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249. He Watched January 6 Happen - Then Wrote This Book w/ Brian Jay Jones
Episode 249
Today, Matt speaks with New York Times bestselling biographer Brian Jay Jones, author of Becoming Dr. Seuss and the new book The Capitol: The Surpris…
7 hours ago
248. Why The Lorax Matters More Now Than Ever with Philip Nel
Episode 248
Today, Matt speaks with Philip Nel, University Distinguished Professor of English at Kansas State University and one of the world's leading Dr. Seuss…
5 days, 15 hours ago
247. America’s Best Idea: How the U.S. Invented the National Park
Episode 247
Today, no guest - just Matt, with the story of what one writer called “the best idea America ever had”: the national park. In 1872, in a country buil…
6 days, 8 hours ago
246. How FEMA Became the Most Hated Agency in America with Micah Loewinger
Episode 246
Today, Matt speaks with Micah Loewinger, co-host of WNYC’s On the Media and the reporter behind the new four-part series American Emergency: The Move…
1 week, 5 days ago
245. How 20 Million Americans Got a Republican President to Build the EPA
Episode 245
Today, no guest - just Matt, telling one of the strangest and most hopeful stories in American politics. It's the story of the first Earth Day, when …
2 weeks ago
244. He Left SpaceX After 13 Years to Solve the Water Crisis with Jonathan Criss
Episode 244
Today, Matt speaks with Jonathan Criss, CEO and co-founder of Vital Lyfe, about reinventing how the world gets clean drinking water. After 13 years a…
2 weeks, 5 days ago
243. How CarbonCure Locked 768,000 Tons of CO2 Permanently into Concrete with Dean Forgeron
Episode 243
Today, Matt speaks with Dean Forgeron, Chief Technology Officer at CarbonCure Technologies, about the Halifax-based clean tech company decarbonizing …
3 weeks, 5 days ago
242. Why a Top Climate VC Is Endorsing Tom Steyer for Governor w/ Dan Miller
Episode 242
Today, Matt is joined by Dan Miller - Managing Director of The Roda Group and host of Climate Chat on YouTube - for a wide-ranging conversation on th…
1 month ago
241. How 9,000 Restaurants Became America's Newest Power Plant with Ibhade Eigbobo
Episode 241
Today, Matt speaks with Ibhade Eigbobo, Director of Corporate Project Management at Budderfly, about why the small and midsize business sector is one…
1 month, 1 week ago
240. Why Protecting Nature Starts With Protecting People w/ Brett Jenks
Episode 240
Today, Matt is joined by Brett Jenks, CEO of Rare, a global conservation nonprofit that helps coastal fishing communities, smallholder farmers, and l…
1 month, 3 weeks ago