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“Every funeral is met with more protests” Negar Mortazavi on the Iran protests

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English - December 21, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 68.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 47 ratings
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On today’s show:
0:08 – We follow up on the protests in Iran with Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi), a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C.
0:33 – Sammy Roth (@Sammy_Roth), who covers energy for the LA Times and writes their weekly Boiling Point newsletter joins us to discuss the CPUC’s recent decision to sharply reduce payments to rooftop solar customers for the energy they send back to the grid. Sammy has an explainer up at the LA Times.
0:48 – Redevelopment on Treasure Island is kicking up dust in toxic dump sites. Nearby residents are worried about cesium-137 and other legacy pollutants left behind by the U.S. Navy. Garrett Leahy (@leahygarrett), a staff reporter at the San Francisco Standard joins us to discuss. Some of his interviews with Treasure Island residents were featured on 48 Hills.
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On today’s show:


0:08 – We follow up on the protests in Iran with Negar Mortazavi (@NegarMortazavi), a journalist, political commentator, and host of the Iran Podcast. She joins us from Washington D.C.


0:33 – Sammy Roth (@Sammy_Roth), who covers energy for the LA Times and writes their weekly Boiling Point newsletter joins us to discuss the CPUC’s recent decision to sharply reduce payments to rooftop solar customers for the energy they send back to the grid. Sammy has an explainer up at the LA Times.


0:48 – Redevelopment on Treasure Island is kicking up dust in toxic dump sites. Nearby residents are worried about cesium-137 and other legacy pollutants left behind by the U.S. Navy. Garrett Leahy (@leahygarrett), a staff reporter at the San Francisco Standard joins us to discuss. Some of his interviews with Treasure Island residents were featured on 48 Hills.


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