Carbon Social Club
Mixed media artist Kirk Rankin, known to family and friends as K5, talks about using art to foster justice work, how creative expression has helped keep him happy and occupied during the pandemic, and how he juxtaposes life between Washington, DC and New England. Lauren lived next door to K5 when she was in college, and he was 4, and this episode is the first time they’ve spoke as adults. Kirk/K5 lives in Burlington, Vermont.
info_outline Episode 13: Climate Scientist Dr. Jane ZelikovaCarbon Social Club
Dr. Jane Zelikova is a climate change scientist working at the intersection of science and policy. She talks about her contribution to the new book, All We Can Save, co-founding 500 Women Scientists, and the important work of making science open, inclusive, and accessible.
info_outline Episode 12: Founder + Visionary Kwasi AsareCarbon Social Club
Kwasi Asare, co-Founder of the start up Esaiyo, and founder of Fedia, talks about pivotal life moments that inspired him to follow an unconventional path connecting art, media, technology and politics, including his time working with Diddy and Bad Boy Entertainment and his experience as a NYC investment banker during 9/11.
info_outline Episode 11: Painter Kathi SmithCarbon Social Club
Painter Kathi Smith talks about small (really small!) island life, incorporating memory, history and place into her paintings, and life as a full time artist. Kathi is Assistant Professor in Studio Arts and Art Appreciation at Husson University, and her work is shown at . She lives in Ellsworth and on Great Cranberry Island, Maine.
info_outline Episode 10: Environmental Policy Expert Dr. Michael DorseyCarbon Social Club
Dr. Michael Dorsey, renewable energy investor, public intellectual, and diplomatic disruptor, speaks about the environmental implications for the 2020 presidential election, climate justice, and his hope that the Biden administration prioritizes clean energy development.
info_outline Episode 9: Philadelphia Election Round-up with Gregg Gethard & Tariem BurroughsCarbon Social Club
Comedian Gregg Gethard and sociologist Tariem Burroughs talk about the mood in Philadelphia leading up to, and after, the 2020 presidential election. They discuss Philadelphia’s ethos, the Flyers mascot Gritty, and Guliani’s press conference at Four Season Total Landscaping. They also get serious on how they feel as adoptive parents with mixed race families whose government is often pushing against, not for them.
info_outline Episode 8: Ross Kenyon of NoriCarbon Social Club
Ross Kenyon, communications lead for Nori carbon removal marketplace, talks with Lauren about producing and hosting the podcasts and .
info_outline Episode 7: Culinary Nutritionist Christa GonzalezCarbon Social Club
Culinary Nutritionist Christa Demment González talks food justice, making fresh produce accessible through simple recipes, and pivoting during Covid to produce cooking videos in English and Spanish.
info_outline Episode 6: Climate Activists Ayano Ishimura and Matilda AllenCarbon Social Club
Maine youth climate activists Ayano Ishimura and Matilda Allen spoke with Lauren about helping their island community act on climate change, successfully lobbying their town council to declare a climate emergency, and curating a show of climate-related art. As interns with A Climate to Thrive, they are working toward local energy independence and a climate resilient island. They live on Mount Desert Island and Great Cranberry Island, Maine.
info_outline Episode 5: Author Jaime FountaineCarbon Social Club
Author Jaime Fountaine talks to Lauren about the the weirdness of the suburbs, growing up working class and translating that into her writing, and the ickiness of self-branding. Jaime is the author of the novella ‘Manhunt.” She lives in Philadelphia.
info_outlineDr. Word Smith, aka Ed Campbell, Doctor of Chinese medicine, yogi, and Tibetan translator talks with Lauren about his experiences and thoughts on racism in America, the role of generational trauma, and how 90s hip hop influences who he is today. Word grew up in Philadelphia and now lives and travels around the world.