Seeds of Hope: a climate storytelling podcast Wed, 27 May 2026 10:11:51 -0400 https://thestarfish.ca/what-we-do/seeds-of-hope-a-climate-storytelling-podcast en-us © 2026 Seeds of Hope: a climate storytelling podcast yes 02f9038c-12b0-576e-8207-9a2ffcb4355b The Starfish Canada episodic false When we hear the word climate, it can stir fear, grief, and uncertainty. Yet across Victoria, BC and beyond, youth are turning concern into action, from creating space for expression through performative and visual arts to nourishing community by providing access to locally-grown food. These changemakers remind us of the many ways climate shapes our past, present, and future. Join host Claire Marshall as they hear stories and discover why there is hope in building a greater tomorrow!

Seeds of Hope is produced by The Starfish Canada with support from a TELUS STORYHIVE grant.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) climate, environment, storytelling, youth, society, STEAM, STEM, science, climate justice, climate advocacy The Starfish Canada https://storage.buzzsprout.com/vw0pmaaer9y7vy39lz9hfcsj5wpx?.jpg Seeds of Hope: a climate storytelling podcast https://thestarfish.ca/what-we-do/seeds-of-hope-a-climate-storytelling-podcast What Clouds Tell Us About Climate What Clouds Tell Us About Climate Meet Carlos Sevilla, a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at the University of Victoria. Carlos takes complex scientific ideas and turns them into almost poetic explanations of why and how clouds form, and what that means for understanding bigger climate patterns. He thinks everyone should have a 'cloud friend'. Join this conversation to find out what that means!

]]> Meet Carlos Sevilla, a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at the University of Victoria. Carlos takes complex scientific ideas and turns them into almost poetic explanations of why and how clouds form, and what that means for understanding bigger climate patterns. He thinks everyone should have a 'cloud friend'. Join this conversation to find out what that means!

]]> The Starfish Canada Buzzsprout-19053834 Wed, 27 May 2026 04:00:00 -0700 3614 1 6 full false Stay Imaginative (with The Imaginative Scientist!) Stay Imaginative (with The Imaginative Scientist!) Join us as we sit down with Moronke Harris (aka The Imaginative Scientist!): ocean explorer, science communicator, and expert on deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Moronke shares her path in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), from how she found her footing as an early-career marine scientist, to how she ended up on an expedition to Antarctica, where she'll spend 24 days doing ocean research and seeing the effects of climate change in some of our most vulnerable ecosystems. 

]]> Join us as we sit down with Moronke Harris (aka The Imaginative Scientist!): ocean explorer, science communicator, and expert on deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Moronke shares her path in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics), from how she found her footing as an early-career marine scientist, to how she ended up on an expedition to Antarctica, where she'll spend 24 days doing ocean research and seeing the effects of climate change in some of our most vulnerable ecosystems. 

]]> The Starfish Canada Buzzsprout-19053830 Wed, 20 May 2026 04:00:00 -0700 4323 1 5 full false Building Community is a Climate Solution Building Community is a Climate Solution Today we head over to chat with Paige Hunter, 2023 Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 award winner and Youth Environmental Changemakers Summit delegate with The Starfish Canada. Paige is now building community as Co-Lead at Sword Fern Collective, a Vancouver-based group bridging arts, culture, and climate action. She shares her journey as a youth climate advocate, from attending a UN Climate Change Conference as a Youth Delegate, to using poetry and choir to show that everyday people already care about the changing climate.

]]> Today we head over to chat with Paige Hunter, 2023 Top 25 Environmentalists Under 25 award winner and Youth Environmental Changemakers Summit delegate with The Starfish Canada. Paige is now building community as Co-Lead at Sword Fern Collective, a Vancouver-based group bridging arts, culture, and climate action. She shares her journey as a youth climate advocate, from attending a UN Climate Change Conference as a Youth Delegate, to using poetry and choir to show that everyday people already care about the changing climate.

]]> The Starfish Canada Buzzsprout-19053828 Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 -0700 2756 1 4 full false Decarbonizing a Future for All Decarbonizing a Future for All In this episode we chat with Isabel, a Climate Campaigner for Wilderness Committee with a long track record in housing, labour, social, and environmental justice work. She shares insights on intersectional environmentalism and how we can build a decarbonized future that helps everyone in our communities, along with future generations, thrive.

]]> In this episode we chat with Isabel, a Climate Campaigner for Wilderness Committee with a long track record in housing, labour, social, and environmental justice work. She shares insights on intersectional environmentalism and how we can build a decarbonized future that helps everyone in our communities, along with future generations, thrive.

]]> The Starfish Canada Buzzsprout-19053822 Wed, 06 May 2026 04:00:00 -0700 2888 1 3 full false What's growing on (at an urban farm)? What's growing on (at an urban farm)? Today we get to hang out with Liam Simcic and Alistair Howes from FED Urban Agriculture, a Victoria-based charity linking community with local food. From rooftop gardens to pollinator habitats, and even biking produce to restaurants, FED wants folks to have access to affordable, ethically grown goods. Join us at the farm for a chat on what mindful growing looks like and how we can form a deeper connection with the food that fills our plates.

]]> Today we get to hang out with Liam Simcic and Alistair Howes from FED Urban Agriculture, a Victoria-based charity linking community with local food. From rooftop gardens to pollinator habitats, and even biking produce to restaurants, FED wants folks to have access to affordable, ethically grown goods. Join us at the farm for a chat on what mindful growing looks like and how we can form a deeper connection with the food that fills our plates.

]]> The Starfish Canada Buzzsprout-19053800 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 -0700 3245 1 2 full false Messy hope is better than no hope Messy hope is better than no hope To kick off the season, we meet Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, a climate justice advocate, artist, and researcher. From joining the movement at 15 to leading Creating Climate Resilience art workshops using collage and other mediums to explore emotion, Sabrina shares how creativity fuels resilience. Together, we talk messy hope, climate justice, and what it means to imagine a better future.

]]> To kick off the season, we meet Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky, a climate justice advocate, artist, and researcher. From joining the movement at 15 to leading Creating Climate Resilience art workshops using collage and other mediums to explore emotion, Sabrina shares how creativity fuels resilience. Together, we talk messy hope, climate justice, and what it means to imagine a better future.

]]> Claire Buzzsprout-19053566 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 -0700 3591 1 1 full false