{"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":"Why we need bugs, not bots, with Kalpana Arias","slug":"why-we-need-bugs-not-bots-with-kalpana-arias","published_at":"2026-03-18T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-curious-3335844/why-we-need-bugs-not-bots-with-kalpana-arias","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/climate-curious-3335844","url":"https://shows.acast.com/climate-curious/episodes/why-we-need-bugs-not-bots-with-kalpana-arias","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66a7865521900db7d7f9ae06/e/69b9d6217df9481e6842be2e/media.mp3","summary":"“Nature is a deep form of technology,” says nature campaigner, Kalpana Arias, on Climate Curious. It sometimes feels like“big tech” is coming to get us, from its roots in military structures, and an overall drive to replace human connection with convenience, but what if we could “glitch” the system? From hacking Tamagotchi’s into garden sensors, to how guerilla gardening can reclaim our cities, and building “softer” technologies that bring together communities, Kalpana shares an alternate, more joyful version of nature and technology co-existing. Tune in with co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst to move past the binary thinking of “tech good vs tech bad”, and start building your own healthy and happy symbiosis of nature and tech today! 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":"“Nature is a deep form of technology,” says nature campaigner, Kalpana Arias, on Climate Curious. It sometimes feels like“big tech” is coming to get us, f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2434,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/climate-curious-3335844/episodes/why-we-need-bugs-not-bots-with-kalpana-arias/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/why-we-need-bugs-not-bots-with-kalpana-arias.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}