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Climate BreakClimate Action through Community-Driven Philanthropy, with Jared BlumenfeldWhat is the Waverley Street Foundation?The Waverley Street Foundation, founded by Laurene Powell Jobs in 2016, aims to attack climate related issues through funding community-led programs, leading to community action against climate change. The Waverley Street Foundation specifically funds programs related to renewable energy and regenerative agriculture, as these sectors have an immense impact on the environment and vulnerable communities. The Foundation’s approach to achieving climate-related goals is unique, as their solutions revolve around investing in prominent community institutions in order to benefit the entire community, showing people that we all benefit from a healthy planet....2025-03-1901 min
Do One Better with Alberto Lidji in Philanthropy, Sustainability and Social EntrepreneurshipJared Blumenfeld, President of Waverley Street Foundation on Tackling Climate ChangeJared Blumenfeld, President of the Waverley Street Foundation, discusses the foundation’s bold mission to deploy $3.5 billion over ten years to tackle climate change. The foundation was created and funded by Laurene Powell Jobs.
Blumenfeld explains that unlike traditional foundations with perpetual funding models, Waverley Street’s "spend-down" approach reflects the time-sensitive nature of the climate crisis, seeking to galvanize action that can yield transformative results within the short window left to mitigate severe environmental impacts.
Blumenfeld highlights the foundation’s core focus areas: regenerative agriculture and renewable energy. He stresses that these are not arbitr...2024-10-1435 min
Beyond The Fog RadioProtecting the Environment w/ Secretary Jared BlumenfeldJared Blumenfeld is the Secretary of Environmental Protection for the State of California. From protecting air and water quality to regulating pesticides and toxic substances, Jared has had a direct and positive impact on all of our lives here in the Golden State. Thanks to his efforts, not only does SF have the strongest recycling and composting program in the country, but we have also banned plastic bags and styrofoam and reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent.
Blumenfeld is somewhat of an environmental warrior, having led international campaigns like the U.N.’s World Environmental Day in 2005, or the habitat pr...2022-04-2745 min
PODSHIP EARTHShirley & WillIn the 1900’s, there were one million Black farmers in America and former slaves and their descendants had amassed 14 million acres of land. In the last 100 years, 90 percent of that land has been lost. Today only 45,000 of the nation’s 3.4 million farmers are Black. Jared Blumenfeld travels to the Central Valley to meet with Will Scott Jr who is the President of the African American Farmers of California, and with Shirley Rowe a lifelong teacher who now farms Alfalfa in Lemoore California. The work that Will and Shirley are doing is critical to help support the next generation of Afri...2021-07-2537 min
The Dr. Hyman ShowIs Climate Change Fixable? A Conversation With California’s EPA Secretary with Jared BlumenfeldIs Climate Change Fixable? A Conversation With California’s EPA Secretary | This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Beekeepers NaturalsWe’re divorced from nature and disconnected from wild places. I think this has really hurt us in multiple ways, some of which we are still figuring out, but especially in the way it’s allowed people to desecrate the land, air, and water we rely on for life. Yet people are so resistant to acknowledging climate change and what needs to be done. This could be because of the doom-and-gloom approach many f...2021-03-101h 01PODSHIP EARTHClimate StrikesEleven million people from over 140 countries are climate striking by skipping school to tell us we need to act now!. Jerome Foster II, who at seven started watching documentaries about our planet, got activated and started climate blogging. Jerome is now 18 and has been climate striking for 81 weeks in front of the white house. Jerome founded www.onemillionof.us to get youth to vote this November and beyond.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-09-2029 minPODSHIP EARTHVoteIt’s an action that enviros have yet to master. In looking at what led to the 2016 election debacle, it's hard to ignore a disturbing fact: environmentalists turned out to vote at rates significantly less than the nation as a whole. To try and work out how that could be possible, I talk with Nathaniel Stinnett who runs the Environmental Voter Project.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-09-0634 minPODSHIP EARTHShaneGiven the state of the world, we need all the friends we can muster. Shane Minogue and I met when we were four. Friends we make as children and manage to keep for a lifetime are rare. We talk about audio equipment, membrane trafficking, religion, Clive Sinclair’s electric car, the secret to a good Guinness, why Shane was always the hippest kid in school and how he turned me into a vegetarian.