Episodes
Issue #247: Close Your Rings
This week: Solar’s wilding out; $65 billion for the next pandemic; Better, cheaper, more inclusive clinical trials; Protecting fa…
Issue #246: Is This The Metaverse?
This week: Climate tech billions; COVID goals; A new hope for neurodegenerative diseases; An IPCC for food; Facial recognition kn…
Mixtape Vol 2: "When was the first time you had the power of change?"
If we're going to make this world a better place, things have to change. That's why we talk with the changemakers who have the po…
Issue #245: Will The Levees Hold?
This week: Wind NIMBY’s; More nurses, stat; Diabetes on the rise; Evictions; Cybersecurity commitments. Find links from this news…
Mixtape Vol 1: “Why are you vital to the survival of the species?”
Each week we kick off our conversations with the smartest people in the universe with one humble question: “ Why are you vital to…
Issue #244: These Are The Easy Wins
This week: Operate from a place of self-awareness; God, we are so bad at math; A half-century later; Drive pediatric cancer resea…
122. We Are The Algorithm
In Episode 122 , Quinn has big questions about AI ethics and, like many other situations, is left wondering: was Dr. Ian Malcolm …
121. QueerBrownVegan
In Episode #121 , Quinn’s got a fantastic new guest to help answer his favorite question: “ What can I do? ” Isaias Hernandez – o…
Issue #242: Facebook's Oil Ads Are Killing Us
This week: 50% isn’t good enough; Facebook fossil fuel ads; How to get shots to Africa; Oysters!?; Why has AI failed to help duri…
120. Welcome to the Discontinuity
In Episode 120 , Quinn discusses retraining our mind to understand and operate in the discontinuity we are in. Let’s get META. HI…
119. How to Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke
In Episode 119 , Quinn asks: what’s in wildfire smoke, what does it do to your body, and how can you stay safe? Our guest is Dr. …
Issue #241: A Different Kind of Thirst Trap, Back to the Mask, Where’…
This week: FDA got next?; Flooded subways; Delta's a game-changer; Epic (AI) fail; Fire predictions; Food stamp groceries deliver…
Introducing "A Matter of Degrees"
I don't have to tell you folks – climate change is the story of our time. There’s been a sharp rise (like last week) in people ar…
Issue #240: The Pizza King of Vaccines, Beef: It’s (Still) for Dinner…
This week: The climate crisis kicked down the door of the west and global north this week; The Pizza King of Vaccines; Mental hea…
118. F*cking Mosquitoes
In Episode 118 , Quinn discusses: the big mosquito problem . Our guest is Dr. Omar Akbari , one of the world’s pre-eminent biotec…
Issue #239: Go to Farmers’ Markets, Climate Reparations, Held Hostage…
This week: deep breath; COVID all around the world; there are two Americas and it’s obvious why; the global hungry jump to 768 mi…
117. Keep ‘em Accountable
In Episode 117 , Quinn discusses: how accountability works – and doesn’t – in the climate movement, how you can get involved, and…
Issue #238: Seattle in the Oven, Vaccine Money Grab, Building Biased …
This week: To understand Africa, look to India -- or not; Reverse course; Don’t believe everything you read -- especially Best Bu…
Introducing HERO, from Foreign Policy
This week, Quinn is proud to share a new favorite podcast: “The Hidden Economics of Remarkable Women (HERO).” Could empowering wo…
Issue #237: Do the Dew Point, Thanos SNAP Benefits, Putting the AI in…
This week: What’s a dew point, anyways?; The COVID Delta variant is here; And then there were six; An all female Justice League o…
116: What Really Happens When You Just Give People Money?
In Episode 116 , Quinn wants to know: why is simply giving people money the most effective way to 1) help them make positive chan…
Issue #236: Amazon Held to Ransom (Not That One), COVID Doesn’t Discr…
This week: it’s Bolsonaro all the way down; the 99%; 44 thousand patients can’t be wrong; “fire beats water” should be relegated …
Best of the Best: Do We Really Know What’s in that Moisturizer (& Whe…
In light of new research on toxic ingredients, it looks like America might finally start regulating cosmetic products, so it’s a …
Best of the Best: Legalizing the Other Weed
In celebration of New York state passing Bill S6532A, permitting underwater kelp cultivation, we’re re-playing one of our coolest…