S15, Ep9 How To Fail: Greta Thunberg on activism, friendship and failing to be a 'normal' teenager
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
Sony Music
4.8 • 9.4K Ratings
🗓️ 26 October 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
But then - it happened! And Greta Thunberg - the founder of the School Strike for Climate movement who has been nominated three times for a Nobel Prize - was an absolute revelation. She is a deeply intelligent and thoughtful 19-year-old: someone who takes issues seriously but never herself. I laughed SO MUCH more than I thought I would during this conversation. And I learned a lot too - about the climate crisis, yes, but also about what drives this extraordinary young woman and what she thinks of 'failure' on a personal and a global level. We talk about her failure to be a 'normal' teenager, her failure to get politicians to act and how she copes with being trolled by Presidents. Plus what she *really* thinks of everyone from King Charles to Emmanuel Macron. And: her love of carrots.
Whatever your preconceptions might be, leave them at the door. This episode will blow your mind.
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The Climate Book, created by Greta Thunberg, is out tomorrow and available to order here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/446610/the-climate-book-by-thunberg-greta/9780241547472
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How To Fail With Elizabeth Day is hosted and produced by Elizabeth Day. To contact us, email [email protected]
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| 0:43.8 | Hello and welcome to How to Fail with Elizabeth Day. |
| 0:47.4 | The podcast that celebrates the things that haven't gone right. |
| 0:51.8 | This is a podcast about learning from our mistakes |
| 0:54.8 | and understanding that why we fail |
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| 0:59.2 | Because learning how to fail in life |
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