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Best of: How to Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke

What's in wildfire smoke and how can you protect yourself from it? Those are today's big questions, and my guest is Dr. Mary Prunicki. Dr. Prunicki is the Director of Air Pollution and Health Research at Stanford University u...

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Best of: How to Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke
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Best of: How to Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke

May 29, 2023

What's in wildfire smoke and how can you protect yourself from it? Those are today's big questions, and my guest is Dr. Mary Prunicki. Dr. Prunicki is the Director of Air Pollution and Health Research at Stanford University …

🌎 Gradually, and then all at once
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🌎 Gradually, and then all at once

May 19, 2023

This week: Things feel pretty out of control. Get used to it. Plus: The Canadian West is burning, Oregon bans PFAS, ChatGPT plugins for everyone, the All We Can Save project is hiring, and more Here's What You Can Do: ⚡️Wild…

Health Care Is A Human Right
Health & Medicine

Health Care Is A Human Right

May 17, 2023

Is healthcare a human right? That's today's big question, and it clearly shouldn't be a question, but here we are. My guest to help explain the obvious today is Dr. Sheila Davis, the CEO of Partners in Health . Sheila entere…

🌎 COVID has ended (or has it?)
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🌎 COVID has ended (or has it?)

May 16, 2023

This week: COVID is over (as far as we know it). What did we learn, and what’s next? PLUS: Gay blood donations are a go, wind power in the UK, social media guidelines, millions for Black farmers, water report cards, and more…

Fighting Food Waste With The iPhone of Trash Cans
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Fighting Food Waste With The iPhone of Trash Cans

May 8, 2023

How much food do you throw away every week? And do you have to? That's today's big question, and my guest is Matt Rogers . Matt is a former Apple iPod and iPhone engineer . The Co-Founder of Nest thermostats , Founder of inc…

🌎 Never Tell Me The Odds
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🌎 Never Tell Me The Odds

May 5, 2023

This week: Solutions to our biggest problems shouldn’t be so perplexing. On the other hand, washing our hands wasn’t obvious for a couple hundred thousand years, and my kids STILL don't want to do it. Plus: Seasonal allergy …

Check Your Insurance Policy
Climate & Clean Energy

Check Your Insurance Policy

May 1, 2023

You've got insurance, right? Are you sure? That's today's big question, and my guest is Washington Post reporter Brianna Sacks . Brianna's an extreme weather and disaster reporter for the Post where she explores how climate …

🌎 What Would You Say You Do Here
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🌎 What Would You Say You Do Here

April 26, 2023

This week: Is what you’re working on important? Plus: The cleanest produce, a mosquito factory, lots of rooftop solar, autonomous GPT, maybe, and the latest with the Colorado River Here's What You Can Do: ⚡️ Climate change a…

Every Climate Action Matters
Climate & Clean Energy

Every Climate Action Matters

April 24, 2023

What can I do? The simple question is the underlying premise of everything we do here. It's often the easiest one to help people answer for themselves, but from the outside, it's often the most imposing. All of which is why …

🌎 This Isn't Rocket Science (Unless It Is)
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🌎 This Isn't Rocket Science (Unless It Is)

April 18, 2023

This week: A very basic way to use a mental model, you’re welcome. PLUS: Mosquitoes, overseas abortion pills, healthy ice cream, German nuclear power, electric school buses, and more. Here's What You Can Do: ⚡️ Interested in…