KCRW’s Anti-Dread Climate Podcast: eco-friendly holiday edition

Video produced by Rob VanAlkemade for Medicinal Media

The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast, a solutions-based program, helps us celebrate a greener holiday season by inspiring us to consume less while giving more to our loved ones and to the environment. According to sustainable living expert Sarah Robertson-Barnes, Americans throw out between Thanksgiving and the end of the year 25% more trash than we do the entire rest of the year. Thankfully, even small shifts can help lower that percentage. Among the topics discussed in this episode with Robertson-Barnes are ways to give fewer and higher-quality gifts wrapped in craft paper and fabric, sharing experiences as gifts, and the benefits of using real trees for those who celebrate Christmas.

The Anti-Dread Climate Podcast:

Caleigh Wells: KCRW climate reporter and host

Candice Dickens-Russell: CEO/president of Friends of the Los Angeles River and host 

Executive Producer: Sonya Geis

Production Assistant: Celine Mendiola 

Technical Director: John Meek 

Music by: Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs