Introducing 'Imagine If': A New Podcast from Bluedot Living

Imagine if people were actually making progress on climate change … because they are.

Join Victoria Riskin, founder of Bluedot Living; Janet Kraus, serial entrepreneur; Cleo Carney, sophomore at Harvard; and Allison Giebutowski, freshman at Lafayette College, every week as they spotlight changemakers giving us real reasons for hope.

From innovators reshaping industries, to creatives rewriting the rules, to students rethinking the future, Imagine If shares stories of progress, possibility, and people proving that climate action — no matter how small — can create real change for our planet.

Because when we imagine a better world, we can start building it.

Subscribe on YouTube

Latest Episode

13 Episodes, Countless Solutions: Our Biggest Climate Takeaways

The "Imagine If' hosts have an honest conversation about the complex feelings that come up when you talk about climate change — especially at this scale. They reveal their past fears and doubts, but they also share how the podcast has given them hope.

How Microplastics Are Stealing Our Fertility with Oscar-Winner Louie Psihoyos

In his new Netflix documentary Plastic Detox, Academy Award–winning filmmaker Louie Psihoyos asks one question: What if the plastic crisis isn’t just harming the planet, but also impacting human fertility?

Climate Optimism and Sustainable Living: How Imagine5 Makes Green Choices Feel Cool

In this episode, Victoria Riskin explores what she calls “the cool side of environmentalism” with Justin Cadelago from Imagine5, a nonprofit media organization sharing hopeful, solution-driven stories about sustainability. 

The Seaweed Solution

In this episode, cohosts Janet Kraus and Cleo Carney sit down with Pierre-Yves Paslier, co-founder of Notpla, the Earthshot Prize–winning company that makes biodegradable plastic-free packaging from seaweed.

How Music Is Being Used to Fight Climate Change (with Madame Gandhi)

Kiran Gandhi, known professionally as Madame Gandhi, shares why joy and love are the fuel for sustained climate action, how small, intentional actions create massive ripple effects, and the power of a daily meditation practice. 

Can Fusion Energy Really Power the Future? With Alex Creely, Commonwealth Fusion Systems

In this episode, cohosts Janet Kraus and Ally Giebutowski explore one of the most ambitious clean-energy ideas of our time: fusion power. Joining them is Alex Creely, a plasma physicist and tokamak operations lead at Commonwealth Fusion Systems who has spent nearly a decade working to turn fusion from a scientific breakthrough into a practical energy source.

How Invasive Species Became a Climate Solution with Bun Lai, Miya’s Sushi

In this week’s episode of Imagine If, cohosts Ally Giebutowski and Cleo Carney are joined by Bun Lai, chef and owner of Miya’s Sushi, for a conversation at the intersection of food, climate change, and biodiversity.

Growing Ingredients, Growing Community: The Granor Farm Model with Liz Cicchelli

Imagine if farms across America were designed to nourish land, people, and community, not commodities. This week we explore what that world could look like through the story of Granor Farm, a certified organic and regenerative farm in Three Oaks, Michigan.

The Climate Movement Is Local: A Conversation with Eric Garcetti

In this episode, former LA Mayor and U.S. Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti joins us to unpack how cities have become the real engines of climate progress and why local action, community resilience, and everyday leadership matter more than ever.

Rethinking Wildfires with Jordan Thomas, Author of When It All Burns

In this episode, we sit down with anthropologist and former Los Padres Hotshot Jordan Thomas, author of When It All Burns: Fighting Fire in a Transformed World, to explore how we got here and what a better relationship with fire could look like.

How Films Change the Climate Story, With Adam Leipzig

In this episode, we sit down with acclaimed film producer Adam Leipzig, former president of National Geographic Films and creative force behind environmental classics like March of the Penguins and A Plastic Ocean. Adam shares how powerful storytelling moves people from climate overwhelm to meaningful action, from reusable cups in the campus café to plastic bans and rights-of-nature laws around the world.
Meet our team of

Podcast Hosts

Imagine If Podcast Hosts from left to right: Vicki Riskin, Cleo Carney, Ally Giebutowski, Janet Kraus.
Imagine If Podcast Hosts from left to right: Vicki Riskin, Cleo Carney, Ally Giebutowski, Janet Kraus.

Vicki Riskin

Founder, Bluedot Living

Victoria Riskin is the founder of Bluedot Living, a solutions-focused media platform dedicated to sustainability and everyday action. A psychologist, author, television writer and producer, and longtime human-rights advocate, she has spent her career telling stories that illuminate social change. Victoria served as president of the Writers Guild of America West and has held leadership roles on numerous nonprofit boards. She launched Bluedot Living to shift the climate conversation toward possibility, agency, and hope, bringing rigor, warmth, and narrative depth to complex global challenges.

Cleo Carney

Sophomore, Harvard University

Cleo Carney is a sophomore at Harvard University and an emerging voice in sustainability and public-interest storytelling. Cleo’s generational insight, intellectual curiosity, and direct, thoughtful questioning style connects big ideas to the lived experience of young people navigating a rapidly changing world.

Janet Kraus

Serial Entrepreneur | Bluedot Living Board Member

Janet Kraus is an entrepreneur who has created and sold three companies and built deep experience in innovation, leadership, and the scaling of mission-driven ideas. As a board member of Bluedot Living, she bridges business insight with climate and social impact and offers a pragmatic lens on how ideas move from vision to execution. On the podcast, Janet brings sharp curiosity, strategic thinking, and an entrepreneur’s understanding of risk, resilience, and reinvention.

Ally Giebutowski

Freshman, Lafayette College

Ally Giebutowski is a freshman at Lafayette College and Janet Kraus’s daughter. She contributes a fresh, action-oriented perspective grounded in youth climate leadership and sustainability education. On the podcast, Ally’s voice reflects openness, authenticity, and a desire to understand how values translate into real-world choices.

Listen In To Imagine What's Possible

youtube logo
spotify logo
apple podcasts