Climate Wayfinding: A Compass for the Climate Crisis

Climate Wayfinding: A Compass for the Climate Crisis

From Sea Change by WWNO & WRKF

May 22, 2026 · 36 min

About this episode

This episode features a discussion on navigating the climate crisis with insights from experts Katherine Wilkinson and Colette Pichon Battle.

Want to feel better? Get unstuck? Be inspired? Remake the world? Then this episode is for you. We talk with Katherine Wilkinson, author of the book Climate Wayfinding , and Colette Pichon Battle, lawyer and co-founder of Taproot Earth, about finding our way through the climate crisis. To read more about Climate Wayfinding, or order a copy of the book, click here. This episode was hosted by Carlyle Calhoun and Eva Tesfaye. Eva conducted the interview. Sound design by Kirk Kohnen, and our theme music is by Jon Batiste. Sea Change is a WWNO and WRKF production. We're a part of the NPR Podcast Network and distributed by PRX. To help others find our podcast, hit Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. Sea Change is made possible with major support from the Gulf Research Program of the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. WWNO's Coastal Desk is supported by the Walton Family Foundation, the Meraux Foundation, and the Greater New Orleans Foundation.

People in this episode

Hosts: Carlyle Calhoun, Eva Tesfaye

Guests: Katherine Wilkinson, Colette Pichon Battle

Topics covered

  • climate crisis
  • inspiration
  • environmental law
  • climate action
  • sustainability

Keywords

  • climate wayfinding
  • climate crisis
  • inspiration
  • environmental law
  • sustainability
  • climate action
  • Katherine Wilkinson
  • Colette Pichon Battle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Taproot Earth, WWNO, WRKF, NPR Podcast Network, PRX, Walton Family Foundation, Meraux Foundation, Greater New Orleans Foundation

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