In this episode, Jake & Tolmeia discuss Daisy Ridley's latest action film, Cleaner, directed by Martin Campbell. We discuss who the real villain is in this climate activist action movie and how well it portrays the different co-conspirators of the fossil fuel industry. Hosted by Jake Randall & Tolmeia Gregory, Lights Climate Action is a podcast discussing film and TV through a climate lens. In each episode, Jake & Tolly look at a film or TV series and discuss what it does and doesn't get right on climate change, from fossil fuel propaganda and environmental disasters to cartoons and comedy.Follow the podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on BlueSky at lightsclimatepod.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on TikTok at tiktok.com/@lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@lightsclimateactionJake Randall is a cinephile with a film degree, a love for all things A24 and the odd musical. He works in comms and video production in the climate change and human rights sector.Tolmeia Gregory is an artist who loves a tearjerker or a rom-com. She currently works as an artist and climate campaigner focused on fossil fuel advertising.Music by Stowe Gregory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Flow - Dir. Gints Zilbalodis
In this episode, Jake & Tolmeia discuss the Oscar-winning animation, Flow, directed by Gints Zilbalodis. Is this animated film starring an adorable cat actually a film about climate change, and why did it beat The Wild Robot for Best Animated Feature? Hosted by Jake Randall & Tolmeia Gregory, Lights Climate Action is a podcast discussing film and TV through a climate lens. In each episode, Jake & Tolly look at a film or TV series and discuss what it does and doesn't get right on climate change, from fossil fuel propaganda and environmental disasters to cartoons and comedy.Follow the podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on BlueSky at lightsclimatepod.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on TikTok at tiktok.com/@lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@lightsclimateactionJake Randall is a cinephile with a film degree, a love for all things A24 and the odd musical. He works in comms and video production in the climate change and human rights sector.Tolmeia Gregory is an artist who loves a tearjerker or a rom-com. She currently works as an artist and climate campaigner focused on fossil fuel advertising.Music by Stowe Gregory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The End We Start From - Dir. Mahalia Belo
In this episode, Jake & Tolmeia watch The End We Start From - a climate disaster film set in the UK starring Jodie Comer, Joel Fry and Katherine Waterston. Jake & Tolly discuss why they won't watch this Benedict Cumberbatch production ever again and ask whether it's an apocalyptic film or just reality. Hosted by Jake Randall & Tolmeia Gregory, Lights Climate Action is a podcast discussing film and TV through a climate lens. In each episode, Jake & Tolly look at a film or TV series and discuss what it does and doesn't get right on climate change, from fossil fuel propaganda and environmental disasters to cartoons and comedy.Follow the podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on BlueSky at lightsclimatepod.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on TikTok at tiktok.com/@lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@lightsclimateactionJake Randall is a cinephile with a film degree, a love for all things A24 and the odd musical. He works in comms and video production in the climate change and human rights sector.Tolmeia Gregory is an artist who loves a tearjerker or a rom-com. She currently works as an artist and climate campaigner focused on fossil fuel advertising.Music by Stowe Gregory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Soylent Green - Dir. Richard Fleischer
In this episode, Jake & Tolmeia discuss the 1970s detective film, Soylent Green, which is set in an overpopulated and polluted vision of 2022. They ask if this film successfully used global warming as a backdrop to a crime thriller and explore what it accurately predicted. Hosted by Jake Randall & Tolmeia Gregory, Lights Climate Action is a podcast discussing film and TV through a climate lens. In each episode, Jake & Tolly look at a film or TV series and discuss what it does and doesn't get right on climate change, from fossil fuel propaganda and environmental disasters to cartoons and comedy.Follow the podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on BlueSky at lightsclimatepod.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on TikTok at tiktok.com/@lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@lightsclimateactionJake Randall is a cinephile with a film degree, a love for all things A24 and the odd musical. He works in comms and video production in the climate change and human rights sector.Tolmeia Gregory is an artist who loves a tearjerker or a rom-com. She currently works as an artist and climate campaigner focused on fossil fuel advertising.Music by Stowe Gregory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Twisters - Dir. Lee Isaac Chung
In this episode, Jake & Tolmeia discuss Twisters - the 2024 storm-chasing sequel to Twister, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glen Powell. They discuss why a modern-day film about extreme weather events doesn't mention climate change, whether they think disaster movies should be shown in 4DX and what our dream Twisters sequel would look like. Hosted by Jake Randall & Tolmeia Gregory, Lights Climate Action is a podcast discussing film and TV through a climate lens. In each episode, Jake & Tolly look at a film or TV series and discuss what it does and doesn't get right on climate change, from fossil fuel propaganda and environmental disasters to cartoons and comedy.Follow the podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on BlueSky at lightsclimatepod.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on TikTok at tiktok.com/@lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on YouTube at youtube.com/@lightsclimateactionJake Randall is a cinephile with a film degree, a love for all things A24 and the odd musical. He works in comms and video production in the climate change and human rights sector.Tolmeia Gregory is an artist who loves a tearjerker or a rom-com. She currently works as an artist and climate campaigner focused on fossil fuel advertising.Music by Stowe Gregory. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hosted by Jake Randall & Tolmeia Gregory, Lights Climate Action is a podcast discussing film and TV through a climate lens. In each episode, Jake & Tolly look at a film or TV series and discuss what it does and doesn't get right on climate change, from fossil fuel propaganda and environmental disasters to cartoons and comedy.Jake Randall is a cinephile with a film degree, a love for all things A24 and the odd musical. He works in comms and video production in the climate change and human rights sector.Tolmeia Gregory is an artist who loves a tearjerker or a rom-com. She currently works as an artist and climate campaigner focused on fossil fuel advertising.Music by Stowe Gregory.Follow the podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/lightsclimateactionFollow the podcast on BlueSky at lightsclimatepod.bsky.socialFollow the podcast on TikTok at tiktok.com/@lightsclimateactionSubscribe on YouTube at youtube.com/@LightsClimateAction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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