1000 Better Stories

Pianodrome (CROSSOVER ECCAN's Climate Jam podcast)

In this crossover, we share an episode of Edinburgh Communities Climate Action Network’s new podcast series Climate Jam. Host Eirini talks to Pianodrome’s co-founder Tim Vincent-Smith about the story behind building the world’s first Pianodrome in Edinburgh. They discuss the importance of community, circular economy and how a project needs a soul to make it work. Enjoying the podcast? Share the story with others, review or rate our show. Credits: Production, interviews and editing: Eirini Chatzidaki. Resources: ECCAN’s Climate Jam Podcast: https://www.eccan.scot/climatejam-podcast Pianodrome website: https://www.pianodrome.org  ECCAN’s website: https://www.eccan.scot/

Narrative change workshop: Co-creating adaptation targets with communities

In this episode, Kaska Hempel explores the ideas behind the Narrating Change workshop - a creative experiment in using storytelling to bring community voices into climate adaptation policy-making. You will hear from researcher and workshop lead Emma Yule, and community participant Luke Fraser who is based in Orkney. They share what they got out of the session, and reflect on their wider ideas of adaptation and resilience in our communities and how the current Scottish Government policy fits into the picture.  The workshop was delivered by SCCAN in partnership with King’s College London, and funded by KCL’s Impact Accelerator. Credits:  Production, interviews, editing - Kaska Hempel Resources:  Community Adaptation Routemap - Adaptation Scotland: https://adaptation.scot/take-action/community-climate-adaptation-routemap/ [https://adaptation.scot/take-action/community-climate-adaptation-routemap/] Preparing for climate impacts resources on SCCAN website: https://sccan.scot/climate-adaptation/ [https://sccan.scot/climate-adaptation/]    Scottish National Adaptation Plan 3 (SNAP3) explainer https://adaptation.scot/about/about-the-scottish-governments-national-adaptation-plan-snap3/ [https://adaptation.scot/about/about-the-scottish-governments-national-adaptation-plan-snap3/]    Climate Change Adaptation: A primer with Emma Yule on the Local Zero podcast: https://www.localzeropod.com/episodes/c2z1qopayyftugl6stj9cocguu9vsp [https://www.localzeropod.com/episodes/c2z1qopayyftugl6stj9cocguu9vsp]    Luke Fraser’s “hats”: https://www.aquatera.co.uk/ [https://www.aquatera.co.uk/]  https://northronaldsaytrust.com/ [https://northronaldsaytrust.com/]  https://www.scottish-islands-federation.co.uk/ [https://www.scottish-islands-federation.co.uk/]     Carbon Neutral Islands Project: https://cni.scot/ [https://cni.scot/]  National Island Plan: https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-plan-scotlands-islands/ [https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-plan-scotlands-islands/]   UK Met Office analysis of weather in Spring 2025 https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2025/double-record-breaker-spring-2025-is-warmest-and-sunniest-on-uk-record [https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2025/double-record-breaker-spring-2025-is-warmest-and-sunniest-on-uk-record]

Community Food (CROSSOVER The Highland Good Food Podcast)

In this cross over we share a 2022 episode of The Highland Good Food Podcast, published by Highlands Good Food Network. Host, Laura Dorantt, speaks to Anna from Planet Sutherland, Mairi from the Fearn Free Food Garden and Emma from the Auchtertyre Community Garden. They discuss the importance of community food projects, which offer a space for learning, a place to gather and grow. Enjoying the podcast? Support us with a donation on ko-fi or simply share the story with others, review or rate our show. Resources: Donate to 1000 Better Stories podcast https://ko-fi.com/1000betterstoriespod [https://ko-fi.com/1000betterstoriespod] Highland Good Food Podcast (you can also find it on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other major podcasting distribution apps) https://highlandgoodfood.scot/podcast/ [https://highlandgoodfood.scot/podcast/] Highland Good Food Partnership https://highlandgoodfood.scot/ [https://highlandgoodfood.scot/] Fear Free Food Garden https://easterrosspeninsula.com/listings/fearn-free-food-garden/ [https://easterrosspeninsula.com/listings/fearn-free-food-garden/] Planet Sutherland https://planetsutherland.com/ [https://planetsutherland.com/] SCCAN membership map https://sccan.scot/about/members/ [https://sccan.scot/about/members/] (Community members involved in growing: https://new.opengreenmap.org/browse/sites?icon=62e6a4a3b8121f0100b0e7fa&map=62e6a19ae0fc1e0100a2a115&search=growing [https://new.opengreenmap.org/browse/sites?icon=62e6a4a3b8121f0100b0e7fa&map=62e6a19ae0fc1e0100a2a115&search=growing])

We Will Rise, with Sandy Winterbottom and Elaine Morrison (Paperboats CROSSOVER))

In this cross over we share the first episode of the Paperboats podcast, associated with the Paperboats collective of Scotland-based writers focussed on nature and environment in a time of climate and ecological breakdown. Host, Ian Grosz, talks with Paperboats co-founders Sandy Winterbottom and Elaine Morrison about the ideas behind the movement and its work so far. Enjoying the podcast? Support us with a donation on ko-fi [on%20https%3A/ko-fi.com/1000betterstoriespod] or simply share the story with others, review or rate our show. Resources: Donate to 1000 Better Stories podcast https://ko-fi.com/1000betterstoriespod [https://ko-fi.com/1000betterstoriespod] Paperboats collective https://paperboats.org/ [https://paperboats.org/] Paperboats podcast https://paperboats.org/podcasts/ [https://paperboats.org/podcasts/]

An urban journey to community ownership - Greener Kirkcaldy at Fergus place

2024 marked the five-year anniversary of Greener Kirckaldy's ownership of their community building and 100 years of the community land ownership movement in Scotland. This is a story of this community’s journey to community ownership and how that empowered them to do more on climate, build resilience and help people in need. SCCAN podcast has lost it's funding [https://sccan.scot/blog/statement-on-sccan-funding/]. While we look for other sources, you can support us by donating through ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/1000betterstoriespod [https://ko-fi.com/1000betterstoriespod] You can also join our collective and share your audio stories through our channel - get in touch with Kaska on stories@sccan.scot. Credits Production and recording: Lewis Harrower Field recording: Kaska Hempel Resources Greener Kirkcaldy https://www.greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk/ [https://www.greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk/] Community Land Scotland and the Stove Network - urban journeys digital mural - a story of community ownership https://www.greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk/project/greener-kirkcaldy-mural-a-story-of-community-ownership/ [https://www.greenerkirkcaldy.org.uk/project/greener-kirkcaldy-mural-a-story-of-community-ownership/] 100 Years of Community Ownership story archive https://100years.scot/ [https://100years.scot/] DTAS community ownership support service https://dtascommunityownership.org.uk/ [https://dtascommunityownership.org.uk/]  Scottish Land Fund https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/scottish-land-fund [https://www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk/funding/programmes/scottish-land-fund]