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Environment

The Only Sustainable Form of Wealth: Tyson Yunkaporta on PYP 494

How shall we live, on a boiling planet and enmeshed in a civilization that knows only how to use up and destroy all it encounters? Can we find meaning and healing in the shelter of each other, to bring to birth a new world from the ashes of the old?

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Batteries Made From Plants?: Virginia Klausmeier on PYP 490

Can plant-based batteries combat planetary overheating and help save the world? Today’s guest is betting yes.

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Plant Teachers: Ayahuasca, Tobacco, and the Pursuit of Knowledge: Jeremy Narby on PYP 479

Can science learn anything from Indigenous knowledge about local plants, and animals? Can science acknowledge that debt and offer reciprocity?

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Why You Should Care About Sharks: James Sulikowski on PYP 478

Are sharks vicious, erratic human-eating predators? Are they keystone species crucial for the health of marine ecosystems? Or are they just the subject of annoyingly catchy children’s songs?

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Cool Beans and Indoor Agriculture: Tyler Mayoras on PYP 469

How can we make whole food, plant-based options more convenient for consumers and more sustainable for the planet? Today’s guest, Cool Beans CEO Tyler Mayoras, shares how he’s investing and leading for a healthier planet.

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Healing Ourselves to Heal the Climate: Jack Adam Weber on PYP 466

Can we fix our broken climate with technological and policy solutions alone? Or do we need to heal deep personal and cultural wounds as well?

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How to Reverse Global Warming: Marco Vangelisti on PYP 461

According to many climate scientists, it’s already too late, and there’s nothing we can do to avert global catastrophe. Today’s guest has a different view. Marco Vangelisti explains how to reverse global warming through our financial decisions.

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How to Connect with Your Soul and Find Your True Purpose: Bill Plotkin on PYP 455

Why are we destroying the planet and making each other miserable? Are we defective? Or have we lost the map to authentic human development?

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Sparking an Anti-Litter Revolution Through Data: Jeff Kirschner on PYP 452

Litterati is an app and a movement to solve our planet’s litter problem through individual empowerment and data-driven policy.

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Transforming Transportation for a Greener and More Just World: Pam Frank on PYP 447

A conversation with policy wonk, energy geek, community organizer, and visionary strategist Pam Frank on the transformative potential of a clean and efficient transportation system.

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