Podcasts

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg is a weekly environmental podcast presented by Cara Augustenborg exploring all sides of climate change and examining the fundamental shifts we need to make to futureproof the planet. Listen and subscribe to Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App. You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'

Latest episodes

What happens to your clothes when you're done with them?

3 years ago - 51 mins

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

The truth about the impact of peat extraction

3 years ago - 52 mins

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

The Weekly Planet: Has COP26 had an impact yet?

3 years ago - 16 mins

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

What do the carbon budgets mean for us all?

3 years ago - 51 mins

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

The Weekly Planet: Can mushrooms communicate with one another?

3 years ago - 14 mins

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

Are we in the midst of an insect apocalypse?

3 years ago - 52 mins

Down to Earth with Cara Augustenborg

My Green Life: Maeve Higgins

On Down To Earth, Dr Cara Augustenborg will be digging into someone's 'Green Life' - finding out how they integrate environmental issues into their every day lives. This week, it was turn of comedian, author and contributing writer in the New York Times, Maeve Higgins. She told Cara about how she became awakened to environmental issues, her podcasts with former President Mary Robinson and the difference between the Irish and Americans when it comes to environmental issues.