In the season three finale of Climate Action Figures, host John Whidden welcomes back creative consultant Kayla, shares a Quick Fix from Linda in Rochon Sands about swapping chemical cleaners for vinegar and baking soda, and demonstrates homemade/refillable cleaning solutions. Kayla discusses an upcoming two-month trip to Japan, South Korea, and China and admiration for strong recycling and anti-littering cultures. John recounts attending the KEPA (Kainai Ecological Protection Agency) cross-cultural First Nations gathering and observing a tipi ceremony. They reflect on standout season three episodes, highlighting Piikani Nation guests, soil and agriculture conversations, returning guest Aryan, and Indigenous stewardship from multiple continents, and invite an Antarctica guest to reach all continents. John confirms season four will launch in the fall and mentions Cluck’s summer adventure. Kayla’s climate action focuses on sustainable travel (fewer flights, trains, packing light, filtration bottles, eco-tours), and her hope comes from Braiding Sweetgrass and the idea humans can positively impact the environment.

00:00 Welcome and Quick Fix

01:04 DIY Natural Cleaners

02:06 Refill and Reuse Tips

02:43 Kayla Travel Plans

04:34 KEPA Conference Highlights

06:19 Season Three Favourites

09:45 Global Guests and Continents

12:43 More Standout Episodes

15:55 Season Four Tease

18:22 Sustainable Travel Actions

21:51 What Gives Hope

23:39 Final Thanks and Sign off

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Host John Whidden welcomes Abhay to Climate Action Figures, beginning with Sophia’s Quick Fix on guerrilla gardening using indigenous plants. Abhay, a CBC What on Earth contributor on climate change and mental health, describes how a Students on Ice expedition to the Arctic and Greenland shaped his understanding of climate impacts, Inuit mental health challenges, and climate justice tied to colonialism. He explains how that experience led to founding Break the Divide, which began as high school video-call exchanges with northern youth and expanded into international connections, an art competition, and curriculum-based programming with mental health practitioners. Break the Divide now runs workshops and a Climate Education and Resilience program, training young facilitators and scaling across the prairies in September 2026. Abhay discusses naming climate emotions, building community, taking realistic local action, bikes in Regina, and finds hope in community across generations.

00:00 Welcome and Intro

00:31 Quick Fix Gardening

01:02 Meet Abhay

01:27 EcoStressSask Connections

02:42 CBC Column Origin

04:24 Arctic Trip Roots

06:34 Climate Anxiety North

08:33 Break the Divide Begins

12:07 Program Growth Worldwide

15:11 How to Get Involved

16:50 Naming Climate Emotions

19:18 Turning Feelings to Action

22:14 Small Actions Matter

24:00 Rebuilding Youth Connection

25:31 Personal Action Biking

26:25 Hope and Wrap Up

https://ecostresssask.ca/

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-429-what-on-earth/clip/16215089-how-kids-save-climate-anxiety

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/1.7032612

https://soifoundation.org/en/

https://breakthedivide.net/

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Host John Whidden welcomes 13-year-old Indian environmentalist Prasiddhi, founder of Prasiddhi Forest Foundation, who has planted 200,000 trees toward a goal of 10 million and built a global following to spread hopeful, action-focused climate messaging. She describes starting after the 2016 Varadhah Cyclone in Tamil Nadu, learning fundraising, creating a seed-collecting “kids army,” and growing a nursery capable of 30,000 saplings. Prasiddhi discusses attending UN COP conferences (including COP29), her UN-accredited NGO’s work helping youth attend, and her two illustrated books—"Prasiddhi’s Amazon Rainforest Adventure" and "Prasiddhi’s Great Barrier Reef Adventure"—which each fund one planted tree per purchase. She argues for balancing reality, hope, and responsibility, redefining success beyond GDP, and showcases her green career-matching tool, greenbuzzai.com.

00:00 Welcome and QuickFix

01:05 Meet Prasiddhi and Mission

02:00 Passion School and Balance

03:07 Family Support and Social

04:31 Early Planting Journey

07:16 Cyclone Spark and 100K

09:39 COP Connections and Youth

11:01 Books That Plant Trees

14:17 Hope Reality Responsibility

16:50 Redefining Success and AI

19:54 Seeing Through Child Eyes

22:29 Countries Doing It Right

25:12 Future Purpose and Values

26:56 Climate Action Believe You

28:30 Hopeful Inspirations Closing

https://prasiddhiforest.org/

https://www.amazon.ca/s?k=prasiddhi&crid=668OLOP0VJDH&sprefix=prasiddhi%2Caps%2C138&ref=nb_sb_noss

https://greenbuzzai.com/

https://thegreenpillar.com/books/

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