Liana DeMasi (they/them) is a queer, non-binary journalist, author, and copywriter. Most of their work centers around climate, queer topics, health, politics, and culture. They are the LGBTQ+ editor of OptOut News and the author of the Atmos article, "The Environmental Cost of Filmmaking." Their work has been published in i-D magazine, The Boston Globe, Poynter, and Input Mag. Liana is an adjunct lecturer at the City College of New York, where they are also a MFA Fiction Candidate. In this episode, Liana and Nadine attempt to define keywords in the discourse around climate change and media. Liana shares their thoughts on "cli-fi" (climate fiction) and why we as a society are inadequately talking about climate on our screens. They discuss the film industry's imbalance from intent to execution. Nadine asks Liana about the writing of "The Environmental Cost of Filmmaking" and what Liana expects of journalism in the integration of climate in our stories. This episode refers to the following works and companies: Good Energy Stories, Amitav Gosh's "Where is the fiction about climate change?", Earth Angel, Grist, and on Atmos: "The Environmental Cost of Filmmaking." Liana DeMasi (they/them) is based in Brooklyn, NY. You can check out more of their work on: www.lianademasi.com Nadine Reumer (she/her) is a actress and producer based in Amsterdam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.