# What on Earth? A podcast by CBC. It’s a wild ride these days on our planet. Buckle up, because scientist (and actual pilot) Johanna Wagstaffe is here to help you make sense of our changing world, where the climate is warming just as everything else can feel like a hot mess. Every week, Jo and our team of journalists illuminate the ways humans are transforming Earth, and reveal a little wonder along the way. Our podcast, videos and radio show deliver science-backed answers to your questions, and help you understand what’s a real solution and what’s screwing things up. Feed: https://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/whatonearth.xml ## Latest episodes - [There’s a bat housing crisis and the solutions are adorable](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/b030d5451514) (2026-10-24, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-XLQgb3hR-20261023.mp3 - [The seaweed invasion so big you can see it from space](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/4f5f0edfb7ca) (2026-10-17, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-nUPS5Won-20261016.mp3 - [Is Alberta separatism fueling Ottawa’s pipeline plans?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/64bb31b70daa) (2026-10-10, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-OlF2eKjd-20261009.mp3 - [Can AI save the planet before it kills us all?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/637511c407c6) (2026-10-03, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-fSLQtVFB-20261002.mp3 - [The weatherman who spoke the truth – and paid the price](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/56bb4cccb42b) (2026-09-26, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-AyxhvCks-20260925.mp3 - [There's a lot on Carney's plate. Is our climate plan cooked?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/015c8dcc1328) (2026-09-19, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-RFS4RmJB-20260918.mp3 - [Is this Super El Niño a peek into forever weather?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/17d322b275d2) (2026-09-12, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-jgQHK4EJ-20260911.mp3 - [Introducing our new host, Johanna Wagstaffe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/85e35dd87615) (2026-09-09, 3 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-cz2IGDCF-20260904.mp3 - [Heat killed his friend. Now his community is saving lives](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/a62fa2dc6c78) (2026-09-05, 21 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-62WkWAe9-20260904.mp3 - [More heat, more rats, more problems](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/38687053e37a) (2026-09-02, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-AWpTcnRq-20260828.mp3 - [The disaster in Nepal as a ‘wake-up call from Mother Nature’](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/eb3578bd1315) (2026-08-29, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-zkIF055h-20260828.mp3 - [Bats are dying in wind turbines. Here’s how to stop it](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/ec20ae720e7e) (2026-08-26, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-XsqOcZZ1-20260821.mp3 - [Will Alberta data centres really curb their water use?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/1ef010cc2840) (2026-08-22, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-HXeYlJYx-20260821.mp3 - [Fed up with broken stuff? Join the Buy it for Life movement](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/c4baf34081aa) (2026-08-19, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-HHy6EJa4-20260814.mp3 - [Why wildfires have some people furious about fossil fuels](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/8399c6b8ff9b) (2026-08-15, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-rJLRpik6-20260814.mp3 - [Want a climate-friendly burial? Mushrooms may be the answer!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/2768b051b348) (2026-08-12, 22 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-u28MW7ys-20260807.mp3 - [A quick, low-cost DIY solution to improve indoor air quality](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/2fa4c44645ca) (2026-08-08, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-cz0XPd8f-20260807.mp3 - [How to turn your climate gloom into action](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/572e12d4518c) (2026-08-05, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-2Om4quus-20260731.mp3 - [What if your home could float when a flood hits?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/5ae0a5b7e893) (2026-08-01, 24 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-O3XRnelS-20260731.mp3 - [Mother Nature’s angry. But why does she sound like Iggy Pop?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/7236d701b4a3) (2026-07-29, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-vcVD26rQ-20260725.mp3 - [Americans want payback for smoky skies. Are they right?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/daa444ecf848) (2026-07-25, 25 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-aMivyqFa-20260725.mp3 - [Doc Martens? Nice. Why this teen thrifts for climate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/9951247bfa00) (2026-07-22, 25 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-B7p9MXgr-20260717.mp3 - [This program teaches kids to survive smoky skies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/9140e58dc480) (2026-07-18, 31 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-IPnBRnLo-20260717.mp3 - [Why this climate solution is meeting Indigenous resistance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/fe9c9b357c37) (2026-07-15, 23 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-QAncNABp-20260710.mp3 - [Lessons learned from Canada’s gnarliest wildfires](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/9a0531c12cc4) (2026-07-11, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-stTxUmeJ-20260710.mp3 - [Why your flight feels more like a rollercoaster these days](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/bcf6943a24fe) (2026-07-08, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-gPrP62Ln-20260703.mp3 - [Heat is killing us. Is air conditioning the only fix?