A chat about the Captain Polo Climate Academy

A chat about the Captain Polo Climate Academy

by | Oct 4, 2022 | Alan

  I recently had the pleasure of appearing on Bob Gatty’s Lean to the Left podcast show to have a chat about the Captain Polo Climate Academy. For many years, Bob worked as a writer, editor and communications consultant, focusing on government and politics....
A chat about climate education

A chat about climate education

by | Aug 16, 2021 | Alan

  In this interview We The Species podcast host Calvin Schwartz and I talk about climate education, conservation and storytelling with The Adventures of Captain Polo. Calvin convinces me to give some of the back story to how I got into conservation, a tale that...
A chat with Drunk On Porpoise

A chat with Drunk On Porpoise

by | Apr 15, 2021 | Alan

A chat with Drunk On Porpoise is a conversation about conservation, climate change, education, humour, satire and graphic novels. These subjects may seem an eclectic mix, yet they all come together very naturally in this interview. Another topic covered in this...
Cartoon influences that shaped my work

Cartoon influences that shaped my work

by | Sep 25, 2019 | Alan

Welcome to my blog! I’ll kick it off with a brief summary of the key cartoon influences behind my work with Education Comics & Cartoons.   My heritage Self portrait of my father, Dr Peter Hesse I’ve been drawing cartoons since early childhood. My...