Season 4

Sept. 2, 2025

Emily & Susan – How They Rescued One Million Pounds of Food

Emily Rials and Susan Swinford, co-directors of Columbus Food Rescue, are at the forefront of the fight against food waste and hunger in Central Ohio. They share their inspiring story of transforming food rescue efforts into ...

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Aug. 26, 2025

Emily & Susan – From Teacher and Student to Co-Directors

Emily Rials and Susan Swinford are co-directors of Columbus Food Rescue. They share the story of how they came to lead Columbus Food Rescue, a program that connects surplus food with those in need. Susan recounts how she took...

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Aug. 19, 2025

AJ Boyce - How One Man Supports Underserved Farmers

AJ Boyce, an agriculture conservation practitioner with The Nature Conservancy, explores his work at the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice. AJ explains his role at the world's largest environment...

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Aug. 12, 2025

AJ Boyce – Building Green Spaces Where They’re Needed Most

AJ Boyce, an agriculture conservation practitioner with The Nature Conservancy, explores his work at the intersection of environmental sustainability and social justice. AJ explains his role at the world's largest environment...

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Aug. 5, 2025

Lauren Click - Breaking Barriers to Composting, One Classroom at a Ti…

Lauren Click is the founder and executive director of Let's Go Compost. She is on a mission to democratize composting across the United States. As a Mercedes-Benz BEVisioneers fellow and the US Compost Council's Young Professional of the Year, she's turning a simple worm bin into a nationwide educa…

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July 29, 2025

Lauren Click - How a Small Apartment Launched a National Nonprofit

Lauren Click is the award-winning founder and executive director of Let's Go Compost, a nonprofit making composting accessible to all. What started with a failed $500 composting device in a high-rise apartment has blossomed into a national movement, providing free resources to schools and communiti…

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July 22, 2025

Season 4 Intro - A Look Back and What’s Ahead

Hosts Adam and Dominique kick off Season 4 of Green Champions, celebrating their 73rd episode milestone after over a year of weekly releases. They reflect on their favorite stories from Season 3's collaboration with Green Umb...

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