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Hot Globe: The Greenbelt Grab Part 1
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Hot Globe: The Greenbelt Grab Part 1

In the first-ever episode of Canada’s brand new, climate-change-isn’t-funny-comedy-show, dogged journalist Miguel Rivas unpacks the Greedbelt land grab — and is the first journalist to snag an interview with a dishonest-to-goodness Greenbelt developer! If you laughed, give! Help us turn up the heat on climate issues, not the planet, by donating to take on more climate creeps at https://smallchangefund.ca/project/hotglobe/. Hot Globe is a project of @SmallChangeFund: smallchangefund.ca Stay in touch: — Subscribe to this playlist — Visit us at hoptglobe.ca — Follow and watch us on TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@hotglobeca Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/hotglobeca/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotGlobeCA and Twitter https://twitter.com/hotglobeCA Episode Cast: Miguel Rivas Linda Cashgrab: Laura Cilevitz Kendie Karmen: Ajahnis Charley Phoenix Kiss: Adam Niebergall Episode Writers: Alex Tindal, Miguel Rivas, Roger Bainbridge, Laura Cilevitz Director / Producer / Editor: Jono Hunter Host/Showrunner: Miguel Rivas Head Writer / Performer: Alex Tindal Director of Photography: Robert Lyte Location Sound: Tom McGowan Logo design: Kaytee Trudeau Theme song: Alex Tindal Production Company: Eternal Darkness Pictures Associate Producer: Lucky Wolves Thank you: Adeel Shamsi, Fuse Neon, Centre for Social Innovation, William F. White, Ontario Camera For Small Change Fund Executive Producer: Burkhard Mausberg Communications Director: Abbie Branchflower McLaughlin Creative Director: Jim Diorio
Hot Globe: The Greenbelt Grab Part 2
08:51

Hot Globe: The Greenbelt Grab Part 2

Hot Globe returns with Part 2 on the Greenbelt Grab! Tune in as our dogged host Miguel Rivas interviews Greenbelt developer Linda Cashgrab and gets to the bottom of her plans for the Duffins Rouge Agricultural Preserve. If you laughed, give! Help us turn up the heat on climate issues, not the planet, by donating to take on more climate creeps at https://smallchangefund.ca/project/hotglobe/. Hot Globe is a project of @SmallChangeFund: smallchangefund.ca Stay in touch: — Subscribe to this playlist — Visit us at hoptglobe.ca — Follow and watch us on TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@hotglobeca Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/hotglobeca/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotGlobeCA and Twitter https://twitter.com/hotglobeCA Episode Cast: Miguel Rivas Linda Cashgrab: Laura Cilevitz Kendie Karmen: Ajahnis Charley Phoenix Kiss: Adam Niebergall Episode Writers: Alex Tindal, Miguel Rivas, Roger Bainbridge, Laura Cilevitz Director / Producer / Editor: Jono Hunter Host/Showrunner: Miguel Rivas Head Writer / Performer: Alex Tindal Director of Photography: Robert Lyte Location Sound: Tom McGowan Logo design: Kaytee Trudeau Theme song: Alex Tindal Production Company: Eternal Darkness Pictures Associate Producer: Lucky Wolves Thank you: Adeel Shamsi, Fuse Neon, Centre for Social Innovation, William F. White, Ontario Camera For Small Change Fund Executive Producer: Burkhard Mausberg Communications Director: Abbie Branchflower McLaughlin Creative Director: Jim Diorio
Hot Globe: Canada's Top Climate Villains
08:07

