Episodes
Issue #184: Climate Change Needs More Color, Asthma is Racist, Yakety…
Please enjoy this preview of our weekly premium audio newsletter. Find out more at https://important.supportingcast.fm . This wee…
GOOD NEWS: What's It Like To Almost Be An Astronaut?
Back in Episode 42 , Quinn & Brian asked: What happens when you’re almost an astronaut... and what comes next? Our guest is Dr. S…
GOOD NEWS: Food Waste is the Stupidest Thing We Do
In Episode 44 , Quinn & Brian discussed: Why food waste is the stupidest thing we do and how can we cut it in half. Our guest was…
GOOD NEWS: How to Be A Better Ancestor
To continue our Good News series, we’re looking back to Episode 78 , when Quinn & Brian discussed: Planning for chaos . (Cheery, …
GOOD NEWS: Can Zebrafish Beat Childhood Cancer?
In Episode 75 , Quinn & Brian discussed: Beating the crap out of childhood cancer with science and... zebrafish? Our guests are D…
WEBBY NOMINEE: "Who's Fixing The People Fixing The Planet?"
If you haven’t already heard, we received a Webby nomination for Best Podcast Episode in the Science & Education category. We’re …
Holy Cow We're Nominated For Two Webbys
That's right, we are now a four-time Webby-nominated podcast! But what we really want is to be a Webby-winning podcast. So, pleas…
GOOD NEWS: Did A.I. Just Make My Life’s Work Obsolete?
In Episode 73 , Quinn & Brian asked: Did A.I. take our jobs? Of course, we aren’t talking about our jobs. If A.I. took our jobs, …
GOOD NEWS: So We Can’t Just Blow Up Asteroids, Then?
Our “Good News” series of replays begins today with Episode 66 , when Quinn & Brian hosted a delightfully important discussion: W…
#90: What It’s Like to be a COVID-19 Lab Rat
In Episode 90 , Quinn & Brian discuss: What it’s like to be a COVID-19 Lab Rat. Our guest is: Allie Broas , an almost-MBA and one…
BEST OF THE BEST: Air Pollution: The Low Hanging Fruit of Our Hellish…
Cast your mind back to Episode 79 , when Quinn & Brian discussed: Optimism in the air (can it be?). Our guest is: Beth Gardiner ,…
BEST OF THE BEST: Is COVID-19 America’s Chernobyl?
Way back in Episode 65 , Quinn asked: Was Chernobyl a preventable and rare accident from the past, or a vivid picture of what hap…
Special Edition: How You Can Help — And (Mostly) Still Stay Home
If you've been wondering how else you can help fight coronavirus besides staying at home in sweatpants, this episode is for you. …
#89: Why Does It Require a PhD in Neuroscience Just to Support a Gree…
In Episode 89 , Quinn & Brian discuss: Taking down the white guy who politically stabbed you (and the planet) in the back. Our gu…
#88: You Voted for Clean Energy… So Where The Hell Is it?
In Episode 88 , Quinn & Brian ask: You voted for clean energy… so why hasn’t it become a thing yet? Our guest is: Dr. Leah Stokes…
#87: What's In Your Moisturizer, Anyways?
In Episode 87, Quinn & Brian ask: What, exactly, are we putting on our bodies (and why aren’t more people asking questions about …
Special Edition: How to Survive the Coronavirus (With Your Sanity Int…
In this special episode, Quinn (with some help from our friends at the CDC and elsewhere) talks you through everything you need t…
#86: Farming While Black: The Past and The Future
In Episode 86, Quinn & Brian ask: What can we do to support the black farmers who have the ancient answers to rebuilding our soil…
#85: A Blueprint for Fighting Food Waste in Your Community
In Episode 85 , Quinn asks: Is there a blueprint for fighting food waste in your city? Our guest is: Rick Nahmias. As Founder and…
#84: How is Climate Change (Already) Affecting Immigration to the USA?
We’re back! In Episode 84 , Quinn & Brian ask: Is the USA responsible for climate refugees (and then turning them away)? Our gues…
SPECIAL PREVIEW: Issue #169: CRISPR’ing Cancer, BP Oil, & Democrats C…
This is a special preview of our new weekly audio newsletter . It's all the most vital science news you missed, with action steps…
Introducing the Important, Not Important: Sh*t-Giver Edition!
We’re very excited to announce the launch of our new premium podcast feed — The Shit-Giver Edition! Our main feed (this one) will…
#83: Knock Knock. Who’s There? Climate Change. Climate Change Who? Cl…
In Episode 83 , Quinn & Brian discuss: Blue carbon, the patriarchy, and how one of those two things has ruined the other (we’ll g…
BONUS: Help Dr. Ghazala Hashmi Flip Virginia
We’re interrupting your normally scheduled programming with a Special Election Report ! So, today, Quinn & Brian ask: Will You He…