Shared Air Podcast

17 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -

A podcast about air pollution, climate, and science communication

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Episodes

Episode 17: The EPA in the Biden Administration

April 07, 2021 20:22 - 41 minutes - 41.4 MB

This week we are joined by Chris Frey, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science Policy in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development. We discuss the important role of the EPA and what to expect during the Biden presidency.

Episode 16: The scientific toolkit

March 07, 2021 01:00 - 41 minutes - 42.2 MB

Scientists and policymakers use a mix of measurements, models, and data analysis tools to understand air pollution and to build effective policies. We are joined by Drs. Shayak Sengupta, a modeler, and Rishabh Shah, an experimentalist, to discuss these tools and their uses.

Episode 15: Shale gas, revisited

February 15, 2021 12:08 - 40 minutes - 41.3 MB

Rose and Albert discuss shale gas, air quality, and the future of energy with Allen Robinson.

Episode 14: Citizen Science

January 15, 2021 13:49 - 45 minutes - 48.2 MB

We talk with filmmaker and activist Mark Dixon about citizen science and environmental communication. Learn more about Mark and his work at http://lens.blue/home/ and https://inversiondoc.com/

Episode 13: Shale gas, air quality, climate, and jobs

December 27, 2020 14:20 - 36 minutes - 36.5 MB

What does the shale gas boom look like when you look at environmental and economic impacts together? Erin Mayfield joins us to discuss how to reconcile these different impacts. Visit https://www.facebook.com/sharedairpodcast

Episode 12: Forest fires and air quality

December 04, 2020 18:38 - 34 minutes - 34.3 MB

Guest Katelyn O'Dell joins us to talk about forest fires and their impacts on air quality. Even if you live far away from the fire, it can impact what you breathe.

Episode 11: Air quality and climate

November 13, 2020 15:21 - 37 minutes - 38.5 MB

Neil Donahue joins us to talk about the connections between air quality, clouds, and climate, and how air pollution links to high energy particle physics.

Episode 10: Clean cookstoves and the developing world

October 12, 2020 12:43 - 34 minutes - 33.5 MB

Millions of people still rely on solid fuel stoves for cooking and heating. Kelsey Bilsback joins us to discuss the impacts of this and whether "clean cookstoves" are the answer.

Episode 9: Regulatory data and why you should trust it

September 25, 2020 18:34 - 41 minutes - 41.7 MB

Our guest this week is David Good from the Allegheny County Health Department Air Quality division. David explains what goes into collecting data to check compliance with the Clean Air Act, and why we can trust the data from the EPA.

Episode 8: COVID and Indoor Air Quality

September 11, 2020 11:53 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MB

This week's conversation is all about indoor air and how we can use indoor air quality to help manage the spread of COVID. Our guest is Steve Guenther from Carnegie Mellon's Facilities Management Division. For more info on the airborne spread of COVID, please check out this article by Jose Jimenez in Time: https://time.com/5883081/covid-19-transmitted-aerosols/

Episode 7: Environmental Justice

August 17, 2020 15:42 - 28 minutes - 24.6 MB

How are air pollution and climate tied into other aspects of social and racial justice? Guest Garima Raheja joins us to discuss environmental justice.

Episode 6: Air Pollution and Health

July 31, 2020 14:11 - 43 minutes - 41.6 MB

We talk with Arden Pope about the health effects of air pollution. How do we know that exposure kills?

Episode 5: COVID and Masks

July 17, 2020 13:28 - 31 minutes - 32.2 MB

We discuss how masks can help prevent the spread of COVID with guests Coty Jen and Ryan Sullivan. Coty and Ryan also tell us about their project to help protect nurses and doctors when treating COVID patients. For more information on how masks work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdanPfQdCA