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Second Nature

Second Nature

By: Commons
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How can we live sustainably in an unsustainable world? Second Nature is a podcast by Commons exploring how our sustainable choices impact our lives and the planet. Every week hear how listeners are taking public transit, composting food waste, eating more plant-based meals and practicing deconsumption to create the kind of world they want to live in. We'll calculate the carbon impact of collective action and get expert answers to your burning climate questions. Everyone’s sustainable life is unique. Tell us about yours. thecommons.earth/podcast 🌎 Join a community of tens of thousands of people using the Commons app to track their emissions and get rewarded for sustainable living: https://www.thecommons.earth/get-the-app-second-nature Follow us on Instagram to get behind-the-scenes footage and more stories from Commons' climate community: https://instagram.com/secondnatureearth© 2024 Commons Social Sciences
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  • Call for Submissions: Contribute to Season 4!
    Oct 23 2025

    Season 4 is underway! We’re hard at work on the new season and we can’t wait to hear your contributions. For the best shot at getting on season 4, please send in your submissions before November. But feel free to continue submitting through November as well.


    Submitting to the show is easy!

    1. Fill out this form to start your submission to Second Nature.
    2. After you fill out the form, you'll receive questions based on the topics you chose, with details about how to submit your audio.
    3. Record your audio and send it our way!Call for Submissions: Contribute to Season 4!
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    3 mins
  • Are the Kids Alright? Raising a Sustainable Generation
    Jun 25 2025

    -> Short Survey: Tell us what you think of Second Nature

    Whether you're a parent, an auntie, a coach, a godfather — there's a lot to think about when it comes to raising a more sustainable generation. How can we raise young people to take better care of the planet than the generations before them?

    ‍For our last episode of season 3, we're looking into the future to see how younger generations are thinking about climate change. From plant-based eating to civic engagement, we’re talking to our community, Moms Clean Air Force, and Commons founder Sanchali Seth Pal to find out how folks are raising kids to take action.


    🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading an citations in the full show.

    📱 To join the Commons community, download the app.

    📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram.
    🐣 Here's Sanchali's list of sustainable baby stuff!

    Episode Credits

    • Listener contributions: Amea Wadsworth, Brian Stancheski, Elisabeth, Federica, Jacqueline Elliott, Liv, Sara Rego, Sare, Tiffany, Willa Stoutenbeek, Paloma, Stevia, Ezra, Ace, Aza, Stella, Emmett
    • Episode expert: Alexandra Zissu
    • Editing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍
    • Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
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    45 mins
  • Your Local Library is Fighting Climate Change
    Jun 18 2025

    -> 🚨 Tell your U.S. reps not to cut federal funding for public libraries.
    -> Short Survey: Tell us what you think of Second Nature

    Libraries are icons of the sharing economy. When we borrow books, media, and tools from the library, we save ourselves from needing to buy new stuff. But did you know that libraries are also community hubs for climate resilience? From heatwaves to hurricanes, thousands of people have used libraries as free spaces to escape the elements and find respite.

    In this community episode, we're everything that our listeners get from their local libraries.


    🌎 See photos of our contributors and find further reading in the full show notes and citations.

    📱 To join the Commons community, download the app.

    📷 Follow Second Nature on Instagram.

    Episode Credits

    • Listener contributions: Kelly Kandra Hughes, PhD, Alexa Rivera, Sare, Shaila, Taylor Barkley, Evan Goodchild
    • Editing and engineering: Evan Goodchild‍
    • Hosting and production: Katelan Cunningham
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    20 mins
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