Nature meets culture: Climate comedy, pleas for the planet and more

It can be hard to connect with nature in our daily lives. But with a little help, you can find nature everywhere. With that in mind, here are a few shows, podcasts and more that can help bring nature to life for you, wherever you are.

1. Late-night comedians get serious about climate change 

Climate change is no laughing matter — but last month it took center stage on some of television’s most popular late-night comedy shows.

Seth Meyers, Jimmy Kimmel, Samantha Bee and Trevor Noah were among the hosts who teamed up for the first ever “Climate Night” across multiple networks. Why? Because the climate emergency “is not a ‘maybe sometime in the future problem,’ this is happening now,” Kimmel said. 

Other hosts agreed: “I’m thrilled to participate in ‘Climate Night, but maybe we should move it up a few days? Just because, you know, it’s urgent?” Bee said. 

“This is how bad climate change is getting: wildfires in the West, floods in the East, freezing cold in Texas,” Meyers said. “Billy Joel’s going to have to write an update for 2021 and call it,…