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The Enormous Tiny Plastic Problem
From: Doug Wood
Series: Grassroots
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No matter what you eat, it probably has tiny bits of plastic in it. Research scientists Madeleine Milne joins Patti and Doug for a lively discussion.

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  • Added: Feb 04, 2024
  • Length: 57:38
  • Purchases: 1
Climaturity
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Marc Cortez
The controversary surrounding climate change is frequently charged with emotion. It’s a challenge. If you believe the health of the planet is in da...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Solve Climate Change Now
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Don Maruska
The mere mention of climate change can cause an unpleasant, visceral reaction. It’s a subject that we’ve avoided and denied for decades. Understand...

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  • Added: Dec 13, 2022
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
A Poison Life No Other
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Mat Simon, Credit: Wired magazine
Our world is surrounded by microplastic pollution. It’s in the air we breathe. It’s in the food we eat. Our homes are among the most polluted place...

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  • Added: Nov 20, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Rescue Effect: The Key to Saving Life on the Planet
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Michael Webster
When it comes to climate change, it’s easy to feel like a deer caught in the headlights. Temperatures are rising to unsustainable levels. Larger an...

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  • Added: Nov 07, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice part 2
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Raj Patel, Credit: TheStar.com
The network of systems that make up our bodies – respiratory, digestive and nervous system to name a few - is seen by conventional medicine as self...

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  • Added: Aug 29, 2022
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Book Jacket Cover
It’s no coincident that our planet is on fire. Look more closely and you’ll find that our society, politics and bodies mirror the world. We, too, a...

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  • Added: Aug 22, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Hot Farm - :59
From: Food & Environment Reporting Network
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Climate change is coming for your food. In the American Heartland, farmers are battling increasingly severe weather, with epic floods and heat. Nea...

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  • Added: Apr 12, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Thicker Than Water
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Erica Cirino
We are surrounded by plastics. Literally enveloped. It has become so ubiquitous to our lives, frequently, we don’t even think about it. It surround...

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  • Added: Nov 29, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Carnism
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Melanie Joy
The average American consumes more than 234-pounds of meat every year. That’s chicken, beef, pork, turkey, veal, lamb, and fish. That may not even ...

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2021
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 1
Coastal Landfills Are No Match for Rising Seas
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dave Lindorff
It’s no longer out of sight out of mind. Many of our landfills have become a public health hazard. That’s especially true of those near a body of w...

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  • Added: Aug 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Roadless Rule Policy
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Ken Rait podcast
January 12, 2021 marked the 20th anniversary of the Forest Service’s Roadless Rule Policy. It is designed to protect millions of acres of America’s...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Children & Toxins
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Philip Landrigan
Thousands of new chemicals have been developed and released into the global environment during the last four decades. Yet, most of those chemicals ...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Planetary Health
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Howard Frumkin
Recent events around the globe clearly demonstrates the interconnectedness of human health and the health of our planet. Heat waves in California, ...

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  • Added: Nov 10, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Diversifying Power
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jennie C. Stephens
The inadequate response to the Covid-19 pandemic in the US has also thwarted the country’s response to the climate crisis. Some feel it’s due to le...

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  • Added: Nov 02, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Under the Influence
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Robert H. Frank
It’s well understood that our environment affects our behavior. Realistically, though, it works both ways. Our behavior profoundly impacts our envi...

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  • Added: Jan 28, 2020
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 3
Origins: How Earth’s History Shaped Human History
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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We’re use to hearing about how much humans have impacted the earth. Scientists have given a name for this period to recognize human dominance over ...

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  • Added: Jul 16, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Morality and the Environmental Crisis
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Roger S. Gottlieb
Here’s the conundrum: a good person doesn’t knowingly create devastation and suffering. Yet, that is exactly what we’re doing with our environment....

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  • Added: May 19, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Redlined: A Memoir of Race, Change, and Fractured Community in 1960s Chicago
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
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The home ownership gap continues to widen.

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  • Added: Nov 27, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
A Dystopian Future
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Joel Kotkin
Population growth is causing us to rethink our urban and suburban lifestyles, and with that, redesigning cities is a new fad.

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  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Grand Canyon for Sale
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Stephen Nash
Using the Grand Canyon as the trailhead for his book, journalist Stephen Nash sounds an alarm of urgency for protecting our national parks.

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  • Added: Apr 11, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Toward the Tipping Point
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Jeremy Lent
In November, 2017, over fifteen thousand scientists from 184 countries issued a warning to humanity.

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  • Added: Feb 08, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Science Under Attack part 3
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Dr. Rush Holt
The Trump Administration is calling for drastic cuts in scientific research and development.

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  • Added: Apr 09, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
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Science Under Attack – part 1
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: March for Science
President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order. Its purpose is to reverse efforts to shrink America’s carbon footprint.

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  • Added: Mar 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
The Revolution Where You Live
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: IdeaSphere: A Platform for Today's Voices
Caption: Sarah van Gelder
No matter how we voted in this last election, all of us can agree on one thing. Our country, and the world, faces significant problems: Racism to c...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1