Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:58:44 -0500 en-us © 2026 Story+World: Changing Stories for a Changing Planet yes 36672d43-0aaf-59e9-a228-e99443cf1b3d uclalens@gmail.com LENS episodic false We explore environmental art, activism, policy, and imagination in California and beyond.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) LENS uclalens@gmail.com https://storage.buzzsprout.com/636wbsoggo1w1v1e11sxteakh97o?.jpg Why Narrative Matters in the Fight Against Climate Change Episode 1 features a live conversation with climate journalist Sammy Roth, who recently left the LA Times to launch Climate Colored Goggles (climatecoloredgoggles.com). Roth reflects on his trajectory from covering energy policy and politics to examining how narratives in culture and entertainment shape environmental futures. He argues that cultural changes are crucial for climate action. To explore the issues and possibilities of climate narratives, we discuss political fragmentation and polarization, fake news, a shifting landscape of media consumption, and the responsibility of scholars and storytellers in the fight for better climate policy. 

Participants: Sammy Roth, Jon Christensen (LENS Director, IoES Professor, and environmental journalist), Ursula K. Heise (Distinguished Professor of English and in the IoES), and Liv Slaby (LENS podcast producer and English PhD student) 

Music: “Concrete River” by Elori Saxl. Courtesy of Western Vinyl. Used by permission.

]]> Episode 1 features a live conversation with climate journalist Sammy Roth, who recently left the LA Times to launch Climate Colored Goggles (climatecoloredgoggles.com). Roth reflects on his trajectory from covering energy policy and politics to examining how narratives in culture and entertainment shape environmental futures. He argues that cultural changes are crucial for climate action. To explore the issues and possibilities of climate narratives, we discuss political fragmentation and polarization, fake news, a shifting landscape of media consumption, and the responsibility of scholars and storytellers in the fight for better climate policy. 

Participants: Sammy Roth, Jon Christensen (LENS Director, IoES Professor, and environmental journalist), Ursula K. Heise (Distinguished Professor of English and in the IoES), and Liv Slaby (LENS podcast producer and English PhD student) 

Music: “Concrete River” by Elori Saxl. Courtesy of Western Vinyl. Used by permission.

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