LYNES Presents: Going Green
How Choices, Systems, & Stories Shape Climate Futures
Going Green is a 2025 Signal Awards Gold–winning, documentary-style climate podcast that traces the history of the environment—from the Industrial Revolution to today’s climate crisis. Host Dimitrius Lynch Jr., an award-winning architect and storyteller, explains how design, architecture, politics, technology, energy, and economics intersect to shape our planet. If you’re searching environmental history podcast, climate change documentary podcast, industrial revolution and climate, sustainability and policy, or how we got here and what’s next, this show delivers clear, research-driven storytelling with the context you need.
What is Going Green Podcast?
Going Green is a narrative climate podcast that tracks how the built world, technology, and power reshaped nature—from early factories to the choices on our desks today. Architect-host Dimitrius Lynch Jr. guides listeners through decisive moments and systems, showing how energy, money, and culture intertwine to shape cities, landscapes, and lives. Come for clear, research-grounded storytelling; leave with a sharper grasp of our past and the real options ahead.
Going Green Traces Back Through History To Understand Tomorrow's Climate Realities
About the Podcast
A 2025 Gold Winner of the Signal Awards, Going Green is a documentary-style podcast that uncovers the hidden forces shaping our environment — from the birth of the industrial revolution to the modern climate crisis. Through immersive storytelling, host Dimitrius Lynch Jr., an award-winning architect and creative storyteller, connects the dots between design, politics, technology, and the human choices that have defined our planet’s trajectory. Each episode journeys through pivotal moments — from the invention of the steam engine and the rise of modern architecture, to the environmental awakenings of the 20th century, to today’s political and corporate power struggles that continue to shape our collective fate. Along the way, Lynch explores how energy, economics, and ideology collide, revealing both the harm we’ve done and the hope that still remains. Blending historical research, cultural analysis, and architectural insight, Going Green offers listeners a rare panoramic view of humanity’s relationship with nature — and a reminder that sustainability isn’t just a policy, it’s a choice about who we are and what we value most. If you’ve ever wondered how we got here — and what comes next — this is the story you need to hear.
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Why You’ll Love This Podcast
Going Green makes the climate story practical and vivid. Each episode connects architecture, technology, politics, and money—so you can see exactly how decisions shape neighborhoods, landscapes, and daily life.
It’s cinematic and clear: strong narration, sharp structure, and scenes that move. You get context you can trust, not lectures or buzzwords.
Most importantly, you walk away with a usable mental model—what forces matter, where the pressure points are, and how better choices ripple outward. If you want climate insight you can actually apply, this is it.
Meet the Host
Dimitrius Lynch
Architect | Edutainer | Co-Founder & Chief Creative at Gābl Media
Dimitrius Lynch is an award-winning architect, storyteller, and co-founder of Gābl Media. With over 12 years of experience in architectural design, Dimitrius has led projects that blend innovation with cultural relevance. His passion for exploring the intersection of architecture and society led him to create SPACES Podcast, where he engages with industry leaders to uncover the narratives that shape our built environment. Through his work, Dimitrius aims to make architecture accessible and to highlight its impact on our daily lives.
🔍 FAQ
Q: What unique perspective does Going Green offer on climate and the built environment?
Going Green treats climate as a systems story—connecting architecture, technology, politics, and economics to reveal how decisions shape landscapes, cities, and everyday life. The show translates complex forces into clear, narrative-driven insight.
Q: How does Going Green address current trends and future directions?
Episodes trace lines from historical shifts—industrialization, modern architecture, energy transitions—to today’s policy fights, corporate strategies, and infrastructure choices. This past-to-future lens helps listeners see what’s changing now and what’s likely next.
Q: Can you provide examples of topics covered in recent episodes?
Recent stories examine the rise of coal and steam power, zoning and redlining’s environmental fallout, the promises and limits of “green” materials, and how data centers, EVs, and grids are reshaping regions. Each topic is grounded in research and vivid storytelling.
Q: Who would benefit most from listening to Going Green?
Architects, planners, policy professionals, students, and curious citizens who want a clear, non-jargony explanation of how the built world and climate influence each other. It’s ideal for listeners seeking substance without lectures.
Q: How does Going Green contribute to the broader conversation about sustainability?
By showing how energy, money, and design choices interact, the podcast moves the discussion beyond slogans to causes and consequences. It equips listeners with a usable mental model for better decisions at project, city, and policy scales.
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About Our Podcasts
Gābl Media hosts a growing network of podcasts built for architects, engineers, and construction professionals. Each show dives deep into practice management, design impact, firm leadership, technology, public interest design, and more. Whether you’re earning AIA CEUs or listening to inspiring career stories, our content is curated to move the built environment forward.
Discover all of our shows:
Unstruct, Context & Clarity, EntreArchitect, Build Smart, Tangible Remnants, Spaces, She Builds, Hidden In Plain Site, Design Vault, Detailed, Build Your Brand, Emerging, Inside NCARB by the Numbers, Flying Solo, LYNES Presents: Going Green, and Gābl Media Continuing Education Podcast.