<p>Monarch butterflies crossing a continent. Peregrine falcons above Manhattan. A giant lemur most of the world had never heard of, until one man pointed a camera at it. For seventy years, Sir David Attenborough has been asking us to look - really look - at the world we share with three and a half billion years' worth of other life.&nbsp;</p><br><p>This week, Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson mark the 100th birthday of the world’s longest-serving television presenter. To celebrate, they're reaching into the archives to share the very first episode of the podcast - a conversation recorded in person with their friend Sir David himself, at the Attenborough Centre in Cambridge in 2019.</p><br><p>They also take stock of seven years of Outrage + Optimism, and on a world that’s changed since that first episode dropped. What's moved faster than anyone expected, what's gone sideways, and what still keeps us at night?</p><br><p>Then Sir David. On why young people's outrage is entirely justified. On what the natural world actually needs from us. On the rare moments in history when nations chose agreement over conflict. And on why understanding might be the thing that saves us.</p><br><p>Learn More:</p><p>🎂 Discover moments from <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cwypr2kdxvwt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sir David Attenborough's life and career</a> on the BBC</p><p>🌿 Watch <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m002sthz/secret-garden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Secret Gardens</em></a>, Sir David's recent series exploring the hidden natural world of the British urban garden, mentioned by Tom in this episode (UK login required)</p><p>🐋 Explore the history of the <a href="https://iwc.int/management-and-conservation/whaling/commercial" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">International Whaling Commission moratorium</a>, which Sir David cites as a rare model of nations choosing to act before it was too late</p><p>🌍 Learn more about the global youth climate movement <a href="https://fridaysforfuture.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fridays For Future</a>, from the early days mentioned in this interview to its activity today</p><br><p>🎤 Leave us your voice notes and questions for upcoming episodes on<a href="https://www.speakpipe.com/OutrageandOptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> SpeakPipe</a></p><br><p>Join the conversation:</p><p>Instagram<a href="https://www.instagram.com/outrageoptimism/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @outrageoptimism</a> LinkedIn<a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/company/outrageoptimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> @outrageoptimism</a></p><p>Or get in touch with us<a href="https://www.globaloptimism.com/contact?hsLang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> via this form</a>.</p><br><p>Producer: Ben Weaver-Hincks</p><p>Edited by: Miles Martignoni&nbsp;</p><p>Planning: Caitlin Hanrahan&nbsp;</p><p>Exec Producer: Ellie Clifford</p><br><p><em>This is a Persephonica production for Global Optimism and is part of the Acast Creator Network.</em></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>