I migliori Al Mckay podcast (2024)

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Climate Change Is Literally Transforming Our Brains (w/ Clayton Page Aldern) 1:09:27

22d ago1:09:27

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As our environment changes, so do our brains. Climate changes impact our physical environments is many noticeable ways, but it's also changing us on the inside as well. Clayton Page Aldern is a neuroscientist turned environmental journalist who has unpacked this phenomenon in his new book, The Weight of Nature: How A Changing Climate Changes Our Br…

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Ed Begley Jr. On His Life in Entertainment And Climate Activism 56:03

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For 57 years, Ed Begley Jr. has been in literally hundreds of your favorite movies and television shows. And during those years, he's also established himself as one of the most prominent voices in Hollywood on environmental sustainability and climate action. Now, he’s with a new memoir, To the Temple of Tranquility…And Step On It!, which recounts …

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Will The Climate Movement Handle The Pressure Of 2024? (w/ Rev. Lennox Yearwood) 46:32

3M ago46:32

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The climate movement faces mounting pressure in 2024. Record-setting temperatures and extreme weather disasters continue to devastate over a turbulent summer. Prominent plans to roll back environmental regulations and stiffle climate mitigation and adaptation initiatives have movement leaders pushing back on attacks. Is the climate movement able to…

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Fragile Insurers, Risky Mortgages, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Prof. Pari Sastry) 32:01

4M ago32:01

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In 2008, the world economic system was rocked by a financial crisis that stemmed from risky mortgages being securitized and sold as safe investments to unknowing investors. Misaligned incentives, unpriced risk, deceptive selling practices, and a lack of regulatory scrutiny throughout the financial industry led to the Great Recession, the consequenc…

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How To Win Climate Arguments And Influence People (w/ Dr. Genevieve Guenther) 1:08:54

4M ago1:08:54

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Bad actors continue to push fake talking points to obscure the truth on climate change and slow down action. So how we combat these common myths and inspire people to do more? That's the focus of today's show and a new book by our guest, Dr. Genevieve Guenther. In her new book, The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fig…

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Highways Are Horrible For Climate Change. How Does The Problem Keep Expanding? 1:07:48

4M ago1:07:48

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For 70 years, building out and expanding American highways have been core parts to the entire US transportation project. But the initial effort to connect cities and states has created gigantic problems in the subsequent decades. Instead of fixing many of these critical issues, too often we see cities and states double down on the problem and make …

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US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on America's Clean Energy Mission 32:08

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President Biden campaigned on the promises of producing 100% of America's electricity with clean energy resources by 2035 and getting America's economy to Net Zero emissions by 2050. Since President Biden took office, the US Congress has passed the Bi-partisan Infrastructure Law, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the CHIPs and Science Act - all aime…

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Grief, Racism, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Mary Annaïse Heglar) 48:33

5M ago48:33

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Mary Annaïse Heglar is back on the show to discuss her new book "Troubled Waters", a fictional account of a young Black woman in Mississippi that uses direct action against the fossil fuel industry as a healing mechanism for her own grief, while also learning about the grief and trauma that her own grandmother carries with her from her days at the …

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What Will The Future Of Climate Denial Look Like? (w/ Tad DeLay) 56:42

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The climate movement is used to fight denial. Few who do this work escape the need to push back against critics claiming that human-created carbon dioxide emissions don't cause dangerous warming. But as the crisis becomes more clear and everpresent, it's time to expand our definition of climate denial, argues author Tad DeLay. In his new book, Futu…

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We Need More Climate People (w/ Tom Steyer) 36:08

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Hundreds of billions of dollars have already been invested in clean energy projects in America since the Inflation Reduction Act was passed in 2022. With that level of spending, clean energy jobs are on the rise, meaning there's never been a better time to start a career focused on combating the climate crisis. The variety of roles in clean energy …

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The Complex Threat Of Sea Level Rise (w/ Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney) 53:12

5M ago53:12

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This week, two Pultizer Prize-winning reporters join the show to discuss their new investigative series, “The Drowning South," and how the threat of sea level rise is causing a number of complex problems in America's southern coastal cities. The Washington Post's Chris Mooney, a reporter covering climate change, energy and the environment, and Brad…