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-08-2332 minPODSHIP EARTHRelativityIn 1852, my grandfather’s grandfather Henry Cohn at the age of 21 left the shtetl of Dobrzyn (Poland), to set sail for America. He wrote a slim journal of his adventures - stories of escaping the military draft by crossing a river on his brother’s back, becoming a peddler, stories about his friend getting murdered, his crossing the Isthmus of Panama on foot while on his way to California, witnessing the lynching of judges in San Francisco, and eventually making it to the gold country in St. Louis and Poker Flat in Sierra County, north of Lake Tahoe.Se...2020-08-0957 minPODSHIP EARTHToxic StressWe talk with Dr Nadine Burke Harris, an award-winning physician, researcher, advocate and California’s first Surgeon General. She is dedicated to changing the way our society responds to childhood trauma. At its worst, stress can elicit a toxic shock to our system that changes who we are at very fundamental level. Dr Burke Harris has set a bold goal to reduce adverse childhood experiences by half in one generation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-07-2628 minPODSHIP EARTHReimagineThe scope of the societal impacts being both inflicted and uncovered by the COVID-19 pandemic are truly without precedent. With every disaster, whether it's an economic collapse or the damage inflicted by a hurricane or wildfire, we are given a choice: rebuild in the same pattern as before or re-imagine a different future. If a peaceful, compassionate, equitable and sustainable future is our goal, then we must ensure that our path forward doesn’t rebuild the systems of violence, inequality, racism and pollution that are corroding our society from the inside out. We talk with Dr Manuel Pastor, the Un...2020-07-1233 minPODSHIP EARTHFirefightersAre now frontline responders in the battle against climate change: fighting raging wildfires, helping urban dwellers overcome extreme heat, and rescuing victims of rising seas. What is less known is that firefighters are being exposed to a toxic soup of chemicals from melting flat-screen TVs to nylon carpets, each time they respond to a residential fire. I talk with Tom O'Connor, Battalion Chief with the San Francisco Fire Department, about how firefighters are leading the charge to clean up our planet one community at a time.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...2020-06-2830 minPODSHIP EARTHFuelling ChangeAngela Glover Blackwell talks about how we can achieve racial justice through an agenda of inclusion, opportunity for all people of color, police abolition and reparations. Starting during the Black Power movement of the 1970’s, Ms Glover Blackwell has been a powerful, articulate and inspiring voice of change. Angela believes that our future success as democracy, economy and as a nation depends on the very people who have been left behind. Not until real change has been implemented will be able to move forward. The corrosive and toxic foundations of racism must be routed from every aspect of our go...2020-06-1432 minPODSHIP EARTHGoldCalifornia is officially known as the “Golden State." One hundred and seventy years after the Gold Rush, the environmental legacy of gold mining is still with us and rarely acknowledged. Mercury which is a deadly neurotoxin, was elemental to the process of gold mining. Today large quantities of mercury from the Gold Rush are still polluting California - posing a risk to every kind of living organism, including us. I talk with Izzy Martin, a community organizer and environmental advocate who leads the Sierra Fund and has worked for the last decade to bring attention to gold’s dark shadow...2020-05-3139 minPODSHIP EARTHDeloresDolores Huerta is the one of the most important civil rights leaders in history. Dolores possesses an indomitable spirit, she is a fearless advocate on behalf of farm workers, women's rights and the environment. Huerta has been awarded every honor under the sun, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and yet at 90 she continues to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with farmworkers early in the morning to make sure their needs are taken care of before her own. Dolores is truly selfless. We talk about Earth Day’s 50th anniversary and just when you thought you knew everything about Dolores, she uncovers he...2020-05-1726 minPODSHIP EARTHWolf GirlAt 15 Doniga Markegard, left a note for her mom that she was taking off for the summer and would be back in the fall. Her hitchhiking adventure was the beginning of a quest that led her to tracking wolves in Alaska. Doniga’s wanderlust brought her to indigenous elders who showed her the interconnectedness with all living things. Doniga shares her tracking practices.