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18 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsShaughnessy Naughton, President of 314 Action, has fascinating conversations with dynamic thought leaders, world-renowned scientists and pro-science lawmakers who are on the frontlines of the war on facts being waged by the Trump Administration.
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Episode 18: Miriam Goldstein on the double whammy of plastic pollution on our oceans
October 16, 2019 20:00 - 19 minutes - 13.1 MBShaughnessy and Miriam Goldstein of the Center for American Progress talk about the recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on how climate change and is impacting our oceans and the cryosphere. She explains why plastics as a product of fossil fuels are a double whammy to our oceans and how warming ocean waters, ocean heatwaves and acidification, and melting glaciers are all symptoms of climate change and amplify the effects we feel in stronger storms an...
Episode 17: Jim Greenwood on impeachment, prescription drug prices and the opioid crisis
October 09, 2019 20:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBShaughnessy and former Congressman Jim Greenwood, CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, discuss the partisan divide, serving in Congress during an impeachment inquiry, and what biotech and pharma have proposed to address prescription drug prices and help combat the opioid crisis. Follow Jim on Twitter: @JimGreenwood Follow Shaughnessy on Twitter: @VoteShaughnessy
Episode 16: Alexander Kaufman of HuffPost gives us the lowdown on the Green New Deal
October 02, 2019 20:00 - 26 minutes - 17.9 MBIn the wake of Greta Thunberg's address to the United Nations, millions of youth gathering in Climate Strikes across the globe and the release of the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Shaughnessy talks about the politics of climate change, shifting public opinion and the Green New Deal with Alexander Kaufman, Senior Reporter at HuffPost covering climate change, environmental policy and politics. Follow Alexander on Twitter: @AlexCKaufman Follow Shaughnessy o...
Episode 15: When Science Speaks - Shaughnessy Naughton on running as a STEM candidate
September 26, 2019 03:00 - 15 minutes - 10.3 MBMark Bayer of When Science Speaks interviews Shaughnessy about her experience running for office as a scientist. They discuss the unique advantages scientists bring to running for office and 314 Action's work recruiting, training and electing the next scientists to office.
Episode 14: Joel Clement on becoming a whistleblower on the Trump Administration
September 18, 2019 16:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBShaughnessy and Joel Clement, Senior Fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists and former Director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the US Department of the Interior, talk about blowing the whistle on former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for his efforts to purge the agency of government scientists working to address climate change in the Trump Administration.
Episode 13: Former Governor and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman on women as an endangered species in the Republican Party
September 12, 2019 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBShaughnessy and former Governor of New Jersey and former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman discuss standing up to Trump, what it's like to be a reasonable Republican working to take on climate change and protect our environment, and the future of women and minorities in the Republican Party.
Episode 12: Dr. Val Arkoosh, on securing our elections and evidence-based solutions in local government
September 04, 2019 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBShaughnessy and Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners in Pennsylvania, discuss Val's path from the Doctor's office to elected office. Val shares with us how the STEM based approach she utilized as a physician and in public health has provided a foundation for tackling critical issues we face in so many communities across the country like securing our elections, addressing the opioid epidemic and reducing homelessness.
Episode 11: Dr. Philip Cook, on Gun Violence in America
August 21, 2019 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.1 MBShaughnessy and Dr. Philip Cook, expert on economics of crime and the costs and consequences of the availability of guns, talk about gun violence in America and what we could do to address the gun violence epidemic.
Episode 10: Dr. Michael Mann, on standing up to climate deniers and addressing Climate Change
August 14, 2019 12:00 - 32 minutes - 22 MBShaughnessy and Dr. Michael Mann, climate scientist and author of the Madhouse Effect and the Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, discuss the battle for the future of the planet, the urgency of taking action to address Climate Change and standing up to climate deniers and the Trump Administration's War on Science.
Episode 9: Joe Trippi on Trump making Twitter his personal blog and the Democratic Presidential Primaries
August 07, 2019 14:00 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBShaughnessy and Joe Trippi, veteran Democratic political strategist and author of The Revolution will not be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything, talk about innovation in campaigns, Donald Trump turning Twitter into his personal blog, lessons learned from US Senator Doug Jones 2017 special election victory and how they can translate to defeating Trump in 2020; and how the Democratic Presidential Primaries are shaping up.
Episode 8: Congressman Paul Tonko on H.R. 1709, The Scientific Integrity Act
July 31, 2019 21:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBShaughnessy and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), Chair of the House Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change of the Energy and Commerce Committee talk about the Scientific Integrity Act, which would ensure scientists in our federal agencies are able to conduct their research and communicate the results without political interference; the 100by50 plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, his work to update and upgrade our drinking water infrastructure nationwide and mo...
Episode 7: New Jersey Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker on Serving as a Physicist Legislator
July 25, 2019 01:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBShaughnessy talks with New Jersey Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker, a physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and the only full-time STEM professional serving in the State Assembly. Assemblyman Zwicker talks about how being a scientist has made him a better legislator and some of the issues he is leading on in the state Assembly from election security to artificial intelligence.
Episode 6: Gina McCarthy on the Importance of an Effective EPA
July 11, 2019 19:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBHost Shaughnessy Naughton talks with former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to discuss her time at the EPA under President Obama, the Clean Power Plan and climate change. Gina shares her thoughts on the direction of the EPA under President Trump, and on why it is crucial for grassroots activists to keep advocating for environmental protections.
Episode 5: Dr. Jacquelyn Gill on Combating Climate Deniers
July 04, 2019 01:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBShaughnessy talks with Dr. Jacquelyn Gill, a climate change scientist at the University of Maine, about last week's Democratic primary debates, the biodiversity crisis and how to combat climate change deniers.
Episode 4: Lauren Underwood on Doing Her 30s Better Than (Just About) Anyone We Know
June 27, 2019 02:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBShaughnessy Naughton talks to RN and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14).
Episode 3: Joe Cunningham on Keeping Coastlines Clean
June 19, 2019 21:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBShaughnessy sits down with Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-01) to talk about efforts to ban offshore drilling off the coast of Charleston and elsewhere.
Episode 2: Dr. Kim Schrier on Getting Kids Vaccinated
June 12, 2019 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.8 MBShaughnessy Naughton sits down with Dr. Kim Schrier (WA-08) about her new legislation helping to ensure the CDC can take more action against the threat of the anti-vaxx movement.
Episode 1: Chrissy Houlahan on H.R. 9
June 01, 2019 23:00 - 19 minutes - 9.03 MBShaughnessy sits down with Chrissy Houlahan to discuss H.R. 9, climate change and Rep. Houlahan's first 6 months in office.