Surviving the Climate

Surviving the Heat with Professor Ollie Jay

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400

Nate and Robbie interview Professor Ollie Jay, director of the Heat and Health Research Centre at The University of Sydney. They discuss how to exercise safely in the heat, the heat policy Ollie helped develop for the Australian Open, what fan-first cooling means and much more.

Links from today's episode:

University of Sydney’s Sports Heat Tool

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro to the Show

(02:32) Interview

(03:57) Climate Chamber

(10:10) Sports and Heat Safety

(14:32) Acclimatization

(20:48) Fan First

(26:18) Heat Training

(31:27) Cooling Tech

(35:13) Heat Stress Scale at the Australian Open and Keeping Athletes Safe

(45:35) Ollie’s Book Recommendation and Sports Heat Tool

(48:30) Interview Recap and Outro

Beating the Heat on the Move

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:00:00 -0400

You’ll want to listen to this one before planning your next vacation. Robbie and Nate will break down how to travel safely in hot places and the precautions you should take when going on hikes. They also review some innovative travel cooling strategies from r/heat_prep. This episode will also feature the inaugural heat and health segment, where a physician will discuss the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Links from today’s episode:

Afar - Extreme Heat and Travel: Expert Tips on Staying Cool, Safe - AFAR
The Conversation - Michael Mosley reportedly died from heat exhaustion. How can extreme heat turn deadly?
Backpacker Magazine - Investigators Determine Cause of Death for Family Who Died on California Hiking Trail
r/heat_prep - South Korean highway with cycle lane beneath solar panels. Thoughts?
r/heat_prept: Best use of a PVC pipe

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro to the Show

(03:08) Travel Tips

(11:31) Tragic Hiking Incidents

(16:51) Transportation Hacks

(31:35) Heat and Health Segment

(36:16) Outro

Cool(ing) vest test and going nocturnal

Thu, 11 Jun 2026 16:00:00 -0400

Nate gives us a live cooling vest review. Then, Robbie and Nate dig into the latest r/heat_prep posts and other community-sourced tips from Reddit. They also break down what El Niño is, what it means for our climate, and how we can prepare.

Links from today’s episode:

r/heat_prep: I have health problems and urgently need comfortable breathable clothing (go through comments)
r/climate: renters are fighting for their right to air
r/heat_prep: 10 days post heat illness
r/climatechange: Heat wave empties roads and markets in north India as some farmers turn to nighttime work
r/london: Heatwave tips from hot climate immigrant
Prepare for El Niño, UN warns - it could be the strongest in decades - BBC News

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro to the show

(00:43) Cooling vest review

(09:05) Reddit posts

(28:18) El Niño

(32:20) Outro

Baking in the Bleachers

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 -0400

☀️ In our first ever episode, Nate and Robbie talk about the recent bouts of extreme heat at the 2026 French Open, and what players and fans can do to stay safe. They also get into concerns about the heat at the upcoming 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup. Then the show’s producer Marcelo Jauregui-Volpe joins to share his recent experience getting heat exhaustion at his graduation, what helped, and how rough the next few days felt.

Links from today’s episode:

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro to the show

(03:16) Northern Hemisphere summer

(06:51) French Open

(11:05) Spectators and the FIFA Men’s World Cup

(16:03) Personal heat illness experiences

(31:41) Outro