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-05-0331 minPODSHIP EARTHFarallonesI travel on a supply boat 30 miles of the coast of San Francisco to visit the remote Farallon Islands National Wildlife Refuge. This rocky outcrop in the Pacific is home to millions of birds, five species of seals, whales and great white sharks - it is the Galapagos of the Northern Hemisphere! I meet up with Pete Warzybok with Point Blue Conservation Science who has spent much of the past 20 years studying the wildlife of the Farallones and I learn about what happens when we leave nature alone.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cali...2020-04-1935 minPODSHIP EARTHArleneEarth Day is turning 50 and I talk with Dr. Arlene Blum, who exemplifies the energy, humanity and spirit of this celebration which began in 1970 and gave birth to the modern environmental movement. Arlene is a biophysical chemist, an author, a mountaineer and Executive Director of the Green Science Policy Institute. Arlene’s belief that we can all do seemingly impossible things - is the foundation to a life of adventure.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-04-0533 minPODSHIP EARTHFood MythsAnna Lappé, and I discuss Diet for a Hot Planet, her book about the challenges and opportunities presented by helping solve the climate crisis by changing the food system. We uncover and debunk myths about the way food can be grown today and in the future. Anna’s mom, Frances Moore Lappé, wrote the 1971 book Diet for a Small Planet which revolutionized the way we think about food and democracy. Together Anna and Frances co-founded the small planet institute, an international network focused on root causes of hunger and poverty and co-wrote Hope's Edge.See Privacy Policy at htt...2020-03-2235 minPODSHIP EARTHMighty MicrobesWe are made up of 70 trillion cells, more than half of which are not part of the human body - they are microbes. Microbes play a critical role in keeping us healthy, protecting us from pathogens, boosting our immune system, and even fighting off stress. It turns out that microbes also play a pivotal role in keeping the earth’s soil healthy. I talk with Dr. Rupa Marya, who is no average doctor. Rupa is a forceful social justice advocate, a world-renowned musician, an urban farmer, a mother to two incredible kids, and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCSF, who...2020-03-0836 minPODSHIP EARTHElyAn ancient English town named after the mysterious eels, which were the currency that paid for one of the world’s most magnificent cathedrals. To unravel Ely’s secrets, dating back to Roman times, I talk with Mike Rouse, the Mayor and historian of this fascinating Fen town.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-02-2329 minPODSHIP EARTHWild & ScenicHow a fight to save the Yuba River, turned into a massive film festival where activists go to get inspired. Podship Earth’s intrepid correspondent, Sara Aminzadeh, travels through the snow to meet with first time film-makers, long time water keepers, and local teenagers to get the skinny on how our love of nature is the best motivator for action. Sara talks with Melinda Booth, Mitch Dion, Tom Bartels, Chris Simon, John Weisheit, Susette Weisheit, and Tova Rothert.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2020-02-0931 minPODSHIP EARTHHelaineOur mothers made us. Our mothers shaped us. I talk with my mother Helaine Blumenfeld about her passion for life and creativity. By the age of 22, Helaine had received her PhD in politics from Columbia. Then, everything changed when she discovered the language of sculpture. Early in her career she decided to divide her time between being a mom when at home and being a sculptor when in Pietrasanta, Italy (where she still works). In 2011, Helaine received the Order of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth. We talk about spirituality, art, nature and her childhood in Queens.Se...2020-01-2632 minPODSHIP EARTHCrop CircleSatellite data is now giving us real time data on which crops are being planted, which crops might fail because of climate impacts like drought or disease, and how many acres of rainforest are being cut down for grazing land. Using this information we can better prepare for famines, reduce price volatility and work out how to feed a planet of 9 billion people by 2050. I talk with Dr Inbal Becker-Reshef, the Director of NASA’s food security and agriculture program about how we can build a more integrated global food system.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr...2020-01-1231 minPODSHIP EARTHWillie L. Brown Jr.Willie L. Brown Jr., is a legend. He is California’s longest serving speaker and was San Francisco’s first African American mayor. Since hiring me 19 years ago, he’s been a friend and mentor. This week we talk food, movies, fitness, politics, re-gifting, legacy and why it always helps to be sharply dressed! Talking with Willie Brown always leaves me with a sense of vitality, vigor, and a love of life!