Climate Change and Other Small Talk

Climate Change and Other Small Talk is an award-winning theatrical podcast created by Sunny Drake in association with Why Not Theatre and 9 companies around the world.

The podcast launched on Earth Day, 22 April 2023. As Communications Producer, I ensured that the podcast reached its audiences worldwide, working in the core team with Art of Festivals. I led the marketing, advertising and social media campaign, managed the design of a custom website and handled the technical aspects of podcast hosting.

Climate Change and Other Small Talk...

... won 3 Signal awards, including Listener's Choice in the category 'Sustainability and Environment'

... won the Green Award by PACT (Professional Association of Canadian Theatre)

... won Best Comedy Podcast of the Year at the American Writing Awards

... won in 5 categories at the Positive Change Podcast Awards

... reached #1 in the Apple Podcast Charts for Comedy Fiction in 5 countries.

Each podcast episode was written and produced by a different creative team, bringing in voices from Australia, Canada, Chile, India, Nigeria and Mauritius to offer global perspectives on the climate crisis. Stories range from the witty to the wacky, and the serious to the silly. Learning about how to survive the apocalypse has never been so fun. Listen here.