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Today’s guest on the podcast is Damian Hall, ultra-marathon runner, co-founder of The Green Runners, and author of We Can't Run Away from This.
If you’re not a runner, don’t turn off! This episode is still for you – I think there are some great takeaways about we can bring sustainability into conversations for the things that we love doing. This example just happens to be running, but will apply to other sports, as well as, I don’t know, singing, or dancing, or even book clubs.

USEFUL LINKS:
Damian Hall
- Website
- Instagram
- Book: We Can’t Run Away from This
The Green Runners
- Website
- Instagram
- Facebook
- BlueSky
Preloved Sports CIC
Rome to Rio
Lakeland Trails
Pair Ups trainer repair
Jog On Trainer recycling
Trees Not Tees
Better Medals – wildflower plantable medals
SUSTAINABLE(ISH STUFF:
Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse – waiting list for November
Carbon Literacy Refresher course
Thank you so much for listening - do get in touch with any questions, comments, or requests/ideas for future guests. Email on jen@sustainableish.co.uk or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts!

According to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe, the most important thing we can do to fight climate change is talk about it.
But the reality, certainly for me, and if attendees on my Carbon Literacy courses are anything to do by, for others too, it isn’t easy. We worry that we don’t know all the facts and stats and maybe we’re going to get stuck in an argument with a climate denier. We worry that people will think we’re judging them, that they will think we’re a hypocrite if we’re not ‘perfect environmentalist’ (side note, there’s no such thing).

In this weeks episode, I'm chatting to Claire Brown, Deputy Director at Larger Us, and climate conversationalist extraordinaire! Claire shares her top tips, in a really practical and actionable way, that hopefully leaves us all feeling like (good) climate conversations are a bit more do-able.

USEFUL LINKS:
Larger Us
- Website
- On Linked In
- Let’s Talk Climate
Claire Brown on Linked In
Climate Outreach
- Britain talks climate and nature
More in Common
Nicola Thorp on Instagram
More Time to Think by Nancy Kline
Sustainable(ish) Carbon Literacy training
Fix the News
Local Storytelling Exchange
Let me know your takeaways from this episode - leave a comment or a review wherever you get your podcasts, or drop me an email on jen@sustainableish.co.uk.

Thanks so much for listening!

A solo episode from me, detailing my recent visit to my MP!
I talk about why MP engagement is so important, even if it can feel a teensy bit frustrating; how and why my MP visit came about; what happened during my visit; and my top tips for MP visits (because obviously I'm now officially an expert having done one..!)
If you're looking for tips and a bit of gently encouragement to engage with your MP on climate stuff, whether that's off the back of a People's Emergency Briefing, or something else, I hope this is helpful!

USEFUL LINKS:
My posts on Linked In:
- Plea for tips and experiences
- MP visit Pt 1
- MP visit Pt 2
Climate Barometer
Hope for the Future
National Emergency Briefing
- Website
- Expert briefings (with link to download key points)
- MP dialogue
Carbon Brief
Simon Evans' thread on BlueSky re the sale of the licenses
[204] – Hosting a People’s Emergency Briefing
[186] – The National Emergency Briefing with Nick Oldridge
[208] – Climate Citizens (and how to be a good one) with Rebecca Willis
THE SUSTAINABLE(ISH) CLUBHOUSE
Come and join me in the Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse - the doors are open for October, where we'll be diving into all things Sustainable(ish) Fashion 👗. There's more info here.
Have you ever written to, or visited, your MP? Does this episode give you encouragement? Or scare the pants off you?
Do let me know! Email me on jen@sustainableish.co.uk or leave a comment wherever you get your podcasts.

And please do rate and review the podcast 🌟

In the UK we buy 37 million toys a year! And 80% of them end up in landfill, incinerators, or the oceans.

In this episode I'm welcoming Charlotte Mason-Curl, founder of No Crap Parties back to the podcast. In a bid to try and keep some of these toys in use for longer, Charlotte is running The Big Toy Swap this November and has a goal of 50 Toy Swaps happening all around the country. We dive into the nitty gritty and hopefully answer all your questions about hosting a toy swap and make it feel super do-able! And if you’re like me and have older kids, or maybe don’t have any kids at all, that doesn’t let you off the hook–we talk about ways to hook up with schools or brownie or scout groups, to run a Toy Swap in your local community.
AND we’ve got the first ever podcast giveaway!
I’ve got two ‘rescue’ copies of Charlotte’s book Elf Chloe’s Surprise to give away. To enter, either come and find me on Instagram (@Sustainableish) and comment 'Elf Chloes Surprise' on the post, or leave a comment that includes the phrase 'Elf Chloe's Surprise' wherever you get your podcasts.

USEFUL LINKS:
No Crap Parties
- Website
- Instagram
- Facebook
Big Toy Swap
- Find a Toy Swap
Elf Chloe's Surprise - website (where you can get a fragile copy) or Amazon
Crowdfunder - Planet Friendly Party Resource for schools: https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/planet-friendly-present-pack
Connect with Charlotte:
- Instagram
- Linked In
- See Charlotte at TedX Worthing (20% Off tickets with TedXSpeakerMate) 
Episode 187 - No Crap Parties with Charlotte Mason Curl
Episode 193 - The Power of Swapping with Sam Drury Shore
Loved Before
SUSTAINABLE(ISH) STUFF
Join the Sustainable(ish) Clubhouse for October!
Sustainable(ish) Carbon Literacy courses
Sustainable(ish) Carbon Literacy refresher courses
Thanks so much for listening!

In this episode I'm chatting to Polly Turton, Head of Climate Action and Public Health Shade the UK, an organisation who have a vision and a mission of "zero deaths from overheating and a UK where everyone can live, work and thrive in hot weather."
We dive into:
- How hot was this summer?
- What about 1976?
- Is the new 'normal' (or abnormal)
- The health impacts of heat on different groups within our societies
- Why heat is a climate justice issue, and 'cooling poverty' is now a growing concern for summer months
- Shouldn't we just install air con?
- Changes that are needed to help our towns and cities adapt to a warming climate
- Changes we can look to make in our own homes, from DIY measures, to more permanent retrofit

USEFUL LINKS:
Shade the UK
- Website
- Instagram
- Linked In
- Overheating adaptation guides
Polly Turton on Linked In
Andy Love (Shade the UK founder) on Linked In
Summer 2026 hottest on record for the UK – Met Office
Summer 1976 – 2026 – Met Office
Cooling Roadmap for London
Heat mortality monitoring report 2022
Excess deaths May and June 2026

Let me know your thoughts on this one - drop me an email on jen@sustainableish.co.uk, or leave a comment wherever you're listening to this. Please do share this episode with anyone you think would be interested or would find it useful, and leave a rating and a review on your podcast platform of choice.

Thanks for listening!