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The Most Important Question

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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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12:40

Issue #253: Here’s The Deal

The Most Important Question ·

2021/11/01

This Week: Biden's agreement, revealed; Why vaccinating kids matters for everyone; Plant-based meat emissions questioned; Public health's original sin; Fixing Facebook Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got...

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66:36

124. Birth Control 2.0

The Most Important Question ·

2021/11/01

In Episode 124, Quinn interviews Dr. Elizabeth Ruzzo, a brilliant human geneticist who left the world of academia to launch adyn, her effort to help women find the best birth control for their unique bodies. Family planning affects everybody – whether ...

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13:22

Newsletter #252: What Comes After Manchin

The Most Important Question ·

2021/10/25

This Week, Summarized: Moving on from Manchin; Kids shots; Forever chemicals regulated (finally); Google vs. Iran Get Action Steps and more at newsletter.importantnotimportant.com Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com Follow us ...

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25:00

123. Snapchat Runs for Office

The Most Important Question ·

2021/10/25

In Episode #123, Quinn gets a masterclass on Snapchat AND running for office with RFS co-founder, returning guest, and our favorite human alive, Amanda Litman! Amanda’s helped thousands of progressive young people run and get elected to office across t...

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16:49

Issue #251: Moderna Made How Much?

The Most Important Question ·

2021/10/15

This week: climate finance exposed; Moderna’s COVID profits are… a lot; beef’s emissions problem examined; startups for aging, and who gets to write the AI Bill of Rights? Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter...

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15:48

Issue #250: Bye Malaria

The Most Important Question ·

2021/10/08

This week: How to reduce methane; America’s out of diapers; COVID questions; A new day against malaria; Food systems examined; How you’re tracked Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at...

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70:55

The First Black Female Space Pilot

The Most Important Question ·

2021/10/04

We’re bringing back one of our all-time most popular conversations, and not just because it kicks ass. When this interview was recorded back in 2018, Dr. Sian Proctor was almost an astronaut. Now, in 2021, Dr. Proctor has just returned to Earth after b...

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15:04

Issue #249: It's Climate Day in America (I Hope)

The Most Important Question ·

2021/10/01

This week: It’s Climate Day; How to defeat the next pandemic; Telehealth in red states; Is lab-grown meat a myth; Facebook’s very bad month continues Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email u...

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17:28

#248: How We Deal With Facebook

The Most Important Question ·

2021/09/24

This week: Manchin wields a dirty pen; Our new COVID rules; Fighting for expanded telehealth; 200 million climate migrants; Even more trolls Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at ques...

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32:02

How We Deal With Drought: From NOVA Now

The Most Important Question ·

2021/09/13

I’m very excited to share an awesome show with you today, from the fine folks at PBS! God, I love PBS. The show is called “NOVA Now” and I’m a longtime huge fan. This episode is near and dear to the moment we’re in. As the Western U.S. faces increasing...

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16:44

Issue #247: Close Your Rings

The Most Important Question ·

2021/09/10

This week: Solar’s wilding out; $65 billion for the next pandemic; Better, cheaper, more inclusive clinical trials; Protecting farmworkers; Biden’s AI board Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? ...

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17:38

Issue #246: Is This The Metaverse?

The Most Important Question ·

2021/09/03

This week: Climate tech billions; COVID goals; A new hope for neurodegenerative diseases; An IPCC for food; Facial recognition knows no bounds. Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at q...

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21:11

Mixtape Vol 2: "When was the first time you had the...

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/30

If we're going to make this world a better place, things have to change. That's why we talk with the changemakers who have the power – and the courage – to get things done. We wrap up every conversation with one question meant to get to the root of tha...

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15:45

Issue #245: Will The Levees Hold?

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/27

This week: Wind NIMBY’s; More nurses, stat; Diabetes on the rise; Evictions; Cybersecurity commitments. Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com Follo...

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21:09

Mixtape Vol 1: “Why are you vital to the survival of...

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/23

Each week we kick off our conversations with the smartest people in the universe with one humble question: “ Why are you vital to the survival of the species?” The responses typically range from laughter, modest denial, to audible discomfort. But when ...

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18:54

Issue #244: These Are The Easy Wins

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/20

This week: Operate from a place of self-awareness; God, we are so bad at math; A half-century later; Drive pediatric cancer research; What’s the future of meat work? TikTok misinformation enters the chat. Find links from this newsletter and more at imp...

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60:39

122. We Are The Algorithm

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/16

In Episode 122, Quinn has big questions about AI ethics and, like many other situations, is left wondering: was Dr. Ian Malcolm right all along? Our guest is Dr. Rumman Chowdury. She is the director of the Machine Ethics Transparency & Accountability (...

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61:20

121. QueerBrownVegan

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/09

In Episode #121, Quinn’s got a fantastic new guest to help answer his favorite question: “ What can I do? ” Isaias Hernandez – or, as he’s known pretty much everywhere on the internet, Queer Brown Vegan -- shares the mic today. He’s built a massive fol...

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17:00

Issue #242: Facebook's Oil Ads Are Killing Us

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/06

This week: 50% isn’t good enough; Facebook fossil fuel ads; How to get shots to Africa; Oysters!?; Why has AI failed to help during COVID? Find links from this newsletter and more at importantnotimportant.com/newsletter Got feedback? Email us at questi...

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82:28

120. Welcome to the Discontinuity

The Most Important Question ·

2021/08/04

In Episode 120, Quinn discusses retraining our mind to understand and operate in the discontinuity we are in. Let’s get META. HIs guest is Alex Steffen, a longtime climate reporter and futurist, as well as writer of the forthcoming book The Snap Forwar...

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