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/9cfbe46d7fa7) (2026-07-04, 25 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-eo8h0AKp-20260703.mp3 - [Farewell to Laura Lynch, who’s had one helluva career](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/cd885b787b03) (2026-07-01, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-Puk4oFBh-20260626.mp3 - [Face to face with the disappearing whales](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/5ca9ed432497) (2026-06-27, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-wkmbE8vG-20260626.mp3 - [Five years after the deadly heat dome, are we any safer?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/eabbab80d29f) (2026-06-24, 33 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-Kt0ZLzcS-20260619.mp3 - [How to protect wildland firefighters from cancer risk](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/f3a319ad065c) (2026-06-20, 23 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-mBgF1Y3v-20260619.mp3 - [Can movie magic move the needle on climate change?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/236ed650fcb7) (2026-06-17, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-y4ibbgQZ-20260612.mp3 - [Should you tattle on your neighbour in the name of climate?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/bcc15d9502b3) (2026-06-13, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-qaRFsZaC-20260612.mp3 - [This footballer wants fossil fuels out of the World Cup](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/b4e1fa12de0b) (2026-06-10, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-32NH3Vvc-20260605.mp3 - [Here’s your fire season forecast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/b48a257b852e) (2026-06-06, 25 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-SmXba4rc-20260605.mp3 - [Is lightning in a box a climate solution for farmers?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/1425179847f6) (2026-06-03, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-Y4NglvLH-20260529.mp3 - [Is Ottawa backsliding on Indigenous clean energy promises?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/742d49fbedaf) (2026-05-30, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-YxNTAl9Q-20260529.mp3 - [Who killed the 21st century milkman?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/261ca05d0d49) (2026-05-27, 29 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-jaryzeVG-20260522.mp3 - [Trump is wrong. Climate action is working](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/d1cb614c35e5) (2026-05-23, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-LCVu5Mzg-20260522.mp3 - [How kids can save themselves from climate anxiety](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/2990567e545f) (2026-05-20, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-LMjQk9iB-20260515.mp3 - [Why more trees - not fewer - could save a city from fire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/567de1d93bdb) (2026-05-16, 30 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-CU6vBofw-20260515.mp3 - [Why can’t more Canadian kids ride electric school buses?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/d9644090c71d) (2026-05-13, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-JJko91mz-20260508.mp3 - [Here’s how it feels to get caught in an avalanche](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/4944c6dc0945) (2026-05-09, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-8Y38E5NP-20260508.mp3 - [Goodbye, dystopia. Hello, 'thrutopia'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/83104c95a4e5) (2026-05-06, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-9QrRO5cx-20260501.mp3 - [A ‘breath of hope’ in the climate fight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/f6c0cae63d95) (2026-05-02, 25 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-rUGQoDma-20260501.mp3 - [Suzanne Simard says it’s time for a fresh look at forestry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/fed57bee88eb) (2026-04-29, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-VV23CWH3-20260424.mp3 - [Critics say the math isn’t mathing on Ottawa’s climate plans](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/0365c5654c18) (2026-04-25, 27 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-FgJ57u2b-20260424.mp3 - [Can baby coral nurseries rescue reefs from climate change?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/b554157bb7e3) (2026-04-22, 24 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-iT5XU0MY-20260417.mp3 - [Outdoor skating rinks are on thin ice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/4cd2160a85eb) (2026-04-18, 26 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-QQPxNeeT-20260417.mp3 - [Big Oil is banking on plastic](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1520725103/2a3bf155614c) (2026-04-15, 28 min): audio https://mgln.ai/e/12/cbc.mc.tritondigital.com/CBC_WHATONEARTH_P/media/whatonearth/whatonearth-fD2jmqkg-20260410.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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