An edutaining easy-listening podcast about all things eco, hosted by Juliet Kinsman and Simon London. Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way. In each episode, Simon and Juliet discuss serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs and chat with thought-provoking experts. And let’s face it, everyone’s feeling a little sustainability fatigue, and while we also need to know the facts, goodness knows we also need a little joy in our eco-anxiety-riddled lives. Funny Old World is powered by Weeva. Visit weeva.earth to discover our sustainability management platform.
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An edutaining easy-listening podcast about all things eco, hosted by Juliet Kinsman and Simon London. Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way. In each episode, Simon and Juliet discuss serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs and chat with thought-provoking experts. And let’s face it, everyone’s feeling a little sustainability fatigue, and while we also need to know the facts, goodness knows we also need a little joy in our eco-anxiety-riddled lives. Funny Old World is powered by Weeva. Visit weeva.earth to discover our sustainability management platform.
Welcome to this special What the…? LIVE episode of the climate-solutions podcast with stories from sustainable travel recorded in Marrakech at PURE 2024 with Juliet Kinsman, journalist and founder of Bouteco, who returns with broadcaster Simon London who plays quizmaster in this entertaining interactive 40-minute session from Open House at the trade show in Morocco, September 2024.
Key climate topics are tackled: the importance of biodiversity, water solutions, and gender equality in the context of the power of sustainable travel to do more good, and how to harness the power of comedy and storytelling for impact — with lots of stats, science and heart-tugging stories and a little much-needed laughter along the way.
Experts include Portia Hart, founder of Blue Apple in Colombia and Intrepid’s Zina Bencheikh, a big supporter of the charity Education for All which is what Bouteco’s 2019 documentary Changing Worlds in the Atlas Mountains is all about. Intriguing and inspiring sustainability studies from hospitality in relation to The Datai Langkawi in Malaysia, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, Rio Perdido in Costa Rica which features in Small Luxury Hotels’ Considerate Collection,
For more episodes and full information, go to http://bouteco.co/podcasts
What To Do And How To Think in a Crisis https://www.bouteco.co/sustainable-luxury-travel/2023/11/17/guidelines-for-action-after-a-disaster
Make My Money Matter https://makemymoneymatter.co.uk/
Comedy clip from Mark Maron https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ug6py7PoHR8
Cartoon by Tom Toro from The New Yorker https://www.insidehook.com/culture/story-tom-toro-new-yorker-climate-cartoon
Please listen, subscribe, review — and catch up with our first series of Funny Old World — spread the word to help us up climate awareness in a way that we hope also inspires a few smiles.
Edited by Jon Weeks. Sound Engineer Andy Hughes. Published by Mark Machado of 11-29 Media.
Thank you to http://purelifeexperiences.com — Serge Dive, Eve Browning, Isabella Carington, Ariella Durban, Sarah Nevard and all the passionate hoteliers and travel professionals that make PURE such a special place to spark more two-way conversations.
Funny Old World
An edutaining easy-listening podcast about all things eco, hosted by Juliet Kinsman and Simon London. Our mission is to engage people with the WHY it matters and the how and what to do when it comes to sustainability and tackling the climate emergency — but in simple terms, with a little laughter along the way. In each episode, Simon and Juliet discuss serious topical sustainability stories and cultural affairs and chat with thought-provoking experts. And let’s face it, everyone’s feeling a little sustainability fatigue, and while we also need to know the facts, goodness knows we also need a little joy in our eco-anxiety-riddled lives. Funny Old World is powered by Weeva. Visit weeva.earth to discover our sustainability management platform.
