(2017/04/28) The science of the times
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English - April 28, 2017 22:00 - 1 hour - 50.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratingsPolitics News News Commentary capitalism counterspin hightower intersectionality left liberal maddow marx socialism antiracism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Edition #1099
Today we look at the importance of science in our lives and public policy and also at the Trump administration’s drive to stop science in it’s tracks
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Show NotesCh. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Science in America - Neil deGrasse Tyson - Air Date 4-19-17
Ch. 3: Song 1: N/A
Ch. 4: Act 2: The history of how we know that humans are driving climate change - Science VS - Air Date 3-16-17
Ch. 5: Song 2: Put It to the Test - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 6: Act 3: How to Convince a Climate Change Sceptic - Quirks and Quarks - Air Date 12-16-16
Ch. 7: Song 3: Messages - Xavier Rudd
Ch. 8: Act 4: Scientists, politics and protest - Science for the People - Air Date 2-16-17
Ch. 9: Song 4: Science Is Real - They Might Be Giants
Ch. 10: Act 5: 314 Action and the movement to elect scientists to office - Who What Why - Air Date 4-22-17
Ch. 11: Song 5: Science Fair - Recess Monkey
Ch. 12: Act 6: Take Part in Global Divestment Mobilization Week May 5-13 via @GoFossilFree @350 - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 13: Song 6: This Fickle World - Theo Bard
Ch. 14: Act 7: Trump Signs Government Scientist Gag Order - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 01-26-17
Voicemails
Ch. 15: Not all anti-choice people want to punish women who have abortions - Alan from Georgia
Ch. 16: Less desire, less suffering - Dale from Minneapolis, MN
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 17: Final comments on how to sustain your activism
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism:
TAKE ACTION
Join or organize Global Divestment Mobilization Actions, May 5-13,2017
Follow @GoFossilFree and @350 on Twitter
Engage with the Divestment Mobilization hashtag #FossilFree
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Why Divestment is Changing the Climate Movement (The Nation, 2013)
The rise and rise of the fossil fuel divestment movement (The Guardian, 2015)
This is a Timed Test (Slate, Bill McKibben, 2015)
Written by BOTL Communications Director, Amanda Hoffman
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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