Bill McKibben: podcast appearances and interviews

William Ernest McKibben is an American environmentalist, author, and journalist known for his extensive writings on global warming. He serves as the Schumann Distinguished Scholar of environmental studies at Middlebury College. McKibben is a leader of the climate campaign groups 350.org and the Third Act Movement. Throughout his career, he has authored around a dozen books on environmental topics, including The End of Nature published in 1989, Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? in 2019, and Here Comes the Sun anticipated in 2025. His activism includes organizing large-scale demonstrations, such as the 2009 event involving 5,200 demonstrations in 181 countries, and initiating the 10/10/10 Global Work Party in 2010, which saw more than 7,000 events across 188 nations. In December 2010, he coordinated a planet-scale art project that featured works visible from satellites. McKibben has also led campaigns against projects like the Keystone XL pipeline and spent time in jail in Washington, D.C., for activism related to this cause. He was inducted into the literature section of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and received the Gandhi Peace Award in 2013. Recognized as a significant thinker and influential environmental advocate, McKibben has been featured in numerous accolades, including being named among the most important global thinkers by Foreign Policy magazine and one of the most influential men of 2009 by MSN. His work has garnered commendations like the Right Livelihood Award in 2014 for mobilizing support to combat global climate change.