# Planet: Critical A podcast by Rachel Donald. Planet: Critical is the podcast for a world in crisis. We face severe climate, energy, economic and political breakdown. Journalist Rachel Donald interviews those confronting the crisis, revealing what's really going on—and what needs to be done. Visit planetcritical.com Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/planetcritical/feed.xml ## Latest episodes - [The Power of Stories | Matt Golding](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/4ef8b513141b) (2026-10-22, 63 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ixeqp3cpjrtx5f5d/POD_Matt_Goldingb272o.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Immy Kaur on The Power of Community Imagination](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/5b24e9db04fb) (2026-10-15, 96 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/iy72ycnqmhdj4gse/ARCHIVE_Immy_Kaur7tjer.mp3 - [Why We Must Abolish A.I. | Denise Utochkin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/12a31ddf3494) (2026-10-08, 63 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7mpiu5xygi9dem92/POD_Denise_Utochkin8nptt.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Lisi Krall on How Economics Overpowers Culture](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/6eeb820f2b5f) (2026-10-01, 75 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/kajztnq6tqii7jui/ARCHIVE_Lisi_Krall6x09g.mp3 - [How Plastic is Corrupting Our Bodies and Our Institutions | Jane Van Dis](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/6e6b45e92a45) (2026-09-24, 63 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/qiuwvnrh74kz9m3a/POD_Jane_Van_Dis_29vtq4.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Fadhel Kaboub on Decolonise To Decarbonise](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/c41ed5ff2358) (2026-09-17, 58 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9wjkn4tcjk7eemib/ARCHIVE_Fadhel_Kaboub7hlgk.mp3 - [The Dynamic Energy Budget Theory | Starrlight Augustine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/416cce69fcd0) (2026-09-03, 43 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/x9kygs642y7u8ypw/POD_Starrlight_Augustinebvm6z.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Nandita Bajaj on How Pronatalism Feeds The Economy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/46d33e31ad23) (2026-08-27, 87 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/694vzrugy5iez96c/ARCHIVE_Nandita_Bajaj80idg.mp3 - [Low Tech Lives | Philippe Bihouix](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/0c66dd631de4) (2026-08-20, 52 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w5f3bpwxrjbvqynd/POD_Philippe_Bihouixbr1g4.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Sally Goerner on Citizens vs Oligarchies](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/bf6f18a9980d) (2026-08-13, 64 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u5tkz7pcih5u7s9i/ARCHIVE_Sally_Goerner6m47y.mp3 - [Journalism in Crisis | Mark Lee Hunter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/a0a7d845f59e) (2026-08-06, 57 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/gzs7q3kh3fgte9vu/POD_Mark_Lee_Hunteraslo0.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Reverend Billy on How To Stop The Sixth Extinction](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/b18941cad6f8) (2026-07-30, 81 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/k5qtbzi8pe29p642/ARCHIVE_Reverend_Billy9aom8.mp3 - [Being Alive | Melanie Challenger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/ba5dae3ef654) (2026-07-23, 54 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zhxmf7mr96znywwm/POD_Melanie_Challenger7t62k.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: James Dyke on Net Zero Won't Save Us](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/c471c24195b1) (2026-07-16, 75 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ta4yu7zwgm6kuj2j/ARCHIVE_James_Dykeanm86.mp3 - [The Land-Based Living Collective | James Bullen](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/2ba5a6c485c0) (2026-07-09, 43 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/j5c8d3sig3camvut/POD_James_Bullen8i0i0.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Simon Michaux on The Climate Crisis and The Climate Crash](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/7275cd5f5b4e) (2026-07-02, 69 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/amqs2fxe6w4nmps6/ARCHVE_Simon_Michaux83uyi.mp3 - [How To Mobilise | Inea Lehner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/38eb661262ac) (2026-06-25, 42 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/92qyimckpefrr275/POD_Inea_Lehner8gq3g.mp3 - [P:C ARCHIVES: Steve Keen on The Economics of Climate Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/69bfc776e3b2) (2026-06-18, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/g7fv8yyg2zdt2chq/ARCHIVE_Steve_Keen6d9wn.mp3 - [The Real Story of "Invasive Species" | Clare Follmann](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/c9b83373f571) (2026-06-11, 55 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7g9pb2h7asgm5r23/POD_Clare_Follmanavup0.mp3 - [Treating The Epidemic of Violence | Gary Slutkin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/196b4b05dcbf) (2026-06-04, 54 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bb6sc8fr3gx9r335/POD_Gary_Slutkin970cs.mp3 - [Building An Eco-Civilisation | Jeremy Lent](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/47acae0fc0ad) (2026-05-28, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/izm56bqwpggcn4xi/POD_Jeremy_Lent_29eikq.mp3 - [Remaking The World | David Farrier](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/f4da9764d301) (2026-05-21, 51 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/n8hgs5ir2uqvf2pq/POD_David_Farrierb9aph.mp3 - [The Myth of Individual Responsibility | Michael Maniates](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/d5323b8b4ffa) (2026-05-14, 46 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/a6ks4i9vnspved6k/POD_Michael_Maniatesa1wa5.mp3 - [The Eco-Crisis is a Feminist Crisis | Natasha Walter](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/87db20a9f699) (2026-05-07, 