Hot Globe: Canada's Top Climate Villains

You know those Marvel...lous (trademark lawyers, yikes!) superheroes with amazing powers who save the world? Imagine the complete opposite and you’ve got Hot Globe Episode 3! Unable to secure an interview with these oily barons and baronesses, dogged (as in chased by dogs, a lot) Hot Globe reporter Miguel Rivas manages to chase down the next worst thing: You! Join the #hotglobe universe: — Subscribe to this playlist — Visit us at hotglobe.ca — Follow and watch us on TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@hotglobeca Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/hotglobeca/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotGlobeCA and Twitter https://twitter.com/hotglobeCA Hot Globe is a project of @SmallChangeFund: smallchangefund.ca. Donate to keep the Globe burning at: https://smallchangefund.ca/project/hotglobe/ Episode Cast: Miguel Rivas, Alex Tindal, Laura Cilivetz (Voice on Phone) Episode Writers: Alex Tindal, Miguel Rivas, Roger Bainbridge, Laura Cilevitz, Jacob Duarte Director / Producer / Editor: Jono Hunter Host/Showrunner: Miguel Rivas Head Writer / Performer: Alex Tindal Director of Photography: Robert Lyte Location Sound: Tom McGowan, Adam Parsons Logo design: Kaytee Trudeau Theme song: Alex Tindal Production Company: Eternal Darkness Pictures Thank you: Adeel Shamsi, Fuse Neon, Centre for Social Innovation, William F. White, Ontario Camera, Justin Stevenson For Small Change Fund: Executive Producer: Burkhard Mausberg Communications Director: Abbie Branchflower McLaughlin Creative Director: Jim Diorio
Hot Globe: Fossil Fuel Subsidies
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Hot Globe: Fossil Fuel Subsidies

In this mega-episode of Hot Globe, we try everything — snakes eating their own tails, board games, even a creepy finger-sex dramatization — to explain what fossil fuel subsidies are. And now we need to lie down, because it’s almost impossible. And that’s the point: they make no sense! See if you can figure out how these gigantic government pay-outs to fuel producers, supposedly to keep consumer prices lower, are good for anyone but the producers… who say they don’t even exist. See what we mean? SUBSCRIBE! Join the #hotglobe universe: — Subscribe to this playlist — Visit us at hotglobe.ca — Follow and watch us on TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@hotglobeca Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/hotglobeca/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotGlobeCA and Twitter https://twitter.com/hotglobeCA Hot Globe is a project of @SmallChangeFund: smallchangefund.ca. Donate to keep the Globe burning at: https://smallchangefund.ca/project/hotglobe/ Episode Cast: Miguel Rivas, Roger Bainbridge Focus group attendees: Val Heimpel, Arif Mirbaghi, James Rathbone, Tristan Dunn Episode Writers: Alex Tindal, Miguel Rivas, Rebecca Payne, Laura Cilivetz Director/Producer/Editor: Jono Hunter Host/Showrunner: Miguel Rivas Head Writer/Performer: Alex Tindal Director of Photography: Robert Lyte Location Sound: Tom McGowan Logo design: Kaytee Trudeau Theme song: Alex Tindal Production Company: Eternal Darkness Pictures Production Assistant: Kaytee Trudeau Board Game Design by: Jono Hunter & Kaytee Trudeau Thank you: Adeel Shamsi, Fuse Neon, Centre for Social Innovation, William F. White, Ontario Camera, Justin Stevenson, Dylan Pun For Small Change Fund: Executive Producer: Burkhard Mausberg Communications Director: Abbie Branchflower McLaughlin Creative Director: Jim Diorio Social Media Leader: Jessica Klimowski
Hot Globe: No One Can Prevent Forest Fires
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Hot Globe: No One Can Prevent Forest Fires

