Un-Uninformed

Is the climate changing? Well, here’s the bigger question: Is our political climate changing? It is. And it’s changing for the worse. In other words, the dialogue over political matters is so polarized and toxic that it’s starting to get hard to breathe. And it’s getting hard to hear anything that’s being said by people on the other side of the aisle.

Join us as we have a conversation with experts with differing opinions on climate change. And they’ve all agreed to have peaceful conversation that’s aimed toward productive dialogue. It’s a model that we all can implement as we try to have conversations about tough topics like climate change.

The conclusion: It’s undeniable. The political environment is warming. It’s not at a natural rate. And it is, in fact, a result of our own neglect.

Listen to this week’s podcast to learn a little bit about climate change and how to actually reverse the effects of political climate change.

Ways to make your voice heard: trolling Facebook, complaining about politics to coworkers or…Lobbying to Your Local Legislators.

Have you ever lobbied before? You should. Because if Sean Sevy can do it, anyone can do it. Join him as he walks through the entire process of actually meeting face to face with his local Senator and Representative. He’s with the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) where they lobby for issues friendly to those effected by cancer. Do the legislators buy it? No, not on every issue. But that’s what a representative democracy is all about, right?

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We’re reading Donald Trump’s Tweets, and we’ve got the President on the show to read them. Well, at least we have his voice here. Sean Sevy interviews President Trump (Sean Sevy) on the issues making Trump’s Twitter account–and America–an interesting place be right now.

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Isaac Hamid is from Sudan, which is one of the 7 countries barred from the US as part of the recent immigration ban. Just days before the ban, he became a US citizen. So he’s good to go, right? Nope.  Because many of his siblings are still in refugee camps in Africa.  And his plans for helping them come over to the US have come to an abrupt halt.

This week we join Isaac and five of his fellow Sudanese immigrants as we try to see life through the eyes of a refugee. A lot of people are eager to help the refugee population in the US. One of these is Jackie Skinner, who gives us some practical advice on how to get involved. Yes, we can write our local senator or take part in a protest, but she’s taken a different approach. Jackie coaches a soccer team which is entirely composed of refugees.

So if you like sports (and you’re not so much into politics) and you want to become involved, you’re in business.

Tippe Morlan traveled to 22 countries and 17 states in 2015, all for the same price as a weekend road trip. Among her most recent travel hacking successes are round trip flights to: U.S. Virgin Islands for $149, Abu Dhabi for $177, and New Zealand for $221. Actually, the New Zealand trip ended up being free. Her plane had some maintenance  issues which resulted in the airline paying $300 to each passenger. OK, most travelers can’t expect to get a free trip to New Zealand, but anyone can get super cheap flights. And Tippe knows all the secrets.

In  this episode, Tippe Morlan gives Sean Sevy a walk-through of all her travel hacking silver bullets. While Sean was really proud that he went to India last summer for only $1200, Tippe one-upped him with her identical flight that same summer for a meager $289. During the interview they put Tippe’s secrets to work as they go online and find round trip tickets to Peru for $449 and Sweden for $453.

To stay in the loop on Tippe’s ridiculously cheap way to travel and to see what flights are cheap right now, follow her Facebook page called Just One More Trip.