The Green Divas
The Green Divas is the original green podcast and has been sharing low-stress ways to mitigate and adapt to our climate reality since 2006. Founding Green Diva Megan McWilliams Bouchard and Green Divas Lynn Broderick and Lisa McWilliams are refreshing the brand for the 2022 reboot. All have been involved in the Green Divas and other forms of media for decades and are committed to bringing solutions, hope, humor and of course credible information in an engaging format. Stay tuned for the best content for green, natural living, climate hope, stories of resilience all with The Green Divas often humorous approach.
Episodes
810 episodes
Tips for a More Eco-Friendly & Sane Holiday
The Christmas tree dilemma -- real of fake? Which is the more environmentally sustainable choice? We dug into some research, so listen to find out!This episode is a great roundup of some of our best practices for a mindful, more e...
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Season 15
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Episode 10
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25:44
Climate Change Anxiety
Yup. It's a thing. And if you listened to our last episode, this episode can provide a nice remedy for the stress it may have induced! We talked to climate psychologist, Leslie Davenport about how to deal with the stress of climate...
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Season 15
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Episode 9
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30:57
The Microplastic Plague
Using less plastic, storing food in glass and generally keeping a clean and healthy home is not enough to keep us safe from microplastics. It is literally EVERYWHERE. We breathe it in every day in our own homes or even outside in nature.
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Season 15
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Episode 8
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33:29
The Environmental Impact of Online Shopping
Online shopping is a bigger industry than ever. It sure is convenient, but what about the environmental impact? We explore some humbling stats about ecommerce and the bottom line of which is more eco-friendly -- online v. brick and mortar. The ...
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Season 15
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Episode 7
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26:01
Talking turkey about food waste
The Green Divas love food, but don't love food waste. It's a never-ending challenge to keep food from spoiling and being wasted -- at home and in our communities. While we've covered this issue a few times, it was time to update some st...
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Season 15
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Episode 6
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37:17
Are electric vehicles the best choice for the environment?
There are many valid questions about the eco-friendliness of electric vehicles (aka EVs). From the production of batteries, which require mining of rare earth minerals, to range-anxiety and charging infrastructure, to the carbon cost of chargin...
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Season 15
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Episode 5
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32:46
Eco-Art: How it can Inspire Change
A great discussion about how art can inspire change, especially as it relates to the earth and our climate dilemma. We talked with artist, Geraldina Interiano Wise, who is based ...
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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18:13
Nothing Natural About Natural Gas
Weren't we shocked green divas to learn that there's nothing natural about natural gas! It makes perfect sense -- duh. It's all a big marketing hoax and most of us fell for it for far too long. The true cost of natural gas is an environmental d...
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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44:18
Community Activism Works!
This week, The Green Divas share some wonderful community activism success stories. Bookmark this show for when you feel like you can't make a difference, then go find your tribe and chip in to make stuff happen!We talk about some of ou...
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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23:15
Reboot 22
Yup! We're back and better than ever with our awesome cast of GD hosts, GDs Meg, Lynn and Lisa. The conversation is changing as our climate crisis evolves.As always, we try to focus on hope, humor and solutions....
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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17:19
The Green Divas Show - Earth Day Hope
While the news on climate change seems pretty dire these days, we asked some of our favorite green divas and green dudes what gives them hope for the future, especially after this crazy covid year! Hear from David Pogue, Harriet Shugarman, Raqu...
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Season 14
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Episode 16
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10:14
The Green Divas Show - Focus on water
The Green Diva sisters talk about water -- the many ways we need to consider water as our climate changes. From conservation to rethinking what we plant and even where we chose to live, water is a resource we can't survive without. Mni Wiconi
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Season 14
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Episode 15
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20:22
The Green Divas Show - Gardening for a changing climate
The Green Diva sisters are psyched about spring for so many reasons, and one of them is getting their huge organic garden ready for another growing season. They take some advice from David Pogue's book, How to Prepare for Climate Change and of ...
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Season 14
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Episode 14
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25:46
The Geen Divas Show - greener, cleaner kitchens + backup power
The Green Diva sisters talk to David Pogue about generators and why having backup power is going to be more and more important as we prepare for climate change. They also offer some great tips for keeping a greener and healthier kitchen in this...
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Season 14
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Episode 13
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24:21
The Green Divas Show - David Pogue on solar energy
David Pogue schools the Green Diva sisters on the variety of ways solar energy is available to homeowners as part of our series based on his book,
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Season 14
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Episode 12
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25:54
The Green Divas Show - Biden's climate action, eco-migration & plastic-free cleaning
The GD sisters talk about how the Biden administration is addressing climate change more aggressively than any other president in history. We need it. NEW segment series based on David Pogue's book, How to Prepare for Climate Change on climate ...
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Season 14
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Episode 11
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28:51
The Green Divas Show - Healthier living while stuck inside
Many people are starting to hit the wall from being stuck at home and indoors (for most of the country) during a long hard winter, which includes a pandemic. seriously. The GD sisters share ideas for healthy, productive, fun and eco-friendly in...
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Season 14
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Episode 10
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24:57
The Green Divas Show - Sustainable Chocolate
The GD Sisters were all prepared with a fun Valentine's Day show and well... winter. So, they decided to expand one of the more delicious segments -- chocolate. Not only is it yummy and potentially healthy, there are good reasons to consider ho...
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Season 14
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Episode 9
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27:52
The NEW GD Show: about sustainable textiles
The Green Divas have talked a lot over the years about how dreadful the fashion industry is in terms of the environment and climate change. There definitely have been improvements and the GD sisters have a lot of information and some good news ...
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Season 14
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Episode 8
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34:59
The New GD Show: David Pogue on preparing for climate change
The GD sisters got a chance to speak with NY Times best selling author and Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and one of their favorite CBS Sunday Morning commentators, David Pogue. His new book, How to Prepare for Climate Change: A practi...
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Season 14
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Episode 7
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33:57
The NEW GD Show: habits for humanity
Folks, we have a lot of changes to make if we're going to make it on this planet! The GD Sisters talk about how to make changes in our everyday habits that will help lighten our impact on the environment and climate and even our bank accounts. ...
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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27:08
The NEW GD Show: Imagining a more sustainable future
Been a crazy week, but the GD sisters recorded this before the drama at the capitol. In this episode, they look forward to a positive future highlighting extraordinary young people who are already taking big steps towards a healthier, more sust...
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Season 14
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Episode 5
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25:25
The NEW GD Show: 2020 recap - good, weird and even funny
Always trying to keep a sense of humor and focus on the positive, the GD sisters offer some entertaining highlights form this very challenging year. There was some good news on the climate change front and recapping the weird does make it sound...
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Season 14
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Episode 4
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27:53
The NEW GD Show: Best climate change non-profits
The third and final holiday themed show for 2020... promise... But a great one nonetheless! The Green Divas sisters offer some thoughtful last-minute gift ideas and share a few of their favorite non-profit organizations that are doing important...
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Season 14
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Episode 3
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32:28
The NEW GD Show: All about the food this year
We love a lot of things about the holidays, but we especially love all the yummy traditions that revolve around food. And in 2020, food may provide some of our happier moments. Just sayin. Whether it is giving of food or sharing of food, The Gr...
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Season 14
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Episode 2
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24:11