George Monbiot on Exposing Power and the Fight to Save Our Planet

In this episode Elizabeth Oldfield speaks with writer, environmentalist, and activist George Monbiot - a fiercely anti-establishment voice shaped by resistance, trauma, and a refusal to become what Britain’s elite institutions tried to make him.

We discuss:

- Why the language we use around the environment and climate change, isn't sufficient

- Growing up with buried histories of English fascism and Jewish refuge, and what Britain still refuses to face

- Boarding school trauma, survival personalities, and opting out of elite power systems

- Is faith needed for moral courage?

- How real change happens without becoming the thing you’re fighting

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Chapters:

00:00 Trailer and Intro

00:56 What is Sacred to you? George Monbiot answers

06:00 Language Shapes the Fight for Our Planet

09:00 Uncovering British Fascism and His Grandmother's Involvement

12:00 Boarding School and How Elitism Tried to Shape Him

15:00 Journalism and Environmental Campaigns

18:00 Why Society and Power Work the Way They Do

21:00 How to Speak Up as an Activist Without Losing People

24:00 Power, Purpose, and How to Live Differently

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