Podcasts

Physicist [Dr. Edwin Lyman](https://www.ucsusa.org/about/people/edwin-lyman) discusses the safety, security, and environmental impact of proposed “advanced” nuclear reactors.

Social media analyst Erin McAweeney explains how disinformation spreads on social media.

Infectious disease expert and Arkansas Secretary of Health Dr. Jose Romero answers key questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

Vehicles expert Dr. Dave Cooke explains how US automakers make big environmental promises while lobbying to pollute.

Energy expert John Rogers is back with new renewable energy milestones and advances in wind and solar power

Dr. Pablo Ortiz discusses the intersecting impacts of climate change in the San Joaquin Valley.

Dr. Gretchen Goldman details what is needed to bring back and strengthen the role of science in government.

Leah Penniman discusses how community farms can uproot the food system and create opportunities for Black and Brown farmers.

Dr. Ana Diez Roux discusses the ethical questions and criteria behind the equitable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Dr. Rebecca Boehm explains how excess fertilizer on Midwest farms contributes to “dead zones” in the Gulf, and how to reverse course.

Forest firefighter and conservation biologist Jon Trapp talks about analyzing wildfires, close calls with endangered wolves, and the urgency of global warming.

This episode starts with part four of our series on who pays for climate damages followed by a replay of Dr. Naomi Oreskes discussing her book, Why Trust Science?

Global security expert Dr. Cameron Tracy discusses misconceptions about hypersonic weapons and how they could lead us into another arms race.

Author Angela Saini discusses biological myths and racist biases in the sciences from past to present

Climate scientist Dr. Kristy Dahl discusses how global warming is fueling wildfire season and its impacts on the most vulnerable.

Dr. Elena Krieger explains how an unsung technology can increase reliable access to clean energy

When electric vehicles start retiring, what happens to their batteries? Transportation expert Hanjiro Ambrose discusses the importance of recycling EV batteries.

Senior climate scientist Dr. Astrid Caldas discusses the connections between climate change and more intense hurricanes and underscores the challenges when they converge with COVID-19.

Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Voting rights expert Dr. Michael Latner explains how science can keep us safe when casting our votes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scientist and lawyer Dr. Adrienne Hollis connects the dots of the pandemic, and why a disproportionate number of Black and Brown people are dying.

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Renewable energy expert John Rogers is back on the podcast to talk about how COVID-19 is affecting clean energy jobs.

Science policy expert Michael Halpern exposes how the Trump administration is unraveling health and safety standards during COVID-19.