by Alan J. Hesse | 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....
by Alan J. Hesse | Feb 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
I recently had the pleasure and honour of being a guest on the podcastFeed Me Serotonin, hosted by Alex Knott. We discussed insightful questions about anthropogenic climate change, its causes and effects on global society, and the importance of staying optimistic. I...
by Alan J. Hesse | 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...
by Alan J. Hesse | Jul 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Intelligent questions that allow me to divulge the WHY and HOW behind using graphic novels as teaching tools. Alan J. Hesse was born in Lahore, Pakistan. As a kid, he loved playing football and read a lot. He is the author and illustrator of five non-fiction graphic...
by Alan J. Hesse | Nov 21, 2020 | Alan
I first met Gloria Barnett, aka The Weird Fish Lady, at the annual conference of the Association for Science Education where I launched my first comic book about climate change in 2019. I’ve since tracked her down and we had a fascinating chat all about the...
by Alan J. Hesse | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
My character Polo the Bear, climate change messenger and globetrotter extraordinaire has some important news! He is now officially Captain Polo: concerned polar bear, world citizen, adventurer, explorer and climate change educator. Captain Polo recently went through...
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