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.
In Every City, There Is a Palestine—With Hatem Bazian 

In Every City, There Is a Palestine—With Hatem Bazian  In Every City, There Is a Palestine—With Hatem Bazian 

"The insanity of the settler colonial mindset has no limit."

Nov 7, 2026 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray and Mindy Ramaker

Reparations as a Climate Solution—With Brea Baker

Reparations as a Climate Solution—With Brea Baker Reparations as a Climate Solution—With Brea Baker

“Those who own the land get to be decision makers over what happens to the land. They get to decide whether they‘re gonna frack and how much they’re going to pollute.”

Oct 31, 2026 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray and Mindy Ramaker

A protest against the proposed Cop City being built in an Atlanta forest on March 9, 2023, in New York City.

Building Power Against the State—With Kamau Franklin Building Power Against the State—With Kamau Franklin

“No one has a right to tell you how to organize, to free yourself, and to liberate yourself.”

Oct 24, 2026 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray and Mindy Ramaker

The Valero refinery in Corpus Christi, Texas, on May 5, 2026.

Fighting for Our Lives in Fossil Fuel Country—With John Beard Jr. Fighting for Our Lives in Fossil Fuel Country—With John Beard Jr.

“This is about life. And this extractive industry is not a giver of life, it is a taker of life.”

Oct 17, 2026 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray and Mindy Ramaker

Demonstrators protest outside the US Supreme Court as justices hear the “Suncor v. Boulder” climate case in Washington, DC, on October 5, 2026.

Why SCOTUS Is Climate Action’s Biggest Threat—With Elie Mystal Why SCOTUS Is Climate Action’s Biggest Threat—With Elie Mystal

“If you don’t control the Supreme Court, you don’t control anything.”

Oct 10, 2026 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray and Mindy Ramaker

The Marine Corp Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay.

Earth’s Greatest Enemy—With Abby Martin Earth’s Greatest Enemy—With Abby Martin

“National security has always explicitly been about fossil fuels.”

Oct 3, 2026 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray and Mindy Ramaker

Protesters during a Youth Global Climate demonstration ahead of the UN Climate Week and General Assembly in New York City on September 20, 2024.

Trailer—“A People’s Climate,” Season 2 Trailer—“A People’s Climate,” Season 2

Shilpi Chhotray returns for a new season exploring the organizers, movements, and legal battles shaping the fight for climate and environmental justice.

Sep 26, 2026 / Podcast / Shilpi Chhotray and Mindy Ramaker

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

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