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-12-2929 minPODSHIP EARTHGood COP / Bad COPGood COP / Bad GOPSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-12-1531 minPODSHIP EARTHKing TidesThe sea level is rising and we need to get ready! From Venice to the Florida Keys, to Pacifica - coastal communities are waking up to the realities of significant climate related impacts. California Coastal Commissioner Sara Aminzadeh and I meet up with community organizers Jennifer Kalt, from Humboldt Bay Keeper, and Violet Saena, from Acterra.org who is working with residents in East Palo Alto to listen, learn and plan for sea level inundation. We then talk with Susanne Moser about how to remain hopeful as the tide gets higher.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com...2019-12-0137 minPODSHIP EARTHBeach WalkHeather Bolint and Bryan Galvin were so frustrated by the plastic on Florida’s coastline that they decided to be the first people to walk around the entire state - all while picking up trash and bringing attention to the issue. They ended their walk by dumping 3,000 pounds of trash on the steps of the Florida State Capitol. I catch up with Heather and Bryan to find out about walking in sand, the most annoying types of trash, and what sea-level rise looks like.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at http...2019-11-1729 minPODSHIP EARTHMonoMono - is a magical lake twice the size of San Francisco that has tufa towers, salty water and millions of birds. It’s also the story of how scientists and advocates came together to save a national treasure threatened by water being taken by Los Angeles. I talk with Geoff McQuilkin and his daughter Ellery and David Herbst who was part of the original student team that went to Mono Lake in 1976.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-11-0333 minPODSHIP EARTHRock Glaciers - Hidden in Plain Sight!With an all star team of scientists and advocates, I witness firsthand a few of the more than 500 rock glaciers in the Sierra Nevada mountains. To be honest, I had never heard of rock glaciers - it turns they are well kept secret. Led by Daniel Taillant, Dr. Connie Millar, Dr. David Herbst, Sara Aminzadeh and Adam Riffle, we discover that rock glaciers may help many streams keep flowing cold even during the worst climate change has to offer. As a bonus you’ll learn how to make a rock glacier in your home freezer!See Privacy Poli...2019-10-2032 minPODSHIP EARTHKelp KillersPurple sea urchins, a “blob” of warmer water, and star fish wasting syndrome have all conspired to turn California’s northern pacific coastal kelp forests into wastelands. As a result, ocean biodiversity, including prized Abalone, are all suffering. I get into scuba gear and go with Jack Linkins a local abalone fisherman and Mike Esgro a dive master and ocean expert to find out what’s going on.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-10-0631 minPODSHIP EARTHAmazing GraceWhen Melissa Bumstead’s daughter Grace was diagnosed with a rare form of childhood cancer - both their lives changed in unimaginable ways. They spent weeks and then months in hospital over many years fighting for Grace’s life. As Melissa got know other children with cancer and their families, a pattern began to emerge - many of them, including Grace, lived close to a Cold War era weapons and nuclear energy testing site - Santa Susana Field Laboratory near Simi Valley California. We talk with Melissa about her journey and what she discovered.See Privacy Policy at h...2019-09-2231 minPODSHIP EARTHLA RiverAt the heart of Los Angeles flows a forgotten but majestic waterway. I get in a kayak and travel with Chief Ranger Fernando Gomez and an intrepid crew to discover the beauty, tranquility and potential of this river to transform an entire city.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-09-0834 minPODSHIP EARTHAirmageddonOnly 5 percent of the world's population breathes clean air. We talk with environmental journalist and author Beth Gardiner about her new book Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollution - and discover what is being done to solve this health crisis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-08-2529 minPODSHIP EARTHHarveyThis deadly hurricane caused more than $125 billion in damage to communities in Houston, Texas. In the aftermath, chemical companies used the disaster to mask their expansion into plastics manufacturing. I talk with with Yvette Arellano a community activist.