Andrea Learned is an author, speaker, and podcaster on a mission to catalyze climate influence. For over 25 years, she's been identifying and amplifying the people, places, and projects quietly changing the world.
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More and more I realize that people are sort of sliding way back on their social media use. That said, I DO still come across some great news, cool people, and fun stories (usually on Bluesky) that are worth naming & faming. My aim is always to uplift the bits
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From the Archive - Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership (2023) As ever, Andrea has a lively conversation with this week's guest, Steve Vitolo, as they dig into the glaring paper waste he saw during the script revision process on set, and how witnessing that daily process
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From the Archive - Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership (2023) Columbia Missouri Mayor Barbara Buffaloe started her political career with the idea that if you love where you live, it’s a joy to serve there too. In this lively conversation with Andrea, she shares insights that many
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From the Archive - Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership (2023) Mark Gamba's path into local politics in Oregon is uniquely "Living Change." As a professional nature photographer seeing climate change on the landscape in real-time, he had all the motivation he needed to run
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From the Archive - Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership (2023) Carfree herself, Baltimore Delegate Robbyn Lewis sees transit as a public good and a lynchpin of democracy. She talks with Andrea about how there’s more to it than simply painting the bus lanes, and how improving transit
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From the Archive - Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership (2023) Bowinn Ma was driven into politics by climate change and a rebellious streak. She gets around the city and builds constituent trust, by riding an eCargo Bike. She also talks enthusiastically about how the BC Government is buying
Living Change Podcast 2023
From the Archive - Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership (2023) Alex Fisch knows how to engage with constituents, collaborate with peers and tell the positive stories that get the LA area affordable housing and urbanism advocates rolling. His work as a former Mayor of, and City Councilperson in,
Living Change Podcast 2023
From the Archive - Living Change: A Quest for Climate Leadership (2023) KEXP DJ John Richards is well known for his global music influence and committed Morning Show fanbase, but in this lively conversation, Andrea unearths the backstory on his somewhat stealth climate influence. Recorded live at John’s fully
Name & Fame Podcast
Listen to this episode now. What's under this? What's behind this? What keeps this going? Who do I need to meet? How can I map out the path to meeting them? All of the Who, What, When, Where, How really came to the fore in my
Name & Fame Podcast
Listen to this episode now. I talk about it a lot. The personal joy that lies underneath a person's climate leadership - and could well feel fully separate from it - is the key. There tends to be an interesting story about how the community you bike, play
Name & Fame Podcast
Listen to this episode now. An old friend asked me via email this past weekend how I found my podcast guests. She had just listened to my Name & Fame podcast conversation with Janelle Kellman. How did I come across Janelle and then make our interview happen? It’s a
Name & Fame Podcast
Listen to this episode now. Friends! I have been behind the scenes working on this new show, mainly, figuring it out on my own (with expert editing help from Syd Gladu - who is also my neighbor in Seattle). So, here I am quietly launching this first episode of Name