SYNI, your host, clinks glasses with our listeners in Episode 18 to discuss the role of sustainability in the global wine industry, where beneath the vines a quiet revolution is under way. Wineries everywhere are waking up to a single elegant truth: great wine cannot out-perform a sick planet. Today we pour that story, swirl it, and taste its future, focused on two of our favourite wine- growing countries, Australia and Portugal. Cheers.

We mourn the loss Pope Francis, the global spiritual leader who championed environmental causes as urgent moral issues. It's fitting to mark this 55th Earth Day with a mix of celebration and sorrow. Pope Francis’s passing casts a poignant shadow over the message of "Our Power, Our Planet." It’s as if the Earth itself is grieving the loss of one of its most ardent and persuasive defenders. Today, we’ll reflect on Pope Francis’s remarkable environmental legacy – a legacy that has inspired millions to care more deeply for our common home.

SYNI, your host, asks you think twice the next time you unwrap a package shipped from overseas or savour fruit that’s been transported across the globe. We’re talking about the recent moves in the global shipping industry to finally come clean and become more sustainable. Shipping is responsible for around three percent of global carbon emissions, which is roughly on par with some major industrialised nations. The International Maritime Organization, a United Nations agency charged with overseeing shipping, has done a clean deal, but not everyone is happy. SYNI will help you sail you through the complexities.