Patti Smith and Bill McKibben Fight Climate Change with Music
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Tackling climate change can feel so overwhelming, but the featured guests in this episode approach their climate justice work one event at a time. Punk icon Patti Smith, along with her friend, writer and activist Bill McKibben, stage inspiring events that use music, poetry and letter-writing (yes, letter-writing, in the middle of rock concerts) to mobilize against climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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