Episode 24: Listen Up: More Music as a Voice for Climate Action
Tue Aug 05 2025
We sit down with the two musicians behind Eco Soul Entertainment, which uses original soul, funk, and R&B songs to encourage adults and kids to take care of our precious planet. This Bay Area band has been in the trenches working with various local climate action groups. Their mantra? Make climate education and action fun and engaging. Take a listen to excerpts of 3 of their songs and see what they mean.
Guests and Titles: Will Hammond Jr., singer and Mike Roberts, songwriter/musician
Great Guest Quote: ”It's a way of edutaining the people, you know, you educate them on the, the facts and then you entertain them through the music. And so, that's really what we're about.” - Will Hammond Jr.
Keywords: #eco-music, #climate music, #Eco Soul Entertainment, #I’m Your Heat Pump, #Geothermal, #I Love Flowers, #edutainment, #eco-songs, #climate songs
Host: Sean Mendelson
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Related Action Resources:
Eco Soul Entertainment: Official website for the band.
Project InnerSpace: Eco Soul Entertainment's "Geothermal" was made in partnership with this group that advocates for awareness about geothermal energy.
Eco Soul Entertainment's ‘I Like Flowers’ video has four project partners currently:
Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour: Tours of native flowers.Golden Gate Bird Alliance: Promotes educations and conservation for birds.The Watershed Nursery: California native plants and habitat enhancement services.Nature in the City: Habitat restoration, urban greening, community engagement.
"I Like Flowers" Music Video Donation Site: Donations [through June 18th, 2025] go towards the music video that raises awareness of the four above partners.
The Switch Is On: This organization helps educate and provide electric solutions. This is where the idea for Eco Soul Entertainment and their song “I’m Your Heat Pump” blossomed.
Rising Sun (where guest Will Hamond Jr. works): This group offers climate careers to young leaders who provide “Green House Calls”: energy and water efficiency services to households throughout the Bay Area.
Music Declares Emergency: Bringing artists, music professionals and music fans together to call for an immediate response from the government to respond to the climate change emergency to protect all life on Earth.
Gabriella Smith, a Bay Area native whose classical music compositions focus on our climate.
Grist article on how musicians and music venues across the country are championing climate action.
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Contact Us: Do you know a Bay Area-based Everyday Climate Champion? We’d love to interview them!
Get in touch: info@everydayClimateChampions.org
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Podcast Production Team: Executive Producer/Editor: Dalya Massachi; Sound Designer: Martin Sanchez; Co-Hosts/Researchers: Ellisa Feinstein, Isabella Genereaux, Sean Mendelson, Hasini Parepalli, Eli Staton. Logo Designer: Gabriela Vargas
* This episode is dedicated to the memory of our Executive Producer's music-loving sister, Deborah Massachi. She passed away during this episode's production.
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We sit down with the two musicians behind Eco Soul Entertainment, which uses original soul, funk, and R&B songs to encourage adults and kids to take care of our precious planet. This Bay Area band has been in the trenches working with various local climate action groups. Their mantra? Make climate education and action fun and engaging. Take a listen to excerpts of 3 of their songs and see what they mean. Guests and Titles: Will Hammond Jr., singer and Mike Roberts, songwriter/musician Great Guest Quote: ”It's a way of edutaining the people, you know, you educate them on the, the facts and then you entertain them through the music. And so, that's really what we're about.” - Will Hammond Jr. Keywords: #eco-music, #climate music, #Eco Soul Entertainment, #I’m Your Heat Pump, #Geothermal, #I Love Flowers, #edutainment, #eco-songs, #climate songs Host: Sean Mendelson Transcript Episode recap Did you know? We LOVE listener feedback! Share your thoughts and insights by taking this brief survey. Related Action Resources: Eco Soul Entertainment: Official website for the band. Project InnerSpace: Eco Soul Entertainment's "Geothermal" was made in partnership with this group that advocates for awareness about geothermal energy. Eco Soul Entertainment's ‘I Like Flowers’ video has four project partners currently: Bringing Back the Natives Garden Tour: Tours of native flowers.Golden Gate Bird Alliance: Promotes educations and conservation for birds.The Watershed Nursery: California native plants and habitat enhancement services.Nature in the City: Habitat restoration, urban greening, community engagement. "I Like Flowers" Music Video Donation Site: Donations [through June 18th, 2025] go towards the music video that raises awareness of the four above partners. The Switch Is On: This organization helps educate and provide electric solutions. This is where the idea for Eco Soul Entertainment and their song “I’m Your Heat Pump” blossomed. Rising Sun (where guest Will Hamond Jr. works): This group offers climate careers to young leaders who provide “Green House Calls”: energy and water efficiency services to households throughout the Bay Area. Music Declares Emergency: Bringing artists, music professionals and music fans together to call for an immediate response from the government to respond to the climate change emergency to protect all life on Earth. Gabriella Smith, a Bay Area native whose classical music compositions focus on our climate. Grist article on how musicians and music venues across the country are championing climate action. Please share this podcast with a few friends, family, or colleagues. Remember to follow this podcast to find out when new episodes get released! Contact Us: Do you know a Bay Area-based Everyday Climate Champion? We’d love to interview them! Get in touch: info@everydayClimateChampions.org Website: http://www.EverydayClimateChampions.org Podcast Production Team: Executive Producer/Editor: Dalya Massachi; Sound Designer: Martin Sanchez; Co-Hosts/Researchers: Ellisa Feinstein, Isabella Genereaux, Sean Mendelson, Hasini Parepalli, Eli Staton. Logo Designer: Gabriela Vargas * This episode is dedicated to the memory of our Executive Producer's music-loving sister, Deborah Massachi. She passed away during this episode's production.