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The Most Important Question

Important, Not Important

You already know things are broken. You read the news, you listen to the analysis, you"ve got the outrage. What you don"t have is a plan. The Most Important Question — 6x Webby-nominated, 2x Signal Award-nominated — is a weekly conversation with one person who stopped asking "what can I do?" and went and found out. Not pundits. Not commentators. The scientists, doctors, nurses, journalists, farmers, activists, and policymakers who are doing the actual work on the frontlines of climate, public

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01:02:12

Can Capitalism (Justly) Solve the Climate Crisis?

The Most Important Question ·

2024/03/04

The climate clock is ticking faster and faster. How can we use capitalism to undo the bad stuff that capitalism did and maybe even make things better? That's today's big (loaded) question, and my returning guest is Akshat Rathi. Akshat is a London-based senior reporter, newsletter writer, and podcaster for Bloomberg News.Akshat has a PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Oxford, and a BTech in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology in Mumbai. Akshat was previously a

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61:44

Can Capitalism (Justly) Solve the Climate Crisis?

The Most Important Question ·

2024/03/04

The climate clock is ticking faster and faster. How can we use capitalism to undo the bad stuff that capitalism did and maybe even make things better? That's today's big (loaded) question, and my returning guest is Akshat Rathi. Akshat is a London-base...

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27:49

Essay: How to See The Forest

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2024/02/26

This week: Are we in the hardest part of the climate transition? Here's What You Can Do: 🌎️ Donate to 350.org, a global movement working towards a fossil fuel-free world. Volunteer with your local Mothers Out Front chapter to fight for a world that pro...

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40:18

Saving Democracy From The Bottom Up

The Most Important Question ·

2024/02/19

What are reverse coattails, and how might they slow climate change, prevent the next pandemic, and keep Nazis off of school boards? That's today's big question, and my returning guest is Amanda Litman. Amanda is one of my favorite people. She is the co...

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26:24

Essay: The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round

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2024/02/14

This week: How are we supposed to navigate this energy transition, AI, and pandemics, if we cannot agree on the most basic, fundamental shit? We argue about tradeoffs or gently suggest expanding the scope of our moral concern to include other people’s ...

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26:55

Essay: If This, Then What Else?

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2024/02/09

This week: Today’s essay is a bit of a departure — I just wanted to make super clear where I stand vis a vis the next eleven months. A MAGA party don't stop unless we stop it. Here's What You Can Do: Donate to Voters of Tomorrow to defend democracy for...

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38:12

2024: The Gaps and How to Close Them

The Most Important Question ·

2024/02/07

This week: Today’s essay is my version of a 2024 preview. Unlike other previews, though, it’s less, “This is what is going to happen” and more “These are the table stakes as far as I can tell.” I think that approach is much more helpful, but you can be...

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37:00

2023 Review: What Just Happened?

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2024/01/29

This week: I’m back today to share my 2023 wrap-up. It’s a pretty stream-of-consciousness endeavor, but I think it sums up where I was right in my 2023 preview, where I was very wrong, how the world changed — or didn’t — and most importantly, how we re...

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75:21

Best of: The End of the Universe

The Most Important Question ·

2024/01/22

How will the universe end? That's today's big question, and my guest is Sarafina El-Badry Nance. Sarafina is an NSF graduate research fellow, astrophysics Ph.D. candidate, and Forbes 30 Under 30 Science 2022 honoree, specializing in supernova and cosmo...

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60:23

Best of: Episode X: A Far Out Geek Girl Rises

The Most Important Question ·

2024/01/15

Why does it matter who reviews our video games? That's today's big question, and my guest is Swapna Krishna. Swapna and I recorded this conversation in 2022, and as gaming and the entire media ecosystem changes and evolves and is pulled apart and merge...

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73:21

Best of: Why We Can't Focus

The Most Important Question ·

2024/01/08

How do we get our attention back? That's today's big question. I think about it every day, and my guest is Johann Hari. Johann and I recorded this conversation in 2022, and with the Internet in general and social networks of the past fifteen years bein...

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75:07

Best of: Internal Activism

The Most Important Question ·

2024/01/01

How's your mental health around climate change? That is today's big question, and my guest is Britt Wray. Britt and I recorded this conversation in 2022. It is an all-time favorite of mine and of our listeners. Britt is the author of the fantastic book...

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55:05

How To Make Ethical Decisions

The Most Important Question ·

2023/12/04

Has there ever been a more important time, a more consequential time, to lead with ethics? That's today's big question, and my guest is Dr. Susan Liautaud. Susan is the author of The Power of Ethics and of the Little Book of Big Ethical Questions. She ...

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67:45

The Creepy Reality of Consumer Tech (Privacy Not...

The Most Important Question ·

2023/11/27

What are the best holiday gifts that aren't privacy nightmares? That's today's big question, and my guest is Jen Caltrider. Jen is the lead researcher for Mozilla's Privacy Not Included program where since 2017 Mozilla has published 15 editions of Priv...

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20:14

Essay: How Does The Brain Work?

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2023/11/22

This week: How the hell does the brain work? And what does it have to do with lemonade stands and school supplies? Here's What You Can Do: Donate to support The Markup’s invaluable work examining the ways technology is being used to change society. Vol...

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60:41

Best of: Life Finds A Way

The Most Important Question ·

2023/11/20

I think about time a lot. Some days I feel ancient, some days I can’t believe how old I am. I’ve got kids, too. I can’t believe how fast they’ve grown up already. They love so many things. Swimming. Cooking. Plain pasta. The beach. Vegetables, somehow....

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69:54

The Female Origin of Species

The Most Important Question ·

2023/11/13

How did the female body drive 200 million years of human evolution? And why the hell are we just finding out about it now? That's today's big question, and my guest is Cat Bohannon. Cat is the author of the incredible new book, “Eve: How the Female Bod...

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22:03

Essay: Coffee: Back To The Future

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2023/11/10

This week: Will coffee survive climate change? Here's What You Can Do: Donate to support African farmers by increasing incomes and improving food security through the Alliance for a Green Africa. Volunteer to join the Coffee & Climate Network, an organ...

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69:16

Can Your Gut Predict Alzheimer's?

The Most Important Question ·

2023/11/06

Can your gut composition predict Alzheimer's? That's today's big question and my returning guest is Gautam Dantas. Gautam heads up the Dantas Lab at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His lab works at the interface of microbioge...

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30:58

Essay: How I think about how to think about what’s next

The Most Important Question ·

2023/11/02

This week: How I think about how to think about what’s next Here's What You Can Do: Donate to help the BlueGreen Alliance unite labor unions and environmental organizations to create clean jobs, develop clean infrastructure, and pursue fair trade. Volu...

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