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Can China Erase History – and Democracy – in Hong Kong
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Life is changing quickly for people in Hong Kong

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  • Added: Apr 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Reproductive Rights, The Issue that Could Define the 2024 Election
From: Mateo Schimpf
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The Dobbs Domino Effect

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  • Added: Apr 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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‘She Didn’t Want to Die. But She Didn’t Want to Suffer’
From: Tradeoffs
Caption: Steven Petrow (R) and Jay Petrow (L) kiss their sister Julie Petrow-Cohen. Julie used New Jersey’s medical aid in dying law after a six-year battle with ovarian cancer., Credit: Courtesy of the Petrow family
A handful of states allow terminally ill people to take life-ending medications prescribed by a doctor instead of waiting for death. This week, we ...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 21:12
What’s Wrong, America? A 2024 Election Special
From: Mateo Schimpf
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Turns out Americans don't feel great about the direction of our country. But what exactly are they upset about, and are things as bad as they think?

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  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Ozempic Hype Forces Employer Calls on Obesity Coverage
From: Tradeoffs
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Employers are facing a big dilemma: How do they pay for the new highly effective and popular obesity medications without breaking the bank? This we...

  • Added: Sep 29, 2023
  • Length: 21:56
Toxic Tracks (encore)
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: The text "Toxic Tracks" on a background of railroad tracks., Credit: Background image by Hands off my tags! Michael Gaida from Pixabay
On today's show, we'll hear an encore of a show from our archives that first aired in April. We'll be looking at the environmental impact of the ra...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2023
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
2023-08-11 Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-minute City
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name...

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  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
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230811: Just a Walk or Bike Ride Away: The 15-minute City, 8/11/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Can you imagine if everything you needed in your everyday life was just a walk or bike ride away? That’s the goal of the 15-minute City, a new name...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
2023-07-14 Green Energy / Red States
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs an...

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  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
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230714: Green Energy / Red States, 7/14/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Billions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act have started flowing into renewable energy projects and manufacturing. That’s bringing jobs an...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2023
  • Length: 58:57
The Meteoric Rise of Private Medicare Advantage Insurance
From: Tradeoffs
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Medicare is in the midst of a pretty dramatic transformation. Before long, two out of every three enrollees will likely have a private Medicare Adv...

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  • Added: Jun 16, 2023
  • Length: 24:09
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The Latest Threat to the Affordable Care Act
From: Tradeoffs
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The Affordable Care Act faces yet another in a long string of legal challenges. Last Thursday's ruling, by a conservative federal judge who has tar...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2023
  • Length: 14:07
The Treacherous Transition Awaiting Millions Losing Their Medicaid
From: Tradeoffs
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We dig into three research papers to make sense of what will happen to 15 million people set to lose their Medicaid over the next year.

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2023
  • Length: 16:55
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SCOTUS Weighs Medicaid Recipients Right to Sue
From: Tradeoffs
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Later this year the Supreme Court is set to decide whether to close a legal pathway that Medicaid recipients have used for more than 50 years. This...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2023
  • Length: 11:27
2023-02-24 Housing Density as a Climate Lever with Scott Wiener
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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The lack of affordable housing in the U.S. has contributed to a homelessness crisis and has forced people to move farther away from urban centers. ...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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20230224: Housing Density as a Climate Lever with Scott Wiener, 2/24/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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The lack of affordable housing in the U.S. has contributed to a homelessness crisis and has forced people to move farther away from urban centers. ...

  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
2023-02-10 What We’re Watching in Climate Now
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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2022 was a banner year for climate – both in terms of climate-fueled disaster and historic federal investments in clean energy, electric vehicles a...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
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20230210: What We’re Watching in Climate Now, 2/10/2023
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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2022 was a banner year for climate – both in terms of climate-fueled disaster and historic federal investments in clean energy, electric vehicles a...

  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 58:59
2022-12-16 Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Schneider Award Winner
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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Every year, Climate One grants an award in memory of pioneering climate scientist Steve Schneider, who fiercely took on the denial machine from the...

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  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
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20221216: Stefan Rahmstorf: 2022 Schneider Award Winner, 12/16/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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Every year, Climate One grants an award in memory of pioneering climate scientist Steve Schneider, who fiercely took on the denial machine from the...

  • Added: Dec 15, 2022
  • Length: 58:59
2022-11-04 Kamala Harris and Gina McCarthy: Views From The Inside
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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It’s been a big year for U.S. climate policy. Three major pieces of legislation: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act and t...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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20221104: Kamala Harris and Gina McCarthy: Views From The Inside, 11/4/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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It’s been a big year for U.S. climate policy. Three major pieces of legislation: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act and t...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
2022-09-23 The Inflation Reduction Act Passed. Now What?
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The IRA allocates around $370 billion over ten years to invest in renewable...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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20220923: The Inflation Reduction Act Passed. Now What?, 9/23/2022
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One- Weekly Feed
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In August, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The IRA allocates around $370 billion over ten years to invest in renewable...

  • Added: Sep 22, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
06-24-2022 Rebuilding for Climate: Successful City Strategies
From: Climate One
Series: Climate One
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83% of people in the United States live in urban areas. And these days that’s where important climate progress is happening. Cities all over the co...

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  • Added: Jun 23, 2022
  • Length: 59:00
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