Give up your climate guilt. Sharpen your curiosity. Join Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson as they tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change — and the tools we have to fix it. This show makes sense of big climate questions and critical topics. Our episodes are filled with stories of bold climate leadership, groundbreaking campaigns, and people doing their best to be part of the solution.A Matter of Degrees is produced in partnership with The 2035 Initiative at UC Santa Barbara and The All We Can Save Project.
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Signup to Generate a PitchGive up your climate guilt. Sharpen your curiosity. Join Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson as they tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change, and the tools we have to fix it. This show makes sense of big climate questions and critical topics.
Recent episodes include "The Carbon Wave" (25 August 2026, 48 minutes), "Climate Wayfinding" (16 April 2026, 34 minutes), and "The Long Arc of Climate Action with Gina McCarthy" (26 March 2026, 34 minutes).
A Matter of Degrees publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 44 minutes across 55 episodes.
Booking probability for A Matter of Degrees is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Matter of Degrees requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Matter of Degrees's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for A Matter of Degrees are Environmental Agencies. A Matter of Degrees has a government audience.
A Matter of Degrees is a government show with 55 episodes published.
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Episode #1
Before the Inflation Reduction Act became the biggest climate bill in U.S. history, it was just a bunch of policy ideas with long odds. Turning those ideas into law took years of work by people who refused to let it...
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Katharine wrote a book! It's called Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home , and it's out on May 5th. Through journaling prompts, practical exercises, wisdom from climate leaders, and even art...
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Gina McCarthy has been at the center of nearly every federal climate fight of the last two decades. She led the EPA during the Obama years. Then, under President Biden, she became the first ever White House National...
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Back in December, the Trump administration sent thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Minnesota. They terrorized communities, took people from their homes, and murdered two American citizens...
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Dr. Kate Marvel builds climate models — digital worlds that simulate our possible futures. They can tell us how hot it will get, how high the seas will rise, and which forests will burn. But they can't tell us what...
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"In the midst of a lot of big, bad things happening, there's one big good thing happening on planet Earth right now." Today on A Matter of Degrees , we're bringing back the podcast's very first guest — legendary...
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Donald Trump's so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" took a sledgehammer to U.S. climate policy, including tax credits for clean cars and appliances. These incentives were helping people cut pollution, lower their...
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Thousands of people lost their homes in the Los Angeles wildfires. Now, they're looking to their insurance companies to help them rebuild. But as the world warms, disasters like these are becoming more frequent and more...
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This week we are sharing a special bonus episode from Boiling Point , a new podcast produced by the LA Times and hosted by climate columnist Sammy Roth . This new audio series explores how climate change is impacting...
Episode #6
In this episode of A Matter of Degrees , we partner with Climate One to share an inspiring conversation between Dr. Leah Stokes and Greg Dalton , the founder and co-host of Climate One, when Leah received the 2024...
Episode #5
The industrial sector makes all of our physical stuff – the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, the buildings we live in, and much more. It's also one of the biggest sources of U.S. climate pollution. In this episode of...
Episode #4
In this live episode of A Matter of Degrees , Dr. Katharine Wilkinson joined Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson for a conversation on Ayana's new book, What If We Get It Right, Visions of Climate Futures. The need to build...
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The election is over, but climate progress doesn't have to be. How can we continue to push for equitable climate policies and defend current investments in clean energy? What are the state and local avenues for...
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On this episode of A Matter of Degrees , we tell the story of how a powerful grassroots movement, ambitious lawmakers, and Governor Tim Walz turned Minnesota into a climate leader. Then, we talk about using the...
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Project 2025 has been all over the news lately. But what exactly is this conservative playbook for the Federal government? And what does it mean for climate policy? This week, A Matter of Degrees dives into the Heritage...
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Welcome back for a special bonus episode of A Matter of Degrees ! In this episode, we are taking a look back at our live conversation with Vice President Kamala Harris. Since we are once again at a pivotal moment for...
Episode #14
Welcome back for a bonus episode of A Matter of Degrees ! We were lucky enough to sit down with Rebecca Solnit — author, historian, and climate activist — to talk about her newest climate anthology, Not Too Late . Leah...
Episode #10
In our season three finale, we're transporting listeners to the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world and a vital carbon sink: the Tongass. Katharine and Leah investigate the impact of decades of industrial...
Episode #9
In his early days in office, President Biden took executive action to deliver environmental justice. Are those policies delivering justice in practice? This episode, we talk to EJ activists and federal policymakers...
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Electric utilities are falling short on climate action. To explain why, we're bringing back our season one finale. This episode features former utilities regulator Kris Mayes, who recently won a nail-biting election to...
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former White House National Climate Advisor and EPA Administrator, U.S. EPA
former NASA climate scientist, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Schumann Distinguished Scholar at Middlebury College, Logan Labs
former Premier League & Cardiff City manager, UC Berkeley's Center for Law, Energy & the Environment
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