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Groundbreaking Economic Study Suggests Greater Climate Damages (w/ Dr. Adrien Bilal and Dr. Diego Kaenzig) 51:07

6M ago51:07

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In 2018, economist William Nordhaus won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy model, which was the first neoclassical growth model to incorporate the impacts of a warming planet on the global economy. While celebrated for its economic innovations, the DICE model and its outputs have been criticized…

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Is Climate Anxiety Keeping People From Having Children? (w/ Dr. Jade Sasser) 49:04

6M ago49:04

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Over the past five years, there have been several studies showing how the climate crisis is impacting major life decisions. Whether it’s where to live, how to invest, or what to study, young people today are being forced to confront a climate-worsened future and decide what’s best for their personal situation given the very public failures of leade…

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Why Is Climate Change Missing In Our Movies? (w/ Anna Jane Joyner and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson) 56:33

6M ago56:33

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Popular films have massive influence over our culture. It's where we go to see the biggest stories on the biggest screen. It's where we go to see Nicole Kidman do that weird commerical before the film starts. Movies are really, really important. So, why isn't the climate crisis, one of the defining issues of our time, on the silver screen more ofte…

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The American Climate Corps Explained (with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi) 35:16

6M ago35:16

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The American Climate Corps, an initiative that will employ 20,000 Americans in its first year to combat the climate crisis, is launching this week as the Biden Administration delivers on another campaign promise. Learning from previous national service programs such as FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps, the American Climate Corps wil…

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CNN's Bill Weir On The Life Lessons Found In Climate Reporting 1:09:27

7M ago1:09:27

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For years, we've watched as Bill Weir has brought climate storytelling to one of the biggest news networks on television. On CNN, Bill has traveled the world to cover everything from extreme weather disasters to cutting-edge climate solutions. And throughout an incredibly eventful career, he's learned life lessons he hopes his children and others w…

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The Washington Post's Shannon Osaka On Microplastics, Extreme Weather Costs, And Covering Climate In 2024 1:01:09

7M ago1:01:09

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Shannon Osaka has been one of our favorite climate journalists for years. So we were incredibly excited to have her on this week for a wide-ranging conversation on a variety of climate issues - like microplastics, extreme weather costs in the US, and covering climate change as we exceed 1.5 degrees of warming above pre-industrial levels. Shannon al…

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Climate Change Is Literally Transforming Our Brains (w/ Clayton Page Aldern) 1:09:27

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Ed Begley Jr. On His Life in Entertainment And Climate Activism 56:03

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Will The Climate Movement Handle The Pressure Of 2024? (w/ Rev. Lennox Yearwood) 46:32

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Fragile Insurers, Risky Mortgages, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Prof. Pari Sastry) 32:01

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How To Win Climate Arguments And Influence People (w/ Dr. Genevieve Guenther) 1:08:54

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Highways Are Horrible For Climate Change. How Does The Problem Keep Expanding? 1:07:48

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US Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm on America's Clean Energy Mission 32:08

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Grief, Racism, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Mary Annaïse Heglar) 48:33

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What Will The Future Of Climate Denial Look Like? (w/ Tad DeLay) 56:42

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We Need More Climate People (w/ Tom Steyer) 36:08

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The Complex Threat Of Sea Level Rise (w/ Pulitzer Prize-winning reporters Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney) 53:12

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Groundbreaking Economic Study Suggests Greater Climate Damages (w/ Dr. Adrien Bilal and Dr. Diego Kaenzig) 51:07

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Is Climate Anxiety Keeping People From Having Children? (w/ Dr. Jade Sasser) 49:04

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Why Is Climate Change Missing In Our Movies? (w/ Anna Jane Joyner and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson) 56:33

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The American Climate Corps Explained (with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi) 35:16

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CNN's Bill Weir On The Life Lessons Found In Climate Reporting 1:09:27

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The Washington Post's Shannon Osaka On Microplastics, Extreme Weather Costs, And Covering Climate In 2024 1:01:09

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