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-08-1134 minPODSHIP EARTHMission PieIn the heart of San Francisco, Karen Heisler created the world’s most delicious pies through sustainability, equity and a fair wage. After 12 years, this community jewel is closing. We talk to Karen about how Mission Pie was created, the factors that led its closure and the love and hope that come from even the most difficult of life’s changes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-07-2831 minPODSHIP EARTHDoctorsClimate is changing health outcomes today and into the future. We talk with Dr Bruce Bekkar and Dr Ashley McClure, about how the medical profession is starting to define the roles doctors and nurses play in treating, explaining and combating the impacts of this health crisis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-07-1432 minPODSHIP EARTHYorickMy Dad's lived a life full of adventure. This week we hear about his family driving through the French countryside while being shot at from Nazis planes and finally getting to freedom in New York. We then talk about the state of the world in 2019.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-06-3030 minPODSHIP EARTHYetiDr Daniel Taylor is the world’s leading expert on the abominable snowman, yowie, bigfoot and sasquatch. His journey led him to discover that behind the myth there was a need to protect habitat for countless other animals and plants.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-06-1633 minPODSHIP EARTHHempThis mighty plant, which has been cultivated for more than 8000 years, is making a comeback thanks to a unique coalition of Republicans, farmers, and hippies. Hemp can be made into more than 25,000 products from jeans to car parts and can help end our addiction to fossil fuels. I meet growers and advocates in California’s Antelope Valley. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-06-0235 minPODSHIP EARTHBrothersRémy and I talk about growing up in a small English village, trying to fit in despite our American parents, and learning from each other.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-05-1935 minPODSHIP EARTHCourageProtecting the environment sometimes requires us to stand up and be counted. This week I talk with Linda Garcia and Alfred Brownell - two winners of the 2019 Goldman Prize, which for 30 years has celebrated the bravery of environmental activists.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-05-0533 minPODSHIP EARTHMexi-CaliWe explore a tale of two cities - Calexico and Mexicali - that straddle the US/Mexico border. Both of these communities share very serious air and water pollution challenges.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-04-2134 minPODSHIP EARTHBeesPollinators are critical for food production and make the natural world bloom. Unfortunately, bees, butterflies and even bats, now face a myriad of threats from pathogens to pesticides. We talk with Laurie Adams, CEO of the Pollinator Partnership, about strategies to promote pollinator health.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-04-0727 minPODSHIP EARTHFeeding FrenzyCousin David and Dana Smirin go to world’s largest natural food expo and discover new nuts from Brazil, palm husk plates, Kalahari salt, glass straws, meatless burgers and a dizzying number of people.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-03-2432 minPODSHIP EARTHNailed ItMore than 400,000 nail salon workers are being exposed to a toxic trio of chemicals every day, including formaldehyde. I meet up with Julia Liou and Uyen Nguyen to discuss how non-toxic nail polishes are winning over clients and workers alike.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-03-1027 minPODSHIP EARTHCoastieThe planet is on track to protect 10% of our coastal and marine waters by next year. We talk with Meaghan Brosnan, former US Coast Guard inspector, about marine protected areas, community fisheries enforcement and nature’s resilience. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-02-2432 minPODSHIP EARTHMaterial GirlWe talk with Jean Rogers, about how to transform global markets into a force for good by measuring every company’s environmental and social performance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-02-1037 minPODSHIP EARTHPreppingWhen a storm takes out the power lines, or an earthquake ruptures the water pipes, or a wildfire is moving towards your house, what the hell do you do? To get some answers, I talk with Alexander Black an urban Prepper from LA.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-01-2733 minPODSHIP EARTHMLKWe talk with Evelyn Knight, who in 1965 Marched with Dr King from Selma to Montgomery. Evelyn grew up in Africatown, Alabama - the subject of Zora Neal Hurston’s book “Barracoon”. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-01-1333 minPODSHIP EARTHResoluteStarting 2019 with intention by setting dynamic goals for healthy living. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2019-01-0632 minPODSHIP EARTHRetroCousin David and I dig into the Podship Earth archives and remember the insanity and inspiration that was 2018! