CONNIE BRITTON: THE RIVERS BETWEEN US: HOW WE PROTECT AMERICA'S WATERWAYS

with

Actress Connie Britton and Paul Gallay, rivers expert and president of Riverkeeper.

In this episode we talk about:

- Where drinking water comes from

- How toxic spills in rivers are cleaned up

- How to protect your local waterway

- Covid and rivers

- A romantic way to spend valentine's day in NYC

**"Restore Mother Nature Bond Act" referred to at the very end was pulled from the ballot 

NORAH JONES: DON’T KNOW WHY: EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY IN ART AND SCIENCE

with Norah Jones and "War On Science" author Shawn Otto

In this episode we discuss:

- how the war on science began

- the story of how Exxon PR created climate change denial

- the scientific method

- how to talk to people with whom you disagree

- Keith Richards' giant tape recorder

A FAMILY OF TREES: UNCOVERING NETWORKS IN OUR FORESTS' UNDERSTORY with Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser of MGMT and Dr. Suzanne Simard, forest ecology professor.

In this episode we discuss:

- how trees communicate with one another

- the folly of industrialized logging

- how trees help other trees

- Native American ancestral DNA in cedar

- where to buy mushrooms in Connecticut

"Sing for Science" trailer. Episodes released weekly starting October 14th.