A People’s Climate

This isn’t climate talk as usual. This is environmental justice. 
 
The climate crisis is here—and the solutions being pushed? They’re failing. Tech gimmicks, shallow policy fixes, and corporate greenwashing won’t save us.
 
What will? People power. 
 
The communities on the front lines are fighting for their lives and our future. They’re the ones with real solutions—not just for the 1 percent, but for everyone.
 
Host Shilpi Chhotray has spent nearly a decade alongside these communities. Her guests have gone toe-to-toe with the biggest polluters on the planet, built movements in the millions, and restored entire ecosystems.
 
The future we need is being built from the ground up. Not by corporations. Not by billionaires. By us. The people demanding justice, reclaiming power, and rebuilding what’s been broken.
 
A People’s Climate is presented by The Nation in partnership with Counterstream Media, and powered by Wildseeds Fund.
Reframing Resistance, Live From NYC Climate Week

Reframing Resistance, Live From NYC Climate Week Reframing Resistance, Live From NYC Climate Week

It’s the season finale of A People’s Climate.

Dec 1, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

(Solar) Power to the People, With Elizabeth Yeampierre

(Solar) Power to the People, With Elizabeth Yeampierre (Solar) Power to the People, With Elizabeth Yeampierre

On A People's Climate: The path to climate justice is local.

Nov 15, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

Seeds of Resistance, With Vivien Sansour

Seeds of Resistance, With Vivien Sansour Seeds of Resistance, With Vivien Sansour

On A People's Climate: “If you want to support Palestine, get free.”

Nov 8, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson

Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson Memphis vs. Musk, With Representative Justin J. Pearson

“No matter how many billions you have, you don't have enough to buy our lives.”

Nov 1, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

All Revolution Is Based on Land, with Leah Penniman

All Revolution Is Based on Land, with Leah Penniman All Revolution Is Based on Land, with Leah Penniman

On A People's Climate: What the soil can teach us in the fight for climate justice.

Oct 25, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis

The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis The Water Remembers, With Amy Bowers Cordalis

On A People's Climate: The largest dam removal in US history.

Oct 18, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

It’s Never a Strategy to Remain Quiet, With Nick Tilsen

It’s Never a Strategy to Remain Quiet, With Nick Tilsen It’s Never a Strategy to Remain Quiet, With Nick Tilsen

On A People's Climate: A call for big, bad, bold courage.

Oct 11, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

Mass Movements, With Patrisse Cullors

Mass Movements, With Patrisse Cullors Mass Movements, With Patrisse Cullors

On Episode 2 of A People's Climate: This is when people-powered movements matter most.

Oct 4, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

An Unreasonable Woman, With Diane Wilson

An Unreasonable Woman, With Diane Wilson An Unreasonable Woman, With Diane Wilson

On A People's Climate: one woman’s fight against one of the most powerful chemical companies in the world.

Sep 27, 2025 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray

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