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The Natural History Museum announces new podcast reporting on the planetary emergency
Stories from the front line of the planetary emergency - hear from those affected the most, as well as expert scientists
The Natural History Museum is thrilled to announce the launch of a new podcast, Our Broken Planet. Building on the success of the Museum’s Our Broken Planet: How we got here and ways to fix it exhibition, this captivating series aims to shed light on the critical state of our environment and empower listeners to become catalysts for change.
Hosted by the dynamic duo of Dr Tori Herridge, Evolutionary biologist and Daphne Jackson, Research Fellow at the Natural History Museum in London, and Dr Khalil Thirlaway, Creative Producer at The Natural History Museum, this podcast embarks on a journey across the globe, immersing listeners in the front lines of the planetary emergency. Through interviews with renowned scientists, passionate activists, and individuals directly impacted by these crises, each episode offers a poignant and eye-opening perspective.
‘The health of our environment is hanging in the balance, and we have a collective responsibility to protect and restore it,’ said Tori Herridge, co-host of the podcast.
‘Through 'Our Broken Planet,' we aim to empower individuals to become informed, hopeful, and inspired advocates for the planet.’
The ten episodes will cover an in-depth exploration of the multifaceted problems affecting our natural world, ranging from devastating wildfires to the insidious scourge of plastic pollution, from zoonotic diseases to the pressing issues surrounding agriculture and beyond. Every episode not only uncovers the scientific understanding of these challenges but also unearths nature-inspired solutions that hold the key to a future where both people and the planet thrive.
Co-host Khalil Thirlaway added, ‘Many aspects of our relationship with the planet are pretty broken right now. It’s important that we understand the problems – but we also need to know a better world is possible, and to talk about how we can create this together.
‘I hope our listeners come away feeling fired up and empowered to work together towards a better future for both people and planet.’
Episodes one and two, titled ‘A rising tide: Ice Sheet Melts & Sea Level Rises’ and ‘Fire: Adapting to life in the new Pyrocene’ respectively, will be available for download from Tuesday, 27 June. Subsequent episodes will be released every Tuesday until 22 August. Listeners can access all episodes for free on the official podcast website as well as through Spotify, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and other podcast platforms.
Full schedule (some titles still tbc):
27 June: Episode 1 – A rising tide: Ice Sheet Melts & Sea Level Rises
Episode 2 - Fire: Adapting to life in the new Pyrocene
04 July: Episode 3 - Glaciers: Water towers of the world
11 July: Episode 4 - Forests: Healing the Lungs of the Earth
18 July: Episode 5 - Plastic
25 July: Episode 6 - Zoonoses
01 August: Episode 7 - Oceans
08 August: Episode 8 - Mining
15 August: Episode 9 - Air Pollution
22 August: Episode 10 - Fertilisers
Notes to editors
Natural History Museum media contact:
Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5654 / 07799690151
Email: press@nhm.ac.uk
Episodes 1&2 are available to download here (Embargoed until 27 June 2023).
Contributor photos and biographies can be found here.
Join the conversation on social media using #OurBrokenPlanet and tag us:
· Instagram: @natural_history_museum
· Twitter: @NHM_London
· TikTok: @its_NHM
The Natural History Museum is both a world-leading science research centre and the most-visited indoor attraction in the UK. With a vision of a future in which both people and the planet thrive, it is uniquely positioned to be a powerful champion for balancing humanity’s needs with those of the natural world.
It is custodian of one of the world’s most important scientific collections comprising over 80 million specimens accessed by researchers from all over the world both in person and via over 37 billion digital data downloads to date. The Museum’s 350 scientists are finding solutions to the planetary emergency from biodiversity loss through to the sustainable extraction of natural resources.
The Museum uses its global reach and influence to meet its mission to create advocates for the planet - to inform, inspire and empower everyone to make a difference for nature. We welcome millions of visitors through our doors each year, our website has had 17 million visits in the last year and our touring exhibitions have been seen by around 20 million people in the last 10 years.