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"Speaking of Psychology" is an audio podcast series highlighting some of the latest, most important and relevant psychological research being conducted today. Produced by the American Psychological Association, these podcasts will help listeners apply the science of psychology to their everyday lives.
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Each Tuesday and Friday, Ezra Klein invites you into a conversation on something that matters. How do we address climate change if the political system fails to act? Has the logic of markets infiltrated too many aspects of our lives? What is the future of the Republican Party? What do psychedelics teach us about consciousness? What does sci-fi understand about our present that we miss? Can our food system be just to humans and animals alike? Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and ...
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Climate change is here; it's happening. Find out what that means, why scientists are so sure and what we need to do now.
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Quick and concise, Eight Minute Climate Fix covers everything that's happening in climate action and the energy transition. We tackle the complexity of the changes happening in our world and make it easy, and quick, for anyone to understand. Our sister podcast, More Than Eight Minutes, includes the extended versions with our guests for anyone who wants to go a level deeper into these issues.
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CleanTech Talk — Tesla, Solar, Battery, Climate, AI, EV, & Other Tech News & Analysis
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CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews cleantech leaders, top researchers, and investment experts in the fields of electric vehicles (EV), batteries and mining, solar energy, climate change, artificial intelligence (AI), and more.
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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Ed Keenan talk to their fellow journalists, experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.
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From hurricanes and floods, to wildfires and extreme temperatures, climate change is happening all around us. In this podcast series, energy and climate expert Samantha Gross, director of the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution, sheds light on the essentials of climate change and how to deal with it. She talks to other experts in various climate-related areas to help you understand the issue. How serious is climate change and what causes it? How does our energ ...
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Geography Matters explores the importance of geography in shaping and influencing the world we live in: economy, society, politics and environment. Whether looking at world affairs and geopolitics, at global trade, regional inequality or the character of particular places, geography is important. History looks at when and why things happen. Geography looks at where and why. Everything takes place at particular times and in particular places. You can't escape the importance of geography wheth ...
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Something big is happening in the world of business. CEOs increasingly say their jobs have become less about giving orders, more about inspiring, motivating, setting a north star. They are taking the lead on big issues like climate change, worker retraining, and diversity and inclusion. They are under pressure from employees, customers and investors not just to turn a profit, but to prove they are doing good in the world. And in the process, they are fundamentally redefining the relationship ...
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The ChangeMakers Podcast tells stories of people changing the world. We produce ChangeMaker Chats with people who share why and how they make change, and we also do documentary style episodes about change making campaigns. W known change makers like the 2019 Hong Kong Protesters, Standing Rock activists, climate campaigners like Bill Mckibben and Australian of the Year Grace Tame, as well as change makers, all of whom have stories and lessons to share. Tune to our episodes that release every ...
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Listen in as we examine the story behind some of the most pressing conservation issues facing the West. 2 Degrees Out West is a podcast for advocates and decision makers who want to fight climate change and its impacts across the West. On 2° out west we talk with climate experts and advocates to bring you stories, experiences, and insights from their work in the places we call home. We find, legislators, researchers, organizers, conservation advocates, and more to ask about what we can do to ...
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The Europeans is a fresh and entertaining weekly podcast about European politics and culture, recorded each week between Paris and Amsterdam with fascinating guests joining from across Europe. This multiple award-winning podcast fills you in on the major European politics stories and other European news of the week, as well as fun and quirky nuggets that have been missed by most media outlets. Hosted by Katy Lee, a journalist based in Paris, and Dominic Kraemer, an opera singer in Amsterdam, ...
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation welcomes you to The Circular Economy Show, a podcast about a new way to design, make, and use things, and how we can build an economy that's fit for the 21st century.
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The World Unpacked is a biweekly foreign policy podcast hosted by Sophia Besch that breaks down the hottest global issues of today with experts, journalists, and policymakers who can explain what is happening, why it matters, and where we go from here. Tune in to get smart on foreign policy.
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How do we solve the world’s biggest challenges? From climate change to inequality; the rise of big tech and rapid changes in how we live and work. Radio Davos talks to the people who have the ideas, the passion and the power to make change happen in a way that benefits all of us.
