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Episode 5: Justin Onwenu | LISTEN or WATCH
In this episode of the Speaking of Resilience podcast, Kate Madigan interviews Justin Onwenu. Justin is a 4th generation Detroiter and environmental justice organizer for the Sierra Club. Justin is a passionate advocate for environmental justice and a rising star in Michigan. In our interview, Justin and Kate discuss climate change and extreme weather events and its disproportionate impacts on low-income communities and communities of color - including his experience with Hurricane Harvey and the devastation that storm caused he observed while he was in college that inspired a lot of his current work. We also talk about water shutoffs in Detroit and their significance during the #COVID crisis, and how his work has changed to respond to community needs.
Episode 4: Dr. Brandy Brown | LISTEN or WATCH
In this episode of the Speaking of Resilience Podcast, Kate Madigan interviews Dr. Brandy Brown. Brandy leads the Office of Climate and Energy within the MI Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy. This office was created by Gov. Whitmer to lead the state’s work to achieve aggressive climate action goals. Brandy is an experienced energy strategist with deep industry knowledge after working for several years designing energy programs for utilities and businesses.
Episode 3: Bryan Newland | LISTEN or WATCH
Kate Madigan and Jim Lively interview Bryan Newland, Chairman of the Bay Mills Indian Community of the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan. There is a lot going on with Line 5 right now, and our interview with Chairman Bryan Newland about Line 5 could not be more timely. The conversation focuses on the impacts of the aging Line 5 pipeline owned by Canadian oil company Enbridge, which sits in the open waters at the Straits of Mackinac. We hear from Bryan about the backroom deals made by an outgoing Republican-led Michigan Legislature from the perspective of Michigan's native communities, whose treaty rights are at stake, especially in the event of a catastrophic oil spill.
Episode 2: Dr. Jonathan Foley | LISTEN or WATCH
In this episode of the Speaking of Resilience Podcast, Kate Madigan and Dan Worth speak with Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown. His nonprofit organization seeks to help the world reach “Drawdown”— the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to steadily decline. He is a world-renowned environmental scientist, sustainability expert, author, and public speaker. His work is focused on understanding our changing planet, and finding new solutions to sustain the climate, ecosystems, and natural resources we all depend on. Follow 
@GlobalEcoGuy
Episode 1: Dr. Missy Stults | LISTEN or WATCH
In our first episode of the Speaking of Resilience Podcast, Kate Madigan and Dan Worth interview Dr. Missy Stults, Sustainability and Innovations Manager at the City of Ann Arbor. She is responsible for ensuring Ann Arbor meets its climate and sustainability goals and to make it one of the most sustainable and equitable cities in America. In two short years, Missy has been at the helm as the city set a goal to be carbon neutral by 2030, the most ambitious city climate goals, and created a detailed plan to get there, which was just unanimously passed by the city. She has called it a moonshot goal for Ann Arbor, a nod to her previous work as a Program Manager at NASA. Read about the city's plan at A2Zero.org
