• 09: Siphokazi Mpofu, Puppetry Designer, Climate Storyteller
    Jun 27 2025

    Legacy Makers delves into The Herds, a bold public art project bringing together puppetry and performance with the goal of climate action. Puppetry designer Siphokazi Mpofu shares her role in bringing this powerful vision to life. From April to August 2025, life-sized puppet animals are travelling over 20,000 kilometres, from the Congo Basin to the Arctic - symbolising wildlife fleeing climate catastrophe.

    The Herds journey to cities throughout Africa and Europe, making an urgent and powerful call for local action.

    Hosts Giles and Sangeeta talk with Siphokazi about the emotional power of puppetry, her creative processes, and how this type of climate storytelling can spark change.

    As The Herds near the Arctic, not all the animals will make it, echoing the harsh truths of our warming world.

    Find out where the Herds are: www.theherds.org

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    27 mins
  • Episode 08: Offbeat – Canadian Wildfires, Swifts, Ed Miliband &... Bananas?!
    Jun 18 2025

    In this episode, co-hosts Giles Trendle and Sangeeta Waldron reflect on their recent conversation with Sudanese climate activist Nisreen Elsaim, exploring the critical question: Why are voices from the Global South still so underrepresented in global climate discussions?

    They also dive into a mix of timely and unexpected climate-related news - from Canadian wildfires to building for the future and political shifts.

    There’s even time for a fun twist: a surprise climate quiz testing your eco-knowledge and the environmental impact of bananas!

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    22 mins
  • 07: Nisreen Elsaim, Sudanese Climate Activist
    Jun 13 2025

    This episode of LegacyMakers is with the Sudanese climate activist Nisreen Elsaim, a fierce advocate for climate justice. Her work has earned her significant recognition. In 2020, she was selected to chair the United Nations Secretary-General's youth advisory board on climate change alongside six other young activists. She’s a member of the Marianne Initiative for Human Rights Defenders, an initiative launched by the French President, Emmanuel Macron; and a Fellow at the Robert Bosch Academy. Focusing on climate change, peace, and security, with a special emphasis on youth as pivotal players in climate adaptation, action, peacebuilding, and security.

    Nisreen talks to hosts Giles Trendle and Sangeeta Waldron about the absence of voices from the Global South on the world stage, especially given the diversity of Africa and Asia. She underscores how the same faces dominate climate conversations, often sidelining the regions most affected by the crisis, and the role that celebrity status plays in this dynamic.

    She opens up about the devastating impact of war and climate change on her home country of Sudan, describing how flooding has triggered a cholera outbreak. She also shares her latest mission to empower young people in conflict zones who are doubly impacted by the climate crisis.



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    32 mins
  • 06: Offbeat - War, Climate, And The Struggle to Tell the Truth
    Jun 4 2025

    In this episode of Offbeat, hosts Giles Trendle and Sangeeta Waldron unpack Episode 5 of Legacy Makers, which features Palestinian journalist Shrouq Al Aila - a courageous female voice reporting from Gaza.

    Giles and Sangeeta discuss the critical role climate journalists play as frontline storytellers, amplifying stories that expose the environmental realities often overshadowed by war. They make the point that media freedom is a climate solution.

    This episode poses an urgent question: Can the world reach net zero or build a sustainable future while ‘mankind’ continues to wage war? With global conflict zones now covering an area twice the size of India since 2021, this conversation confronts the dangerous convergence of war, climate, and the freedom to tell the truth.

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    25 mins
  • 05: Shrouq Al Aila - A Female Journalist Reporting from Gaza
    May 30 2025

    In this special episode of Legacy Makers, co-hosts Giles Trendle and Sangeeta Waldron speak with Shrouq Al Aila, a courageous Palestinian journalist in Gaza. She was awarded the Committee to Protect Journalists' International Press Freedom Award in 2024. Shrouq leads Ain Media, the company she took over after the death of her husband, filmmaker and journalist, Roshdi Sarraj, who was killed in the ongoing war on Gaza.

    What unfolds is a raw and haunting conversation, a rare glimpse into life under siege. Shrouq reflects on the devastation of Gaza’s natural environment, the deep cultural connection Palestinians have with the land, especially with its trees, and most poignantly, the olive tree. She shares the daily struggle of surviving with her young daughter amid relentless bombardment, scarce resources, and overwhelming grief.

    Shrouq’s words are both an elegy and a call to witness

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    42 mins
  • 04: Offbeat - Faith, Frontline Communities & Legacy
    May 28 2025

    In this episode of Offbeat, hosts Giles Trendle and Sangeeta Waldron take you deeper into their conversation with award-winning Filipino journalist Lou Albano, Managing Editor at GMA News Online.

    They drill further into how the Catholic Church is stepping up on climate action, where spirituality meets sustainability, and the vital role of indigenous voices in protecting the planet. Plus, discover "COP before it was COP."

    A thought-provoking conversation across faith, frontline communities, and legacy.

    Hear the full conversation with Lou in Episode 3 of Legacy Makers.

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    25 mins
  • 03: Lou Albano - Faith, Journalism, & Climate Justice Converge
    May 23 2025

    In this timely episode, hosts Giles Trendle and Sangeeta Waldron speak with award-winning Filipino journalist Lou Albano, managing editor at GMA News Online, to explore how faith, climate, and community converge in the Philippines - one of the most climate-vulnerable countries on Earth.

    With the Philippines being the world’s third-largest Catholic country, what role does the Church play in climate action? Lou unpacks the legacy of Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’, discusses the arrival of Pope Leo XIV, and whether the Vatican is becoming a global force for environmental change.

    Lou also shares her on-the-ground experiences at COP in Baku and offers a stark look at how the climate crisis is impacting Filipino communities right now.

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    Here's more information about Sangeeta Waldron's book, What Will Your Legacy Be? - Conversations With Global Change Makers About The Climate Crisis

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    28 mins
  • 02: Offbeat -From Babylon to Sir David Attenborough
    May 9 2025

    02: Offbeat – Hosts Sangeeta Waldron and Giles Trendle unpack their conversation with We Don’t Have Time’s Ingmar Rentzhog. From Babylon to the climate cost of war to solutions for our planet, they go beyond the headlines. Plus, a birthday shout-out to Sir David Attenborough.


    What Will Your Legacy Be? - Conversations With Global Change Makers About The Climate Crisis

    Visit the Green House Duo, where you can connect with Sangeeta Waldron and Giles Trendle.

    Here's more information about Sangeeta Waldron's book, What Will Your Legacy Be? - Conversations With Global Change Makers About The Climate Crisis

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    21 mins