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It’s Climate Week in NYC, and to celebrate, I’ve got some podcast recommendations for you at the bottom of this newsletter.
I’m interviewing THE Bridget Todd. That’s right, Bridget from There Are No Girls on the Internet fame, among other audio ventures. We’ll be talking about her new audiobook, Love At First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy.
A reminder that you should apply to The Nonfiction Hotlist if you have an audio project. Submit by Friday, September 25th. Learn more about the Hotlist from my recent interview with the co-founder, Adam Neuhaus.
Oh, and one more thing. I went to Podcast Movement last week, and it was so good to reconnect with former colleagues and make new connections. Resident podcast expert and cool person, Arielle Nissenblatt, created a roundup of podcasts she discovered at the conference. Check it out!
-Ayo Oti
Publisher Sounds Like Impact & Host of #AudioForAction Live
🗓️ Thursday, October 1
Thursday, October 1, from 4:45-5:30 pm ET / 1:45-2:30 pm PT, I will be in conversation with Bridget Todd about her new audiobook, Love At First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy. We’ll also chat about Bridget’s career in podcasting.
Read on to learn more about Bridget:
Bridget Todd is an author, creator, host, and producer who crafts compelling digital content and podcasts at the intersection of technology, culture, and identity. She is the creator and host of the critically acclaimed podcast There Are No Girls on the Internet and host of Mozilla’s award-winning podcast IRL: AI in Real Life, which explores the ethical impact of artificial intelligence. A trusted voice in technology, Bridget has worked directly with platforms like Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok to champion safety, equity, and meaningful representation online. Her debut audiobook “Love At First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy” explores human-AI relationships and will be published by Simon & Schuster in July of 2026. Her work on technology, race, and gender has been featured in outlets like The Atlantic, Newsweek, The Nation, and The Daily Show. Bridget is a Technology in the Public Interest Fellow at the MacArthur Foundation and an affiliate at Harvard University’s Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society.
Follow Bridget on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/bridgetmarieindc/
We look forward to you joining us for this session! But if you can’t make it live, no problem. Lives are recorded and available for watching afterward. However, if you would like to ask questions—whether for the live or because you can’t attend—please submit in advance by commenting.
🌳 Climate Week Audio Recommendations ☀️
A Fighting Chance podcast from Northern California Public Media returned this month from their mid-season break! The host is Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Charles Loi, and the podcast is a companion to his documentary Climate California. The show is available in video and audio format.
Tomorrow’s episode features science fiction writer, Kim Stanley Robinson. Robinson’s book, The Ministry for the Future, is so grounded in reality it has the attention of think tanks, scientists, and activists inspiring ideas for innovation and policy. He talks about where his ideas came from and where he thinks humanity is going.
Speaking of A Fighting Chance, previous guest Bill McKibben is co-hosting this season of What If We Get It Right? with Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. The focus of this season is mobilizing voters who care about climate to participate in the 2026 midterm elections (Are you registered? If not, get on it and then prepare to vote!). Listen to the podcast, wherever you listen! https://www.getitright.earth/podcast
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If you live in or can easily visit NYC, here’s a good place to find what events are happening this week: Climate Week Communications Events.
