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Saving the World From Bad Ideas

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    October 8, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

    Episode summary  In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, host Mark Lynas is joined by Roger Hallam, climate campaigner and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, to discuss his evolution in climate activism and the case for mass…

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    October 1, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    Episode summary  In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, host Mark Lynas is joined by Quico Toro, Director of Climate Repair at the Anthropocene Institute, to discuss his research on ocean-based carbon dioxide removal via…

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    September 24, 2026 · 58 min

    Episode summary  In this inaugural episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas Season 4, host Mark Lynas is joined by scientist Joshua Elliott, director of Advanced Research for Climate Emergencies (ARC) and chief scientist at Renaissance…

  • What's coming up in Season 4

    September 21, 2026 · 2 min

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  • Bad Idea #58 “Environmentalists Are All the Same” with George Monbiot

    June 24, 2026 · 59 min

    In this season-ending episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, host Mark Lynas is joined by environmental journalist and author George Monbiot to explore a new framework for understanding environmentalism. George argues that what is…

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  • Bad Idea #57 “Hands off Mother Earth” with Anni Pokela

    June 18, 2026 · 54 min

    In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with Anni Pokela of Operaatio Arktis about why “Hands off Mother Earth” is no longer a serious response to the climate crisis. The conversation explores how humans are…

  • Bad Idea #56 "Just leave it to the market" with Tom Crowther

    June 10, 2026 · 1 hr 9 min

    In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with global ecologist Tom Crowther about a seductive but dangerous assumption: just leave it to the market. While part of the conversation focuses directly on…

  • Bad Idea #55 "Life's only about competition" with Rowan Hooper

    June 3, 2026 · 46 min

    In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with science writer Rowan Hooper about one of the deepest misconceptions in biology: that life is only about competition. Drawing on Hooper’s new book Togetherness, they…

  • Bad Idea #54 "Shut down the cobalt mines" with Nicholas Niarchos

    May 27, 2026 · 57 min

    In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with journalist and author Nicholas Niarchos about the dirty, dangerous, and politically fraught supply chains behind lithium-ion batteries. Using cobalt mining in the…

  • Bad Idea #53 "History shows nuclear war will never happen.” with David Holloway

    May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

    In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with Stanford historian David Holloway about one of the most dangerous assumptions of the nuclear age: history shows nuclear war will never happen. Drawing on Holloway’s…

  • Bad Idea #52 "Attenborough’s films ignore human impacts” with Colin Butfield

    May 14, 2026 · 1 hr 0 min

    “Attenborough’s films ignore human impacts.” In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas speaks with filmmaker and environmental storyteller Colin Butfield, co-founder of Open Planet Studios and a long-time collaborator…

  • Bad Idea #51 "plenty of krill in the ocean" with Claire Christian

    May 7, 2026 · 53 min

    Antarctica is the least disturbed continent on Earth — and for some of the world's most powerful fishing nations, that's not a reason to protect it. It's a reason to go there next. Claire Christian, Executive Director of the Antarctic and…

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About the show

The world is shaped by ideas—some good, some bad, and some that seemed good at the time. This is a podcast about rethinking the things we take for granted, challenging sacred cows, and admitting when we’ve been wrong. With your host, awarded environmental author and activist Mark Lynas, we take a deep dive into the environmental, political, and social debates shaping our future—without the outrage, tribalism, or easy answers. Help us save the world from bad ideas. Because the future depends on us getting it right.