{"podcast":{"title":"Second Nature","slug":"second-nature-6886500","podcast_index_feed_id":6886500,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/second-nature","website_url":"https://www.thecommons.earth/second-nature-podcast","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZwQMapL_6LtxnDbIizXXjLI1X9rQWwTapDhWRsNmNpQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wM2Yx/NmJhNWMyYTk2ODZl/Yjg0ZDNiN2ViNTg5/ZDU0NC5wbmc.jpg","author":"Commons","episode_count":63,"summary":"How can we live sustainably in an unsustainable world? Second Nature is a podcast by Commons exploring how our sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet. Every week hear how listeners are taking public transit, composting food waste, eating more plant-based meals and practicing deconsumption to create the kind of world they want to live in. We'll calculate the carbon impact of collective action and get expert answers to your burning climate questions. Everyone’s sustainable life is unique. Tell us about yours. thecommons.earth/podcast 🌎 Join a community of tens of thousands of people using the Commons app to track their emissions and get rewarded for sustainable living: https://www.thecommons.earth/get-the-app-second-nature Follow us on Instagram to get behind-the-scenes footage and more stories from Commons' climate community: https://instagram.com/secondnatureearth","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500"},"episode":{"title":"Can We Vote Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?","slug":"can-we-vote-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis","published_at":"2026-05-27T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500/can-we-vote-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500","url":"http://www.thecommons.earth/episode/6-can-we-vote-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/bd5550af/a554805a.mp3","summary":"Government seems to move slower than the pace of climate change, so do our votes for climate candidates and policies actually make a difference? ‍ In this episode, we're connecting the dots between climate and policy and hearing from people around the world about how their governments’ policies are affecting their lives and their regions. We're also catching up with HEATED editor-in-chief Emily Atkin to hear how climate reporting has changed over the past couple of presidential terms and how she keeps her head above water after a decade of reporting on climate. We'll also talk to Commons founder Sanchali Seth Pal about climate policies around the world that have actually worked. ‍ If you're looking for resources to help you vote for the planet in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, or any upcoming U.S. election, here are some resources that could help: Vote Climate U.S. PAC's Voter Guide , Climate Cabinet's Climate Scorecard , League of Conservation Voter Scorecard. 📱 Want to make your money count? Download the Commons app . 🌎 Find citations and further reading in the full show notes . 📞 Want to submit to the show? We'd love to hear from you! 📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram . Episode Credits Listener contributions: Anandi Yadav, Clara, Danielle Bird, Lindsay Kerns, Michael Chase, Nick Blocha, Shai Editing and engineer: Evan Goodchild‍ Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham Episode rundown: (01:29) - Every vote you cast is a climate vote (03:34) - The price tag on our planet's worst year yet (10:46) - Emily Atkin won't let Big Oil off the hook (30:06) - Which climate laws are actually working? (39:30) - Local elections are crucial","meta_description":"Government seems to move slower than the pace of climate change, so do our votes for climate candidates and policies actually make a difference? ‍ In this…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2567,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/second-nature-6886500/episodes/can-we-vote-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/second-nature-6886500/can-we-vote-our-way-out-of-the-climate-crisis.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}