39 episodes

Climate change is a man-made problem with a feminist solution! Join former Irish President Mary Robinson and comedian Maeve Higgins in this uplifting and fascinating podcast, and meet a host of game-changing women fighting to save all our lives. 

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    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 230 Ratings

Climate change is a man-made problem with a feminist solution! Join former Irish President Mary Robinson and comedian Maeve Higgins in this uplifting and fascinating podcast, and meet a host of game-changing women fighting to save all our lives. 

    Bernie Sanders Specialsode: Democracy with a very big D

    Bernie Sanders Specialsode: Democracy with a very big D

    In an extra special live edition of Mothers Of Invention, US Senator Bernie Sanders and Mary meet for the first time! Moderated by Thimali, they discuss reentering the Paris Agreement, reimagining global governance and planned migration. With help from our guest Mother, Sacajawea Hall of Cooperation Jackson, we learn what justice looks like when led by communities most affected by social, economic and racial inequity. Recorded at I.NY Festival in partnership with I.NY and The Sanders Institute.

    • 36 min
    How To Listen To Mothers Of Invention

    How To Listen To Mothers Of Invention

    Are you new to climate justice and want to learn more? Looking to get involved in the movement and not sure where to start? Mary, Maeve & Thimali have the rundown on what you need to get going.

    • 3 min
    Brave Enough To Imagine

    Brave Enough To Imagine

    The only way to create the future is to imagine it first. In our final release of Season Three, Mary, Maeve & Thimali explore regenerative futures for all on the other side of a very special US election.

    • 8 min
    We May Be Small But Our Impact Is Huge

    We May Be Small But Our Impact Is Huge

    The climate crisis has made our young people a marginalized group. But the youth climate movement is being led by no ordinary generation. They are passionate, educated and organized. In our season finale, six days before the US election, Mary, Maeve & Thimali recognize the importance of these critical perspectives from global North and global South youth. In an unprecedented episode, we learn about their hopes, their fears, their ambitions, and their strategies and visions for the future.

    • 55 min
    The Meeting Circle

    The Meeting Circle

    Thimali engages in a little self-care with her friend, climate essayist and co-host of Hot Take podcast, Mary Annaïse Heglar. Strolling through a New York City forest, they share good and bad experiences being of colour in nature, but have a chance encounter that helps them connect back to the land…

    • 19 min
    The Very Nature of Ownership

    The Very Nature of Ownership

    Extractive capitalism has caused so much destruction to our planet. So with all we've learnt this season, how can we rethink the value of natural resources, and the people who work hard to bring them from the land to our homes? And how does it contribute to our new visions and value systems for a regenerative future? Could 'climate justice for all' in fact be in our reach? In this episode we talk to Bina Agarwal in Delhi & Omar Freilla in the South Bronx about the power of going local.

    • 50 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
230 Ratings

230 Ratings

SigleyTP ,

Climate change with a feminist solution! Super!

This is a great show with so much to offer. I learn a lot each episode, and it makes me a better citizen of the world. The emphasis on feminist solutions to problems borne of capitalism and colonialism is inspiring. As a male listener in a wealthy, western country, I am humbled and inspired by the stories shared in this pod. We can all do more to help the world, but every little action can help.
Plus, Maeve and Mary's accents are really delightful to listen to.

msbrawley ,

Youth Activism A+

I am so excited to share this podcast with the environmental club on my schools campus. So inspiring and relevant for today’s teens. Thank you!

Sparklephobia ,

REQUIRED LISTENING!! 💖

Listening to this absolutely amazing group of ‘Mothers’ is always treat. Surprisingly hilarious! The episode after the 2020 American election made me burst into happy tears just at the sheer audacity of positivity and imagination these inspiring people brought to my anxiety-addled brain. Great for kids too!

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