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Imagining Tomorrow podcast

Episodes and resources

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Episode 10: Pausing, Reflecting, Hoping
  Published:  05 Sep 2024     |       1 minute read
Listen to episode 10 of the "Imagining Tomorrow" podcast, where presenter Emma Newman reflects on all the stories of hope and innovation she's uncovered throughout the podcast.
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Episode 5: Monitoring, Rescuing, Cleansing
  Published:  05 Apr 2024     |       1 minute read
Join presenter Emma Newman for episode 5 of the "Imagining Tomorrow" podcast as she tells the curious tale of a nesting duck in Salford Quays, and what it might mean for the future of our waterways.
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Episode 4: Financing, Fundraising, Moving
  Published:  05 Mar 2024     |       1 minute read
When the average person can’t control how the funds in their own bank accounts or pensions are used by institutions, is there any way to stop terrible things being done with our money?
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Episode 1: Heating, Cooling, Empowering
  Published:  05 Dec 2023     |       1 minute read
Is there a better way to heat and cool our buildings, accelerate decarbonisation and reduce fuel poverty? Listen now to find out and access resources about the topics covered.
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About the podcast

Imagining Tomorrow is a podcast about climate hope. 

It shows how we can create a future that is good for people and for nature, based on innovations in technology and community action that are already having a positive impact.

Join award-winning podcaster and author Emma Newman as she pieces together the roadmap to utopia by interviewing amazing inventors, communities and award-winning science fiction authors.

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Emma Newman, podcast host

Emma Newman is an award-winning writer, podcaster and audio book narrator. 

She specialises in science fiction and fantasy, and her award nominations include the British Fantasy Award for "Between Two Thorns" in 2014 and the Arthur C. Clarke Award for "After Atlas" in 2017. Her "Planetfall" series was nominated for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Series.

Emma is based in the UK and enjoys dressmaking and painting in her spare time. You can subscribe to Emma's newsletter and find out more about her work on her website.

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How to Save the Planet

In 2019, Friends of the Earth launched an in-house podcast called "How to Save the Planet". 

The episodes covered topics like campaigns against fossil fuels, lifestyle choices and community activism, and featured staff members as well as guests from a range of backgrounds, such as local campaigners, MPs and journalists. 

The podcast came to an end in 2021, but you can still listen to old episodes on our website.

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