J457 Activity Recording: I take a walk down the hall to check my mail - always a small highlight of my day.

Photo by Mikaela Wiedenhoff on Unsplash.

Checking The Mail

Allison Bender is in charge of education and outreach at the Wisconsin Energy Institute, the home of clean energy research on the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s campus. Though we might hear more in the news about climate activists who march in the streets to demand a clean energy future, we don’t as often hear about people like Allison who work everyday in their regular jobs to help make this future a reality. Listen to hear Allison discuss the importance of her job, the best and most challenging parts of it, and what drives her to do it each day.

Photo by Chelsea Mamott.

A Sound Portrait of an Energy Educator

Greta Thunberg might be the most famous environmental activist in the world, but she's not the only young person fighting to save humanity from the climate crisis. In fact, there's young people doing this everywhere.

In MAD CITY STRIKERS, you can listen to the stories of three young activists from Madison, Wisconsin - as well as the story of the organization local youth created to plan Madison's March 2019 strike, the Youth Climate Action Team.

Created and hosted by Laura Schultz for Storytelling through Sound, a course in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Photo by Laura Schultz.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the interviews for this podcast had to be conducted over the phone, and so in a few spots can be a little difficult to understand. To aid in understanding, a transcript for this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YqOXR13TtbR1mNX2iIY-zQsAym1hFpPkUROIsYEY488

Mad City Strikers: Part I - Introductions

This is part II of MAD CITY STRIKERS, the podcast about young people fighting to save the Earth from climate change in Madison, Wisconsin.

In this episode, Max, Crystal, and Stephanie talk about the experience of coming together as youth activists to lead Madison’s climate strikes and the impacts these strikes had in the city. 

Created and hosted by Laura Schultz for Storytelling through Sound, a course in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Photo by Laura Schultz.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the interviews for this podcast had to be conducted over the phone, and so in a few spots can be a little difficult to understand. To aid in understanding, a transcript for this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JJhNbIDDiyjNcxXltauYDEkr-dw0LEw9Ma96Fb_wzos

Mad City Strikers: Part II - Coming Together

This is the final episode of MAD CITY STRIKERS, the podcast about young people fighting to save the Earth from climate change in Madison, Wisconsin.

In this episode, Max, Crystal, and Stephanie talk about the future of YCAT and the necessity of youth activism.

To learn more about the Youth Climate Activism Team, be sure to check out their website: ycat.us.
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Created and hosted by Laura Schultz for Storytelling through Sound, a course in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Photo by Laura Schultz.

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the interviews for this podcast had to be conducted over the phone, and so in a few spots can be a little difficult to understand. To aid in understanding, a transcript for this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HnlNKu10mw1EpgsWoWyXc4IVan7j-rTYnETus8WN_RE

Mad City Strikers, Pt. III - Looking Forward

This is a brand new episode of MAD CITY STRIKERS, a podcast about young people fighting to save the Earth from climate change in Madison, Wisconsin.

In this special update episode, I talk with Stephanie about the difficulties 2020 has introduced to climate activism and how she has fought to continue through them.

To learn more about the Youth Climate Activism Team, be sure to check out their website: ycat.us.

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Created and hosted by Laura Schultz for Curb Magazine, a publication of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

See more from Curb at curbonline.com.

Photo by Brian Huynh.

A transcript for this episode can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qEEfuxdnuVfNRlDUelQ9AealtxeThGTE0U158SZFzdA/edit?usp=sharing

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