“Everyday Climate Champions” Podcast Episode 13: 1st Anniversary Special: Meet the Podcast Team
Written by Keith Nickolaus
Learn more about Climate Reality Bay Area’s podcast, Everyday Climate Champions here.
“The interviews, in every single one, the message that I got from them is that: If I can do something, in my own way, that would be welcome." - Gabriela Vargas, logo designer
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Guests: The entire 1st-year podcast team
Host: Dalya Massachi, Executive Producer, Everyday Climate Champions
Summary:
In this special episode, Everyday Climate Champions celebrates its first-year anniversary with you, dear listeners. Executive Producer Dalya Massachi talks with the entire production team to celebrate the podcast’s rapid growth and success. Listeners meet the team, get a peek behind the scenes, and learn what inspires these “everyday” folks. The team shares stories and reflections, with an eye toward a second year of Everyday Climate Champions podcasts. They enjoy hearing from listeners like YOU, and encourage you to share your insights, make suggestions for future guests and topics, or even join the team!
Why This Matters:
Successful and experienced activists know that it’s important to celebrate achievements — big or small. In this episode, the Everyday Climate Champions production team departs from the regular format to celebrate their success in showing the collective involvement of “everyday” people around the Bay Area.
The focus on the “everyday” people behind the scenes is one more way to highlight what the podcast spotlights in every episode: how all of us can take real climate action, right here in the Bay Area We share our stories, mark our achievements, and inspire and encourage one another to make climate action an “everyday” thing in our communities.
Listeners learn what it looks like when ordinary folks come together to be part of the solution — contributing their individual talents to a larger cause. By taking a moment to meet the individuals behind the scenes, listeners can find inspiration, consider how to get more involved, and make a deeper connection to the podcast and its mission.
Key Takeaways
Executive Producer Dalya Massachi’s own climate activism journey offers listeners inspiration. Dalya started with an empathic vision for climate justice in the Bay Area and an interest in aligning that with her love for communications and journalism. Training as a Climate Leader with Bay Area Climate Reality provided her an important bridge between these aspirations and the next steps, including starting the podcast.
Listeners who enjoy the podcast may not think about the behind-the-scenes contributions that make the podcast possible month after month. But the podcast’s success really depends on a true “team effort” from individuals with unique lives and stories — all drawn together by a commitment to action. In the first year, the team donated time and unique skills to make it all happen:
Dennis Hysom, a northern California sound audio producer
Kayla Anchell, a San Francisco sound designer and mixer
Trevor Skerbe, an audio producer based in Detroit, Michigan
Gabriela Vargas, a Sonoma County-based graphic designer
Sean Mendelson, a creative thinker and musician who lives in Campbell, California
Ellisa Feinstein, a San Francisco tech professional
George Dy, an Oakland resident who works in software and construction
Hasini Parepalli and Isabella Genereaux, Bay Area high school students passionate about climate action and involved in Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action and the Climate Echo Blog
Wach member of the production team has benefited from the podcast. They’ve found inspiration and learned more about local climate activism, climate science, and about new approaches and solutions. Listeners have also begun to benefit from new insights, find inspiration, and discover new avenues for getting connected with Bay Area climate work.
The team also reminds us that getting involved and finding creative ways to use our talents and energy to help solve the climate crisis isn’t just work. It’s a path to rewarding endeavors: building community, meaningful collective action, and achievements we can all celebrate!
The production team really enjoys hearing from listeners like YOU, and that input contributes to the program’s success.
How to Take Action
Share your feedback, tell us about your climate action, and help grow our audience. First, get connected by subscribing to our email list. Second, invite friends, family, and colleagues to become listeners of Everyday Climate Champions on any podcast app or YouTube — you can even post to your social media followers.
Listen to the production team members’ own personal stories and reflections, and consider your own next steps to becoming a more engaged climate activist. What passions, talents, and skills do you have to contribute? For ideas and inspiration, check out past episodes of Everyday Climate Champions and stay tuned to upcoming episodes (also on YouTube).
Connect with Climate Reality Bay Area and build a bridge to more effective and inspired climate activism. You’ll find opportunities for leadership training and discover many ways to get more involved in climate action locally. So don’t wait! Let your talents shine, find community, be part of the solution, and learn more about climate action from experienced co-leaders and team members.
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Podcast Production Team: Executive Producer: Dalya Massachi; Sound Designer: Trevor Skerbe; Co-Hosts: George Dy, Ellisa Feinstein, Isabella Genereaux, Sean Mendelson, Hasini Parepalli Logo Designer: Gabriela Vargas