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In Season 3 of The Clean Energy Revolution, Laura Young and Dr. Carolyn Kissane explore the people, policies and projects that are leading the transition to clean energy. How can infrastructure around the world be upgraded to keep up with energy demand? What needs to happen to triple global renewable energy generation? Where and how will AI be best deployed? Delving into these questions and more are Laura Young, aka Less Waste Laura - an award-winning climate activist, environmental scientis ...
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"Your Planet, Your Health" strives to summarise the science behind earth's climate and our existence on it – Our aims are to contextualise the history of discourses and ideas about the environment and to debunk misinformation – We share positive stories, and explore the knowledge and tools that we can use to be good earthlings. This podcast on planetary health is hosted by Ralph Levinson, MD Health Sciences Professor (emeritus) School of Medicine, UCLA, and Luc Lewitanski, a journalist cover ...
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Is my dentist scamming me? Why do political campaigns cost so much? Should Gen Z bother to save for retirement? Explain It To Me is the hotline for all your unanswered questions. Sometimes explanations are hard to find, misinformation is rampant, and those internet searches and AI asks can come up empty. Call 1-800-618-8545 with what’s on your mind, and host Jonquilyn Hill will be your friendly guide to the answers you're looking for — and maybe even the ones you don’t expect. New episodes e ...
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The best progressive talk right here, on demand. Always Progressive, Always On!
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Describing today’s political climate as complicated and unpredictable is an understatement. Everyone is so divided that a discussion about politics is toxic, vile, and downright depressing. Even more alarming is that most people are not properly educated about it, especially with rampant misinformation on the internet and dreadful propaganda from both sides. This leads to public disarray, bad decisions, and a broken idea of good and evil. This podcast bravely jumps into the political mire to ...
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This is the story of Harper Rose, a local Sheriff hunting down killers in the United Cities of America. Harper lives in a world set one thousand years in the future, a world where climate collapse has come and gone, but Harper doesn't know that. In fact, nobody does. In Harper's world, everyone prays to the Goddess Gara, but no one seems to question why. Season 1 follows Harper as she hunts down a killer that is killing women all over New York City, with the help of law legend Sheriff Kane. ...
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Stories about Asia and the environment...that you probably haven’t heard yet. A new perspective on how different countries in Asia are tackling a changing planet.
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A podcast for scientific, skeptical, secular, rational and humanistic inquiry. They’ve got answers? We’ve got questions.
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What *really* gets people to take action for the planet? Environmental engineer and designer, Katie Patrick, takes you on a wild intellectual journey into the heart of the environmental psyche, exploring the latest evidence-based behavioral science you can use to get more people to adopt your climate or environmental campaign. Get Katie's secret climate action design tips and indie/hacker startup insights for making it happen at https://helloworlde.com/actiontips. Warning: For deep sustainab ...
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CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI, Tesla
CleanTech Talk — EVs, Solar, Batteries, AI, Tesla
CleanTechnica CEO Zach Shahan interviews cleantech leaders, top researchers, and investment experts in the fields of electric vehicles (EV), batteries and mining, solar energy, climate change, artificial intelligence (AI), and more.
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Deep Dish on Global Affairs goes beyond the headlines on critical global issues. With world news in rapid development, Deep Dish brings together experts in foreign policy, national security, economics, and whatever field is in flux during the week to talk through what's happening, why, and why it matters.
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When your feed is filled with crushing news, conspiracy theories and existential threats (climate change who?), life can seem pretty overwhelming. But that’s why in Doomscroll Remedy, we’re going deeper in an attempt to better understand how we got ourselves into this mess and what we can do to get out of it. It’s for that knot in your gut – yeah, we feel it too – when you’re stuck on an endless stream of terrible news and you’re not quite sure how to get off the doomscroll death spiral. You ...
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Jesus’s prediction that 'the meek will inherit the earth’ is not well understood. Taken at face value, he is predicting a fundamental change in the humans who live on earth. He claimed this change is currently in progress and one day, it will be complete – Humanity as we know it will be extinct and the new type of humans, along with the animals, will populate the earth. This podcast explores how Jesus saw this happening, why we should take him seriously and what it really means for us. Hoste ...
