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The RiftEpisode 15: The Republican Assault on the EPA with Ellie Hagen6/15/2025: I speak with former Environmental Protection Agency scientist Ellie Hagen about the Trump administration's funding cuts and firings at the EPA and their effects on environmental regulation.2025-06-1547 min

The RiftEpisode 14: Imperialism and Ecological Breakdown with Leon Sealey-Huggins6/1/2025: I speak with Dr. Leon Sealey-Huggins, Senior Campaigner on Just Transition with War on Want, about his study of the effects of imperialism and colonialism on climate response among Global South nations, and the struggle for global ecological justice.2025-06-0152 min

The RiftEpisode 13: Debt, Ecology, and Reparative Climate Finance with Patrick Bigger5/18/2025: I speak with Patrick Bigger, Research Director at the Climate and Community Institute, about the looming debt crisis among Global South nations, what it means for global climate justice, and how we can move toward a more just financial system.2025-05-1950 min

The RiftEpisode 12: Fracking From the Permian Basin to Colombia with Sharon Wilson and Andres Gomez5/4/2025: I speak with Sharon Wilson of Oilfield Witness about the impacts of fracking in the Permian Basin, and hear from Andres Gomez of the Fossil Fuel Nonproliferation Treaty Initiative about Colombia's involvement in Permian fracking.2025-05-0552 min

The RiftEpisode 11: What's Left with Malcolm Harris4/20/2025: I speak with author and Marxist intellectual Malcolm Harris about his new book, What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis.2025-04-2053 min

The RiftEpisode 10: Greenpeace on Trial with Deepa Padmanabha4/6/2025: I speak with Deepa Padmanabha, Senior Legal Advisor with Greenpeace USA, about Energy Transfers' lawsuit against Greenpeace for their advocacy around the Dakota Access Pipeline, and what it could mean for left-wing activism moving forward.2025-04-0645 min

The RiftEpisode 9: The Fight Against Privatizing South Africa's Grid with Brian Kamanzi3/16/2025: I speak with Brian Kamanzi, Researcher with Trade Unions for Energy Democracy, about South Africa's state-owned energy utility, Eskom, the struggle that unions and civil society are waging against its privatization, and the political landscape around energy and utilities in South Africa.2025-03-1652 min

Two by TwoWho and how do you incentivise to solve India's air pollution problem?“This is the first time we are discussing what I'd describe as a wicked problem”, says host Rohin Dharmakumar at the beginning of this episode.What's a wicked problem?It's not a bad thing, it's not an evil thing.A wicked problem is a social or cultural problem that's difficult or impossible to solve because of its complex and interconnected nature. They lack clarity in both their aims and solutions, and are subject to real-world constraints which hinder risk-free attempts to find a solution.2025-03-031h 29

The RiftEpisode 8: Climate Risk in Public Pensions with Allie Lindstrom3/2/2025: I speak with Allie Lindstrom, Senior Strategist with the Sierra Club's Sustainable Finance program, about how climate risk is affecting public pensions in the US and what workers can do about it.2025-03-0339 min

The RiftEpisode 7: Utility Justice in Detroit with Liz Jacob2/16/2025: I speak with Liz Jacob, staff attorney at the Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice in Detroit, Michigan, about the fight for affordable, reliable and clean electricity in Detroit.2025-02-1744 min

The RiftEpisode 6: Wildfires and Economic Justice in East LA with Elba Serrano2/2/2025: I speak with Elba Serrano, Associate Vice President at East Los Angeles Community Corporation, about how the recent wildfires have affected members of her community, fighting for economic justice in LA, and how climate change is affecting other struggles for social justice.2025-02-0242 min

The Startup Operator251: The Winning Formula to Build Billion-Dollar Businesses | Ganesh Krishnan (Serial Entrepreneur)In this episode of The Startup Operator Podcast, Roshan sits down with K. Ganesh, the serial entrepreneur behind BigBasket, Portea, Bluestone, and HomeLane. They delve into topics like staying relevant in the ever-changing startup ecosystem, the importance of focusing on large, core sectors, and the reality of embracing both failures and small successes in entrepreneurship. Ganesh shares his insights on potential sectors for future startups, including green energy, climate tech, and space tech, while emphasizing the need for passion and a bit of foolishness in believing in one's ideas. They also discuss the importance of planning for exits, how...2025-02-011h 07

Journal of NeurophysiologyJNP Micro Podcasts: Impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on axonal function in diabetic peripheral neuropathyIn this episode, coauthor Arun V. Krishnan highlights the article titled "Impact of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists on axonal function in diabetic peripheral neuropathy." Diabetic peripheral neuropathy is known to be relentlessly progressive and irreversible. Prospective studies in 24 participants with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA) demonstrated improvements in clinical neuropathy scores, nerve conduction studies, and axonal excitability recordings. Analysis of axonal excitability recordings revealed the mechanism for GLP-1RA improvement in DPN were changed consistent with improvements in Na+/K+–ATPase pump function, and this was supported by mathematical modeling. ...2025-01-3107 min

The RiftEpisode 5: A History of Big Oil's Climate Denialism with Rebecca John1/5/2025: I speak with investigative journalist and researcher Rebecca John about her latest reporting on the deceptive climate denialist practices of the Western States Petroleum Association.2025-01-0745 min

