In Episode 27, Quinn & Brian ask: what happens when the Atlantic Ocean invades the Arctic Ocean?
Our guest: Julia Roberson, vice president of relations for the Ocean Conservancy in Washington D.C. Julia takes complex issues, like one ocean invading another, and makes them real and relevant to human beings, and finally (and most specific for us) helps us act on them. She’s damn funny and way smarter than us, but once again, a gentle reminder: it’s a low, low bar.

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 Julia Roberson on Twitter
 Ocean Conservancy on Twitter
 Tuskfish use TOOLS
 Bye, lobsters!
 The Atlantic Ocean is Invading the Arctic Ocean
 Ocean acidification
  The great Pacific garbage patch
  Straws are no bueno
  Trump Book Club: The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
  Quinn Emmett on Twitter
  Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter
  Intro/outro by Tim Blane
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In Episode 27, Quinn & Brian ask: what happens when the Atlantic Ocean invades the Arctic Ocean? Our guest: Julia Roberson, vice president of relations for the Ocean Conservancy in Washington D.C. Julia takes complex issues, like one ocean invading another, and makes them real and relevant to human beings, and finally (and most specific for us) helps us act on them. She’s damn funny and way smarter than us, but once again, a gentle reminder: it’s a low, low bar. Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message! Links: Julia Roberson on Twitter Ocean Conservancy on Twitter Tuskfish use TOOLS Bye, lobsters! The Atlantic Ocean is Invading the Arctic Ocean Ocean acidification The great Pacific garbage patch Straws are no bueno Trump Book Club: The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison Quinn Emmett on Twitter Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter Intro/outro by Tim Blane Subscribe to our newsletter at ImportantNotImportant.com! Like and share us on Facebook! Check us on Instagram! Follow us on Twitter! Pin us on Pinterest! Tumble us or whatever the hell you do on Tumblr! Ok that’s enough good lord

In Episode 27, Quinn &amp; Brian ask: what happens when the Atlantic Ocean invades the Arctic Ocean?
Our guest: Julia Roberson, vice president of relations for the Ocean Conservancy in Washington D.C. Julia takes complex issues, like one ocean invading another, and makes them real and relevant to human beings, and finally (and most specific for us) helps us act on them. She’s damn funny and way smarter than us, but once again, a gentle reminder: it’s a low, low bar.

Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!

Links:

 Julia Roberson on Twitter
 Ocean Conservancy on Twitter
 Tuskfish use TOOLS
 Bye, lobsters!
 The Atlantic Ocean is Invading the Arctic Ocean
 Ocean acidification
  The great Pacific garbage patch
  Straws are no bueno
  Trump Book Club: The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
  Quinn Emmett on Twitter
  Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter
  Intro/outro by Tim Blane
  Subscribe to our newsletter at ImportantNotImportant.com!
  Like and share us on Facebook!
  Check us on Instagram!
  Follow us on Twitter!
  Pin us on Pinterest!
  Tumble us or whatever the hell you do on Tumblr!
  Ok that’s enough good lord

#27: What Happens When the Atlantic Ocean Invades the Arctic Ocean?

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You already know things are broken. You read the news, you listen to the analysis, you've got the outrage. What you don't have is a plan. The Most Important Question — 6x Webby-nominated, 2x Signal Award-nominated — is a weekly conversation with one person who stopped asking "what can I do?" and went and found out. Not pundits. Not commentators. The scientists, doctors, nurses, journalists, farmers, activists, and policymakers who are doing the actual work on the frontlines of climate, public health, democracy, AI, food, water, medicine, and justice. Host Quinn Emmett goes deep with each of them — the infectious disease doctor building new outbreak surveillance tools, the investigative journalist who traced how forever chemicals got into 97% of our blood, the economist building emergency lifeboats for foreign aid that got axed overnight, one of the greatest writers alive reckoning with the history we were never taught — and every conversation ends with something nobody else gives you: a plan. What you can do. Specifically. This week. However you show up. We don't care if you donate or volunteer or vote or organize or just finally understand what the hell is happening with measles so you can push back at Thanksgiving. We care that you do something. 220+ episodes. 110+ countries. One question: What can I do? New episodes weekly. You're already informed. Let's get to work.

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