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Giving Insights® is the monthly podcast series produced by Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd. Every month the series will address important issues facing our communities and the world. There will be conversations with thought leaders and change-makers who explore what is happening post-Pandemic and what the challenges and opportunities for philanthropy and for all of us are as we navigate a changing landscape. Strategic Philanthropy, Ltd, is a global philanthropic advisory firm helping high net wo ...
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Our world is changing. The effects of climate change are all around us, impacting our daily lives, our homes, where we work, where our children play, and the places that we love. For coastal states like Massachusetts, our shores are on the front lines of these shifts, with visible, often dramatic transformations. As the state’s largest private owner of coastal property, the Trustees of Reservations is working to protect some of our most vulnerable places—cultural and historic treasures—for t ...
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Join Safoora for a refreshing mix of personal insights, environmental discussions, binge-worthy show reviews, and book recommendations. Whether you're interested in sustainability, the latest reads, or the best series to watch, this podcast has something for everyone. Tune in for authentic, unplugged updates and stay connected with what's happening around you!
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The Gray Area with Sean Illing takes a philosophy-minded look at culture, technology, politics, and the world of ideas. Each week, we invite a guest to explore a question or topic that matters. From the the state of democracy, to the struggle with depression and anxiety, to the nature of identity in the digital age, each episode looks for nuance and honesty in the most important conversations of our time. New episodes drop every Monday.
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The Charge is a podcast series that pulls back the curtain on the electric revolution - and puts the spotlight on its unsung hero, Nickel. Join us as we interview key stakeholders in electrification, mining, sustainability and more - discovering how and why nickel is so important to the world’s electrification ambitions, the potential issues and opportunities in mining, and how to spot winners and pretenders in the investment space. Learn more & listen at www.thechargepodcast.com.
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This podcast is all about business owners that want to be educated on how to find commercial space to operate their business in the U.S.
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The energy revolution is coming, and it's all hands on deck. Amplifying the expertise of the leaders in the new energy economy and inviting diverse voices to the table, we'll talk solar power, battery storage and battery alternatives, microgrids, renewable energy, distributed energy architectures, energy policy, energy equity, and all things energy. I'm your host, Amy Simpkins, renewable energy CEO (and Rocket Scientist) and I am passionate about creating sustainable change. I believe that a ...
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This is your coffee podcast and your newest addiction. I'm Holly Shannon, what are you pouring today coffee lovers? Join me for a cup of connection. We will sip, share, and come completely unfiltered, this Coffee podcast is Brewed for Connection. Let me give you the dark roast first, coffee is figurative, are we really meeting up for the shot of caffeine, or are we craving connection? Are you dating? Swipe right for that coffee date! Maybe coffee is your new black! What about coffee culture? ...
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750ml was a twice-monthly podcast highlighting good news, interesting stories, and all manner of genuinely useful things you’ll be glad to know about.
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The Big Story is back with a second season! The news culture of our times is noisy, crowded, and honestly so confusing. This is why we are coming every fortnight on your podcast platforms to help you make sense of the new and now. With two new hosts, Anjali and Prateek, the second season of The Big Story will feature longer and well-rounded discussions with experts across science, culture, technology, politics, and more. Tune in on your preferred podcast platform! Millions of listeners seek ...
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Children are full of curiosity and questions about the world. Each Friday, join Molly Oldfield, write of the weekly kids quiz in the Guardian each Saturday, the original QI elf and author and host of Everything Under The Sun (both the book and podcast) as she answers questions sent in by children around the world with the help of experts including Neil Gaiman, Heston Blumenthal, Grayson Perry, Lauren Child, Richard Branson and Sophie Dahl to the fish curators at the Natural History Museum. I ...
