Latest Episodes
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Titans of Industrial Agriculture With Professor Jennifer Clapp, University of Waterloo
Big agriculture is Big! And it appears to be getting Bigger, as the leading companies in four critical sectors—equipment, seeds, fertilizers and chemicals—consolidate in...
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Let the Salmon Swim Freely--The Klamath Dam Removal project with Brook Thompson
Until very recently, salmon and other fish attempting to spawn in Northern California’s Klamath River found a number of dams in their way. Over...
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Fire, Fire at Moss Landing--Why the batteries burned and what that means
On January 16th, 2025, a fire broke out at the Vistra plant in Moss Landing, California burning for two days and scattering heavy metals...
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Food Apartheid and Food Hubs--A Visit with Saba Grocers and co-founder Lina Ghanem
Food insecurity and food apartheid are a common challenge in many low-income and minority neighborhoods across the United States. Big supermarket companies avoid those...
141
American Environmentalism, Then and Now (1965-2025) With Mark Dowie
Mark Dowie describes himself as “Cowhand, guitarist, investigative historian, poet” and journalist. He’s probably best known as cofounder, editor and staff writer for Mother...
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Life and Death Decision-making through Algorithms, with Professor David Rehkopf and Derek Ouyang, Stanford University
Over the past few years, we’ve heard a lot about artificial intelligence and the algorithms that support public policy, decision making and resource allocations. ...