Episodes
Feb. 5, 2021
Issue #216: Downsides of Living in the Future, Sustainable and Enjoyable Retirements, & Why You Should Upgrade Your Mask
This week: The economic choices that have led us to a climate breaking point (and why the last year has prepared us to do something about it better than before, if we take action); what it will take to live a sustainable AND ...
Feb. 2, 2021
Do Better Better #15: Overwhelm The System
Synopsis: If we're going to defeat the systemic issues of today, we need to Overwhelm The System. Here's how. Do Better Better essays help you build mental models and ask questions about our changing world — for yourself, you...
Jan. 29, 2021
Issue #215: Biden isn’t Throwing Away His Shot, COVID-19 Version Control, & Climate Change Christmas
This week: Joe Biden has been president for about eight and a half days and the man’s not throwing away his shot when it comes to climate, environmental justice, COVID, or science in general; Santa’s packing EO’s and budget r...
Jan. 28, 2021
Do Better Better #14: A Safety Net for America
Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yours...
Jan. 22, 2021
Issue #214: Some Honest-to-Goodness Optimism, Keeping Up With COVID, Giving Up the Vape
This week: Giving it all we got; 25 doses; Tobacco is the new tobacco; Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@importantnotimportant.com Follow us on ...
Jan. 15, 2021
Issue #213: Our COVID predictions for 2021
This week: Why’s COVID so bad in Los Angeles?; How the next few months will go; Go deeper on clean tech; IVF might get a lot more effective thanks to AI; All the way down the food chain; Find links from this newsletter and mo...
Jan. 13, 2021
Do Better Better #13: Flailing, Perfected
Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ask questions and think about our changing world, for yours...
Jan. 8, 2021
Issue #212: How Ossoff and Warnock will help fight climate change
This week: Context is everything; Back to your regularly scheduled pandemic; COVID has rightfully distracted a lot of science funding, but the train hasn’t stopped entirely; Beef: It’s what’s destroying the Amazon; Read: "The...
Dec. 31, 2020
Do Better Better #12: 20% For the Future
This episode was originally published in print on December 14, 2020. For more information on 20% For The Future or to get involved, email us a questions@importantnotimportant.com. This is an open-source community-driven effor...
Dec. 30, 2020
Do Better Better #11: The Trick to Unlocking Every Problem
This episode was originally published in print on December 7, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lear...
Dec. 29, 2020
Do Better Better #10: “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future”
This episode was originally published in print on November 22, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lea...
Dec. 28, 2020
Do Better Better #9: Georgia On My Mind
This episode was originally published in print on November 9, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lear...
Dec. 25, 2020
Issue #211: The 80/20 Problem of Our Time
Happy Holidays! In brief, this week: how to breathe in India. "Who Gets to Breathe Clean Air in New Delhi?" Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at funtalk@im...
Dec. 24, 2020
Do Better Better #8: One Choice Determined the Last 400 Years
This episode was originally published in print on October 11, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lear...
Dec. 23, 2020
Do Better Better #7: Let's Measure How Exposed You Are, Shall We?
This episode was originally published in print on September 20, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll le...
Dec. 22, 2020
Do Better Better #6: How to Spend The Next 10 Years
This episode was originally published in print on September 7, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll lea...
Dec. 21, 2020
Do Better Better #5: How to Spend Your Time Right Now
This episode was originally published in print on August 29, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn...
Dec. 18, 2020
Issue #210: Checking Your Clean Air Privilege, Fighting COVID Misinformation, & Starving for Capitalism
This week: Justice for Ella Kissi-Debrah; fighting COVID misinformation on Facebook; how often should your kids be on antibiotics?; and what hunger does to a nation (during a pandemic (during a climate crisis)). Applying to t...
Dec. 17, 2020
Do Better Better #4: How To Pass A Test
This episode was originally published in print on August 29, 2020. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn...
Dec. 16, 2020
Do Better Better #3: This Is What Makes Us Exceptional
This essay was originally published in print August 2, 2020 Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to...
Dec. 15, 2020
Do Better Better #2: Why Do We Exist?
This essay was originally published in print July 26, 2020 Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, the Do Better Better essays are now available in audio for the first time. You’ll learn how to ...
Dec. 14, 2020
Do Better Better #1: Who Do You Want To Be? And Why?
This essay was originally published in print July 19, 2020 This week, we’re introducing Do Better Better: essays to plan for the future, today. Originally published to our community through our newsletter and blog, now availa...
Dec. 11, 2020
Issue #209: This is Definitely Important Probably, Guy Fieri Rescues the Restaurant Industry, When Water Meets Capitalism
This week: The 80-20 Rule works both ways; The incredibly timely importance of probably; We can learn a lot on how to think from a survey of 700 epidemiologists by the New York Times; The second-order effects of everything; A...
Dec. 4, 2020
Issue #208: Something new
We’re moving the audio version of our Webby and Shorty-nominated newsletter into our main podcast feed and we can’t wait to share it with you today. If you’re new to our community, welcome! This newsletter pairs the most vita...