J. B. MacKinnon joins us to talk about the push-pull between the supposed economic harm of less shopping with the environmental impacts of buying too much.
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Why People Obsess Over Pakistani Mangoes
Food writer Ahmed Ali Akbar joins us to discuss the backchannels of importing fruit, the lengths people will go to, and the customs bureaucracy that keeps foods from reaching American shores.
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When disaster strikes, his phone always rings
Robert A. Jensen of Kenyon International Emergency Services joins us to discuss the delicate art of balancing practical management of large-scale disasters while honoring the humanity of families affected.
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How we trample on tribal sovereignty
Nick Martin joins us to talk about the process of consultation, which was designed as a negotiation tool but is more often used to notify Indigenous communities about pipelines, mines and other major projects adjacent to sacred lands – after it’s too late for them to meaningfully voice their concerns.
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What qualifies you to be life coach?
Journalist Rachel Monroe joins us to talk about the for-profit Life Coach School, the students who chose that path, and the pitfalls they encountered upon entering the largely unregulated profession.
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One way to save our forests? Move them.
Journalist Lauren Markham joins us to discuss “assisted species migration,” or moving tree populations to save them from extinction.
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In the future, we may all be nomads
Parag Khanna, founder and managing partner of FutureMap, joins us to discuss the future of humankind as climate change and destabilization are expected to cause mass migrations.
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Why are humans so fascinated with animals?
New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean joins us to discuss her book of essays about the human-animal connection – stories that span the world from New Jersey to Morocco – and the lessons we can learn from the way we interact with these creatures.
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Plants have much to teach us
Beronda L. Montgomery joins us to discuss what plants “know,” how they overcome obstacles, and what we humans can learn from them.
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She fled money for the riches of the nature
Gloria Liu joins us to talk about how she’s not alone in choosing to live close to nature without many creature comforts – and about realizing that money can be both a path to freedom and a trap.
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A hearts and minds approach to climate change
Katharine Hayhoe, chief scientist of The Nature Conservancy, joins us to discuss strategies for talking about climate change and how to connect to skeptics by finding shared values.
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How to lie with maps
New York Times editorial board member Greg Bensinger joins us to discuss the gaps between what maps represent and real-life knowledge.
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