Earthbound
Earthbound
Earthbound is the podcast that helps people like you who feel anxious about climate change challenge the narratives that fuel overwhelm and reconnect with the natural world to help you stay grounded in what you’re protecting rather than consumed by what’s being lost Earthbound is about what it means to be human on a warming planet. Host Thomas Schueneman, a climate writer, global freelance journalist, and audio producer, talks with scientists, philosophers, activists, artists, Indigenous leaders, policy experts, and everyday people about how a changing Earth is reshaping our lives—and how our choices, values, and imaginations are reshaping the planet in return. From climate politics and planetary health to environmental justice, mental well‑being, psychology, and philosophy, the show explores the quiet work of repairing our relationship with nature and each other. Earthbound offers clear‑eyed, human‑centered stories from the Anthropocene.
Earthbound

Earthbound is the podcast helping people like you who feel anxious about climate change challenge the narratives that fuel overwhelm and reconnect with the natural world to help you stay grounded in what you’re protecting rather than consumed by what’s being lost

Earthbound is about what it means to be human on a warming planet. Host Thomas Schueneman, a climate writer, global freelance journalist, and audio producer, talks with scientists, philosophers, activists, artists, Indigenous leaders, policy experts, and everyday people about how a changing Earth is reshaping our lives—and how our choices, values, and imaginations are reshaping the planet in return.

From climate politics and planetary health to environmental justice, mental well‑being, psychology, and philosophy, the show explores the quiet work of repairing our relationship with nature and each other. Earthbound offers clear‑eyed, human‑centered stories from the Anthropocene.

Recent Episodes

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Oct. 16, 2026

Fair Trade, Farmers, and the True Cost of Food: A Conversation with Brenda Huerta

Brenda Huerta, Senior Advisor for Climate and Environment at Fair Trade International, discusses how Fair Trade helps smallholder farmers gain a foothold in a climate-changed world.
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Oct. 9, 2026

Mutually Assured Distraction: Why Worry About Climate Change When AI Will Get Us First?

A solo episode asking, tongue-in-cheek, Why worry about climate change if AI will get us first? We laugh, we cry, and wonder if human wisdom will ever keep pace with the technology we unleash.
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Sept. 28, 2026

The Human Idea: Earth's Newest Ecosystem - A Conversation with Anne Riley

What if the best guide to fixing our economy has been inside us all along, in every cell of the body? On this episode of Earthbound, I speak with author Anne Riley.
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Sept. 10, 2026

Maya Lilly: Lifting the Veil - Storytelling as a Catalyst for Change

What makes a story move somebody to act? In this episode, I talk with Maya Lilly, lead producer for The Years Project.
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Aug. 7, 2026

The Ocean is Confused: Connecting with Our Ocean for a Better Tomorrow

A wide-ranging conversation with marine biologist and science communicator Andrew Lewin on ocean health, shifting baselines, policy, and why we are drawn to the ocean.
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July 14, 2026

Somebody Should Do Something | Individual Action vs. Systemic Change

Philosophers Alex Madva and Michael Brownstein discuss their book (written with Daniel Kelly about the trap of "either/or" thinking and how we can find agency in a polycrisis world.

About the Host

Thomas Schueneman Profile Photo
Thomas Schueneman

Writer/Podcaster/Audio Producer

Tom is a freelance writer, environmental journalist, audio producer, and founder of GlobalWarmingIsReal.com. He centers his work on the premise that we are a storytelling species. We make our way in the world by the stories we tell.

Reviews

Genuine conversation, not just an interview

"Thomas was a fantastic host. He put me at ease immediately which led to a conversation that felt natural. He asked thoughtful questions that brought out the heart of my message. I’d happily join him …"

Diana Colleen | Oct. 20, 2025

Like sitting down with a good book.

"Tom is a great interviewer and writer. He asks the questions you want to ask. He says what’s on your mind and you feel like you just settled down with a good book, one that speaks to you. Even though…"

Shan girl30 | Oct. 31, 2025

This is about so much MORE…

"Tom Schueneman combines deep knowledge with social awareness, humor, and what we’re all thinking in a digestible package committed to the truth about our shared future!"

Comedy Salesman | Dec. 7, 2025