In this podcast, we explore people’s various visions for the future of society and the environment. I, Gracelyn McClure, chat with leaders in the Environmental Justice Movement, including youth activists, community change-makers, professors from the University of Minnesota, and other experts in the field, in order to compile a diverse, unique vision of what a just future could look like. We touch on capitalism, colonialism, white supremacy, and patriarchy within the context of labor, agriculture, water, energy, Indigenous sovereignty, policing, and youth being centered in the movement.
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Episode 10: Divestment & Just Transition w/ Rachel Schlueter
Season 1 · Episode 10
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 37:17
In the tenth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Rachel Schlueter, a senior organizer with the Better Future Project. We talk more about fossil fuels, divestment, and introduce the just transition framework. Enjoy!
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Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
Episode 9: Voting, Technology, & Science Communication w/ Dr. Heidi Roop
Season 1 · Episode 9
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 39:36
In the ninth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Dr. Heidi Roop, a climate scientist at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about the importance of voting, technology, and science communication in the climate crisis. Enjoy!
Are you interested in learning more? Check out the following resources!
Kanefield, Teri. “Georgia's 'Jim Crow' Voter Suppression Bill Is Now Law. Here's How Democrats Can Fight Back.” NBCNews.com, NBC Universal News Group, 28 Mar. 2021,
Episode 0: Trailer
Season 1
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 02:54
Introducing the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices! In the next ten episodes, we will explore various topics within environmental justice and discuss how we can transform the world to be a just place for everyone. We talk about disrupting systems of oppression, and making real, meaningful change. A great starting point to the environmental justice movement and further conversations. Welcome and Enjoy!
Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
Episode 8: Capitalism w/ Lili Hoschka
Season 1 · Episode 8
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 29:43
In the eighth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Lili Hoschka, a youth activist in the Twin Cities. We talk about the evils of capitalism and why our economic system prevents environmental justice action. Enjoy!
Are you interested in learning more? Check out the following resources!
Guerrero, Dorothy Grace. “The Limits of Capitalist Solutions to the Climate Crisis.” The Climate Crisis: South African and Global Democratic Eco-Socialist Alternatives, edited by Vishwas Satgar, Wits University Press, 2018, pp. 30–46, doi.org/10.18772/22018020541.1.
Hoffman, Jane, and Michael Hoffman. “What Is Greenwashing?”
Episode 7: Environmental Racism w/ Dr. Kate Derickson
Season 1 · Episode 7
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 38:20
In the seventh episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Dr. Kate Derickson, a professor and research at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about environmental racism and other key intersections of environmental justice. Enjoy!
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Becker, Jo and Mikaela Loach. “EPISODE 27: Layla Saad: White Supremacy, Healing & Futures” Audio blog post. The YIKES Podcast. 23 Mar. 2021. Web. 6 Apr. 2021.
Episode 6: Policing w/ Emma Hjelle
Season 1 · Episode 6
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 29:07
In the sixth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Emma Hjelle, a youth organizer in the Twin Cities. We talk about reimagining policing and the powers of revisioning. Enjoy!
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Bediako, Jacqueline. “The Link between Climate Justice and Police Brutality.” San Francisco Bay View, San Francisco Bay View National Black Newspaper, 19 Nov. 2018,
Episode 5: Afrofuturism & How Local Communities are Envisioning w/ Hannah Jo King
Season 1 · Episode 5
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 39:01
In the fifth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Hannah Jo King, a graduate student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about afrofuturism, indigeneity, and local community-based action. Enjoy!
Are you interested in learning more? Check out the following resources!
Ballin, Sofiya. “USING AFROFUTURISM TO BUILD THE KIND OF WORLD YOU WANT.” EcoWURD, 1 June 2020, ecowurd.com/2018/11/19/using-afrofuturism-to-build-the-kind-of-world-you-want/.
Bruce, Delan. “Afrofuturism: From the Past to the Living Present.” UCLA, UCLA, 15 Oct. 2020, newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/afrofuturism.
Episode 4: Labor w/ Dr. Michelle Garvey
Season 1 · Episode 4
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 35:25
In the fourth episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Dr. Michelle Garvey, a teacher of Environmental Justice and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies in the Twin Cities. We talk about the labor movement, Twin Cities environmental justice issues, and ways to get involved. Enjoy!
Are you interested in learning more? Check out the following resources!
“The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth.” Therednation.org
Episode 3: Energy Equity w/ Mercedes Gohl
Season 1 · Episode 3
Thursday, April 29, 2021 • Duration 31:12
In the third episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Mercedes Gohl, an energy intern at the Metropolitan Council here in the Twin Cities. We talk about all things energy and equity, including Line 3. Enjoy!
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In the second episode of the Great Futures Podcast featuring Environmental Justice Voices, I speak with Jess Jurcek, an undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. We talk about the interconnections of climate change, industrial agriculture, and gender equity. Enjoy!
Are you interested in learning more? Check out the following resources!
Novotny, Patrick. “Popular Epidemiology and the Struggle for Community Health in the Environmental Justice Movement.” The Struggle for Ecological Democracy, edited by Daniel Faber, The Guilford Press, 1998, pp. 137–158.
Lipsitz, George. “The Racialization of Space and the Spatialization of Race.” Landscape Journal, vol. 26, no. 1, 1 Jan. 2007, pp. 10–23., doi.org/10.3368/lj.26.1.10.
Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
Jones, Justine. “What an Urban Farm Could Mean for East Phillips.” Mspmag.com, Mpls St Paul Magazine, 5 Apr. 2021, mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/east-phillips-urban-farm/.
Maloba, Donald. “What Is Afrofuturism? A Beginner's Guide.” AfriTechNews, 4 Dec. 2020, afritechnews.com/afrofuturism/.
Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
Energy Democracy
, edited by Denise Fairchild and Al Weinrub, Island Press, 2017, pp. 57–75.
Hughlett, Mike. “Oil Demand, Future of Enbridge Line 3 Argued before Appeals Court.” Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 23 Mar. 2021, www.startribune.com/oil-demand-future-of-enbridge-line-3-argued-before-appeals-court/600037712/.
“Line 3 and Treaty Rights.” Sierraclub.org, Sierra Club North Star Chapter, Apr. 2017, www.sierraclub.org/sites/www.sierraclub.org/files/sce/north-star-chapter/pdf/TreatRightsFactSheet.pdf.
“Who We Are.” Metrocouncil.org, Metropolitan Council, 2021, metrocouncil.org/About-Us/Who-We-Are.aspx.
Yu Fu, Fang, et al. “The Dynamic Role of Energy Security, Energy Equity and Environmental Sustainability in the Dilemma of Emission Reduction and Economic Growth.” Journal of Environmental Management, vol. 280, 15 Feb. 2021, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111828.
Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
Women Seed Change, SeedChange, 2019, weseedchange.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/SeedChange-WSC_brochure-web.pdf.
Music: “Awakening Instrumental” by Wataboi from pixbay.
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