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The most important question in today"s world of climate chaos, AI psychosis, and crumbling democracy is: what can I do? Your host, Quinn Emmett is completely unqualified to answer it, so he"s calling the people that already are. If you"ve got the news, the analysis, the outrage, but still no plan — join us as we figure it out together with long-form conversations with amazing people working on the frontlines, and quick updates responding to today"s most important headlines, and what you can do

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8:15

New In What Can I Do: Notifcations

The Most Important Question ·

2026/10/05

After launching What Can I Do to collect all of our recommended actions in one place, we received feedback from you that you still didn't feel like you were participating in collective action. So, as part of a "brain transplant" through the whole platf...

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3:13

TMIQ Today: Political Hobbyism, Part 2

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/26

Today: What does it mean to be *Actually* Pro Life? If political power comes from consistently meeting people's basic needs, and if being pro-life means, as Abdul EL-Sayed said, covering everyone's healthcare, then maybe we should go ahead and do that....

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2:35

TMIQ Today: Gun Laws

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/25

Today: Although most Americans want stricter gun laws, campaign money surges after fatal school shootings to prevent change. What Can You Do: Call your reps about the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025 https://www.whatcanido.earth/action/assault-weapons-ban/ ...

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2:51

TMIQ Today: Clearing the Air in Schools

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/23

Today: In the 2024-2025 school year, nearly one in five US school districts cancelled school because of building failures. After Congress sent schools $190 billion, districts planned $9.7 billion for HVAC and spent nearly all of it, but no federal stan...

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3:46

TMIQ Today: Political Hobbyism

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/22

Today: Many people practice "political hobbyism": obsessively following political news and offering hot takes, while doing little constructive work, because the personal stakes feel low. Let's redirect that energy towards doing the actual, proven, bori...

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19:38

What is TMIQ Today?

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/21

You've probably noticed short episodes called TMIQ Today popping up in your feed. Today, INI Producer Willow hops on to chat with Quinn about what these episodes are, why we've added them to your feed, and what you can expect coming up! ----------- Hav...

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2:42

TMIQ Today: Mitch Voted Against Paid Leave, And Yet

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/18

Today: Senator Mitch McConnell was absent from the Senate for three months after falling in June. When he returned in September to vote, his seat was intact. Which is how it should be: your job shouldn't be in jeopardy if you get sick. However...Mitch ...

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2:08

TMIQ Today: Florida's Education Loophole

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2026/09/17

Today: Since 1975, federal law has required public school districts to offer students with disabilities an education. But if parents decline and choose a private school, the district's obligation ends. In Florida, a special scholarship that uses public...

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2:52

TMIQ Today: Cleaner Air, Smarter Kids

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/10

Today: New York City cleaned up its air over 22 years with multiple policies, and a Columbia University study tracking 1100 children tested from toddlerhood during the same period found that as air pollution decreased, standard development and cognitiv...

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2:40

TMIQ Today: A Right To Clean Water

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/09

Today: The Fifth Circuit just dismissed a Jackson, Mississippi family's lawsuit over alleged lead-contaminated water, stating that "the Constitution does not guarantee clean water." We can change that, like in New York, where a state constitutional ame...

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2:37

TMIQ Today: Summarily Slow

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/04

Today: When someone is detained in the US, the government must quickly justify the detention to a federal judge. But judges are only instructed to decide cases "summarily" with no set deadline, leading to major differences by district. What Can You Do:...

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3:58

TMIQ Today: Measles & Misinformation

The Most Important Question ·

2026/09/03

Today: Parents should have transparent access to measles vaccination rates for their child's specific school and classroom so they can assess their child's risk. Statewide averages can be misleading, and vaccine disinformation and declining rates are m...

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1:26

TMIQ Today: COVID Vaccines and Pregnancy

The Most Important Question ·

2026/08/29

Today: Senator Ron Johnson claimed that the COVID vaccine causes an 82% miscarriage rate in pregnant women. How did he get that number? He just made it up by taking the real 2021 study and excluding about 700 participants. ----------- Have feedback? Tw...

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2:06

TMIQ Today: Meta's Settlement

The Most Important Question ·

2026/08/28

Today: Parents often lose the "phone at bedtime" battle because social media is designed to keep users (kids) engaged. The attorneys general in 51 states and territories sued Meta, alleging Facebook and Instagram were built so kids can't put them down,...

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2:00

TMIQ Today: Dolly's Legacy

The Most Important Question ·

2026/08/26

Today: Dolly Parton's life is defined by her unmatched generosity and impact, from her Imagination Library, which has distributed at least 300 million books, to her donations of tens of millions to global disaster relief, to her efforts in helping prot...

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3:47

TMIQ Today: Beyond Our Lifetime

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2026/08/24

Today: We are working on projects we may never live to finish, building cathedrals we won't see completed. Think about the work done so far on lead contamination: scientists and activists spent years getting it banned from gasoline. But we still have l...

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1:46

TMIQ Today: Arkansas Medicaid & Postpartum Coverage

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2026/08/24

Today: While people focus on newborns, new mothers often go unchecked. In Arkansas, Medicaid covers childbirth but ends 60 days postpartum even though the period when mothers die extends to up to a year. What you can do: Call the free hotline 1-833-TLC...

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1:20

TMIQ Today: The Future of Childhood Vaccines

The Most Important Question ·

2026/08/24

Today: The president signed an executive order directing pediatricians to give children 3 separate shots instead of the combined MMR vaccine, despite those separate products not currently existing in the US. ----------- Have feedback? Tweet us ( http:/...

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1:38

TMIQ Today: FDA Food Safety Delays

The Most Important Question ·

2026/08/24

Welcome to our new series, The Most Important Question Today. These will be short (1-3 minutes) drops, responding to just one news story daily, with action steps. Today: The FDA is handling eleven different food poisoning cases right now, and even thou...

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27:42

Run To Defend Democracy

The Most Important Question ·

2026/08/03

Today, another in our series of conversations with friends who are part of the pipeline at Run For Something. I'm excited to introduce you to Sophia Gibb. She is a public servant and elite athlete who knows what it means to perform under pressure, whic...

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