138. Just Look Up! with Adam McKay
Today, an earth-shattering comet of an episode as Christiana, Tom and Paul talk to the phenomenally talented Adam McKay about his 4 time Oscar nominated film Don\u2019t Look Up!
Writing and directing a comedy film about climate change is not a challenge for the faint hearted. Not only did Adam McKay take this challenge on, in doing so he created a tour-de-force which dominated global news feeds after its release, quickly took the position of 2nd most watched Netflix original and got EVERYONE talking about climate change.\xa0
Listen as he describes his journey of growing climate awareness, how he doesn\u2019t think he will produce another piece of work that ISN\u2019T about climate change, and the breaking news that France will be hosting its own series of \u2018Just Look Up\u2019 days as a result of the film.
The hosts are also super charged this week as they tackle the global energy crisis head on, taking us on a whistlestop tour of the major issues that are being played out against an ever increasingly tense geopolitical backdrop. Can gas ever be considered green? What are the implications of this crisis on a swift green energy transition and stability of net zero ambitions?
We think you\u2019ll agree, we really did have it all this week didn\u2019t we?
And! Stick around til the end because playing us out this week is the incredibly talented Sibusile Xaba with his single \u2018Angisenalutho\u2019.
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Mentioned links from the episode:
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JOIN: Don\u2019t Look Up\u2019s Count Us In Initiative! (And bring a friend!)
READ: What if Climate Change Were Like a Comet? By Emily Atkin of HEATED
WATCH: Rowanbank\u2019s Positive Imaginings Films
LISTEN: The Last Podcast Ever Made: A Don\u2019t Look Up Podcast
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Thanks to our guest this week, Adam McKay!
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Adam McKay
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The fantastic Sibusile Xaba is this week\u2019s musical guest!
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