Novara Stories on the Edge

The Novara Podcast shares stories from coastal communities living on the frontline of climate change.

Hosted by Veronica Lysaght and Dr Nigel Jollands, the series centres on the voices of local people - fishers, community leaders, elders, entrepreneurs, families - who are adapting, responding, and building resilience as their environments change.

Rather than focusing on outside experts, each episode invites community members to tell their own stories: what makes their home special, what changes they’ve witnessed over time, how those changes affect daily life, and the local solutions they are proud of.

Recorded during the sailing journey of the expedition schooner Novara — from the UK to Africa, the Caribbean, the Arctic, and beyond — these are deeply human conversations about place, identity, challenge, and hope. Together with interspersed stories of adventures on Novara, these are in a very real sense, these are stories on the edge.

New episodes are approximately 20 minutes long and feature honest, participant-led conversations that contribute to the global climate dialogue by starting with lived experience.