Only No One Can Prevent Forest Fires Fire is getting a bad rap these days, but how can something that cooks both marshmallows and witches be bad? Combust a gut as the Hot Globbers learn that fire's actually cool, from our brand new trademarked advertising spokescharacter named… you’ll have to watch to find out! Help us turn up the heat on climate issues, not the planet, by donating to take on more climate creeps at: https://smallchangefund.ca/project/hotglobe/ Hot Globe is a project of @SmallChangeFund: smallchangefund.ca Stay in touch: — Subscribe to this playlist — Visit us at hoptglobe.ca — Follow and watch us on TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@hotglobeca Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/hotglobeca/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotGlobeCA and Twitter https://twitter.com/hotglobeCA This Episode: Writers: Alex Tindal, Miguel Rivas, Meg MacKay, Ajahnis Charley, Roger Bainbridge Cast: Host: Miguel Rivas Burny: Sarah Davies VO: Gwynne Phillips Citizens: Emily Stranges, Connor Ferrara, Alex Cheesman, Tristan Dunn, Andrew Cromwell, Mariana Rivas, Lucas Rivas, Sebastian Browne Siddiqi Director / Producer / Editor / Animator: Jono Hunter Director of Photography: Robert Lyte Grip: Gavin Service Location Sound: Tom McGowan Burny Costume: Roxanne Ignatius Animated Character Design: Kaytee Trudeau Logo Design: Kaytee Trudeau Theme Song: Alex Tindal Production Company: Eternal Darkness Pictures Thank you: Adeel Shamsi, Dylan Pun, Fuse Neon, Centre for Social Innovation, William F. White, Ontario Camera, Justin Stevenson Footage credits: Sky News: Canada Wildfires: State of emergency declared Sky News: Thousands evacuate from Canada wildfires Sky News: Brazil Firefighters battle raging wildfires in winter heatwave Vice: Living Through Australia’s Black Summer Fire Country CNA: Indonesia's forest fires flare up after a four-year hiatus BBC News: Spike in wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest - BBC News CNA: Indonesia's forest fires flare up after a four-year hiatus City News: B.C. in state of emergency due to wildfires NBC News: Maui wildfires now deadliest in modern U.S. history ABC News: Brazil rejects G-7 money to fight Amazon wildfires l ABC News ABC News: Thousands flee from apocalyptic fires in Australia l ABC News DW News: Forest wildfires in Indonesia and Malaysia threaten Kuala Lumpur citizens DW News Pexels: Fernando Latorre, Pixabay, Luis Quintero, Ingrid North, Press Master. Amav Kainthola
Hot Globe: Miguel Falls in LOEV!
08:52

Hot Globe: Miguel Falls in LOEV!

More people are choosing to drive EVs because they want to “Making a Difference!”®™© But when tireless (see what we did there?) Hot Globe Investigative Reporter Miguel Rivas looks under the EV hood, he doesn’t find an engine, which is still a real mindf**k — but instead finds a trail of ecological and human devastation stretching all the way back to Leopold II of Belgium… who shows up for the ride! Big News!! We've been nominated for a Webby Award - what the New York Times refers to as "The Internet's highest honor." Vote for us at: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2024/video/video-series-channels/sustainability-environment SUBSCRIBE! Join the #hotglobe universe: — Subscribe to this playlist — Visit us at hotglobe.ca — Follow and watch us on TikTok, https://www.tiktok.com/@hotglobeca Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/hotglobeca/, Facebook https://www.facebook.com/HotGlobeCA and Twitter https://twitter.com/hotglobeCA Hot Globe is a project of @SmallChangeFund: smallchangefund.ca. Donate to keep the Globe burning at: https://smallchangefund.ca/project/hotglobe/ Episode Cast: Nick Atef, Meg Mackay, Alex Tindal, Kaytee Trudeau Episode Writers: Miguel Rivas, Alex Tindal, Laura Cilevitz, Ajahnis Charley Director/Producer/Editor: Jono Hunter Host/Showrunner: Miguel Rivas Head Writer/Performer: Alex Tindal Director of Photography: Robert Lyte Location Sound: Tom McGowan Logo design: Kaytee Trudeau Theme song: Alex Tindal Production Company: Eternal Darkness Pictures Production Assistant: Kaytee Trudeau Special thanks to Westside Studio and Robbie Crash. Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man: @McSlidein https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=euV1HmGm22s For Small Change Fund: Executive Producer: Burkhard Mausberg Communications Director: Abbie Branchflower McLaughlin Creative Director: Jim Diorio Social Media Leader: Jessica Klimowski
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