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Charli Shield
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climate & enviro journalist, producer, documentarian. based in berlin, secretly from queensland | charlishield.com

co-host of Living Planet, and co-creator & producer of ‘Don’t Drink the Milk: The curious history of things’ https://pod.link/1704462801
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the switch - a new 3-parter from me. now renewables are the cheapest form of energy in history, what's stopping the energy transition from moving faster? stop 1: morocco - to explore why some of the sunniest places are struggling to tap into solar.

Pt. 1 🎧👉 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
An elevated view over the lowrise terracotta-coloured building-scape of Ouarzazate, Morocco, beset by a bright, blue sky. In the distance a faint white glow is visible, which belongs to the tower of the Noor solar power plant. A scene of a small alleyway in a souk in Ouarzazate; Moroccan rugs and textiles strung up on all sides, kittens in the foreground, a man wearing a hat and sunglasses, sitting down outside his shop.
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Here’s the latest ep in our series from me - what our economy gets wrong about nature, ft. underwater forests in Tasmania, ocean heatwaves, insatiable urchins, a plan to revive them, and the big fails of our economic system. Tysm to Mick Baron & Sophus zu Ermgassen. Listen 👉 pod.link/livingplanet...
Mick Baron standing in his dive shop in Eaglehawk Neck, next to a row of wetsuits hanging up. There are also gumboots on the floor in the foreground, and various bits and pieces hanging up and lying around in the background. A poster hanging up in the Eaglehawk dive shop that reads: Seadragon Search - you can help to protect sea dragons. A view of Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania, from the hill top - a stretch of grass and trees in the foreground sloping down to the ocean, with the southern part of the peninsula in the distance.
May 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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An episode I reported & produced about the economics of saying ✌️ to fossil fuels ft. an accidental clean energy ally from outback Queensland. E2 in our cost of climate series. Thanks to Brent Finlay, @kingsmillbond.bsky.social & @gwagner.com for their brilliant insights. 🎧👉 pod.link/livingplanet...
A flock of sheep look toward the camera, with wind turbines visible in the distance, on a farm in the Darling Downs region of southeast Queensland. A ute parked at the base of a wind turbine, with the door ajar, and a farmer in the front seat. A landscape shot of a pond backdropped by gum trees and surrounded by green vegetation in the bush, outback Queensland. Gum trees, some standing, some fallen, in a bush landscape, outback Queensland.
May 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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our history podcast episode on WHERE prisons came from and WHO they're really serving (?!) was nominated for a European Digital Media Award, which calls for a little pic of us recording in the Netherlands, and a little link to listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
An up close picture of podcast host Rachel Stewart and producer Charli Shield standing in front of a canal in Leiden, The Netherlands, during winter.
April 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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And E9 - Prisons: Why can't we break free?

Lock 'em up & throw away the key. Turns out that concept has been controversial from the beginning. Journeying from prisons’ beginnings to now, and from the US to a small European country, we ask: who is prison actually serving? pod.link/1704462801
Inside De Koepel - a panopticon prison in Haarlem, the Netherlands that has been repurposed to house offices, shops and a cinema. Host Rachel and producer Charli on a train to Leiden University to interview a criminologist about the Netherlands' declining prison population.
January 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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really dropped the ball on this thread, but this list isn't complete without the final 3 episodes of the season:

E7 Reality TV - Our ancient thirst for drama 👉 Why do we get so obsessed? Who really holds the power? And are we closer to the action than we realize? podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/r...
Host Rachel Stewart stands with back to camera, facing the Colosseum in Rome, the ancient site of gladiatorial battles. Another view of the Colosseum in Rome from an elevated viewpoint, where tourists mill about in the foreground underneath a big palm tree.
January 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Episode 6 of our romp through history! In this one we answer the question no one asked: why is the missionary position called that?? We went on a fun journey to find out, but it got a wee bit serious because wrapped up in this backstory is a bigger one of dominance, discrimination and disinformation
A mosaic tile floor inside one of the Vatican City museums A tour guide holding a metal pole with a yellow flag on the end, standing in front of a giant old map in one of the Vatican City museums Woman smiling looking down at the camera, sun on her face, wearing a lanyard and a wired earphone A close up of an espresso coffee in a white china cup on a saucer
November 1, 2024 at 11:25 AM
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Episode 3: What starts with a bulging wartime mailsack and ends with a cup of tea in rural Ireland? The winding story of the ZIP code. There's so much hidden in that short string of digits at the end of your address – we're talking pride, discrimination and all your secrets 👀➡️ pod.link/1704462801
A winding country lane with green fields either side in Thurles, rural Ireland. Host Rachel Stewart smiling, wearing headphones and holding a shotgun microphone out a car window in rural Ireland. Producer Charli Shield in a field looking up at a colourful display of the northern lights in the evening sky just outside Dublin, Ireland.
September 11, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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a little feature on the front page of the US Apple Podcasts page has us soaring to new heights, #5 in US history podcasts right now! thanks for listening 🙏 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
A list of the top 5 history podcasts on Apple Podcasts - no. 5 Don't Drink the Milk - The curious history of things.
August 26, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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Season 2 of our fun history pod, 'Don't Drink the Milk: The curious history of things', has begun!

Episode 1: Witch hunts - The medieval conspiracy that just won't die. We travelled through time and over the North Sea for this one. Listen here ➡️ pod.link/1704462801
Two women in black coats stand smiling at the camera, one is wearing headphones and holding a microphone with a wind muffler. The backdrop is old European buildings. An iron staircase leads up a rocky cliff next to the sea. The sky features pink clouds and sunset colours.
August 19, 2024 at 2:25 PM