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-12-3051 minPODSHIP EARTHTruckin’The worst air quality in the US is the result of pollution from trucks, trains and ships carrying goods that we buy. We explore how truck drivers are fighting to get paid for cleaner rigs, how activists are fighting Warren Buffett's new rail project, and how the first zero emission cargo terminal is an idea worth copying. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-12-2338 minPODSHIP EARTHKim SwimsKim Chambers is one of the world’s greatest marathon swimmers, we talk to her about willpower, joy and the pull of adventure. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-12-1639 minPODSHIP EARTHArctic DustIn the past 40 years, the Arctic ice cap has lost 75% of its volume. This has contributed to approximately 1/3 of global temperature rise. Dr. Leslie Field believes the time has come to deploy a geo-engineering solution to slow Arctic melting. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-12-0936 minPODSHIP EARTHBeing HumanSince Darwin, we have known of the continuity between us and other species. Today, we continue to grapple with what it means to be human. We talk with author Melanie Challenger about why our lives are given so much value while all other species are regarded as replaceable.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-12-0234 minPODSHIP EARTHFire MythsAs California wildfires ravaged the state, we talk with Dr. Chad Hanson, to examine if there is any scientific basis to support the numerous calls to clear the forest as a way of helping reduce fire risk. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-11-2537 minPODSHIP EARTHMakersThese crafty mavericks offer an antidote to a world focused on designed obsolescence. This week we learn how to fix what we have, make what we need and create practical solutions to real-world challenges. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-11-1832 minPODSHIP EARTHCanoeingThe Feather River lies at the heart of California’s water woes, it has been dammed, dredged and diverted. Fortunately, the Feather is now part of a massive restoration effort. Barry Nelson and I canoe downstream meeting people and lots of salmon along the way. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-11-1138 minPODSHIP EARTHWild LifeWatching nature programs on TV is the closest most of us will get to penguins in Antarctica or giraffes in Kenya. We talk to Emmy winning wildlife filmmaker Andrew Graham-Brown about a life of adventure behind the camera.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-11-0431 minPODSHIP EARTHGreen GuiltWe talk with psychologist Dr. Renee Lertzman and educator Tamar Hurwitz about how removing guilt and fear from ecological messages, frees up the space to pursue meaningful action.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-10-2838 minPODSHIP EARTHRamallahWater lies at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We travel to the West Bank to discover that many villages only get water once a week, while next door Israeli settlements are building swimming pools. The equitable sharing of this precious resource has been put off for too long.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-10-2141 minPODSHIP EARTHL’ChaimWe travel to Tel Aviv to meet with innovators monitoring the health of bees, creating home energy from food scraps, conserving water and building electric roads. We learn from environmentalists how Israelis' love nature and littering.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-10-1446 minPODSHIP EARTHFaithFor the past 2000 years, religion has been the dominant moral force in society. Nowhere is this more evident than our relationship with nature. Today, religion may be the last best hope to help our planet recover. We talk with Catholics, Brahma Kumaris, Muslims and Pagans healing the earth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-10-0745 minPODSHIP EARTHPolyesterWashing machines release up to 750,000 lbs of plastic microfibers into rivers, lakes and oceans each day. These tiny strands of plastic are now found in fish, the Arctic and our drinking water. We examine how to stem the tide!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-09-3032 minPODSHIP EARTHCinema VertWe talk with the directors and stars behind the environmental movies: Warrior Women, Complicit, Symphony for Nature, and Point of No Return.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-09-2339 minPODSHIP EARTHRalliedBehind the bold climate commitments at Jerry Brown’s global summit in San Francisco, the voices of indigenous leaders, women, artists, chefs, mayors and adventurers could be heard rising above the din of old men in suits. A positive agenda for climate action has finally emerged from the ashes of national environmental intransigence.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-09-1628 minPODSHIP EARTHTahoeThis alpine lake is cobalt blue, deep and until recently, very clear. I discover that everything from invasive species to 22 million tourists are impacting this stunning resource. Luckily, plans are underway to keep Tahoe blue. