Citizen Deb Saves the World
by Debra Castellano
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About this podcast
For people who care about the environment, but are just too darn BUSY to figure out what to do.
I’m Deb, and I’m an environerd. This podcast (an audio version of my blog, CitizenDeb.com) is part of my attempt to save the planet...or at least get folks to use less plastic. Topics range from the myth of recycling to town hall solar shenanigans to making climate solutions CUTE.
This thing called “the environment” is overwhelming. Definitely intimidating. And sometimes boring. Deb is the perfect person to explain it. So listen up. :-)
Episodes
The newest 20 of 21 episodes
- KCRWLondon · 1 min:30 spot I wrote & produced for KCRW. This was one of 3 in a series featuring the cheeky Matthew Bentley.
- KCRWGreece · 1 min:30 promo for KCRW I wrote & produced a while back. This was in a series of 5 spots for the Greece sweepstakes, featuring actress/comedian Sandy Brown.
- KCRWMichaelCaine · 1 min · Season 2 Episode 1:30 KCRW promo featuring Michael Caine that I produced a while back.
- From War to Plastic Bottle Caps: I Am Annoyed AF · 14 min · Episode 17Here are the key takeaways: I'm annoyed AF. I torture myself over what to do with a crappy non-recyclable plastic bottle cap or used-up Brita filter while bombs are being dropped…
- 2025 Sucked. But It Sucked Hardest for the Environment. · 15 min · Episode 16Yep, it's been a doozy of a year for the climate, thanks to the real meathead — the one in the White House. From his first day in office — when he withdrew the U.S. from the…
- Fascists come and go. The climate not so much. · 10 min · Episode 15I recently found an article from Trump's first term that my dad had saved before he passed away in 2019. "Trump Could Be a Danger to U.S. Democracy, Authors Say." So quaint now…
- Make America Gilded Again · 10 min · Episode 14Ah, the good ol' days, when the Wealthy White sipped lemonade in their Italianate gardens . . . and everybody else died of typhoid, industrial poisoning, and political…
- I'm Going Off My Anti-Depressants? NOW?? · 21 min · Episode 13It seems bonkers to me, too, given the sh!tstorm going on around us, on top of the coldest winter EVER (with a fossil-fuel heating bill that broke me). I probably don't need to…
- Happy New Year! I'm So Done. · 15 min · Episode 12Well, I officially have nothing more to say about the environment. How's everybody else feeling? L.A., my hometown, is a smoking rubble. Fellow environerd Jimmy Carter passed…
- 10 Days to Go!!! · 12 min · Episode 11The Presidential election is in 10 days, and I think my candidate totally fumbled it last week. Can Kamala beat Trump, and save the planet? Or will we be saying goodbye to all…
- My Amygdala Hurts · 12 min · Episode 10In which I can't get out of the Freeze Response, given the political mayhem. Plus a definition of fascism! :-)
- Happy Belated Earth Day! How we doing? · 4 min · Episode 9How did I celebrate Earth Day? With Mary Shelley and Ronald Reagan, natch. Didn't everyone?
- "But I recycle!" No you don't. · 11 min · Episode 8If you’ve ever met me, you’ll know that waste is my pet issue. I love to hate waste. I can’t stand single-use plastic, from grocery bags to bottled water to those little green…
- Konnichiwa! (In Which I Get to Another Part of the Planet for a Bit) · 14 min · Episode 7Well, I’m back. From riding bikes through hot, humid coastal areas, every route a little different from the day before . . . along the sea, over hills, through quiet little…
- A Really Good Cry (While Saving the World) · 19 min · Episode 6In which Citizen Deb goes through half a box of Seventh Generation facial tissue . . .
- I Went to Mass on Sunday. The Priest Quoted Tucker Carlson. · 15 min · Episode 5It being a day on which I needed to hear a different take on things, on which the week prior had been somewhat challenging, and I was in want of something to break through my…
- In Which I Go Incognito to Spy on the Other Side · 20 min · Episode 4When we met here a few weeks ago, I was looking for hope in the latest climate report, sending the Silicon Valley tech bros to Mars, and trying to decide if I was going to an…
- Let's Make Climate Solutions CUTE :-) · 14 min · Episode 3So, what wackadoodle stuff happened last week? Well, I accidentally voted for a climate denier, for one...
- The Murder House: Part 1 of 1 · 9 min · Episode 2It starts with a murder. The rest will determine where I might be residing for a little while . . .