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An original podcast from T-Mobile for Business and iHeartRadio, Jonathan Strickland connects with the world’s most unconventional thinkers, the leaders at the intersection of technology and business, to understand how they continue to thrive in a world of complex organizations and lightning-fast technology. How do these executives innovate and enable change, both inside and outside their companies, and what are they looking forward to tackling next? Let’s find out…
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Every other week The Layman’s Doctor invites you in to hear the candid conversations from Dr. Samantha Johnson covering the practice of medicine, the healthcare system and public health in Jamaica, with each episode feeling like you have a seat at the table. Informed guests and topics that matter to you, Dr. Johnson covers it all here on The Layman's Doctor Podcast.
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Very High Tea, Velvet Chocolat and More
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Very High Tea, Velvet Chocolat and MoreKarel Cast 24-183On this special Holiday Karel Cast, first we go to High Tea at Cobblestone Cottage in Las Vegas to encourage you to do something nice for yourself this holiday season; something you love. I go with BFF Steve Cabral and Ember and we have just a great time.Then, it's off to the kitchen. You've s…
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Building Climate Resilience with the EPA: How Federal Funding Helps Our Climate
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Today on 2 Degrees Out West we'll be learning what federal funding is available to address climate change, how it's distributed, how WRA has helped our region Over the past 4 years there's been something unprecedented happening in the federal government, and it's impacted our work at WRA for the better. The United States government has been investi…
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What to do with your sadness, pain, and grief
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How can we find happiness? That's an old question. Since the beginning of philosophy people have been wondering what makes us happy and how to get more of it. But if you're a real person living in the real world, you know already that it's not possible to be happy all the time. So what do we do when we’re experiencing depression or grief or a dark …
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Yes, Biden’s Green Future Can Still Happen Under Trump
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In 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, ushering in, by some estimates, nearly half a trillion dollars of investment in green energy and manufacturing. But what will happen to this huge investment as Donald Trump enters office? Jigar Shah is one of the best people to answer this question. As the director of the Loan Programs Of…
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Leslie Marshall Show - AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer on How Organized Labor is Prepping for a 2nd Trump Term
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Leslie is joined by Fred Redmond, Secretary-Treasurer of the 60 unions and 12.5 million members of the AFL-CIO.The two discuss:- Why there is no source that Union workers trust more for information about politics than their fellow Union workers- How, despite the massive headwinds Democrats faced in this year's elections, Union voters turned out for…
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Past, Present, & Future of Renewable Energy Technology & Data
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CleanTechnica sits down with LandGate CEO & co-founder Yoann Hispa to discuss the past, present, and future of renewable energy technology and data. Yoann Hispa is CEO and co-founder of LandGate, a leading ClimateTech and PropTech company. Prior to that, he was Executive Director of Engineering at Ruspetro, and led the engineering and drilling oper…
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🔥 It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times 2025 | Really Karel 🔥
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🔥 It Was The Best of Times, It Was the Worst of Times 2025 | Really Karel 🔥 by Progressive VoicesDoor Progressive Voices
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Olivia Chow on 2024 and the year ahead
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Guest: Toronto Mayor Oliva ChowHost: Edward Keenan In this episode of This Matters Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow talks about the housing and school nutrition progress she says are her biggest achievements of 2024, reflects on passing the biggest tax increase in post-amalgamation history and fields a question on what Torontonians should expect from the …
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Healing the Divide: Moving Beyond Election Obsessions and Holiday Negativity
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Episode Highlights: 1. Processing Election Emotions Addressing the emotional aftermath of the 2024 election is essential for fostering meaningful conversations and understanding among neighbors, even amidst political divisions. 2. Shifting Focus Beyond Washington Insights from Jennifer Rubin emphasize the importance of moving beyond national narrat…
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Was 2024 the Year Democracy Faltered—or Fought Back?
