Rachel Donald
@racheldonald.bsky.social
I investigate why the world is in crisis: planetcritical.com
I also investigate what to do about it: planetcoordinate.com
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The climate crisis is causing an invisible health crisis: brain health.
On this ep, neuroscientist and environmental reporter @compatibilism.bsky.social reveals how the climate crisis intersects with our psychological, mental and brain health.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/how-the-ec...
On this ep, neuroscientist and environmental reporter @compatibilism.bsky.social reveals how the climate crisis intersects with our psychological, mental and brain health.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/how-the-ec...
September 22, 2025 at 6:15 AM
The climate crisis is causing an invisible health crisis: brain health.
On this ep, neuroscientist and environmental reporter @compatibilism.bsky.social reveals how the climate crisis intersects with our psychological, mental and brain health.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/how-the-ec...
On this ep, neuroscientist and environmental reporter @compatibilism.bsky.social reveals how the climate crisis intersects with our psychological, mental and brain health.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/how-the-ec...
I finally had the chance to interview neuro-philosopher @Iain McGilchrist and it was a delight.
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
September 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I finally had the chance to interview neuro-philosopher @Iain McGilchrist and it was a delight.
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
Listen to us discuss the necessity of metaphors, the relationship between our brain hemispheres and giggle about his portrayal of the unconscious mind.
Episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/iain-mcgil...
Collapse: Who does it really hurt?
Listen to the full interview with Cambridge scholar for existential risk, Luke Kemp, to find out everything you couldn't have possibly imagined about what happens when empires collapse:
www.planetcritical.com/p/luke-kemp
Listen to the full interview with Cambridge scholar for existential risk, Luke Kemp, to find out everything you couldn't have possibly imagined about what happens when empires collapse:
www.planetcritical.com/p/luke-kemp
August 31, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Collapse: Who does it really hurt?
Listen to the full interview with Cambridge scholar for existential risk, Luke Kemp, to find out everything you couldn't have possibly imagined about what happens when empires collapse:
www.planetcritical.com/p/luke-kemp
Listen to the full interview with Cambridge scholar for existential risk, Luke Kemp, to find out everything you couldn't have possibly imagined about what happens when empires collapse:
www.planetcritical.com/p/luke-kemp
The biggest form of pharmaceutical pollution is us. By passing numerous drugs through our bodies and into the environment, we are having shocking effects on organisms and ecosystems.
Full interview with Health Economist Martin Hensher: www.planetcritical.com
Full interview with Health Economist Martin Hensher: www.planetcritical.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:25 AM
The biggest form of pharmaceutical pollution is us. By passing numerous drugs through our bodies and into the environment, we are having shocking effects on organisms and ecosystems.
Full interview with Health Economist Martin Hensher: www.planetcritical.com
Full interview with Health Economist Martin Hensher: www.planetcritical.com
Human bodies are no longer just in the factories. Now they are the factories.
Marxist Eco-Feminist, Silvia Federici, explains how exploitation of the body has now expanded beyond labor towards a new commerce of body parts.
Full interview at www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
Marxist Eco-Feminist, Silvia Federici, explains how exploitation of the body has now expanded beyond labor towards a new commerce of body parts.
Full interview at www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
July 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Human bodies are no longer just in the factories. Now they are the factories.
Marxist Eco-Feminist, Silvia Federici, explains how exploitation of the body has now expanded beyond labor towards a new commerce of body parts.
Full interview at www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
Marxist Eco-Feminist, Silvia Federici, explains how exploitation of the body has now expanded beyond labor towards a new commerce of body parts.
Full interview at www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
The capitalist class has always sought to control women's reproduction—it's not just promoting the birth of certain babies, but also reducing the number of potential rebel babies.
Listen to the full episode with Marxist-feminist scholar Silvia Federici now: www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
Listen to the full episode with Marxist-feminist scholar Silvia Federici now: www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
July 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The capitalist class has always sought to control women's reproduction—it's not just promoting the birth of certain babies, but also reducing the number of potential rebel babies.
Listen to the full episode with Marxist-feminist scholar Silvia Federici now: www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
Listen to the full episode with Marxist-feminist scholar Silvia Federici now: www.planetcritical.com/p/why-earth-...
Nature is still doing an enormous job of cleaning up our carbon emissions despite our best efforts to hinder her efforts.
Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, principal scientist, explains the data on just how much work nature is putting in for us.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/gerard-wed...
Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, principal scientist, explains the data on just how much work nature is putting in for us.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/gerard-wed...
July 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Nature is still doing an enormous job of cleaning up our carbon emissions despite our best efforts to hinder her efforts.
Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, principal scientist, explains the data on just how much work nature is putting in for us.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/gerard-wed...
Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, principal scientist, explains the data on just how much work nature is putting in for us.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/gerard-wed...
Talking about politics doesn't change people's views on politics. However, meaningful relationships and actions can.
@sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social, author of 'Don't Talk About Politics', explains.
For the full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/sarah-stei...
@sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social, author of 'Don't Talk About Politics', explains.
For the full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/sarah-stei...
June 16, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Talking about politics doesn't change people's views on politics. However, meaningful relationships and actions can.
@sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social, author of 'Don't Talk About Politics', explains.
For the full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/sarah-stei...
@sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social, author of 'Don't Talk About Politics', explains.
For the full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/sarah-stei...
The foundational step for liberation is empowering people with knowledge that has been withheld from them.
Writer, artist and advocate, Celine Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, on the importance of education.
Full episode at PlanetCritical.com
Writer, artist and advocate, Celine Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, on the importance of education.
Full episode at PlanetCritical.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The foundational step for liberation is empowering people with knowledge that has been withheld from them.
Writer, artist and advocate, Celine Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, on the importance of education.
Full episode at PlanetCritical.com
Writer, artist and advocate, Celine Semaan, founder of Slow Factory, on the importance of education.
Full episode at PlanetCritical.com
Planet Prophecy: Six months ago @edzitron.com predicted this Trump/Musk Cat fight.
June 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Planet Prophecy: Six months ago @edzitron.com predicted this Trump/Musk Cat fight.
Smoke and mirrors are skewing the data on fossil fuel production. It is decreasing.
Explains scientist, @amturiel.bsky.social, who cuts through noisy data to reveal exactly how resource scarcity is driving a violent shift in global politics.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
Explains scientist, @amturiel.bsky.social, who cuts through noisy data to reveal exactly how resource scarcity is driving a violent shift in global politics.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
May 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Smoke and mirrors are skewing the data on fossil fuel production. It is decreasing.
Explains scientist, @amturiel.bsky.social, who cuts through noisy data to reveal exactly how resource scarcity is driving a violent shift in global politics.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
Explains scientist, @amturiel.bsky.social, who cuts through noisy data to reveal exactly how resource scarcity is driving a violent shift in global politics.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
Civil rights are not given. They are conquered. And in a world of increasing resource scarcity, we risk losing them if we are not willing to fight.
Full episode with physicist and mathematician, @amturiel.bsky.social, out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
Full episode with physicist and mathematician, @amturiel.bsky.social, out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
May 2, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Civil rights are not given. They are conquered. And in a world of increasing resource scarcity, we risk losing them if we are not willing to fight.
Full episode with physicist and mathematician, @amturiel.bsky.social, out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
Full episode with physicist and mathematician, @amturiel.bsky.social, out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/antonio-tu...
The crypto industry spent $200 million getting Trump elected.
Here's why.
Full episode with software engineer and researcher @molly.wiki out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
Here's why.
Full episode with software engineer and researcher @molly.wiki out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
April 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The crypto industry spent $200 million getting Trump elected.
Here's why.
Full episode with software engineer and researcher @molly.wiki out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
Here's why.
Full episode with software engineer and researcher @molly.wiki out now: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
Musk doesn't want us informed.
Researcher and software engineer, Molly White, on why Musk is dismantling public services.
Full episode out now at: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
Researcher and software engineer, Molly White, on why Musk is dismantling public services.
Full episode out now at: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
April 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Musk doesn't want us informed.
Researcher and software engineer, Molly White, on why Musk is dismantling public services.
Full episode out now at: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
Researcher and software engineer, Molly White, on why Musk is dismantling public services.
Full episode out now at: www.planetcritical.com/p/molly-white
At some point the politics of the academy became more importance than wider politics.
Explains historian, David Edgerton, as he expanded on where the left has failed.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/david-edge...
Explains historian, David Edgerton, as he expanded on where the left has failed.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/david-edge...
April 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
At some point the politics of the academy became more importance than wider politics.
Explains historian, David Edgerton, as he expanded on where the left has failed.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/david-edge...
Explains historian, David Edgerton, as he expanded on where the left has failed.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/david-edge...
The idea that our global society will simply switch from one energy source to another is fantasy masquerading as policy. Whenever human beings discover new energy sources our consumption of raw materials increases.
Full episode with Jean-Baptiste Fressoz at: www.planetcritical.com/p/jean-bapti...
Full episode with Jean-Baptiste Fressoz at: www.planetcritical.com/p/jean-bapti...
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The idea that our global society will simply switch from one energy source to another is fantasy masquerading as policy. Whenever human beings discover new energy sources our consumption of raw materials increases.
Full episode with Jean-Baptiste Fressoz at: www.planetcritical.com/p/jean-bapti...
Full episode with Jean-Baptiste Fressoz at: www.planetcritical.com/p/jean-bapti...
Technology can become obsolete. Raw materials never do.
Historian, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, explains how the rhetoric surrounding "Energy Transition" is based on a misunderstanding of history: material usage increases and diversifies, it doesn't transition.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com
Historian, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, explains how the rhetoric surrounding "Energy Transition" is based on a misunderstanding of history: material usage increases and diversifies, it doesn't transition.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com
March 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Technology can become obsolete. Raw materials never do.
