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We're going to keeping re-running this 2020 episode until America stops sacrificing children.
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Here we are, yet again.
We first ran this episode with Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland victim, Jaime Guttenberg in 2020 - and what has changed? More gun violence and more senseless deaths.
It doesn't have to be this way.
In Episode 98, Quinn & Brian discuss: common sense solutions to prevent gun deaths and destroy the gun lobby.
Our guest is: Fred Guttenberg, a gun safety activist and political troublemaker.
14-year-old Jaime Guttenberg was killed in her high school on February 14, 2018 in Parkland, FL. We usually like to make some jokes at this point, but not today. This is a loss that no person should have to experience — and it’s all the more painful for how utterly avoidable it is. Which side you choose to be on this issue should be as simple as answering this question: do you want to wake up and discover that one of your friends or loved ones has been shot? If the answer is no, then pay attention.
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VOTE: votesaveamerica.com“Find the Helpers: What 9/11 and Parkland Taught Me About Recovery, Purpose, and Hope (Grief Recovery)” by Fred GuttenbergSupport Orange Ribbons for Jamiefredguttenberg.comInstagram: @orangeribbonsdadFacebook: facebook.com/orangeribbonsdadTwitter: @fred_guttenberg
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Where the hell did all of the electricians go?
That's today's big question, and my guest is leading journalist Emily Pontecorvo.
Until recently, Emily was an energy, environment, and climate reporter at Grist, one of our favorite publications. She's now moved on to the new climate newsroom Heatmap.
Emily has covered the whole enchilada from green hydrogen subsidies to coal ash, scope three emissions, Fashion Week, airports, locusts, frequent flyers, college divestment movements, carbon removal, you name it.
And so when Emily did a deep dive on the worker's subsidies and training schools behind America's electricians or lack thereof, I knew she was the perfect person to help me, and therefore you, understand where we go from here because we need a lot of electricians to electrify everything.
It's complicated, it's systemic, and it's holding us back.
We need to understand what the bottlenecks are when you can't find an electrician, how we can market to future electricians, then educate them, train them, and support them as a new generation of truly essential workers.
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Ending Fossil Fuels: Why Net Zero Is Not Enough by Holly Jean BuckFind all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club
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Read Emily's electrician shortage piece in GristSubscribe to Heatmap Follow Emily on TwitterUpgrade your home or building with BlocPowerUpgrade your home with SealedSupport an equitable transition to a world powered by renewable energy with GRID AlternativesCheck out ChargerHelpHelp decarbonize California with resources from TECH Clean California
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This week: Fighting over ESG is stupid, risky, and bad business. Let’s move on.
Plus: RSV vaccines, the E-BIKE Act, Skittles (?), deepfakes, allergies, and a new season of DRILLED
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What if you got the chance to dive to the bottom of the ocean? Would you go? And what would you find there?
That's today's big question and my returning guest, one of my all-time favorites, is Dr. Dawn Wright, better known the world over as Deep Sea Dawn.
Dawn recently became the 27th person ever in history and the first Black person ever to dive into the Challenger Deep, the deepest part of Earth's ocean.
Dawn is an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering and the Chief Scientist at Esri, where she works with other scientists to map the ocean floor in 3D.
As our oceans heat up and rise, as we try to reduce overfishing, and as our governments and companies race to mine minerals for our all-electric future, there has never been a more monumental and historic, and vitally important project than trying to understand our oceans.
A lot has happened, since Dawn and I last spoke.
It shouldn't be surprising then, that this conversation not only talked about the wonder of the deep seas and the Earth's crust but also went to some wonderful and unexpectedly emotional places.
I'm so thankful to have shared another conversation with Deep Sea Dawn.
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Surrender by BonoFind all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club
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5 Ways Scientists, NGOs, and Governments Can Support Indigenous-led Conservation The “story maps” that Esri made for Victor Vescovo and Caladan Oceanic after Kathy Sullivan’s dive to Challenger The “story map” of Dawn's dive The MPA Guide – great resource for all things designating and managing Marine Protected Areas Dawn's mom’s story Follow Deep Sea Dawn on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn
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This week: What we know — and more importantly, what we don’t — about what AI is capable of, and how much change we’re capable of absorbing.
Plus: the Willow Project, H-1B visas, blueberries, honeybee vaccines, climate disclosure rules, next-gen bed nets, and health insurance in North Carolina
Here's What You Can Do:⚡️ Just a few bucks buys some life-saving bed nets with Against Malaria, maybe the most effective NGO on the planet ⚡️ The only thing dumber than cancer is rare cancers. Good news: you can help fund research against them (and work up a sweat at the same time) with our friends at Cycle for Survival⚡️ This is the best electric vehicle you can buy ⚡️ Get educated and follow the Black Maternal Health Caucus on Twitter ⚡️ Understand your home’s exposure to flooding, fires, heat and wind with Risk Factor
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What’s second-hand stress?Next-gen bed nets are coming and could save so many lives Medicaid expansion might finally be coming to North Carolina
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What if I told you there was less oxygen in the ocean than there used to be?
That's today's big question, and my guest is Dr. Dawn Wright, or as many in the ocean community know her "Deep Sea Dawn."
Dawn Wright is an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering. She's the Chief Scientist at ESRI, where she works with other scientists to map the ocean floor in 3D.
In 2018, when I was just a baby podcaster, when Brian was my co-host, I saw a headline about the ocean that made me question a lot. I knew the oceans were heating up. I was beginning to understand, I think we were all beginning to understand, just how much global heating the oceans had absorbed over the years.
But I didn't know what that meant for the billions of creatures that call the ocean home. I didn't know what it meant for us. So I called Dawn.
In celebration of Dawn's return to the show next week, I wanted to replay this incredible conversation we had with her to better understand how far we've come.
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