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What can the elections of 2024 tell us about the state of democracy worldwide? This year has seen a flurry of elections across democracies, sparking debate among analysts about their implications for global democratic health. As the year draws to a close, Sophia sits down with Tom Carothers, Director of the Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Progr…
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A music superstar, romance fraud, and life-changing advice: highlights from the Forum's podcasts in 2024
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One of the biggest names in music talks about AI and human soul. The victim of the 'Tinder Swindler' highlights a multi-billion dollar cyber crime. And leaders from business and civil society share life-changing advice. In 2024, some of the brightest minds spoke to the World Economic Forum's podcasts Radio Davos and Meet the Leader. In this 'Best O…
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The humble heat pump: the easiest way to dramatically cut your emissions
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This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate. Of all the climate solutions out there, the heat pump is a no brainer. Not only will it reduce your emissions by 60 per cent or more, it’s cheaper to operate, improves air quality and makes your home more comfortable. Despite these many qualit…
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Don’t Spend 2025 Doing This | | Really Karel 🔥
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Don’t Spend 2025 Doing This | | Really Karel 🔥Karel Cast 24-181The new year is just 14 days away. And it’s shaping up to be…interesting, life changing, world-changing, so many things. But there’s one thing we must all stop doing in 2025…one simple but difficult thing: Stop arguing with idiots. Stop, in life, on social media, just quit. Examples:I p…
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Paco Calvo considers the possibility of plant intelligence
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Paco’s thesis is a provocative one: plants are, in a meaningful sense, intelligent. Paco discusses what intelligence is, and how we might recognize it in other beings. People used to believe that only humans are intelligent. Over time, other mammals were deemed to also think and feel. Today, most people grant that many animals, such as birds and oc…
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Cuffing season. Or is it? That’s the question Antares asked this week. She told her lovelorn friend he’ll have better luck on dating apps once the temperatures drop, but then she wondered… is that actually true? This week on Explain It to Me, host Jonquilyn Hill goes on a journey to find out if Cuffing Seas…
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Dreams, nightmares and sleepwalking: What can happen while we sleep, with Antonio Zadra, PhD
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Our dreams can be exhilarating, surprising, terrifying, even mundane. But where do they come from and what, if anything, do they mean? Dream researcher Antonio Zadra, PhD, talks about why some people remember their dreams vividly while others don’t remember them at all; whether exploring dreams can offer insight into our waking lives; why nightmare…
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Past, Present, & Future of Renewable Energy Technology & Data
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CleanTechnica sits down with LandGate CEO & co-founder Yoann Hispa to discuss the past, present, and future of renewable energy technology and data.Yoann Hispa is CEO and co-founder of LandGate, a leading ClimateTech and PropTech company. Prior to that, he was Executive Director of Engineering at Ruspetro, and led the engineering and drilling opera…
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Beef is the worst food for the climate. Can it be done better?
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This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate. Sometimes it feels like you need a PhD to figure out how to shop for lower carbon groceries. Why isn’t there a simple rule of thumb to follow? Host Marco Chown Oved starts this episode with a simple question: What’s more important for the clim…
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Will You Regret Not Fixing Your Anger Issues in 30 Days? | Really Karel
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Will You Regret Not Fixing Your Anger Issues in 30 Days? | Really Karel Karel Cast 24-180Last night I had a chance to go over writings of mine from my 30s and 40s. They were angry…and many verged on homophobia. Why was I so mad? And why did so many places want my show and column when I was? Anger today is what wins elections, but anger is ugly, and…
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What Companies are Doing to Address the Sustainability of Their Product Packaging - Episode 108
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Let us know how we're doing - text us feedback or thoughts on episode content As the holiday season descends upon us, the importance of sustainable packaging is never more important. In this episode, Paul discusses not only some of the ways that prominent companies are addressing how their are packaging and shipping their products - but also some o…
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‘A Sword and a Shield’: How the Supreme Court Supercharged Trump’s Power
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Donald Trump will enter office at a time when presidential power has significantly expanded, because of a string of Supreme Court decisions in recent years. These decisions can be understood to have two functions: They give presidents a “sword” to act more decisively and unilaterally, and a “shield” that protects them from prosecution against actio…
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Marc Benioff Weighs In On The AI-Powered Future
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Salesforce has been at the epicenter of several tectonic shifts in tech over the 25 years of its history. The company, and its CEO and founder Marc Benioff, rightly anticipated that rapid advancements in computing power and bandwidth would usher in a new era of work-from-anywhere technology built on cloud computing. Today, Salesforce, and its power…