The RiftEpisode 4: Public Power and the Build Public Renewables Act with Alex Patterson12/15/2024: I speak with Alex Patterson, Campaign Coordinator for the Public Power New York coalition, about the movement for public power and the fight to pass the Build Public Renewables Act in New York State.2024-12-1657 min

The RiftEpisode 3: Israeli Green Colonialism and Palestinian Environmentalism with Ghada Sasa12/1/2024: I'm joined by Ghada Sasa, Palestinian activist-scholar and PhD candidate at McMaster University, to discuss her research and advocacy on Israeli green colonialism, Palestinian environmentalism, and the struggle for Palestinian liberation.2024-12-0251 min

The RiftEpisode 2: Herbicide Drift with Kim Erndt-Pitcher and Robert Hirschfeld11/17/2024: On this episode, I'm joined by Kim Erndt-Pitcher and Robert Hirschfeld of Prairie Rivers Network to discuss the problem of herbicide drift in Illinois, and what widespread herbicide and pesticide use means for the present and future of agriculture and ecological health more broadly.2024-11-1845 min

The RiftEpisode 1: Climate Disasters and the Insurance Crisis with Moira Birss11/3/2024: In the wake of a destructive hurricane season, I'm joined by Moira Birss, Fellow at the Climate and Community Institute, to discuss the growing crisis in disaster insurance in the face of increasing climate-change-driven disasters.2024-11-0443 min

Khandaan- A Bollywood PodcastEp 244- Ulajh, Auron Mein Kahaan Dum Tha, Modern Masters RajamouliCheck out our first Video Essay on our YouTube Channel: "Why Amitabh Bachchan is Still Unmatched in Bollywood" Do leave a comment and subscribe, we would love to do more video essay's! Welcome to Khandaan: A Bollywood Podcast and our little catch up before we go on a break. Amrita watched AURON MEIN KAHAN DUM THA starring Ajay Devgan and Tabu as star crossed lovers. She also watched ULAJH starring Janhvi Kapoor, Gulshan Deviah, and Roshan Matthews. Asim watched the Film Companion documentary on Netflix, MODERN MASTERS: SS RAJAMOULI but can’t...2024-08-2242 min

The Intern At Work: Internal Medicine220. Little Room for Relaxation- Heart Failure Preserved Ejection FractionSend us a textHFpEF is the lesser talked about, but still equally important type of CHF! We discuss the evidence and give you a run-down on everything you need to know about HFpEF. Written by Dr. Aishwarya Roshan, Internal Medicine resident, and reviewed by Dr. Krishnan Ramanathan, Cardiology and CICU, and Dr. Alison Lai, Internal Medicine. Infographic by Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert, Internal Medicine Resident. Support the show 2024-01-1414 min

Left of LansingEpisode 63: No More Waiting For Environmental Justice w/ Roshan Krishnan of The Michigan Environmental Justice CoalitionHere's Episode 63 of Michigan's Premier Progressive Podcast! Michigan Democrats passed a package of clean energy and affordable energy bills last week. While these bills are for sure a step in the right direction in revamping our antiquated energy grid, these bills still fall far short of the aggressive push many progressives were hoping would happen. Joining me this week to talk more about these bills, and how corporate pressure helped water them down, is Roshan Krishnan, policy associate for The Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition. My opening segment deals with how pathetic former Michigan Republican Congressman Peter M...2023-11-1644 min

The Startup Operator213 : Marketing Masterclass with Sairam Krishnan (Founding team, Atomicwork)Sairam is a founding team marketer at Atomicwork. Prior to joining Atomicwork he was also a founding team member at Freshworks and later headed marketing at Wingify. He is an experienced SaaS marketer with a special focus on branding and content. In this episode Roshan and Sairam talk about what it was like in the early days of Freshworks, how marketing has evolved over the years, brand building, community building, their pet peeves in marketing and more! Click here to get regular WhatsApp updates:https://wa.me/message/ZUZQQGKCZTADL1 ------------------------------------- Connect with...2023-06-011h 22

Green Business PodcastRoshan Miranda from Bintix: Big Data in waste managementMy guest today is Roshan Miranda from Bintix (https://bintix.com/), a data analytics platform that helps brands get insights on consumption pattern of their products through analysis of household waste.Roshan is a biotechnologist, with a PhD in biology and genetics from Baylor college of medicine in Texas. He returned to India in 2015 to start waste ventures, a waste mgmt. company. While at waste ventures, Roshan saw the challenges in selling the waste, as majority of waste was FMCG waste such as chips wrappers/chocolate boxes, which do not fetch good value. He also saw that...2022-04-1326 min

& other thingsThe Planet is Literally on Fire...Now What?There's no way I wasn't going to talk about the climate crisis with everything going on. Forests are burning at a larger scale across the globe right now, among other things, so the climate crisis should be top of mind today and for years to come. Links and resources: Intersectional Environmentalist Intersectional Environmentalism: Why Environmental Justice Is Essential For A Sustainable Future Fossil Fuels The Trouble article on White Environmentalism Roshan Krishnan twitter (author of above article) The Green Belt Movement 2020-09-2156 min