Got Science?

Series produced by This Is Science With Jess Phoenix

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Get your science on with the new podcast from the Union of Concerned Scientists. Our hosts take on technology, attacks on science, climate change, and more, as they channel the power of science to make the world a better place.

Got Science? is a podcast from the Union of Concerned Scientists. It’s about how science makes the world a better place, and how scientists are standing up for science in the age of Trump. It’s the science, the people, the issues, the technologies, the policies, the public debate (or lack thereof).

We’ll be with you every other Tuesday to share inspiring stories of technical experts and citizens who are standing up for science, and cover new developments in science and technology that can help people live safer, healthier lives. And we’ll of course be pulling back the curtain on at attacks on science from the Trump administration and Congress.


116 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
Lean, Clean, Green Machines
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Community organizer Bridget Vial and energy analyst Paula Garcia discuss how some states can reach an equitable transition to 100% clean energy by ...

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Mar 28, 2023
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Trial By Fire
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Forest firefighter and conservation biologist Jon Trapp talks about analyzing wildfires, close calls with endangered wolves, and the urgency of glo...

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  • Added: Feb 28, 2023
  • Length: 28:30
  • Purchases: 1
Trust But Verify: Why Science Holds Sway in an Era of Misinformation
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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New podcast host Jess Phoenix introduces a re-airing of an interview with science historian Naomi Oreskes.

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  • Added: Feb 14, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Meet New Podcast Host Jess Phoenix
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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In her final interview, Colleen MacDonald passes the mic to Jess Phoenix, a geologist and author of “Ms. Adventure.”

  • Added: Jan 31, 2023
  • Length: 29:09
Electric Vehicle Battery Reuse and Recycling
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Vehicles expert Jessica Dunn explores how electric vehicle batteries can be reused, repurposed, and recycled.

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  • Added: Jan 03, 2023
  • Length: 32:40
  • Purchases: 1
The Midterms Are Over: What’s Next?
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner recaps the midterm elections and lays out the challenges facing our democracy.

  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 29:07
Barriers to EV Ownership Among Communities of Color: Survey Shows Why
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Dr. Quinta Warren, associate director of sustainability policy at Consumer Reports and Dave Cooke, senior vehicles analyst at UCS discuss a recent ...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
Progress Toward a Healthy Food System
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Food and agriculture expert Karen Perry Stillerman unpacks provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act that can set the US on the right path for a he...

  • Added: Nov 01, 2022
  • Length: 29:04
Updated: What Traditional Ecological Knowledge Can Teach Us
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Dr. Daniel Wildcat, a Yuchi member of the Muscogee Nation, explains how Traditional Ecological Knowledge can work in tandem with science to help us...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2022
  • Length: 29:06
What’s Preventing Nuclear Annihilation?
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Global security expert Jennifer Knox explains how international treaties reduce the risks of nuclear weapons.

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  • Added: Oct 04, 2022
  • Length: 29:04
  • Purchases: 2
Why Some People Vote and Others Don’t
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Political scientist Dr. Andrea Benjamin discusses her research on local elections and what motivates Black and Latino voters.

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  • Added: Sep 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
DIY Ideas to Fight Climate Change
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Psychologist Dr. Susan Schneider shares her evidence-backed ideas on how regular people can make changes to lead climate-friendly lives.

Bought by KICI Iowa City


  • Added: Sep 06, 2022
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 1
The Latest Science on the Global Climate Crisis
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Economist Dr. Rachel Cleetus discusses how global warming is impacting countries around the world and informing global action

  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:02
How Digital Disinformation Targets Voters
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Technology innovator Shireen Mitchell discusses pervasive disinformation on social media centered around US elections, and how we can fight back.

Bought by WYAP


  • Added: Aug 16, 2022
  • Length: 29:06
  • Purchases: 1
The Supreme Court’s Devastating Impacts on the EPA
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Energy and policy expert Julie McNamara explains the WV v. EPA court case and the potentially devastating effect it will have on our ability to fig...

  • Added: Jul 19, 2022
  • Length: 29:03
Reaching 100% Renewables by 2035
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Community organizer Bridget Vial and energy analyst Paula Garcia discuss how some states can reach an equitable transition to 100% clean energy by ...

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  • Added: Jul 05, 2022
  • Length: 58:03
  • Purchases: 2
The Danger of Gas Leaks and What Can Be Done
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Organizer and veteran Yaritza Perez and climate scientist Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto discuss the human impacts of, and science behind, methane polluti...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer and WYAP


  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 2
Updated: Farming While Black
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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For Juneteenth, we’ve updated one of our most listened-to episodes (2021), featuring Leah Penniman, founder of Soul Fire Farm and author of Farming...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2022
  • Length: 29:03
The Danger of Gas Leaks and What Can Be Done
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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Organizer and veteran Yaritza Perez and climate scientist Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto discuss the human impacts of, and science behind, methane polluti...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: May 24, 2022
  • Length: 29:07
  • Purchases: 1
Nuclear Consequences: US and China’s Nuclear Policy
From: This Is Science With Jess Phoenix
Series: Got Science?
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US-China relations expert Dr. Gregory Kulacki discusses China’s nuclear weapons strategy and what it means for the Russian war in Ukraine.

Bought by RadioFreePalmer


  • Added: May 10, 2022
  • Length: 29:03
  • Purchases: 1

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