Episodes 80
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Apple Rating 5.0 (13)
Since Oct 2022
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Can innovation, entrepreneurship and investment make the planet happier and healthier? Entrepreneur and investor Abigail Carroll thinks so. Through conversations with founders, investors, and thought leaders, in over a dozen countries and counting, Abigail shares this thought-provoking and hope-promoting world with her audience. And always with a little humour.

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S1E79 Building relevancy in the climate conversation. Raney Bench, Executive Director of Mount Desert Island Historical Society

Jun 03, 2026 46m Transcript

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we continue to dig into the theme of cultural institutions becoming part of the climate conversation. Maine's Mount Desert Island Historical Society has traditionally…

S1E78 Preservation & Climate : Historic New England tackles climate change. Joie Grandbois, Director of Sustainability

May 13, 2026 43m Transcript

Send us Fan MailHappy Planet Wednesday!Join us as we explore the intersection of historic preservation and climate action with Joie Grandbois, Director of Sustainability at Historic New England.…

S1E77 Can AI driven data save our whales? Emily Charry Tissier, Co-Founder Whale Seeker

Apr 29, 2026 47m Transcript

Send us Fan MailIn my part of the world, North Atlantic right whales are a critically endangered species with an estimated population of fewer than 360 remaining individuals. Most of these deaths in…

S1E76 Saving the world, one adorable salamander at a time. Jeff Parmalee, Board Member, Maine Big Night & Teaching Professor and University of New England.

Apr 15, 2026 27m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWelcome back to the podcast where we celebrate innovation for our happy planet. Today we are meeting with Jeff Parmelee, Teaching Professor at the School of Biological Sciences at…

Can American farmed seaweed finally find its market? Sam Garwin, GreenWave

Mar 25, 2026 28m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the podcast where we celebrate innovation for a happy planet. I am your host, Abigail Carroll.What is going on with American farmed seaweed? That is the question we are…

Turning climate ideas into action. Will Kochtitzky, Asst. Professor, University of New England

Mar 11, 2026 30m Transcript

Send us Fan Mail In the interest of Global Exchange, I have focused on having podcast guests from all over the planet. But today's guest comes from just a few miles away. Will Kochtitzky is an…

S1E73 Modernizing Animal Anatomy Resources to Preserve and Deepen Knowledge. Mieke Roth and Paul Schilperoord, Anitomical B.V.

Feb 18, 2026 29m Transcript

Send us Fan MailHappy Planet Wednesday!Did you know that the muscle, the snail and the octopus share a common feature? The esophagus runs through the brain. Today we are traveling to the Netherlands,…

S1E72 Citizen Scientists, a Whole Lot of Data, and a Whole Lot of Fun. Mead Kraka, REEF

Feb 06, 2026 28m Transcript

Send us Fan MailIt’s Happy Planet Wednesday!Today I'm joined by Mead Krówka from REEF (Reef Environmental Education Foundation), a marine conservation nonprofit based in Key Largo that connects…

S1E71 Is Biomimicry the key to sustainable industrial design? Sidney Rostan, Founder and CEO, BIOXEGY

Dec 03, 2025 45m Transcript

Send us Fan MailHappy Planet Wednesday! If you've ever drawn inspiration from nature, this is the podcast for you. Our guest this week is Sidney Rostan, a Paris-based entrepreneur and biomimicry…

S1E70 Can we have a regenerative planet within a decade? Rob Avis, Co-Founder 5th Generation

Nov 19, 2025 48m Transcript

Send us Fan MailWelcome to the 70th episode of Happy Planet podcast. This is the podcast where we celebrate innovation for a happy planet.This week we are traveling to Alberta, Canada to speak with…

S1E69 Can we have our coffee and our happy planet too? Etelle Higonnet, COFFEE WATCH

Nov 05, 2025 51m Transcript

Send us Fan MailHappy Planet Wednesday!You might want to listen to this podcast before you pour yourself that cherished morning cup of coffee....Our guest today is Etelle Higonnet, a French-born,…

S1E68 Seafood Industry Masterclass: Bill Gerencer, Author of Working Waterfront

Oct 22, 2025 52m Transcript

Send us Fan MailHappy Planet Wednesday!If you have ever wanted to lift the veil on New England's mysterious working waterfront, this is the podcast for you. Our guest today is Bill Gerencer, a…

S1E67 The Comeback Kelp - Can Maine's Atlantic Sea Farms be turned around?

Oct 08, 2025 35m Transcript

Send us Fan MailThere's nothing we like more than a comeback kid.While 98% of total farm seaweed in the world comes from Asia, over the past decade, entrepreneurs in the US, Europe and Africa have…

S1E66 The Environmental Impact of War

Oct 01, 2025 30m Transcript

Send us Fan MailEvery day we see more devastating news coming out of on the wars in Gaza and the Ukraine. We see photos of cities and towns turned into piles of rubble and people who have lost their…

S1E65 When innovating for health and circularity involves navigating global affairs. Alison Cove, Founder, USEFULL

Jul 16, 2025 38m

Send us Fan MailOur guest today is Alison Cove, founder of USEFULL, a circular reuse solution that partners with college campuses to make student takeout meals a zero-waste and microplastic-free…

S1E64 Building an Ocean Community. Paul Holthus, Founding President, World Ocean Council

Jul 07, 2025 46m

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is Paul Holthus. Paul is a blue economy visionary. He is the founding president and CEO Emirati of the World Ocean Council, affectionately called the WOC. Founded in…

S1E63 Boosting biochar and community. Jason Dodier, Co-Founder GRAIN Ecosystem & Fountainhead RI

Jun 18, 2025 40m

Send us Fan MailHappy planet Wednesday!We are kicking off a new season, and today I'm just delighted to welcome Jason Dodier, a recognized global authority on the circular economy, biochar and…

S1E62 Ocean surveillance in a fast changing world. Ian Estaphan Owen; Jaia Robotics

Mar 05, 2025 44m Transcript

Send us Fan MailHappy Planet Wednesday! Today we travel to Rhode Island, the ocean state, where, fittingly, the blue economy is thriving.  Ian Estaphan Owen, Co-Founder of JAIA Robotics didn't grow…

S1E61 Restructuring for the Planet. TECO 2030 gets a new life for its fuel cells.

Feb 19, 2025 32m

Send us Fan MailI have been at this long enough by now - 61 episodes!- to see some great successes and some disappointing failures. This week's guest tells a story that's a bit of both, but he is not…

S1E60 Can you have your polar cruise and your healthy climate too? Hugo Hinrichsen and Jenn Bonilla; Positive Polar

Feb 05, 2025 51m

Send us Fan MailToday we are traveling to Chile, the birthplace of Positive Polar, a travel startup aiming to combine luxury cruises with academic research and environmental action. Positive Polar’s…

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