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.
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Trailer / A People’s Climate Season 2
A People’s Climate is back for Season 2. Host Shilpi Chhotray takes you inside the fight for climate and environmental justice with organizers, legal experts, filmmakers, and movement leaders challenging the corporate and political forces blocking real change — from Big Oil and militarism to over-policing and the Supreme Court. This is essential listening for anyone serious about building a mass climate movement.
New episodes every Saturday starting Oct 3, 2026.
Guests this season include:
- LaTricea Adams – Founder and CEO of Young, Gifted & Green
- Brea Baker – Writer, Activist and Author of ROOTED: The American Legacy of Land Theft & The Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership
- Dr. Hatem Bazian – Decolonial scholar, professor at UC Berkeley, author, and activist
- John Beard Jr. – Founder and CEO of the Port Arthur Community Action Network
- Nalleli Cobo – Environmental Activist and Co-Founder of South Central Youth Leadership Coalition
- Kamau Franklin – Founder of Community Movement Builders
- U.S. Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost – Florida’s 10th Congressional District
- Abby Martin – Investigative journalist, Director of Earth’s Greatest Enemy, and founder of The Empire Files
- Elie Mystal – Justice Correspondent for The Nation
- Sean Sherman – Chef and Founder of Indígena by Owamni and North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems
- And more to be announced.
Credits
Presented by Counterstream Media and The Nation
Powered by Wildseeds Fund
Host: Shilpi Chhotray
Executive Producer: Mindy Ramaker
Engineer: Dennis Maxwell
Project Manager: Asia Simms
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Protesters during a Youth Global Climate demonstration ahead of the UN Climate Week and General Assembly in New York City on September 20, 2024.
(Alex Kent / AFP)A People’s Climate is back for Season 2. Host Shilpi Chhotray takes you inside the fight for climate and environmental justice with organizers, legal experts, filmmakers, and movement leaders challenging the corporate and political forces blocking real change—from Big Oil and militarism to over-policing and the Supreme Court. This is essential listening for anyone serious about building a mass climate movement.
New episodes every Saturday starting October 3, 2026.
Guests this season include (more to be announced):
LaTricea Adams – Founder and CEO of Young, Gifted & Green
Brea Baker – Writer, activist, and author of Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft & The Modern Movement for Black Land Ownership
Dr. Hatem Bazian – Decolonial scholar, professor at UC Berkeley, author, and activist
John Beard Jr. – Founder and CEO of the Port Arthur Community Action Network
Nalleli Cobo – Environmental activist and cofounder of South Central Youth Leadership Coalition
Kamau Franklin – Founder of Community Movement Builders
US Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost – Florida’s 10th Congressional District
Abby Martin – Investigative journalist, Director of Earth’s Greatest Enemy, and founder of The Empire Files
Elie Mystal – Justice correspondent for The Nation
Sean Sherman – Chef and founder of Indígena by Owamni and North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems
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Why SCOTUS is Climate Action’s Biggest Threat w/ Elie Mystal / A People’s Climate
That’s why The Nation’s justice correspondent Elie Mystal thinks the Supreme Court should matter to everyone who cares about climate and environmental justice. The Court can block laws, limit the government’s ability to regulate polluters, and prevent communities from holding powerful companies accountable. In this episode of A People’s Climate, Shilpi Chhotray talks with Mystal about what happens when some of the biggest climate battles are being decided by a few unelected judges.
Mystal explains how the Supreme Court has changed, why its decisions have such far-reaching consequences for climate policy, and what recent cases like Loper Bright and Suncor Energy reveal about the stakes. He and Shilpi also discuss what can be done to change the Supreme Court, including stronger ethics rules, term limits, and expanding the number of justices.
Note: At the time of recording, Justice Samuel Alito had not recused himself from Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, which is discussed in this episode. On September 28, 2026, Alito recused himself from the case.
Key Topics
- The Supreme Court & climate: Why the Court has become such an important battleground over climate laws, environmental protections, and corporate accountability.
- The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court can block or change major climate policies through emergency rulings—without hearing full arguments or explanations.
- Loper Bright & the EPA: What overturning Chevron deference means for regulating polluters and protecting the environment.
- Fossil fuel accountability: What the Suncor Energy case could mean for efforts to hold oil and gas companies responsible for climate-related harms.
- Supreme Court ethics: Questions around conflicts of interest, financial ties, recusals, and the lack of a binding ethics code for the justices.
- Reforming the Court: What could be done to change the Supreme Court, including term limits, stronger ethics rules, and adding more justices.
- Climate & political power: Why understanding the courts is essential to understanding where climate policy gets made—and where it can be blocked.
Resources
- Bad Law: Ten Popular Laws That Are Ruining America by Elie Mystal
- Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution by Elie Mystal
- Contempt of Court podcast hosted by Elie Mystal
- The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
Credits
Presented by Counterstream Media and The Nation
Powered by Wildseeds Fund
Host: Shilpi Chhotray
Executive Producer: Mindy Ramaker
Engineer: Dennis Maxwell
Project Manager: Asia Simms
Elie Mystal
Elie Mystal is The Nation's justice correspondent and a columnist; host of its legal podcast,Contempt of Court; and author of the weekly newsletter “Elie v. U.S.” He is also an Alfred Knobler Fellow at Type Media Center and the author of the New York Times best-sellers Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution and Bad Law: 10 Popular Laws That Are Ruining America.
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