Click here to listen everywhere! In 1965, AstroTurf was created. This has made a lot of people dead or maimed and been widely regarded as a bad move. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about the happy little forever chemicals in the fake grass that covers our parks and sports facilities[56:45] We unpack the implications ofContinue reading “Ep. 236: microplastic, major problems”
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Ep. 214: all is risk [w/ john benfield]
Click here to listen everywhere! We are overjoyed to be joined by Mr. John Benfield, an assessor of risk by trade, here to tell us about what we should be anxious about in 2025, and how we can best prepare ourselves for this risky world. Plus, Corrigan talks about the horrors of asbestos, and aContinue reading “Ep. 214: all is risk [w/ john benfield]”
Ep. 187: the lars mittank mystery & the sham trial of lucy letby
Click here to listen everywhere! An American journalist exposed the serious deficiencies in the Lucy Letby murder trial, but British readers weren’t allowed to see it… nor did they want to. What does the fraught conversation around Lucy Letby’s guilt tell us about the media, our institutions, and the criminal justice system? Highlights: [0:00] MarkContinue reading “Ep. 187: the lars mittank mystery & the sham trial of lucy letby”
Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest
Click here to listen everywhere! This week Corrigan tells Marko all about the toxic waste dotting the landscape of the U.S. and how climate change is making it worse, and we dive into some extreme forms of protest people have undertaken and why they did it. Highlights: [0:00] Corrigan tells Marko about toxic superfund sites[27:55]Continue reading “Ep. 181: toxic landscapes & extreme protest”
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