MCJ AMA: Rollie Williams - Climate Town
Join us in the MCJ Community Slack for our next 24 hour MCJ Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) with Rollie Williams, host and creator of Climate Town.
Let’s meet our guest…
Meet Rollie: Rollie is a Brooklyn-based comedian and video editor, and he holds a graduate degree in Climate Science and Policy from Columbia University. Rollie is the host of The Climate Denier's Playbook Podcast, and he’s also the former creator and host of the monthly comedy show 'An Inconvenient Talk Show' doing sketches and comedic deep dives by pairing comedians (SNL, The Daily Show, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, etc) together with climate scientists (NASA, MIT, Harvard).
About Climate Town: The topic of climate change can be dark upon initial exploration. While some find inspiration in innovation and action, many folks struggle to get beyond the pervasive desperation and doomerism that dominate the conversation. Climate Town takes a totally different approach and uses humor to unpack complex climate topics while offering suggestions for how audiences can take meaningful action. In the past two years, the Climate Town YouTube channel has amassed 490K subscribers, several millions views, a handful of awards, and has spawned an engaged Discord community of climate-focused-yet-delightfully-regular people.
→ MCJ Podcast: Listen to Rollie’s episode with Cody here.
→ Want a reminder for this AMA? Add it to your calendar by registering for this event.
Our AMA with Rollie will start on Thursday 27th July at 10am PST - 1pm EST - 6pm BST - 7pm CET and will run asynchronously in the MCJ AMA slack channel for 24 hours.
In Cody’s podcast episode with Rollie they cover:
[5:41] And overview of Climate Town and how it came to be
[13:32] How climate is being communicated today, its complications and direct opposition
[18:18] Rollie's goal of making comedy videos while sharing facts and CTAs
[22:25] Importance of taking action on the local level and where to start
[28:20] Rollie's comedic influences
[35:56] The future of the Climate Town community
[46:41] Why context and learning helps keep people grounded
→ You can find a transcript of the full conversation here.
You can also dig into Rollie's work further via:
Watching Climate Town’s most recent video: Parking Laws Are Strangling America
Listening to his new podcast, The Climate Denier’s Playbook
Subscribing to Climate Town’s brand new newsletter
In Brooklyn on 23rd August? Buy a ticket for the Climate Town Town Hall!
Set your reminders, and get your questions ready! You can ask Rollie anything!
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