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Back to SearchHow big oil hooked the world on plastic
Episode 64
Do you ever feel a sense of personal responsibility for plastic pollution? That reaction is no accident - it’s the result of a decades-long public re…
5 hours ago
The vaccine lawyer suing RFK Jr.
Episode 63
There is an ongoing lawsuit between the American Academy of Pediatrics v. Robert F Kennedy Jr., head of HHS. The lead attorney of the lawsuit challen…
2 weeks ago
Pesticide protections in the crosshairs
Episode 62
Two major battles over pesticide policy are unfolding at the federal level, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
The dispute: Can states protect their…
4 weeks ago
Doctor, doctor: How the Trump administration is making America sicker
Episode 61
This Earth Day, we're not celebrating progress; we're sounding the alarm. In today’s episode, Ken sits down with Dr. Phil Landrigan and Dr. Adam Gaff…
1 month, 1 week ago
Rina Shah: Principles over power
Episode 60
What does it look like to stand on principle when everyone around you is playing it safe? In today’s episode, Ken sits down with Rina Shah, a politic…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Democrats were MAHA before MAHA — Rep. Chellie Pingree unpacks the contradictions
Episode 59
Long before “Make America Healthy Again,” or MAHA, existed, there was Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine): A self-described hippie, back-to-the-lander, c…
2 months, 1 week ago
David A. Graham on Project 2025's assault on American government
Episode 58
Most people heard about Project 2025 during the 2024 presidential campaign. Far fewer understood what it actually was. The Atlantic’s David Graham wr…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
REVISIT: Protecting children from pesticides
Episode 55
Many people find EWG while seeking information about pesticides. In today’s episode Ken is joined by our in-house Senior Toxicologist, Dr. Alexis Te…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
The plastics problem
Episode 54
We’ve all seen the headlines about micro and nanoplastics. It’s clear that the public is uneasy with the ubiquity of plastic particles in our food, s…
3 months, 1 week ago
Rep. Jim McGovern on ending hunger in the richest country in the world
Episode 53
48 million Americans are food insecure, congress just cut $200 billion from SNAP, and the upcoming farm bill could make things even worse. But Rep. J…
3 months, 3 weeks ago