Introducing The Cool Down – a new podcast by Footy for Climate & Producey, powered by Bank Australia.
Each episode, host Tom Campbell is joined by an AFL or AFLW player and an expert as they discuss an issue related to climate change and how we can tackle it together.
Welcome to the first episode of The Cool Down, a podcast by Footy For Climate. The Cool Down is bringing you conversations between your favourite players and climate change experts to discuss how we can tackle climate change together.
On this episode, host and current Saints player Tom Campbell sits down with his Footy For Climate Co-Founder and former North Melbourne teammate Jasper Pittard, and Footy For Climate Player Engagement Manager and GWS Giant Izzy Huntington. They discuss the background of Footy For Climate, what's planned for the upcoming season of The Cool Down, as well as what has driven them all to care about climate change action.
On this episode, host and current Saints player Tom Campbell sits down with Phil Davis; GWS Giant stalwart, and Dr Rebecca Huntley; expert in how to talk about climate change . They discuss Phil's football career, his time on the AFL Players Association board, and his journey from little interest in climate change to something he’s considered more as an adult. And we hear from Rebecca about the youth climate movement, how to use a public platform to talk about important topics, and tips for having difficult climate conversations
On this episode, host and current Saints player Tom Campbell sits down with Nic Barr; AFLW number 1 draft pick and player for the GWS Giants, and Professor Lesley Hughes; one of Australia's leading experts on climate change, lead author in the IPCC Assessment report and expert in the climate change basics. They discuss Nic's passion for footy and sustainability, and hear from Lesley about the essential information we need to know about climate change, the key information from the IPCC report, and the role that sport can play in addressing climate change.
On this episode, host and current Saints player Tom Campbell sits down with Mitch Lewis; high marking power forward and emerging leader at the Hawthorn Footy Club, and Greg Mullins; firefighter, former Commissioner of Fire and Rescue NSW, and Climate Councillor. They discuss Mitch's career at the Hawks and how he's been impacted by natural disasters, and hear from Greg about his time fighting fires, his book 'Firestorm', and the impact he's seen climate change have on natural disasters.
On this episode, host and current Saints player Tom Campbell sits down with Jasper Pittard; his Footy for Climate co-founder, and Craig Reucassel; host of The War on Waste and The Chaser's War on Everything. They discuss Jasper's involvement in fashion, and his experiences with waste produced by footy clubs during the COVID hubs. We also hear from Craig about the Chaser’s War on Everything, The War on Waste, and his key lessons for tackling the waste issue.
This episode is a little different, and is hosted by GWS Giants player and Footy for Climate Board Director, Nicola Barr. On this episode, Nic sits down with Grace Vegesana; Climate & Racial Justice Director at AYCC, Emma Pocock; founder and CEO of Frontrunners, and Sam Mostyn; Chief Executive Women president and climate change & gender equity advocate, to talk about women in climate.
On this episode, host and current Saints player Tom Campbell sits down with Karl Amon; Hawthorn star and proud Noonuccal man, and Tish King; proud Kulkalaig woman and leader in First Nations and environmental justice. They discuss all things climate justice - the idea that First Nation's peoples contribute the least to climate change yet are the ones that disproportionately feel the impacts of climate change the most.
