Podcasts - so many things I want to listen too, so little time.

If you want to find out more about sustainability issues it doesn't all have to be hard work. I've taken to susbscribing to podcasts from radio programs that I like, putting them on my Ipod and then listening to them as I drive. Just go onto the webpage, click susbscribe and new episodes will be downloaded to your itunes everyweek, when you open itunes and have the internet on. I find them really interesting, they get you thinking and you could easily find you use them in your lessons to get discussions going.

Here are a few of my favourite sustainability related ones:

Costing the Earth This is a program from the BBC radio 4 (my favourite radio station which I miss alot!). This is what its about... ' Man's effect on the environment, questioning accepted truths, challenging those in charge and reporting on progress towards improving the world. Presenters, Tom Heap and Dr Alice Roberts, travel the UK and the world in search of solutions to the challenges facing the natural world and the people and wildlife that live in it.'

Future Tense This is from ABC radio National. Its not specifically about sustainability but its is about future thinking and so often covers sustainability for lots of different perspectives eg.

• Future Governance - In a world where issues like climate change, population and migration are challenging the way we organise our societies. How should we address some of these issues? And what affect will they have on the future of governance? or
• Resilience Science - Many scientists around the world believe that we need to focus on ways of making our urban and natural environments more resilient. So what is the idea of resilience science? And how can it help deal with future environmental challenges?

Or try these podcasts from Oxford University which Richard just found, you can't susbscribe but can down load any you find interesting, just right click and 'save link as'. Its dangerous though you might find you want ot download most of them and will have no time in your life for much else!!!! I just downloaded one by Howard stern on the economics of climate change but there are so many other relevant ones it would be hard to list but start by searching the social sciences division.

Happy Listening!

Let us know if there are any other good ones you know of.