# 226. How Close We Are to Losing Entire Species Forever, with Matt Podolsky

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Podcast: [A Climate Change with Matt Matern](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-climate-change-with-matt-matern-7134409)
Published: 2026-01-29T19:00:27+00:00
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## Resource

Today, Matt is joined by environmental filmmaker Matt Podolsky, co-founder of Wild Lens Collective. They discuss the power of storytelling in the climate and conservation movement. Podolsky reflects on his Sundance-winning documentary Sea of Shadows, which chronicles the near-extinction of the vaquita due to illegal fishing, and his more recent work on bat populations threatened by white-nose syndrome. He also shares how conservation media can influence policy, protect ecosystems, and make invisible crises tangible to the public. Check out Matt Podolsky’s’ work at www.wildlensinc.org Want to boast to your friends about trees named after you? Help us plant 30k trees? Only a few trees left! Visit aclimatechange.com/trees to learn more Subscribe now on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Episode Resources Matt Podolsky website: https://www.matthewpodolsky.com/ Wild Lens Collective website: https://www.wildlensinc.org/ Matt Matern on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ACClinkedin A Climate Change on Apple: https://bit.ly/accapplepodcast A Climate Change on Spotify: https://bit.ly/accspotifypodcast A Climate Change on YouTube: https://bit.ly/ACCvids

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