Current Climate - with Sam & April

Current Climate - with Sam & April

By Sam Zagorski & April ReganScienceEarth Sciences
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Current Climate - with Sam & April episodes

  • 8. "Get me to a coral reef!"

    Vegetarian meal ideas, the economic way forward, powering through some less than ideal ocean facts, and more!


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    Find Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski


    (I'm so embarrassed... it's called a screen name on AIM. -Sam)

    55 min
  • 7. "Amber waves of grain, purple mountains and whatever"

    What is more American than oil pipelines, cars, and red meat?  Plenty of things... but these are the topics April and Sam cover in this week's episode.


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    Find Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski

    52 min
  • 6. "Excuse me... MilkDonald's is down the street"

    Sam and April discuss ways to drink iced coffee more sustainably before getting into some climate relevant headlines and reflecting on how adorable, yet deadly, wolverines are.


    Solving the Climate Crisis Summary: https://climatecrisis.house.gov/sites/climatecrisis.house.gov/files/SCCC%20summary.pdf

    Vox article (includes 12 Pillars): https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/6/30/21305891/aoc-climate-change-house-democrats-select-committee-report


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    Find Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski

    46 min
  • 5. "I guess he's Aquaman's nemesis..."

    April and Sam discuss arctic heat, pitch a new comicbook villain, and get pretty heated.


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    Find Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski

    52 min
  • 4. "Big government?! They're trying to save salamanders"

    April and Sam discuss how skipping the dryer went before answering some listeners' questions and getting semi-heated about a recent executive order (and Ted Cruz).


    Petition to protect the NEPA: https://protectnepa.org/protect-your-voice/


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    Find Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski

    47 min
  • 3. "I don't need a turd nerd to tell me how many cows I need"

    After discussing their plastic free shopping week, April and Sam celebrate Alexander von Humboldt, the original climate scientist, and consider some possible pros of poop.


    Find out more about The Invention of Nature here: https://www.andreawulf.com/about-the-invention-of-nature.html


    If you've been enjoying Current Climate please considering leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts or sharing this podcast with a friend!


    Tweet at us: @currentclimate_

    Find Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski

    46 min
  • 2. "They're not my leaves! They belong to the condo association!"

    After seeing how composting went, April and Sam discuss Big Oil and challenge themselves to grocery shop without plastic this week.


    We highly recommend reading these articles:

    https://350.org/dismantle-white-supremacy/

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/06/03/im-black-climate-scientist-racism-derails-our-efforts-save-planet/


    Click here to tell Congress to pass the ReWIND Act: https://engage.us.greenpeace.org/onlineactions/fMUq0MqSLEmOLxAcej0nqg2


    Tweet at us: @currentclimate_

    Find Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski

    45 min
  • 1. "I would think that domestic goats & wild goats are equally flammable"

    Join Sam and April as they discuss a variety of environmental topics: a famous Trash Wheel, hunting, zombie fires, and composting.

    Check out some helpful information on composting here: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/composting-way-easier-you-think


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    Email us with questions/comments at [email protected]

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    Follow Sam on Instagram: @sam.zagorski

    45 min

About Current Climate - with Sam & April

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Join April and Sam each week as they break down current events that impact our environment. From learning about United States policy to trying out small lifestyle changes, they aim to make the overwhelming pursuit of slowing climate change a little more fun.