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2024 in review: A year exploring the circular economy
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Join Fin, Lou and Pippa from the Circular Economy Show as we look back at a year in the circular economy. In this episode, the team shares highlights from this year’s show, and talks about some of the moments you might have missed. Thanks for listening to the Circular Economy Show from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation. Help us grow our audience in 20…
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💥 I Survived the Apocalypse and Here's What I Learned 2025🌍
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💥 I Survived the Apocalypse and Here's What I Learned 2025🌍Karel Cast 24-179 🚀Not since Orson Wells convinced America that Mars was attacking has such hysteria happened. Drones, or are they? Over New Jersey, NYC, and DC. Whose are they and why are they there? Are they aliens? Military? Iran? Or just…you know…drones?🌍 1000 or more dead, in France. A…
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E-bikes are popular because they're basically small cars
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This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate. We live in a world built for cars. But as we sit in endless traffic, it’s hard not to think they’ve become a victim of their own success. Enter e-bikes. They’re big enough to replace delivery trucks, but small enough to zip past the bumper-to-…
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A shocking murder on The Avenue of the Americas, and the surprising response of many Americans revealed that we are capable of compassion and outrage at the same time. Today’s commentary looks at how the healthcare insurance industry is more reviled than the New England Patriots in their Super Bowl-winning rampage years. I hope you’ll take a listen…
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Can you ever really know what’s going on inside the mind of another creature? In some cases, like other humans, or dogs and cats, we might be able to guess with a bit of confidence. But what about octopuses? Or insects? What about AI systems — will they ever be able to feel anything? And if they do feel anything, what are our ethical obligations to…
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AI and energy: the new power couple?
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There’s an ongoing struggle for balance between the usefulness of AI and its energy demands. Generative AI and large language models are highly energy-intensive, with ChatGPT consuming up to 10 times more electricity than a standard Google search, and the energy consumption of data centres projected to double by 2026. But at the same time, AI has t…
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National borders: lines on maps and barriers on the ground
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Borders are extremely important, both in terms of national sovereignty and for human mobility and limits to it. In nomadic societies people often moved relatively freely with the seasons over long distances but borders have become much more important with the evolution of nation states in the last few hundred years. Borders today are marked on maps…
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Rep. Ro Khanna Pitches 'New Economic Deal,' Along with Healthcare & Political Reforms
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The guest host for today's 'Leslie Marshall Show' episode is Brad Bannon. Brad runs Bannon Communications Research, a polling, message development and media firm which helps labor unions, progressive issue groups and Democratic candidates win public affairs and political campaigns. His show, 'Deadline D.C. with Brad Bannon,' airs every Monday from …
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Plastic is everywhere, it’s made of oil and it lasts 1,000 years
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This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate. Plastic is a miracle substance that’s revolutionized healthcare, keeping things sterile, and has replaced glass and metal packaging, reducing carbon emissions from shipping goods. It even keeps produce fresh for longer, reducing waste and the …
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Best Of: How TV, Twitter and TikTok Remade Our Politics
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This election felt like the peak of the TV-ification of politics. There’s Trump, of course, who rose to national prominence as a reality-TV character and is a master of visual stagecraft. And while Trump’s cabinet picks in his first term were described as out of central casting, this time he wants to staff some positions directly from the worlds of…
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What's REALLY Happening This Week 2025 | Really Karel
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What's REALLY Happening This Week in Tech 2025 | Really KarelKarel Cast 24-178We spoke of PTSD this week. We have so much flying at us every day, we never really take the time to deep dive any more . For instance, the nation is still split on whether Luigi is a hero or felon; and are angry at health care. But what will come of it all, and how long …
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Pardons, Politics, and Peace: Navigating the Season Amidst Tensions
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Episode Highlights: In this episode, Dr. Jackalyn Rainosek explores how the political aftermath of the 2024 election impacts the holiday season and offers actionable ways to navigate the challenges ahead. Key highlights include: 1. Urgency for Biden's Pardons: Insights from leading articles on why President Biden must issue broad pardons before Don…
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Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next
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UN negotiations that were supposed to produce global rules on plastics have stalled, with no agreement on the scope of the treaty seen as vital to curb ocean pollution and other problems. Clemence Schmid, director of the Global Plastics Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum, gives her readout from the "INC-5" in Busan, South Korean, and sa…
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Leslie Marshall Show - Student Debt Updates on SAVE Lawsuits, Changes to Repayment Plans, and More!
