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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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01:13:59

#22: How Does Your Phone Call Become Law?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/06/19

In Episode 22, Quinn & Brian ask: how does your phone call become law? To help answer that question, they’ve got Andres Jimenez on the line. Andres is the Senior Director of Government Affairs for the Citizens Climate Lobby, working with both the House and Senate to expand the voice of citizens, as well as push relevant legislation through. He’s also a leading member of GreenLatinos. Andres has worked with the Ocean Conservancy and in Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office in New York. Want to send us

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#22: How Does Your Phone Call Become Law?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/06/19

In Episode 22, Quinn & Brian ask: how does your phone call become law? To help answer that question, they’ve got Andres Jimenez on the line. Andres is the Senior Director of Government Affairs for the Citizens Climate Lobby, working with both the House...

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#21: The #1 thing you can do to fight climate change

The Most Important Question ·

2018/06/12

In Episode 21, Quinn & Brian finally get to the heart of it: What’s the #1 thing YOU can do to affect climate change? On the mic and down the street, Peter Kalmus, an atmospheric scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Peter...

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01:08:41

#21: The #1 thing you can do to fight climate change

The Most Important Question ·

2018/06/12

In Episode 21, Quinn & Brian finally get to the heart of it: What’s the #1 thing YOU can do to affect climate change?On the mic and down the street,Peter Kalmus,an atmospheric scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.Peter wrote a book called “Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution” and also he’s got chickens and no longer a motorcycle (BRIAN).Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!Links: Peter Kalmus on Twitter

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#20: How the hell are we gonna feed 10 billion people?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/06/05

In Episode 20, Quinn and Brian wonder: How the hell are we gonna feed 10 billion people? Enter Fred Iutzi of the Land Institute, where they’re focused on the incredibly modest goal of working to displace the predominant industrial, disruptive system of...

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01:13:24

#20: How the hell are we gonna feed 10 billion people?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/06/05

In Episode 20, Quinn and Brian wonder: How the hell are we gonna feed 10 billion people?EnterFred Iutzi of the Land Institute,where they’re focused on the incredibly modest goal of working to displace the predominant industrial, disruptive system of agriculture by providing staple foods without destroying or compromising the cultural and ecological systems upon which we so very much depend.Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!Links: Fred Iutzi on Twitter The Land

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01:10:33

#19: What’s the future of antibiotics?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/29

In Episode 19, Quinn & Brian asks: What’s the future of antibiotics?To answer: the irrepressibleDr. Gautam Dantas,the professor of pathology and immunology and biomedical engineering at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. He leads the Dantas Lab, where they work at the interface of microbial genomics, ecology, synthetic biology, and systems biology, to understand, harness, and engineer the biochemical processing potential of microbial communities.We have a lovely, not

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#19: What’s the future of antibiotics?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/29

In Episode 19, Quinn & Brian asks: What’s the future of antibiotics? To answer: the irrepressible Dr. Gautam Dantas, the professor of pathology and immunology and biomedical engineering at the Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. He lea...

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#18: A new science foundation in America

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/22

In Episode 18, Quinn & Brian try to build a more flexible, approachable, and fun new science foundation in America. But they don't know where to start. Enter the legendary Phil Plait, the “Bad Astronomer”. He's an astronomer (obviously), author, and sc...

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#18: A new science foundation in America

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/22

In Episode 18, Quinn & Brian try to build a moreflexible, approachable, and fun new science foundation in America. But they don't know where to start.Enter the legendaryPhil Plait, the “Bad Astronomer”. He's an astronomer (obviously), author, and science communicator extraordinaire and we chat about rebuilding the foundations of American science.And that, friends, starts with enthusiasm. Science — fuck yeah!Want to send us feedback? Tweet us, email us, or leave us a voice message!Links: Phil

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01:17:47

#17: What’s the future of emergency medical systems...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/15

