media and authentic representation with Josanne Buchanan
- Episode 55: Indigenous climate justice and healing relationships with Serena Mendizábal
- Episode 54: Shaking Up The Establishment with Manvi Bhalla
- Episode 53: Leveraging your passions and legitimacy with Sarah Syed
- Episode 52: Sustainability in 2023
- Episode 51: Put your money where your mouth is
- Episode 50: What to do when the world is on fire
- Episode 49: Connecting the youth climate movement with Biboye (Bo) Aganaba
- Episode 48: I don’t know what I’m doing
- Episode 46: Threading Change in the fashion industry with Sophia Yang
- Episode 45: Addressing systemic barriers to truth and reconciliation in higher education (my thesis story)
- Episode 44: Leading Change with Austin Zacharko
- Episode 43: [REPOST] How to live sustainably when you don’t feel supported
- Episode 42: Building food literacy and sustainability with Circular Harvest
- Episode 41: Tips for acing graduate school applications
- Episode 40: Changing the world as a teen with Naila Moloo
- Episode 39: I’m graduating! Reflecting on my undergrad
- Epsiode 38: We need to make climate information accessible
- Episode 37: Dealing with the comparison trap
- Episode 36: Three positive sustainability stories
- Episode 35: How to make your school sustainable
- Episode 34: Don’t Look Up is the story of the climate crisis
- Episode 33: Imperfect environmentalism
- Episode 32: Creating community through food with Community Fridge KW
- Episode 31: What is environmental racism?
- Episode 30: Sustainability in 2020
- Episode 29: Creating Change Through Your Voice with Michelle Angkasa
- Episode 28: Ecocentrism and Sustainability
- Episode 27: Four Ideas for Sustainable Gift Giving
- Episode 26: Managing Mental Health and Eco-Anxiety with Erin Murray from Behind My Behind
- Episode 25: Why you need to care about climate change
- Episode 24: Welcome to Season Two!
- Episode 23: Environmental activism, following your passions, and dreaming big – Q&A with Jenna
- Episode 22: How to work with students and be an activist with Samantha Casey
- Episode 21: Five strategies for starting an environmental initiative
- Episode 20: Entrepreneurship and starting from scratch with Tyler De Sousa
- Episode 19: How to talk about climate change
- Episode 18: Blogging, climate action and youth empowerment with Emily De Sousa
- Episode 17: How to overcome perfectionism
- Episode 16: From fast fashion to community action and finding yourself with Yoshi Matsuzaki
- Episode 15: How to take the first step
- Episode 14: The value of experimental learning with Maddi LeBlanc
- Episode 13: Five common misconceptions about recycling
- Episode 12: Create change through plant-based living with Jackie Bastianon
- Episode 11: How sustainability helped me recover from my eating disorder
- Episode 10: Cater your degree to your passions with Jeffray Behr
- Episode 09: Lessons learned from third year
- Episode 08: How to be a young entrepreneur with Tania Del Matto
- Episode 07: Three cheap, easy and eco-friendly cleaning tips
- Episode 06: Is COVID-19 good for the environment?