52 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/wfbfwyawhpzagcxg/POD_Natasha_Walter7pkce.mp3 - [Deep Ecology | John Seed](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/2595b91a6621) (2026-04-30, 43 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4qgnaxashvz3svab/POD_John_Seednaryhu.mp3 - [The Truly Sustainable Alternative | Julia Steinberger](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/d28e1f3e0581) (2026-04-23, 50 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dpry66sd9yrnuu82/POD_Julia_Steinberger73mwh.mp3 - [Tech Titans Won't Save Us | Paris Marx](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/2f302e2f3c62) (2026-04-16, 54 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/6p9vc4ktrprzbe8b/POD_Paris_Marx_2ahk5r.mp3 - [How Finance Ruined Capitalism | Hettie O'Brien](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/2eed03de3d97) (2026-04-09, 52 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zmzn7s7i7r45yxag/POD_Hettie_O_Brien7qjyp.mp3 - [Reform, Not Revolution | Andrés Velasco](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/519e5c40ee8e) (2026-04-02, 53 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dfuk7a3zh358adkk/POD_Andres_Velascobu2zl.mp3 - [The Founding Mothers | Laura George](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/e138676f53a6) (2026-03-26, 54 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ayux87m9sfx9zg9j/POD_Laura_George99j3n.mp3 - [How Mexico City Unleashed Its Political Imagination | Ashwin Ravikumar](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/550c4f8752e4) (2026-03-19, 48 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/tjfm2bvg5qeg8hqw/POD_Ashwin_Ravikumarbrhrs.mp3 - [Feeding The Future | Nicole Negowetti](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/9d9375b4b772) (2026-03-12, 49 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/pu88mp72mdfy24ri/POD_Nicole_Negowetti86ggs.mp3 - [Rojava: The Feminist Resistance in the Heart of the Middle East | Matt Broomfield](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/d11f1a746eca) (2026-03-05, 54 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xwqxrw548p36tgy9/POD_Matt_Broomfieldbliw0.mp3 - [Designing Liveable Futures | Tatjana Schneider & Jeremy Till](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/90446f442b6a) (2026-02-26, 60 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/f25gcseyh2righpy/POD_Tatiana_and_Jeremy8onne.mp3 - [The Copper Curtain | Art Berman](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/1c9caa10afeb) (2026-02-17, 75 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cjvzdv9t2nxurf3z/POD_Art_Berman_2bwg0g.mp3 - [Lithium: The "Miracle" Mineral | Javiera Barandiaran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/24b1b6340deb) (2026-02-12, 51 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ifet4fpc2wu6gufq/POD_Javiera_Barandarian8thgv.mp3 - [Who Will Lead the Future? | Roger Hallam](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/b4dfd7bbb9d5) (2026-02-05, 81 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/de5tqsashja4q4jw/POD_Roger_Hallambbv1g.mp3 - [Liberating Social Contributions | Andrew Percy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/81637885307a) (2026-01-29, 58 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zithgif3dqbdb72v/POD_Andrew_Percy8mmw6.mp3 - [From Coloniality to Decolonisation | Farhana Sultana](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/9c7ab8fa4458) (2026-01-22, 51 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fczj7ig3rp7g6mhc/POD_Farhana_Sultana9axir.mp3 - [How Fiction Makes Sense of the Crisis | Heather Milligan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/28d0dd694e0c) (2026-01-15, 55 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dg78ubkdpmdrf9sw/POD_Heather_Milligan6ffwj.mp3 - [For the Future We May Never See | Rachel Donald](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/ff5ef475ab62) (2026-01-08, 49 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/au5mfqfjgfywnrhh/POD_2026_special_ep8in3x.mp3 - [Exergy Economics | Tânia Sousa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/0061e9381338) (2025-12-18, 56 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/23hvjyp5bvh94rqr/POD_Tania_Sousa92jm0.mp3 - [The Myth of Progress | Samuel Miller McDonald](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/1cbb19a14db2) (2025-12-11, 44 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/8nb3capfv72au242/POD_Samuel_Miller_McDonaldbsjlh.mp3 - [Hyper Local Futures | Chris Smaje](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/1943938ea512) (2025-12-04, 55 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u7rgz38di6a2bzvc/POD_Chris_Smaje7wm46.mp3 - [Categories of Control | Jules Falquet](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/19fd6aa7677c) (2025-11-27, 74 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4t2gd8nyhu986vef/POD_Jules_Falquet963nj.mp3 - [The Future of Rebellion | Fernando Racimo](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/08f17e6be3db) (2025-11-20, 48 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7bq2wg74am7uscwk/POD_Fernando_Racimoa7p08.mp3 - [Why "Solutions" Fail | Dave Snowden](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/f3b70db9681f) (2025-11-13, 58 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/7ysfx5xn9fkmpvr6/POD_Dave_Snowden_1_b2xft.mp3 - [Extractive Frontiers | Thea Riofrancos](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/068aeff7434d) (2025-11-06, 61 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4u6uhn6m42j8nfu7/Pod_Thea_Riofrancos9i8xb.mp3 - [Material Dependencies | Nina Djukanović](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/caee7f8d257f) (2025-10-30, 57 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rcba5th36yc9qfur/POD_Nina_D8xya2.mp3 - [Update on new website](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1545009586/bf40bf232267) (2025-10-20, 3 min): audio https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/37ofmg3k0e8bqrrd/feed_podcast_176634512_cc85ea7a7c2584bf35b8879b3d5d6fc0.mp3 Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. 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