In Episode 17, Quinn & Brian ask: What’s the future of emergency medical systems in the age of climate change?Joining us:Jason Friesen,the founder and executive director of Trek Medics, a 501 c3 registered NGO dedicated to creating or improving emergency medical systems in communities without reliable access to emergency care through innovative mobile phone technologies.We talk about the current and future state of emergency medical systems in the age of climate change. Because the big one's

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#17: What’s the future of emergency medical systems...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/15

In Episode 17, Quinn & Brian ask: What’s the future of emergency medical systems in the age of climate change? Joining us: Jason Friesen, the founder and executive director of Trek Medics, a 501 c3 registered NGO dedicated to creating or improving emer...

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#16: Clouds ruin EVERYTHING

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/08

In Episode 16, Quinn & Brian ask: what's the future of climate modeling? Also, what's a climate model? Enter Dr. Kate Marvel. She's a climate scientist and a writer. A theoretical physicist by training, she is now an associate research scientist at NAS...

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01:08:01

#16: Clouds ruin EVERYTHING

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/08

In Episode 16, Quinn & Brian ask: what's the future of climate modeling?Also, what's a climate model?Enter Dr. Kate Marvel. She's a climate scientist and a writer. A theoretical physicist by training, she is now an associate research scientist at NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Columbia University’s Department of Applied Physics and Applied Mathematics. Because, sure.Dr. Marvel's research focuses on how human activities affect the climate and what we can expect in the future,

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01:08:36

#15: Can carbon capture be a building block in...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/01

In Episode 15, Quinn and Brian dig deeper and ask: Can carbon capture be a building block in climate action, part II?On the mic:Akshat Rathi, a reporter for Quartz in London. He wrote a series last year called The Race to Zero Emissions about carbon capture, and we dig into that, and the next 10 years of CCS, today.Akshat’s resume: he’s previously worked at The Economist and The Conversation. His writing has appeared in Nature, The Guardian and The Hindu. He has a PhD in chemistry from Oxford

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#15: Can carbon capture be a building block in...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/05/01

In Episode 15, Quinn and Brian dig deeper and ask: Can carbon capture be a building block in climate action, part II? On the mic: Akshat Rathi, a reporter for Quartz in London. He wrote a series last year called The Race to Zero Emissions about carbon ...

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01:09:45

#14: How do we improve America’s agriculture system?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/04/24

In Episode 14, Quinn (Brian abandoned him) asks himself: How do we improve America’s agriculture system?On the mic,Emily Cassidy, the Sustainability Science Manager at the illustrious and beautiful California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, and a leading member of their new climate action initiative, Planet Vision.Emily's the co-author of a highly cited paper called “Solutions for a Cultivated Planet”, investigating how to sustainably feed 9 billion people.Today we put Emily’s long background

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#14: How do we improve America’s agriculture system?

The Most Important Question ·

2018/04/24

In Episode 14, Quinn (Brian abandoned him) asks himself: How do we improve America’s agriculture system? On the mic, Emily Cassidy, the Sustainability Science Manager at the illustrious and beautiful California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, and...

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#13: A blueprint for suing the pants off fossil fuel...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/04/17

In Episode 13, Quinn and Brian plot a blueprint for suing the pants off fossil fuel companies. Of course we don't know where to start, so we asked for help. Meet the mastermind: Mayor Serge Dedina of tiny Imperial Beach, California, one of the first ci...

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#13: A blueprint for suing the pants off fossil fuel...

The Most Important Question ·

2018/04/17

In Episode 13, Quinn and Brian plot ablueprint for suing the pants off fossil fuel companies. Of course we don't know where to start, so we asked for help.Meet the mastermind:Mayor Serge Dedina of tiny Imperial Beach, California, one of the first cities to sue fossil fuel companies for climate change damages.We discuss what led to their suit, but more importantly, actions other cities should be taking to plan for the future, including their own legal action. Also: surfing, Nazis, and grandmas.Want

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