#025: Climate Anxiety (w/ Ecological Engineer Sam Francis)

Ecological Engineering Phd student Sam Francis joins us for this episode to talk about climate anxiety: the very real and "not just in your head" problem of millions of people fearing the onslaught of terror caused by climate change. Should we all just try our best to recycle, eat less meat and, if we can afford it, buy electric cars? Harriet and Sam explore whether a "central planning" government approach is the only way out while Max spirals into a depressive stupor and wonders if his therapist would understand. We would love listener feedback on this and any other episode. Contact us at: itsnotjustinyourhead@gmail.com. Support us at: Patreon.com/itsnotjustinyourhead. To hear more from Harriet and Juliana Forlono on "Capitalism Hits Home" produced by Democracy At Work go to www.harrietfraad.com.  Contact Sam on Twitter at @samthejamminman

Sam's references:
-Naomi Klein’s This Change’s Everything: Capitalism versus the Climate
-Leigh Phillip’s Austerity Ecology and the Collapse Porn Addicts
-Citations Needed Episode on Climate Chaos and Liberal Rhetoric Promoting Denialism: https://citationsneeded.libsyn.com/episode-121-climate-chaos-part-i-how-the-gap-between-liberal-rhetoric-policy-promotes-denialism

Max's Jacobin reference:
How Environmentalism Was Separated From Class Politics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFJIVdWfnhs

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