Episode 6: Genevieve Gunther / Messaging Climate Change
From Personality Crisis by John Cole, NYT Pitchbot and mistermix
October 2, 2025 · 40 min · Season 1 · Episode 6
About this episode
John Cole interviews Dr. Genevieve Guenther about her transition from Renaissance scholar to climate communication expert.
In this episode, John Cole interviews Dr. Genevieve Guenther. Dr Guenther is a former Renaissance scholar who turned to climate research and activism after having a child and becoming increasingly alarmed about the world her son could inherit after she died. She is now an expert in climate communication. Using her training in rhetoric and cultural politics, as well as social-science research, she works to revamp the ways that we talk about the urgent need to phase out coal, oil, and met...
People in this episode
Host: John Cole
Guest: Dr Genevieve Guenther
Topics covered
- climate change
- climate communication
- activism
- rhetoric
- cultural politics
Keywords
- coal
- oil
- environment
- social-science research
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Messaging Climate Change
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