For this episode, we speak with Mary Annaïse Heglar, storyteller, climate activist, author, and co-creator of the Hot Take Podcast and newsletter that examines the state of the climate crisis by taking a critical look at the media. For this episode we hear from Mary about her work at the intersection of climate and racial justice, her love of writing, her experience as a Black climate activist, and mourning our losses in a time of a climate emergency.