The Most Important Question

In Episode 22, Quinn & Brian ask: how does your phone call become law?

To help answer that question, they’ve got Andres Jimenez on the line. Andres is the Senior Director of Government Affairs for the Citizens Climate Lobby, working with both the House and Senate to expand the voice of citizens, as well as push relevant legislation through. He’s also a leading member of GreenLatinos. Andres has worked with the Ocean Conservancy and in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office in New York.

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Andres Jimenez on Twitter

Citizens Climate Lobby

Green Latinos

League of Conservation Voters

Schoolhouse Rock: I’m Just A Bill

A More Beautiful Question by Warren Berger

Trump’s Book Club: The Giving Tree

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 21, Quinn & Brian finally get to the heart of it: What’s the #1 thing YOU can do to affect climate change?

On the mic and down the street, Peter Kalmus, an atmospheric scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Peter wrote a book called “Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution” and also he’s got chickens and no longer a motorcycle (BRIAN).

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Peter Kalmus on Twitter

Becycling.life

Trump’s Book Club: Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution by Peter Kalmus

Carbon footprint calculator

Citizens Climate Lobby

Vipassana Meditation

Headspace

How to compost

Wirecutter’s Best Composter for Kitchen Scraps

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 21, Quinn & Brian finally get to the heart of it: What’s the #1 thing YOU can do to affect climate change?

On the mic and down the street, Peter Kalmus, an atmospheric scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

Peter wrote a book called “Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution” and also he’s got chickens and no longer a motorcycle (BRIAN).

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Peter Kalmus on Twitter

Becycling.life

Trump’s Book Club: Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution by Peter Kalmus

Carbon footprint calculator

Citizens Climate Lobby

Vipassana Meditation

Headspace

How to compost

Wirecutter’s Best Composter for Kitchen Scraps

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 20, Quinn and Brian wonder: How the hell are we gonna feed 10 billion people?

Enter Fred Iutzi of the Land Institute, where they’re focused on the incredibly modest goal of working to displace the predominant industrial, disruptive system of agriculture by providing staple foods without destroying or compromising the cultural and ecological systems upon which we so very much depend.

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Fred Iutzi on Twitter

The Land Institute

Long Root Ale by Patagonia

“The Importance of Soil”, NY Times

“Why the paleo diet is half-baked”, Scientific American

Motorcycle death data

Trump’s Book Club: Becoming Native to This Place by Wes Jackson

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 20, Quinn and Brian wonder: How the hell are we gonna feed 10 billion people?

Enter Fred Iutzi of the Land Institute, where they’re focused on the incredibly modest goal of working to displace the predominant industrial, disruptive system of agriculture by providing staple foods without destroying or compromising the cultural and ecological systems upon which we so very much depend.

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Fred Iutzi on Twitter

The Land Institute

Long Root Ale by Patagonia

“The Importance of Soil”, NY Times

“Why the paleo diet is half-baked”, Scientific American

Motorcycle death data

Trump’s Book Club: Becoming Native to This Place by Wes Jackson

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 19, Quinn & Brian asks: What’s the future of antibiotics?

To answer: the irrepressible Dr. Gautam Dantas, the professor of pathology and immunology and biomedical engineering at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. He leads the Dantas Lab, where they work at the interface of microbial genomics, ecology, synthetic biology, and systems biology, to understand, harness, and engineer the biochemical processing potential of microbial communities.

We have a lovely, not terrifying chat about designing new antibiotics in the post-antibiotic area. Topics covered include bacteria as the O.G., Thanos, precision medicine, cows, horror shows from the ancient past buried in ice cores, and your vote and where it should go. 

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Dr. Gautam Dantas on Twitter

Dantas Lab

“Why Some Bacteria Eat Antibiotics”, NBC News

“Antibiotic Resistance is Ancient”, Science Daily

Trump’s Book Club: Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 19, Quinn & Brian asks: What’s the future of antibiotics?

To answer: the irrepressible Dr. Gautam Dantas, the professor of pathology and immunology and biomedical engineering at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. He leads the Dantas Lab, where they work at the interface of microbial genomics, ecology, synthetic biology, and systems biology, to understand, harness, and engineer the biochemical processing potential of microbial communities.

We have a lovely, not terrifying chat about designing new antibiotics in the post-antibiotic area. Topics covered include bacteria as the O.G., Thanos, precision medicine, cows, horror shows from the ancient past buried in ice cores, and your vote and where it should go.

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Dr. Gautam Dantas on Twitter

Dantas Lab

“Why Some Bacteria Eat Antibiotics”, NBC News

“Antibiotic Resistance is Ancient”, Science Daily

Trump’s Book Club: Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 18, Quinn & Brian try to build a more flexible, approachable, and fun new science foundation in America. But they don't know where to start.

Enter the legendary Phil Plait, the “Bad Astronomer”. He's an astronomer (obviously), author, and science communicator extraordinaire and we chat about rebuilding the foundations of American science.

And that, friends, starts with enthusiasm. Science — fuck yeah!

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Phil Plait on Twitter

Phil’s blog

Phil’s newsletter

The Science and Entertainment Exchange

Global Weirding

Crash Course

314 Action

Trump’s Book Club: The Madhouse Effect by Michael E. Mann and Tom Toles

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 18, Quinn & Brian try to build a more flexible, approachable, and fun new science foundation in America. But they don't know where to start.

Enter the legendary Phil Plait, the “Bad Astronomer”. He's an astronomer (obviously), author, and science communicator extraordinaire and we chat about rebuilding the foundations of American science.

And that, friends, starts with enthusiasm. Science — fuck yeah!

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Phil Plait on Twitter

Phil’s blog

Phil’s newsletter

The Science and Entertainment Exchange

Global Weirding

Crash Course

314 Action

Trump’s Book Club: The Madhouse Effect by Michael E. Mann and Tom Toles

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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In Episode 17, Quinn & Brian ask: What’s the future of emergency medical systems in the age of climate change?

Joining us: Jason Friesen, the founder and executive director of Trek Medics, a 501 c3 registered NGO dedicated to creating or improving emergency medical systems in communities without reliable access to emergency care through innovative mobile phone technologies.

We talk about the current and future state of emergency medical systems in the age of climate change. Because the big one's coming.

Jason would like you to know that they make their services available to all communities, regardless of race, religion, or creed. He's saved six lives since Brian woke up.

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TrekMedics.org

Trek Medics on Instagram

Disaster Preparedness

Team Rubicon

Charity Navigator

Zello

5 steps to emergency response:

 

Can you help?

Did you find the patient?

Do you need additional resources?

Are you able to transport the patient?

Did you get to your destination?

 

 

Jason’s pick for Trump’s Book Club: The Little Prince, by Antoine Saint Exupery

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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