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-09-0943 minPODSHIP EARTHGone FishingWe board a small fishing boat to go in search of King salmon in the Pacific and discover that dams, agriculture and politics are imperiling this beautiful species.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-09-0231 minPODSHIP EARTHCacophonyNoise pollution causes stress, loss of hearing, heart attacks, strokes and depression. I talk with San Francisco noise officials June Weintraub and Jonathan Piakis to find out if life will ever be quiet again and discover that silence is now a luxury. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-08-2641 minPODSHIP EARTHPermacultureI talk with Pandora Thomas about building community by observing and following the ecological patterns that connect us all. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-08-1930 minPODSHIP EARTHSci-FiWe talk with Kim Stanley Robinson about his novel 2140, which depicts New York after 60 feet of sea level rise. Science Fiction helps us see a world just beyond the horizon. Stan Robinson does what a generation of environmental advocacy has failed to do: make climate change personal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-08-0538 minPODSHIP EARTHShastaMy son Markus and I go adventuring. We climb Mt Shasta and fly fish on the McCloud river.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-07-2929 min
Data Minds04 - Ian BlumenfeldIn this episode, I interview Ian Blumenfeld (Head of Data Science at Clover Health).
You will learn:
- Ian’s lessons learned as a startup founder
- Ian’s thoughts on data science as a service
- Importance of domain expertise in Data Science & how to build expertise
- The the tools used by Clover Health’s data science teams
- How Clover Health tackles the challenge of small sample sizes and slow operational feedback loops (getting data can take weeks…)
- How Ian defines data science
- How to hire data science unicorns
Blog post here:
https://medium.com/data-min...2018-07-261h 15PODSHIP EARTHFaces of ResistanceBumper stickers, graffiti and environmental groups are all telling us to “Resist!” Trouble is, we are not very good at it. To increase my resistance skills, I talk with two veteran resistors: Marie Harrison and Rey Leon, the new Mayor of Huron, California’s poorest town.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-07-2232 minPODSHIP EARTHBurying the LedeThe media does a poor job of reporting on climate change and the environment, we find out why and how we can promote accurate journalism that connects the dots.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-07-1530 minPODSHIP EARTHUntied KingdomPoliticians now lie with impunity, public opinion polls can no longer predict election results and politics has turned inward and ugly, and it all began with Brexit. I talk with Britons still deeply divided from the Brexit vote about the social and environmental impacts of drifting away from Europe. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-07-0830 minPODSHIP EARTHLosing our Marble?We go behind the scenes of the Italian marble industry and uncover that this precious stone is being used to make toothpaste, is cutting the top off mountains and is controlled by the mafia and the family of Osama Bin Laden.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-07-0133 minPODSHIP EARTHCoded InequalityYour zip code has more of an impact than your genetic code on how long you will live. We talk with Dr. Tony Iton and Suzanne Bohan about the 20+ year gap in longevity that exists between rich and poor neighborhoods in the same county.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-06-2442 minPODSHIP EARTHGhost RanchA diary from a 200 mile desert hike on the Continental Divide Trail to visit the home of artist Georgia O'KeeffeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-06-1735 minPODSHIP EARTHThe Red BarnThe Putney school in Vermont fosters independent thinking and a love of nature. After 30 years, I go back to give the commencement speech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-06-1031 minPODSHIP EARTHClear CutIs the environmental movement getting too bureaucratic and timid? We talk with Randy Hayes the founder of Rainforest Action Network about the bold changes required to get the planet back on track. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-06-0339 minPODSHIP EARTHDistractedWe are constantly bombarded by technological and other distractions vying for our attention. This week, we examine how to refocus in order to solve community and planetary challenges.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-05-2741 minPODSHIP EARTHEverybody’s PlasticWe meet with leaders tackling how to both starve and clean up the pacific garbage patch.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-05-2035 minPODSHIP EARTHAsphalt JungleA daily dose of nature can help children be healthier and learn more. Schools are pulling up asphalt and replacing it with living school yards.