Hey there Earthlings. Season 3 of my What If We Get It Right? podcast is launching next week. Thus, here’s a trailer with tidbits from previous seasons to get you stoked. We’ve got a dozen ace guests booked, with 4 episodes already recorded. We’re diving all the way in — on clean energy, FEMA, farming, messaging, and so much more. I’ll be re-interviewing a few of the experts I interviewed in my book because, turns out, some things have changed in the last year (🫠), and I wanna make some updates fgor the paperback edition — coming April 2026! TL;DR follow/subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. So excited to share this with you.
Okay, on to Climate Week NYC.
There’s gonna be A LOT of climate goings-on in NYC this month. I’ll be there for a few days hosting events, listening and learning, and stockpiling all the inspiration I can.
If you attend only one thing in NYC:
Sep 23, 7-11p Science & Society: Heat Advisory by Pioneer Works. (Tickets are free 🎟️, RSVP required.)
I’ll be hosting this conversation w/ resilience expert Jainey Bavishi and journalist Jeff Goodell about how to adapt to our warming world — from design, to risk management, to policy. They are wise and delightful, and we need to talk about this.
Plus, climate comic Brad Einstein is opening (with puppets!) and DJ Mamoudou will (as always) be keeping the vibes immaculate. It’s a mini-Climate Variety Show reunion. (And this is a part of the Science & Society event series I curate and host at Pioneer Works — you can find the previous convos on YouTube here.)
Whether or not you’re in NYC, it’s all about Sun Day on Sept 21st:
Sun Day is a national day of action on September 21, 2025 to celebrate the rise of clean energy — to showcase the pollution-free power of the sun and wind. Instigated by the inimitable Bill McKibben (1st guest of this new podcast season! Definitely subscribe to his Substack,
), with events organized by nonprofits all over the US. Find an event near you: https://sunday.earth/events.
Two cool events I’m speaking in that have free livestreams:
Sep 22, 7-11pm Blue Renaissance by Atmos. “Weaving stories & solutions for a living ocean.”
Sep 24, 9:30-4:30p, PlanetHAUS by Planet FWD. “An opportunity to imagine a world where sustainable living isn't just possible, it's irresistible.” From 11a-12p, I’ll be in conversation with chef/nutrition policy wonk Sam Kass.
Events I would totally attend if I weren’t hilariously overbooked:
Sep 20, 10a–4p, ClimateFest by/at American Museum of Natural History
Sep 21, 1-6p, Sun Day Festival by Third Act NYC
Sep 21, 9:30a-4p, BIPOC Climate Justice Summit by HBCU Green Fund, Donors of Color Network, and ACE Observatory, with Columbia University
Sep 22, 9-11:30a, Kickoff Breakfast with Clean Creatives
Sep 22, 8-10p, Fossil Free Drinks by Fossil Free Media
Sep 22, 3–4:30pm, The Art and Science of Storytelling for Climate Progress by American Museum of Natural History and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Sep 22, 5-10p, Climate Night Live by Canary Media
Sep 22 - 24, Climate Justice Lives Here by UPROSE
Sep 22-24,Solutions House Climate Week Programs by Futerra and Sustainable Entertainment Alliance
Sep 24, 11a-12p, Beyond the Backslide: Advancing Climate Progress Through State Leadership by Environmental Advocates NY
Sep 24, NY Times Climate Forward Live (free livestream)
Sep 24, 10a - 8:30p Heatmap House by Heatmap News
Sep 24, 4:30-7:30p, Women in Action for Climate Justice and a Just Transition: Path to COP30 and Beyond by WECAN
Sep 24,7-8:30p Climate Town: Special Climate Week Town Hall by Rollie Williams
Sep 25, 4:30-9p, AMNH Climate Assembly & Climate Resilience in Action by/at American Museum of Natural History
Sep 26,1p or 2p, West Harlem Environmental Justice Tour by WE ACT
Alright, that should keep you busy. And speaking of keeping busy, happy one year anniversary to this newsletter! 🥳 And this is issue #50! (Side project got a little main.)
Thank you for being here. Truly. 💛 More soon. And til then, a little proof that I did indeed get a bit more analog in August:
