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117. Keep ‘em Accountable

July 12, 2021
In Episode 117 , Quinn discusses: how accountability works – and doesn’t – in the climate movement, how you can get involved, and how the best in the world are doing it. Our guests are Mary Annaïse Heglar and Amy Westervelt ....
117. Keep ‘em Accountable

How to Electrify Your Home

Sept. 26, 2022
For decades Americans have relied on wood, oil, and gas to power, heat, and cool our homes, and the water we use to drink, cool, and bathe in. But these things have helped fuel our climate crisis – by some estimates, resident...
How to Electrify Your Home

121. QueerBrownVegan

Aug. 9, 2021
In Episode #121 , Quinn’s got a fantastic new guest to help answer his favorite question: “ What can I do? ” Isaias Hernandez – or, as he’s known pretty much everywhere on the internet, Queer Brown Vegan -- shares the mic tod...
121. QueerBrownVegan

122. We Are The Algorithm

Aug. 16, 2021
In Episode 122 , Quinn has big questions about AI ethics and, like many other situations, is left wondering: was Dr. Ian Malcolm right all along? Our guest is Dr. Rumman Chowdury. She is the director of the Machine Ethics Tra...
122. We Are The Algorithm

Breaking Bread with the Korean Vegan

Nov. 14, 2022
There’s nothing quite like breaking bread with family and friends, old or new. By mid-2020, we’d have all taken the opportunity to break bread with just about anyone. Why are recipes, and the stories behind them, some of the ...
Breaking Bread with the Korean Vegan

⚡️Electrify Everything: What Does The Pace of Progress Look Like?

July 24, 2023
Sure, we've got to electrify everything, including 1 billion machines by 2050 . But where are we now and how do we get there? That's today's big question, and my guest is Cora Wyent from Rewiring America . Cora is the Directo...
⚡️Electrify Everything: What Does The Pace of Progress Look Like?

Houston, We Have An Overfishing Problem

June 24, 2024
How do we stop overfishing if we don't know who's doing the fishing? That's today's big question, and my guest is Jennifer Raynor . Jennifer is an Assistant Professor of natural resource economics at the University of Wiscons...
Houston, We Have An Overfishing Problem

Transit For A Habitable Planet

July 17, 2023
Why the hell is America's public transportation so terrible? That's today's big question, and my guest is Nicholas Dagen Bloom . He's the author of the subtly titled new book, the Great American Transit Disaster . Nicholas is...
Transit For A Habitable Planet

126. Climate Tech $ Above The Fold

Nov. 16, 2021
In Episode 126 , Quinn meets his newsletter heroes: Kim Zou & Sophie Purdom , co-founders of the independent media outlet Climate Tech VC. Kim works with Energy Impact Partners, a venture capital firm investing in climate tec...
126. Climate Tech $ Above The Fold

#19: What’s the future of antibiotics?

May 29, 2018
In Episode 19, Quinn & Brian asks: What’s the future of antibiotics? To answer: the irrepressible Dr. Gautam Dantas, the professor of pathology and immunology and biomedical engineering at the Washington University School of ...
#19: What’s the future of antibiotics?

#65: Chernobyl: A Preventable and Rare Accident from the Past or a Vivid Picture of Our Hellish Nuclear Future?

May 6, 2019
In Episode 65 , Quinn asks: Is Chernobyl a preventable and rare accident from the past or a vivid picture of our hellish nuclear future? Our guest is Craig Mazin, a screenwriter, podcaster, and the creator of a new HBO mini-s...
#65: Chernobyl: A Preventable and Rare Accident from the Past or a Vivid Picture of Our Hellish Nuclear Future?

#79: Air Pollution: The Low Hanging Fruit of Our Hellish Future

Sept. 24, 2019
In Episode 79, Quinn & Brian are back to discuss: Optimism in the air (wait... that doesn’t sound like us). Our guest is Beth Gardiner, an environmental journalist and the author of Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air P...
#79: Air Pollution: The Low Hanging Fruit of Our Hellish Future

#92: Your Invitation to Climate School at Terra.do

Aug. 10, 2020
In Episode 92 , we're headed off to climate school! Our guest is Anshuman Bapna , the creator (and headmaster) of Terra.do , which is like Hogwarts but for fixing the broken Earth. Of course, unlike Dumbledore, you can trust ...
#92: Your Invitation to Climate School at Terra.do

#96: A Just Alternative to Climate Disaster *and* Gentrification

Sept. 7, 2020
In Episode 96 , Quinn & Brian ask: How do we orchestrate a just energy transition for frontline low- and middle-income communities — from the inside out? Our guest is: Daphany Rose Sanchez , Executive Director of Kinetic Comm...
#96: A Just Alternative to Climate Disaster *and* Gentrification

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 w...
Every Climate Action Matters

Going Quietly Is Not An Option

March 17, 2025
We didn't always call our work science for people who give a shit. But ever since we did, we've welcomed at least two types of people to our flock. The first is people who are deeply invested in science, but are unsure how to...
Going Quietly Is Not An Option

Running for Water (Because Shutoffs Are Immoral)

Nov. 3, 2025
Chronically parched is not something anyone in this country or anywhere should ever have to feel, but here we are. So how are towns and states making clean water more affordable, reliable, and less controversial? 'cause remem...
Running for Water (Because Shutoffs Are Immoral)

Why is Environmental Justice Journalism Important?

Nov. 7, 2022
It’s always worth revisiting the inarguable fact that our country was designed to be inequitable . And while much progress has been made over time, the powers that be continued to imagine and design new ways of marginalizing,...
Why is Environmental Justice Journalism Important?

109. Introducing “What Can I Do?”

April 26, 2021
In Episode 109 , Quinn & Brian try to help answer the eternal question: What can I do? Our guest is Frank Buncom IV , Head of Product Management at AIRx Health, a ground-breaking digital health and remote monitoring service f...
109. Introducing “What Can I Do?”

110. The End of the Universe

May 3, 2021
In Episode 110 , Quinn’s talking about the end of the universe. His guest is Sarafina Nance , Ph.D. candidate at Berkeley, astrophysicist, author, and women’s health advocate. She also hosts Constellation , a TV show by Seeke...
110. The End of the Universe

Videos

117. Keep ‘em Accountable

July 12, 2021
In Episode 117, Quinn discusses: how accountability works – and doesn’t – in the climate movement, how you can get involved, and how the best in the world are doing it. Our guests are Mary Annaïse Heglar and Amy Westervelt. The duo makes up Hot Ta…
117. Keep ‘em Accountable

Breaking Bread with the Korean Vegan

Nov. 14, 2022
There’s nothing quite like breaking bread with family and friends, old or new. By mid-2020, we’d have all taken the opportunity to break bread with just about anyone. Why are recipes, and the stories behind them, some of the most enduring parts of…
Breaking Bread with the Korean Vegan

From Being a Lawyer to a TikTok Star | The Korean Vegan

Nov. 17, 2022
Joanne Lee Molinaro, also known as the Korean Vegan, is a runner, an attorney, a blogger, a podcast host, and the author of the James Beard-award-winning Korean Vegan Cookbook named one of the best cookbooks of 2021. But you may know her best as th…
From Being a Lawyer to a TikTok Star | The Korean Vegan

How to Electrify Your Home

Sept. 26, 2022
For decades Americans have relied on wood, oil, and gas to power, heat, and cool our homes, and the water we use to drink, cool, and bathe in. But these things have helped fuel our climate crisis – by some estimates, residential energy use accounts …
How to Electrify Your Home

How You Can Electrify Your Home | John Semmelhack

Dec. 12, 2022
Residential energy use accounts for about 20% of US greenhouse gas emissions, but an electric future awaits us, and now, having passed the IRA, there are a huge variety of rebates to help you electrify your home, to become less dependent on the grid…
How You Can Electrify Your Home | John Semmelhack

122. We Are The Algorithm

Aug. 16, 2021
In Episode 122, Quinn has big questions about AI ethics and, like many other situations, is left wondering: was Dr. Ian Malcolm right all along? Our guest is Dr. Rumman Chowdury. She is the director of the Machine Ethics Transparency & Accountabil…
122. We Are The Algorithm

2023 Review: What Just Happened?

Jan. 29, 2024
This week: I’m back today to share my 2023 wrap-up. It’s a pretty stream-of-consciousness endeavor, but I think it sums up where I was right in my 2023 preview, where I was very wrong, how the world changed — or didn’t — and most importantly, how…
2023 Review: What Just Happened?

#65: Chernobyl: A Preventable and Rare Accident from the Past or a Vivid Picture of Our Hellish N...

May 6, 2019
In Episode 65, Quinn asks: Is Chernobyl a preventable and rare accident from the past or a vivid picture of our hellish nuclear future? Our guest is Craig Mazin, a screenwriter, podcaster, and the creator of a new HBO mini-series called Chernobyl …
#65: Chernobyl: A Preventable and Rare Accident from the Past or a Vivid Picture of Our Hellish N...

BEST OF THE BEST: Is COVID-19 America’s Chernobyl?

March 30, 2020
Way back in Episode 65, Quinn asked: Was Chernobyl a preventable and rare accident from the past, or a vivid picture of what happens when the government abandons its citizens during a crisis? FUN STORY: turns out, it’s B! We’re replaying one of …
BEST OF THE BEST: Is COVID-19 America’s Chernobyl?

⚡️Electrify Everything: What Does The Pace of Progress Look Like?

July 24, 2023
Sure, we've got to electrify everything, including 1 billion machines by 2050. But where are we now and how do we get there? That's today's big question, and my guest is Cora Wyent from Rewiring America. Cora is the Director of Research at Rew…
⚡️Electrify Everything: What Does The Pace of Progress Look Like?

Error 404: AI Ethics Not Found

July 8, 2024
When is a cancer scare, a rejected mortgage loan, a false arrest, or predictive grading, more than a glitch in A.I.? That's today's big question, and my guest is Meredith Broussard. Meredith is a data journalist and associate professor at the Ar…
Error 404: AI Ethics Not Found

Essay: Build Something Useful

Feb. 3, 2025
This week: You're wasting your talent on bullshit while the world burns. You — yes, you — can actually use your very unique set of skills for good. Even and especially at scale, even — yes — right now. Here's What You Can Do: • Donate to th…
Essay: Build Something Useful

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 we keep coming back …
Every Climate Action Matters

🌎 Farm to Table

July 19, 2023
This week: How can we better protect farmworkers? Plus, the news: • A free online summit for eco-anxiety from RITA • A new era for Alzheimer’s treatments • Inflated prices of packaged food • Saving lives with better weather forecas…
🌎 Farm to Table

Getting Ready for Disasters and Climate Change ft. Heidi Roop

April 24, 2023
Dr. Heidi Roop is the author of The Climate Action Handbook, the Director of the University of Minnesota Climate Adaptation Partnership and an assistant professor of climate science and extension specialist at the University of Minnesota. She also …
Getting Ready for Disasters and Climate Change ft. Heidi Roop

If This, Then What Else?

Feb. 9, 2024
This week: Today’s essay is a bit of a departure — I just wanted to make super clear where I stand vis a vis the next eleven months. A MAGA party don't stop unless we stop it. Here's What You Can Do: • Donate to Voters of Tomorrow (https://…
If This, Then What Else?

Program The World

April 11, 2024
This week: Let’s talk about the Information Era. Here's What You Can Do: • Donate (and subscribe!) to the 19th (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovLzE5dGhuZXdzLm9yZy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1p…
Program The World

(Re)Introducing The Science of Fiction

Oct. 6, 2025
This week we're rerunning our 2024 episode with Maddie Stone, writer of The Science of Fiction blog, to celebrate the fact that Maddie has joined our team and The Science of Fiction now lives at Important, Not Important. The Science of Fiction exp…
(Re)Introducing The Science of Fiction

Running for Transit (Because Your Commute Doesn't Have to Suck)

Oct. 24, 2025
Things are a little tough out there. So you, want, no need, more examples of fight and progress you can actually see and touch and feel. And in these series of conversations, in partnership with our best friends at Run for Something, we are giving y…
Running for Transit (Because Your Commute Doesn't Have to Suck)

Sharif Tabebordbar: Muscle disease, Genetics, DNA & Science | INI Podcast #131

Jan. 28, 2023
Jafar Tabebordbar was in his early 30’s, living and working as an accountant in Shiraz, Iran, when he became a father. It was 1986, nearly a decade after the 1979 revolution, and Jafar’s muscles were already beginning to wither. As his sons grew, a…
Sharif Tabebordbar: Muscle disease, Genetics, DNA & Science  | INI Podcast #131
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