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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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14:31

Newsletter #292: A love letter to my e-bike

The Most Important Question ·

2022/09/16

This week: What's happening with cars and micro-mobility in America Brain fog A food system rundown The corporations backing a national abortion ban Border agents are taking your phone data Action Steps Watch this short about Statiq, the Indian startup...

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15:20

Newsletter #291: When climate change happens to you

The Most Important Question ·

2022/09/09

This week: Corporate clean energy purchases go down as temperatures go up The current status of COVID-19 vaccines Moving towards a healthier, climate-friendly diet A promising new malaria vaccine Back to the drawing board for a federal online privacy b...

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5:08

Introducing "A Matter of Degrees" Season 3

The Most Important Question ·

2022/09/09

Curious about the climate? Then there’s a show I want to tell you about— A Matter of Degrees, where Dr. Leah Stokes and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson tell stories about the powerful forces behind climate change — and the tools we have to fix it. You know cli...

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14:57

Newsletter #290: Life at 1.2°C

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2022/09/02

This week: The cost of electrification The end of free COVID tests The water crisis in Jackson Minimizing cancer treatment side effects The companies selling your location data to the police Action Steps Read Rewiring America's home electrification gui...

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14:05

Newsletter #289: The new arms race (where everybody...

The Most Important Question ·

2022/08/26

This week: Heat in China ramping up a clean economy arms race How to learn more about Long COVID Cleaning up after coal Magic mushrooms and depression Better data for pregnant people Action Steps Check out CTVC's rundown on Ira's impact on capital cost...

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13:56

Newsletter #288: What $200,000 buys you

The Most Important Question ·

2022/08/19

This week: What IRA means for cars Centralizing data for the next pandemic A parched Earth Big Pharma is Big Mad about IRA Fingers crossed that Big Tech will protect democracy Action Steps: Listen to a very-Ira episode of "The Coolest Show" podcast Che...

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63:26

Fellowship of the Climate

The Most Important Question ·

2022/08/15

“What can I do?” This is the question I get most often. It’s the question that early on pivoted our newsletter and then this podcast towards measurable action steps that help you feel better and drive systemic change. I don’t have anywhere near all the...

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14:31

Newsletter #287: France has *how many* EV mail trucks??

The Most Important Question ·

2022/08/12

This week: Ira’s here and ready to fund the future It’s back to school and the air’s still not clean Our relationship with water is changing everywhere Monkeypox folks are helping each other Facebook’s liable for a whole lot of data Get more: Get more ...

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62:29

Episode X: A Far Out Geek Girl Rises

The Most Important Question ·

2022/08/01

In a world where trust in institutions and in news is falling and the role of influencers is growing, finding the connective tissue between you and your audience is key to, well, connecting. To establish a rapport, which can if nourished, lead to trust...

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14:06

Newsletter #286: Holy sh*t what a week

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2022/07/29

This week: A surprise for climate development that isn't terrifying? Facebook might relax their COVID misinformation policies Less land, more rice Alzheimer's under a microscope A treasure trove of biological proteins Get more: Get more news, analysis,...

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18:11

Newsletter #285: How to beat the heat and avoid quacks

The Most Important Question ·

2022/07/22

This week: How to beat the heat in your city COVID quackery Introducing "Explainers"! A blockbuster depression study A new federal privacy bill is comin' Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at newsletter.importantnotimportant.com Got fe...

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19:30

Newsletter #284: How to beat plastic

The Most Important Question ·

2022/07/15

This week: Manchin fuels more heat waves COVID reinforcements on the way India and California fight plastic How we fight monkeypox Wow Ring doorbells are not great Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at newsletter.importantnotimportant....

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66:26

Vaginas and Friends

The Most Important Question ·

2022/07/11

We have ignored vaginas for so long. Hear me out. On the one hand, history and popular culture, from god-kings to love songs to movies to fan fiction, are littered with supposedly straight men with a single pursuit: intercourse with a vagina. But along...

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17:01

Newsletter #283: What Google's hiding (for you)

The Most Important Question ·

2022/07/08

This week: What's a chief heat officer? Fixing schools in the time of COVID Why plant-based meat is a massive 80/20 move for the climate (and your health) Uh, Juul is back? Google's hiding your "sensitive" location data Get more: Get more news, analysi...

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61:30

Life Finds A Way

The Most Important Question ·

2022/07/04

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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17:19

Newsletter #281: What to eat and where to get it

The Most Important Question ·

2022/06/24

This week: The SEC's coming for greenwashing in a real way BA4: Endgame and BA5: Infinity War are here and immune evasive Eat more local veggies Bye-bye vapes (and nicotine?) A digital privacy bill might actually see the light of day Get more: Get more...

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16:28

Newsletter #280: What's next for Alzheimer's?

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2022/06/17

This week: Where do gas cars go when we buy electric? A bunch of COVID updates The Colorado River's next chapter What's next for Alzheimer's Holy shit Facebook's tracking pixel is more invasive than expected, which is saying something Get more: Get mor...

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15:52

Newsletter #279: Moderna's got a new booster

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2022/06/10

This week: Biden's going it alone on electrification Moderna's got a new booster Why food is so expensive An unbelievable cancer result Apple's saying goodbye to passwords Get more: Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at newsletter.importantnotim...

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55:26

COVID: The Update

The Most Important Question ·

2022/06/09

Soup to nuts, I’m more concerned about COVID today than I’ve been at any point in the past year. I don’t think it’ll be a horror show soon, not like it was before, but we haven’t (yet!) put ourselves in a position to get ahead of a virus whose entire j...

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81:30

Why We Can't Focus

The Most Important Question ·

2022/06/08

We are all being pulled in so many different directions. The clock is ticking and we have a climate and virus and society and economy to fix and we’re distracted, all of the time. Not just by all of these immense, complicated, systemic issues, not just...

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