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-05-1335 minPODSHIP EARTHIce Ice BabyWe explore how artists are engaging us emotionally to radically reassess how climate change makes us feel.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-05-0636 minPODSHIP EARTHDirty SecretsWe discover that California has over a million people who in 2018 have no clean drinking water. Hopefully, that could soon change.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-04-2931 minPODSHIP EARTHGreening WeedWe clear the smoke around cannabis production and discover the price of weed is more than what you pay at the store.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-04-2234 minPODSHIP EARTHCarbon FarmingWe talk to farmers in California's Central Valley and West Marin to unearth the planet-saving potential of soil.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-04-1531 minPODSHIP EARTHCitizen ScienceThe way we see nature and understand pollution will never be the same. We talk to five citizen scientists on the cutting edge of this movement! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-04-0836 minPODSHIP EARTHFrom Bonds to BitcoinWill bitcoin solve the energy crisis or create a new one? Paul Ellis and Richard Titus weigh in.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-04-0137 minPODSHIP EARTHWildfiresFrom the despair of the huge fires that ravaged Sonoma came community support, resiliency, strength and human and natural rebirth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-03-2535 minPODSHIP EARTHNative ResilienceAt the bottom of the Grand Canyon Jared meets with Rochelle Tilousi with Havasupai Tribal EPA and goes to Berkeley to explore #vanlife with Sarah Shubert and Eli Whipple.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-03-1839 minPODSHIP EARTHDay Zero - Hair MatsCape Town, is running out of water and Podship Earth gets the details. Jared talks with Lisa Gautier about her pioneering work to clean up oil spills using human hair.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-03-1137 minPODSHIP EARTHTo Infinity and BeyondJared talks with Astronomer Royal, Lord Martin Rees about multiverses, black holes and whether we are living in a simulation. In the first segment, Podship Earth goes to an EPA rally and talks coal with Tyler White of the Kentucky miners association. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-03-0435 minPODSHIP EARTHThe Path ForwardJared talks with the Buddhist author, Joanna Macy, about healing our relationship with the earth. The show examines the total amount of carbon pollution humans have emitted and Jared talks with Brenna Sheldon about hiking from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-02-2531 min
The Rich Roll PodcastPreservation, Purpose & Pursuit of the Pacific Crest Trail with Environmentalist Jared BlumenfeldThe theme of this podcast is conversations that matter with thought leaders making a difference.My conversation with today's guest perfectly embodies the best of this ethos.A man who has spent the last two decades fighting to create tangible benefits for communities and ecosystems alike, Jared Blumenfeld is a former U.C. Berkeley-trained international environmental lawyer with an impressive resume that includes stints at the Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) as well as the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) before running one of San Francisco’s first city Departments focused entirely on the enviro...2018-02-192h 17PODSHIP EARTHThe Journey BeginsPodship Earth examines how we can keep ourselves and the planet healthy.Jared talks with Gina McCarthy, (Obama’s EPA chief) about how to stay vigilant in the time of Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.2018-02-1828 min
High Resolution#21: Designer Fund's Ben Blumenfeld on how designers can become successful foundersBen Blumenfeld is the co-director of Designer Fund, where he helps designers build businesses with meaningful impact. Before Designer Fund, Ben was the 5th designer at Facebook.
In this episode, he explains how designers can become successful founders, how to best develop a learning mindset, and what makes for an effective pitch to the investors at Designer Fund.
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High ResolutionPREVIEW #21: Would Designer Fund have invested in Mark Zuckerberg in 2004? Ben Blumenfeld also shares whether the fund is an experimentBen Blumenfeld is the co-director of Designer Fund, where he helps designers build businesses with meaningful impact. Before Designer Fund, Ben was the 5th designer at Facebook. In this preview he delves into whether he thinks the fund is an experiment and whether they would've invested in Zuck in 2004.
Get early access to Ben’s episode here: http://highresolution.design/early-access2017-06-3008 min