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The Student Debt Crisis Center takes over the airwaves of 'the Leslie Marshall Show,' where they share updates on the SAVE lawsuits, discuss changes to existing repayment plans, and provide guidance for those struggling to afford their monthly payments. They also feature a special guest who addresses the impacts of student debt on mental health and…
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🚨BREAKING: Luigi to Lead a Revolution 2025 👊 | Really Karel
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🚨BREAKING: Luigi to Lead a Revolution 2025 👊 | Really KarelLuigi To Lead A Revolution?Karel Cast 24-177A country that just elected a billionaire criminal 💸, who then appoints the richest man in the world 🌎 to oversee removing things the lower classes need in the name of cost-cutting 🔧, is rallying behind a rich kid for killing a rich corporate CEO …
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Code Wack - Forsaken? The problem with for-profit health care
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This time on Code WACK! What questionable justifications did a major insurance company give to repeatedly deny coverage to treat a baby’s brain tumor? What would have been the financial impact on the family if they had to pay for their baby's treatment out-of-pocket? What specific health policies could we implement to avoid situations like this? To…
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Are hush puppies racist? Why do we celebrate weddings with a multi-tiered, super fancy, sometimes not particularly tasty, very expensive cake? Can a dairy-intolerant person actually drink a glass of A2 milk? These three questions came from listeners. Just not our listeners. They came to Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, hosts of Gastropod, a show …
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Why do we push ourselves to be perfect? With Thomas Curran, PhD
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In job interviews and in life, perfectionism is often seen as a selling point – an asset disguised as a flaw. But as psychologists have found rising rates of perfectionism in the United States and around the world in recent decades, they’ve begun to recognize the toll that the drive to be perfect can take on people’s mental health and well-being. T…
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As the winter chill sets in, throngs of Europeans are heading each week to the nearest pond, lake or coastline to dunk themselves voluntarily in freezing cold water. Cold swimming has centuries of history on this continent, but why do it? This week we're delving into the science of why it makes us feel good — but also why it helps so many people th…
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The Leslie Marshall Show - 12/10/24 - 2024 AAM 'Made in America Holiday Gift Guide'
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Leslie is joined by Elizabeth Brotherton-Bunch, Beth oversees communications for the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM), helping to spread the word about smart public policies that guide the creation of family-supporting factory jobs.The two discuss this year's AAM 'Made in American Holiday Gift Guide.'They cover a mix of some of this year's…
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Fire is both the cause and effect of climate change
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This week, This Matters is publishing episodes of the Toronto Star's new podcast Small Things Big Climate. The way we talk about climate change needs to, well, change. Everything is either invisible, like emissions, or incomprehensible, like megatonnes, or inconceivable, like reductions of national emissions 25 years in the future. The cause of cli…
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🌍 The Biggest Threat to the World Remains the Same 🌪️ | Really Karel 🎙️
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🌍 The Biggest Threat to the World Remains the Same 🌪️ | Really Karel 🎙️Karel Cast 24-177The biggest threat to the world has always been the same thing, and I realized it while watching a ridiculous reality cop show. And the stupidity is overwhelming, how did we become such an uneducated culture?Does all this CEO Luigi stuff sit right with you? Ther…
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Let us know how we're doing - text us feedback or thoughts on episode content Since the 1990's, electricity demand has remained relatively flat despite the economic growth of the country. But as increased electrification and demand for new data centers intensifies, that demand for new power is changing. Utilities are having to adapt to market condi…
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You Had a Lot of Questions About the Election
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This is our first bonus content of the paywall era, a subscriber-only, election-themed “ask me anything.” If you haven’t subscribed and would like to, you can do that directly through Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or click here. If you don’t want to subscribe, you’ll still have an end-of-year “ask me anything” coming down your feed — a mix of politic…
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