In this episode of 5Talks award-winning digital journalist and creator of Under The Desk News, V Spehar, describes the power of positive news and a silly shirt to uplift and engage in times of change.
Sometimes you just need to laugh together and “stare directly into the eyeball of absurdity” to counteract the overwhelming stream of doom and gloom on the news, says V Spehar. It’s why they decided to make a point of also talking about “all the stuff that’s going right” – like a new windfarm or “that new cool bug” – on their popular online platform Under The Desk News.
“A lot of people think you can’t have an impact. But you absolutely can.”
They share their story here.
We spoke to V Spehar at change think tank Futerra’s Solutions House, a space for optimism and action, this year at Climate Week.
