
A ‘breath of hope’ in the climate fight
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Pop quiz! Who were the world's very first treehuggers? Story producer Jennifer Wilson hated history class, but she’s giving it another chance. She has been studying up on the people and events that paved the way for toda...
Why the climate movement needs more history nerds is an episode from What On Earth by CBC. Pop quiz! Who were the world's very first treehuggers? Story producer Jennifer Wilson hated history class, but she’s giving it another chance. She ha...
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Pop quiz! Who were the world's very first treehuggers? Story producer Jennifer Wilson hated history class, but she’s giving it another chance. She has been studying up on the people and events that paved the way for today’s climate movement and sits down with host Laura Lynch to discuss what lessons these stories hold for people taking climate action today. NOTE: This podcast has been edited to correct an error identifying Governor General Mary Simon as First Nations. She is Inuk.
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Published Mar 28, 2026 and 00:27:17 long