IndyKids reporters Charlotte and Lucas interview award-winning writer and environmental journalist, Antonia Juhasz, about her path in climate reporting, how she centers activists and impacted people in her coverage, and what gives her hope.Key terms to listen for:Solutions journalismInequitiesFenceline communitiesClimate disasterFood and fisheriesClimateExpert/expertiseDiscussion Questions:How did Antonia start covering the climate crisis?What is solutions journalism?Why does Antonia prioritize women⁠— – and women of color specifically⁠— – in her reporting?What kinds of expertise does Antonia look to highlight in her reporting?What are some of the challenges Antonia has faced in her journalism career?Credits:IndyKids Reporters – Charlotte Osoria and Lucas Muñoz JetmoreProduced by Emily Löwinger, Isis Phillips, and Julia ThomasEdited + Music by Emily LöwingerAudio Mentor – Jo CoronaShow Intro Music by Luca CantagalloAdditional Music by Emily LöwingerOriginal Artwork by Cayzlen RodriguezSpecial thanks to Emma Gaffney and Jo CoronaWe’d like to thank The New York Community Trust and Wolf Family for their support.

IndyKids reporters Cayzlen and Maliyah interview activist Jackie Fielder about her experiences organizing against the Dakota Access Pipeline and her role in the divestment movement happening in San Francisco.Key terms to listen for:Ancestral territoriesReservationTreatyTribal citizenRenewable energyDivestment / disinvestmentDiscussion Questions:What led Jackie to become a climate organizer?Why does Jackie want the city of San Francisco to stop doing business with big banks?Why are pipelines so dangerous?What specific kinds of renewable energy does Jackie want to replace fossil fuel power?What does divestment have to do with civil rights?Why does Jackie say we need a cultural shift in order to fight climate change?Credits:IndyKids Reporters – Maliyah Ledesma and Cayzlen RodriguezProduced by Emily Löwinger, Isis Phillips and Julia ThomasEdited by Emily LöwingerAudio Mentor – Julia ThomasShow Intro Music by Luca CantagalloOriginal Artwork by Cayzlen RodriguezSpecial thanks to Emma GaffneyWe’d like to thank The New York Community Trust and Wolf Family for their support.

IndyKids reporter Luca interviews author and journalist Katie Worth about her book, Miseducation: How Climate Change is Taught in America. They discuss the connection between climate change and critical race theory, and how Katie views humans’ ability to shift their perspectives and make change.Key terms to listen for:Climate denialismDiscussion Questions:What inspired Katie Worth to look into climate change education in American schools?How do Luca and Katie describe the connection between climate change and critical race theory?What does Katie Worth say about humans’ capacity to make change?Credits:IndyKids Reporter – Luca CantagalloProduced by Emily Löwinger, Isis Phillips, and Julia ThomasEdited by Emily LöwingerShow Intro Music by Luca CantagalloOriginal Artwork by Cayzlen RodriguezSpecial thanks to Emma GaffneyWe’d like to thank The New York Community Trust and Wolf Family for their support.

IndyKids reporters Zahra, Lily, and Gibran interview Pati Rodriguez, a community organizer with Mi Casa Resiste and Frack Outta Brooklyn, and her daughter Gia Luna about their fight against National Grid’s fracked gas pipeline in Brooklyn.Key terms to listen for:PipelineFracked gasToxicDiscussion Questions:What does Pati say about the National Grid-owned North Brooklyn Pipeline?Why did Pati chain herself to the pipeline?Describe what Pati says about how her mother influenced her life.How does Pati explain the connection between the climate crisis and immigration?What is Gia’s favorite thing about her activism with her mother?Why is fracking gas illegal in New York State?What does Pati mean when she says she wants to plant seeds?What gives Pati and Gia hope?Credits:IndyKids Reporters – Lily Dribin, Gibran Freilla Williams, and  Zahra LatheefProduced by Emily Löwinger, Isis Phillips and Julia ThomasEdited by Emily LöwingerAudio Mentor – Abē LevineAdditional Script Editing – Zahra LatheefShow Intro Music by Luca CantagalloAdditional Music by Emily LöwingerOriginal Artwork by Cayzlen RodriguezSpecial thanks to Emma GaffneyWe’d like to thank The New York Community Trust and Wolf Family for their support.

IndyKids reporters Mila and Melina interview Lucy Andrews, a scientist and PhD student in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management at the University of California Berkeley.Lucy talks about why she loves being a scientist, her favorite part of the job, what ecosystems and fossil fuels are, and what they have to do with the climate crisis!   This episode is perfect for students who are being introduced to climate change and climate crisis concepts, including how wars impact the environment.Key terms to listen for:EcosystemClimateClimate conditionsFossil fuelsGreenhouse gassesSolar powerWind powerHydro powerNuclear powerResilientDiscussion Questions:Why do Mila and Melina want to learn more about the climate crisis?What is an ecosystem?What do ecosystems have to do with climate change?What are fossil fuels? Why do we rely on them so much? How does burning fossil fuels contribute to the climate crisis?How does war affect the environment?What does Lucy want people to know about her work?Credits:IndyKids Reporters – Melina Ferreyra and Mila LemoineProduced by Emily Löwinger, Isis Phillips and Julia ThomasEdited by Emily LöwingerAudio Mentor – Zoe GrueskinShow Intro Music by Luca CantagalloOriginal Artwork by Cayzlen RodriguezSpecial thanks to Emma GaffneyWe’d like to thank The New York Community Trust and Wolf Family for their support.