Historian, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, explains how the rhetoric surrounding "Energy Transition" is based on a misunderstanding of history: material usage increases and diversifies, it doesn't transition.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com
Historian, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, explains how the rhetoric surrounding "Energy Transition" is based on a misunderstanding of history: material usage increases and diversifies, it doesn't transition.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com
The "Energy Transition" is a Pipe Dream
Hugely important episode with historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz out tomorrow. Subscribe to get it delivered to your inbox first thing: www.planetcritical.com
Hugely important episode with historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz out tomorrow. Subscribe to get it delivered to your inbox first thing: www.planetcritical.com
March 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The "Energy Transition" is a Pipe Dream
Hugely important episode with historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz out tomorrow. Subscribe to get it delivered to your inbox first thing: www.planetcritical.com
Hugely important episode with historian Jean-Baptiste Fressoz out tomorrow. Subscribe to get it delivered to your inbox first thing: www.planetcritical.com
To change everything we're going to have to build collective power, argues economist @graceblakeley.bsky.social
Grace is one of the outstanding political and economic commentators in the UK. Listen to the full episode with her now: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
Grace is one of the outstanding political and economic commentators in the UK. Listen to the full episode with her now: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
March 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
To change everything we're going to have to build collective power, argues economist @graceblakeley.bsky.social
Grace is one of the outstanding political and economic commentators in the UK. Listen to the full episode with her now: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
Grace is one of the outstanding political and economic commentators in the UK. Listen to the full episode with her now: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
Trumponomics serves an economy that you don't belong in. @graceblakeley.bsky.social explains why "strong economies" don't translate into better lives on this week's episode of Planet: Critical.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
March 13, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Trumponomics serves an economy that you don't belong in. @graceblakeley.bsky.social explains why "strong economies" don't translate into better lives on this week's episode of Planet: Critical.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/grace-blak...
Economist @graceblakeley.bsky.social explains the collusion between states and markets, highlighting the active collusion by elites to control resources and people.
Episode out tomorrow. Subscribe at PlanetCritical.com to get it delivered to your inbox.
Episode out tomorrow. Subscribe at PlanetCritical.com to get it delivered to your inbox.
March 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Economist @graceblakeley.bsky.social explains the collusion between states and markets, highlighting the active collusion by elites to control resources and people.
Episode out tomorrow. Subscribe at PlanetCritical.com to get it delivered to your inbox.
Episode out tomorrow. Subscribe at PlanetCritical.com to get it delivered to your inbox.
A shifting global order and the pressures of climate change may see land grabs become commonplace as pressure builds on territorial acquisition.
Michael Albertus, professor of political science, explains the melting pot causing this global change.
Full ep: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-age-of...
Michael Albertus, professor of political science, explains the melting pot causing this global change.
Full ep: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-age-of...
March 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
A shifting global order and the pressures of climate change may see land grabs become commonplace as pressure builds on territorial acquisition.
Michael Albertus, professor of political science, explains the melting pot causing this global change.
Full ep: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-age-of...
Michael Albertus, professor of political science, explains the melting pot causing this global change.
Full ep: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-age-of...
Technology isn't meant to make your life easier - it's meant to trap you in a closed system.
The acerbic @edzitron.com on what's gone wrong in Silicon Valley.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-bullsh...
The acerbic @edzitron.com on what's gone wrong in Silicon Valley.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-bullsh...
February 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Technology isn't meant to make your life easier - it's meant to trap you in a closed system.
The acerbic @edzitron.com on what's gone wrong in Silicon Valley.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-bullsh...
The acerbic @edzitron.com on what's gone wrong in Silicon Valley.
Listen now: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-bullsh...
Leap-frogging to solutionism and focusing on production infects and dismisses our reality of interconnection
Posits Craig Slee, disabled writer and theorist, who explains that perhaps we need to consider the broken as another thing of existing.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-smalle...
Posits Craig Slee, disabled writer and theorist, who explains that perhaps we need to consider the broken as another thing of existing.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-smalle...
February 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Leap-frogging to solutionism and focusing on production infects and dismisses our reality of interconnection
Posits Craig Slee, disabled writer and theorist, who explains that perhaps we need to consider the broken as another thing of existing.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-smalle...
Posits Craig Slee, disabled writer and theorist, who explains that perhaps we need to consider the broken as another thing of existing.
Full episode: www.planetcritical.com/p/the-smalle...
Violence against women could be linked to increasing Summer heat, highlighting one way in which climate violence is manifesting.
Peter Schwartzstein, environmental journalist and researcher, explains this causation.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/climate-vi...
Peter Schwartzstein, environmental journalist and researcher, explains this causation.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/climate-vi...
February 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Violence against women could be linked to increasing Summer heat, highlighting one way in which climate violence is manifesting.
Peter Schwartzstein, environmental journalist and researcher, explains this causation.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/climate-vi...
Peter Schwartzstein, environmental journalist and researcher, explains this causation.
Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/climate-vi...