The Ed Markey Podcast

by Senator Ed Markey

Join Senator Ed Markey and guests as they chronicle the last 5 years of organizing for the Green New Deal, our climate wins, and fights to come.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Episode 11: The Right to a Livable Future with Our Children's Trust and Youth Plaintiffs

    Episode 11: The Right to a Livable Future with Our Children's Trust and Youth Plaintiffs

    Join Senator Markey for a Special Earth Day Episode of the Ed Markey Podcast with Mat dos Santos, the Co-Executive Director & General Counsel for Our Children’s Trust, and Isaac, Levi, and Alex, three Juliana vs. United States plaintiffs, as well as Olivia, and Layla who are plaintiffs in cases in Held v. State of Montana and Layla H. v. Commonwealth of Virginia. Learn what it's been like for these young people to assert their right to a livable future and how we can all stay hopeful in the fight for climate action.

  • Episode 10: Organizing for a Green New Deal with Sara Nelson

    Episode 10: Organizing for a Green New Deal with Sara Nelson

    Join Senator Markey and Sara Nelson, the President of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, AFL-CIO, as they discuss the risks of climate change, the power of workers, and the importance of organizing for a Green New Deal future.

  • Episode 9: Building a Green New Deal City with Mayor Wu

    Episode 9: Building a Green New Deal City with Mayor Wu

    Join Senator Markey and Boston Mayor, Michelle Wu as they discuss bringing the Green New Deal to life right here at home in Boston. From making public transit a public good to combatting extreme heat and climate change through urban forestry—Boston is setting the standard for Green New Deal cities across the country.

  • Episode 8: Youth Organizing for Climate Action with Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost

    Episode 8: Youth Organizing for Climate Action with Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost

    Join Senator Markey and Representative Maxwell Alejandro Frost as they talk about the devastating effects of the climate crisis in their home states of Massachusetts and Florida, their fight against it, and the power of young people coming together and demanding action.

  • Episode 7: Environmental Justice with Reverend Yearwood

    Episode 7: Environmental Justice with Reverend Yearwood

    Join Senator Markey and Reverend Yearwood the President and CEO of the Hip Hop Caucus as they discuss the fight for environmental justice and climate action.