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Hot Topic: Jessica Sele Talks About Climate Change For Some Reason
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- Earth Day 2021Apr 22, 2021 · 43 minIn the hopefully final days of my personal lockdown I offer reflections on the past year and what I've learned about what a toxic person I am and why acknowledging that makes me feel better. While on the verge of an episode long asthma attack, I discuss intersectionality and why divesting from whiteness and colonialism will help heal the planet and ourselves.
- Earth Day 2020Apr 23, 2020Took a minute out of my quarantine to say happy earth day to all of you kind, lovely, wise earth creatures!
- HT EP 17 LISA CHANOUXJan 21, 2020Jessica's PMS means the forces of the climate and stars are within her. Guest comedian Lisa Chanoux lives in a world where she has to balance the film What Men Want and Australia wildfires at the same time.
- HT EP 16 ANDY HAYNESJan 8, 2020While Australia is burning and The US might go to war with Iran, Jessica chats with comedian Andy Haynes about how to be a comedian and a person right now.
- HT EP 15 MELANIE PENSAKNov 21, 2019Jessica chats with nature based mindfulness teacher and activist Melanie Pensak about what led her to combine her outdoor meditation practice with climate change activism and how to get relief in a capitalist urban environment.
- HT EP 14 KELLY TATHAMOct 25, 2019While Los Angeles is 100 degrees and on fire again, Jessica sits down with Kelly Tatham, a climate activist and writer who claims "we are out of time and time is an illusion."
- HT EP 13 FELICIA FOLKESOct 9, 2019Jessica puts "principals before personalities" in activist groups. Comedian Felicia Folkes has been studying black holes and painting with the colors of the wind. Also discussed, how does personal shame prevent climate actions?
- HT EP 12 DEVIN BLAKEOct 3, 2019Jessica chats with comedian Devin Blake about how he doesn't like the city, what the discourse on climate change looks like, and how it's insane to be chill right now.
- HT EP 11 NATO GREENSep 25, 2019Jessica feels good after the climate strike. She talks to comedian/ activist Nato Green about hope, organizing and babes who save baby raccoons.
- HP EP 10 NOBODYSep 19, 2019This episode features Jessica Sele solo, speaking into the void, feeling through the dark, whispering calls to action.
- HT EP 9 RILEY SILVERMANAug 28, 2019Jessica is sad about forests burning. Also she chats with the fabulous comedian and live RPG player Riley Silverman about her journey through comedy, dungeons and dragons, and the sociopaths who are locking up children.
- HT EP 8 Irene TuMay 12, 2019Jessica talks with Irene Tu about self help, bucket lists and being a stand up in weirdo times.
- HT EP 7 Brodie ReedFeb 26, 2019Comedian Brodie Reed talks with Jessica about what kind of millionaire he'd be, why we need to tax the rich, and why society can't seem to get it together to slow climate change.
- HT EP 6 DAD TOPICJan 29, 2019Jessica talks about climate change with her father on Christmas and it's very wholesome.
- HT EP 5 WITH FRANCESCA FIORENTINIDec 13, 2018This week's guest on Hot Topic, Jessica Sele talks about climate change with Francesca Fiorentini for some reason! Part of that reason is Francesca is a journalist/ activist/ comedian with a lot of humor and insight into the madness that is living under this administration at a tipping point for climate change.
- HT EP 4 WITH BRI PRUETTDec 7, 2018Jessica chats with comedian Bri Pruett about environmentalism in Portland, intersectionality between social and environmental justice, and more!
- HT EP 3 WITH ROBBY HOFFMANNov 26, 2018This week's guest is the wonderful Robby Hoffman who is known as the most fabulous Canadian/ American/ Jewish lesbian comedian who anybody has ever known. Robby and Jessica discuss the future of clean water and Starbucks and land ownership. Very compelling stuff.
- HOT TOPIC EP 2 WITH JOHAN MIRANDANov 13, 2018This weeks guest is Johan Miranda, comedian and star of the solo show "Why Johan Miranda Should be Deported." Jessica and Johan chat about the movie First Reformed, hope vs. despair, climate migration and the role of fancy fountains in a dystopia.
- HOT TOPIC EP 1 WITH MATT LIEBOct 29, 2018Jessica Sele chats with old friend and comedian Matt Lieb about his work writing political comedy on AJ+ and how he's processing all of this apocalyptic madness. Also discussed: Jessica's imminent shark death and not drinking after the 2016 presidential election of a reality tv star.
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