{"podcast":{"title":"Climate Curious","slug":"climate-curious-3335844","podcast_index_feed_id":3335844,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/66a7865521900db7d7f9ae06","website_url":"https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66a7865521900db7d7f9ae06/show-cover.png","author":"Josie Colter","episode_count":315,"summary":"Are you Climate Curious? If you care about the world, but find the current conversation about climate change confusing, scary or boring – then this might be the podcast for you. Join TEDxLondon and co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst as we lift the lid on the climate emergency by speaking to the world’s leading and most relatable climate pioneers. Find out why cities are key to the climate fight, why we need to tackle systemic problems (and not just plastic straws), and why we’re all a bit crap at sustainability. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-05T16:19:43.698861+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-curious-3335844"},"episode":{"title":"What Big Oil doesn’t want you to know about plastic, with journalist Beth Gardiner","slug":"what-big-oil-doesn-t-want-you-to-know-about-plastic-with-journalist-beth-gardiner","published_at":"2026-02-13T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-curious-3335844/what-big-oil-doesn-t-want-you-to-know-about-plastic-with-journalist-beth-gardiner","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-curious-3335844","url":"https://shows.acast.com/climate-curious/episodes/what-big-oil-doesnt-want-you-to-know-about-plastic-with-jour","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66a7865521900db7d7f9ae06/e/698e76168dc5f2047a8322d4/media.mp3","summary":"From WWII radars to Tupperware, LEGO, and even heart transplants, plastic permeates every facet of our lives. But how much of this was Big Oil's \"Plan B” strategy to triple production and keep profits high? Climate Curious gets the scoop on big plastic's secret and shocking history from environmental journalist and TEDxLondon speaker Beth Gardiner. As Beth tells us, \"it's actually enraging rather than depressing\" when you learn to see through the lies that CEOs have sold us – around individual blame and beach litter cleanups – versus the real solution: corporates cleaning up their own mess.  Read more in Beth Gardiner’s new book, ‘ Plastic Inc.’ : https://linktr.ee/plasticinc   Who do you want to hear from next on Climate Curious? Fill out our quick listener feedback survey: https://tedxlondon.typeform.com/climatecurious ​​ Join the Climate Curious conversation on socials: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/climatecuriouspod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@climatecuriouspod YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtF6xzNkVIczlDmVcH8FCMA LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/10996041/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TEDxLondon Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/ All other links: https://linktr.ee/climatecuriouspod   Created by TEDxLondon Executive produced by Josie Colter Produced by Ben Beheshty Curated by Deesha Chandra Hosted by Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst Communications by Tara Cooper and Issey Gladston Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"From WWII radars to Tupperware, LEGO, and even heart transplants, plastic permeates every facet of our lives. But how much of this was Big Oil's \"Plan B”…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":682,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/climate-curious-3335844/episodes/what-big-oil-doesn-t-want-you-to-know-about-plastic-with-journalist-beth-gardiner/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-curious-3335844/what-big-oil-doesn-t-want-you-to-know-about-plastic-with-journalist-beth-gardiner.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}