Episodios

  • How stingless bees made your morning coffee, with Rosa Vásquez Espinoza
    Apr 2 2026

    “[Stingless bees] pollinate more than 80% of Amazonian flora, from your coffee, chocolate, and the avocado on your toast,” says Peruvian scientist and conservationist Rosa Vásquez Espinoza. These harmless and often overlooked buzzy fluffers play a large and often forgotten role in the World’s richest ecosystem. From providing medicinal honey to communities, to empowering women to become stingless beekeepers – these striped marvels have got us buzzing!


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    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

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    10 m
  • How to wayfind without a map, with Katherine K. Wilkinson
    Mar 27 2026

    The world is not going to stop changing. So what do we do with that? Katherine K. Wilkinson, author, climate strategist, and two-decade veteran of the climate movement, tells Climate Curious that resilience isn't about having answers. It's about building the navigational muscles to keep moving when the answers don't exist yet. Tune in to explore the practice of climate wayfinding, learn how to look inward with care, outward with curiosity, and forward with courage; and find your way back to earth when the way forward feels unclear.


    Check out Katherine’s new book “Climate Wayfinding”: https://www.climatewayfinding.earth/book


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    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.

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    11 m
  • How to trade hope for courage, with Paul Hawken
    Mar 20 2026

    “Grief is a blessing, a guide; it's us being our best self when we feel grief,” says climate OG Paul Hawken on Climate Curious. With the rise of global conflict, Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha turn to environmental juggernaut Paul Hawken for a much needed pep talk. He shares tips for navigating the modern media landscape, how grief can help us tap into ideas and solutions, and why he likes to focus on courage over hope.


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    Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/

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    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.

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    10 m
  • Why we need bugs, not bots, with Kalpana Arias
    Mar 18 2026

    “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!


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    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.

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    41 m
  • How “Glitch Feminism” can bring us closer together, with Kalpana Arias
    Mar 12 2026

    Embrace the “glitch” to unlock more sustainable, collective and joyful futures, says nature campaigner Kalpana Arias on the Climate Curious podcast. In conversation with Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha, Kalpana explores the surprising nature/tech overlap, and how “Glitch Feminism” can help us take back power in our digital spaces, and in turn, reclaim our relationship with tech as a key step in accelerating climate action.


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    Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/

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    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.

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    10 m
  • Who gave Big Oil a backstage pass? With Tori Tsui
    Mar 10 2026

    “There are no better messengers than artists” says climate campaigner, advisor, and author, Tori Tsui, as she unpicks the relationship between music and climate on the Climate Curious podcast. In conversation with Climate Curious co-hosts Ben Hurst and Maryam Pasha, Tori shares how some of the biggest artists like Massive Attack, Brain Eno, and Coldplay are using their platform for good, and how the “teeth” of the Fossil Fuel Treaty can support musicians and artists to step into climate action. From unashamed “eco-kid” to science nerd and now climate advisor, we get to know the ‘It’s Not Just You’ author on another level. Plus, find out why Ben Hurst is “p*ssed”!


    Follow Tori Tsui: https://www.instagram.com/toritsui_/?hl=en

    Read Tori’s book, ‘It’s Not Just You’: https://www.waterstones.com/book/its-not-just-you/tori-tsui/9781398508750


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    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.

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    46 m
  • Which pop stars are bursting Big Oil’s culture bubble? With Tori Tsui
    Mar 5 2026

    From the civil rights movement to global stages stacked with the world’s biggest artists, campaigner, activist, and author Tori Tsui joins Climate Curious to connect the dots between music and climate. Tune in to explore the intentional overwhelm tactics used by Big Oil, how sponsorships help them gain a “social license” to pollute, and which pop stars are using their platform to do something about it.


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    Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/

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    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.

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    11 m
  • How to close climate loopholes – in court, with Tessa Khan
    Feb 27 2026

    "It sounds totally preposterous now – excluding the climate impact of burning oil," says Tessa Khan, environmental lawyer, campaigner, and founder of Uplift. Live on stage at Climate Curious Live in London, Tessa breaks down the legal strategy behind taking the previous UK government to court over its approval of the Rosebank oil field, and how they won! She unpacks the loopholes Big Oil has long relied on, the far-reaching implications of the UK Supreme Court's landmark ruling for climate policy, and why the billionaire-funded lobbying machine is finally starting to slip. Recorded in conversation with Climate Curious co-hosts Maryam Pasha and Ben Hurst.


    Enjoyed this conversation? Listen to the full interview with Tessa Khan on Climate Curious: https://tedxlondon.com/podcasts/the-uks-biggest-climate-wins-and-what-comes-next-with-tessa-khan/


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    Website: https://tedxlondon.com/podcast/

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    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.

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    8 m