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In Episode 90, Quinn & Brian discuss: What it’s like to be a COVID-19 Lab Rat.

Our guest is: Allie Broas, an almost-MBA and one of Quinn’s many, many cousins.

We weren’t exactly planning to do more of these episodes right now — most of the people who are trying to change the world are quite busy at the moment — but then we had this unique opportunity to talk to someone who is not just a COVID-19 survivor but also, now, a COVID-19 test subject! So, we had to take it and learn more about how she contracted the virus, what her experience was like, and how she’s able to help doctors and scientists research it now.

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Cast your mind back to Episode 79, when Quinn & Brian discussed: Optimism in the air (can it be?).

Our guest is: Beth Gardiner, an environmental journalist and the author of Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution. The Guardian writes, “You couldn't ask for a better guide for ... concerned citizens,” which pretty much sums up our audience.

We’re replaying this fan favorite during this crisis for two timely reasons: 1) breathing in pollution creates underlying conditions that dramatically elevate the risk of complication from diseases like COVID-19 and, CONVENIENTLY, 2) Trump just rolled back Obama’s vehicle tailpipe rules. 

This change should amount to “as much as 923 million more metric tons of carbon dioxide being emitted,” according to The Washington Post, which they report “is equivalent to the emissions from running 237 coal power plants for a year.” 

SO ANYWAYS. This is one place where we can actually make a difference in reversing the climate crisis, so Gardiner’s tips for citizens who want to affect change are critically important right now.

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Way back in Episode 65, Quinn asked: Was Chernobyl a preventable and rare accident from the past, or a vivid picture of what happens when the government abandons its citizens during a crisis?

FUN STORY: turns out, it’s B!

We’re replaying one of our most listened to episodes ever, because, well, COVID-19. Or, more specifically, because of the American government’s response to COVID-19. 

Which was to lie.

Our guest is: Craig Mazin, a screenwriter, podcaster, and the creator of the Emmy-award winning HBO mini-series Chernobyl.

This is the story of what happened in Chernobyl in 1986. And this is what’s happening in the USA right now. This moment, and how we choose to hold these people accountable, means everything.

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If you've been wondering how else you can help fight coronavirus besides staying at home in sweatpants, this episode is for you. Please share widely. You can find links and additional details at importantnotimportant.com/blog/fight.

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In Episode 89, Quinn & Brian discuss: Taking down the white guy who politically stabbed you (and the planet) in the back.

Our guest is: Dr. Arati Kreibich. She gave us a call a couple weeks back to explain that she’s a freshman Councilmember in Glen Rock, a proud immigrant, a neuroscientist, a mother, and a grassroots organizer who is now running for Congress in New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District, because I GUESS THAT’S WHAT IT’S COME TO.

In the last congressional election, Dr. Kreibich campaigned (a lot) for the current representative, Josh Gottheimer. She saw Josh as an opportunity for the district to move forward, but she’s been disillusioned and disappointed by the decisions he’s made in the name of “bipartisanship.” 

So, instead of backing another rich white man who doesn’t actually care, Dr. Kreibich decided to take Gottheimer down herself. WE'RE IN.

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Our Fun Talk episodes are usually reserved for our premium members, but seeing as we’re all locked in our houses for the next year, we’re temporarily moving them into the main feed. Everybody needs a laugh and believe us when we say there’s no saving the world in these ones, folks. Enjoy.

Who was Brian’s childhood celbrity crush? Who graced the inside of Quinn’s locker? These are the hard-hitting questions we dedicated ourselves to answering for all of you shit-givers. But before that, because this epsiode was recorded two weeks ago, we made predictions about where the world would be today. Were we right? You be the judge.

FYI: Fun Talk is when we talk about whatever we want, and we stop whenever Brian gets (more) tired. If you want to hear us pondering the many ways we are approaching world-wide catastrophe, check out the episodes that publish on Mondays.

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Our Fun Talk episodes are usually reserved for our premium members, but seeing as we’re all locked in our houses for the next year, we’re temporarily moving them into the main feed. Everybody needs a laugh and believe us when we say there’s no saving the world in these ones, folks. Enjoy.

After a brief coronavirus interlude, Quinn & Brian start asking the important questions: What boy band would you want on a deserted island with you? That’s right, it’s the Lord of the Flies reboot you’ve all been waiting for!

FYI: Fun Talk is when we talk about whatever we want, and we stop whenever Brian gets (more) tired. If you want to hear us pondering the many ways we are approaching world-wide catastrophe, check out the episodes that publish on Mondays.

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