80 years ago, Smokey the Bear was mostly talking about campfire safety. Now? Things are a little different.
Forest fires have always been a normal part of our landscape – and a tool used by human civilizations for millennia.
But as climate change makes our landscapes hotter and drier, wildfires are getting bigger and more destructive. Fire consumed 8.9 million acres across the U.S. last year. The LA County fires this January are the costliest so far, with some estimates putting the total close to $250 billion in damages.
We discuss how we can better adapt to living with massive fires and how we should think about fighting – and preventing – them.
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Federalist Radio Hour - Striking The Right Balance Between America’s Mining Interests And Religious Liberty
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Sean Fieler, president of Equinox Partners, joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to dissect the importance of the Resolution Copper Project in Arizona and explain how the Trump administration can use it to advance domestic mining while still protecting religious liberty.
Read Fieler's article "How Trump Can Resolve A Legal Battle Between Mining Rights And Religious Liberty" here.
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Read Fieler's article "How Trump Can Resolve A Legal Battle Between Mining Rights And Religious Liberty" here.
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The Bulwark Podcast - Michael Weiss and Jonathan Cohn: Animal House at the Pentagon
Trump was so awestruck by Israel's intel infiltration and air supremacy over Iran, that he just had to give himself an executive producer credit. And he's casting his appointees to help create a Hollywood ending—including using his Val Kilmer-esque SecDef to spike the success of the long-teased, "secret" military operation. At the same time, Trump is having trouble leveraging the intelligence community's confirmation of what happened in Iran since he's spent a decade undermining its credibility among his supporters. Plus, NATO gets a little cringe toward Daddy Trump, Ukraine doesn't get the same credit as Israel, and the low-down on the Republican bill that would close rural hospitals and cut healthcare for 11 million people.
Jon Cohn and Michael Weiss join Tim Miller.
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Jon Cohn and Michael Weiss join Tim Miller.
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The Commentary Magazine Podcast - The Iran Raid Was Awesome
Dan Senor joins us today as we take apart the ridiculous stories pooh-poohing the success of the raid on Iran's nuclear sites and explain how, any way you look at it, it's a world-changing event for the better. Give a listen.
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Bad Faith - Episode 486 – Too Little Too Late? (w/ Alex Thompson)
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Axios National Political Correspondent & co-author of Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again with Jake Tapper Alex Thompson joins Bad Faith to discuss the backlash around his book detailing the Biden administration's coverup of the President's declining health and cognitive ability. Alex takes hard questions about Tapper's complicity in the coverup, why he extended anonymity to various sources, and why he chose not to focus on the media's role in facilitating the White House's deceit.
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The Daily - Breaking Down the Massive Cuts to Science Funding
In the months since taking office, President Trump has made billions of dollars in cuts to scientific research, essentially saying science has become too woke.
Emily Anthes, a science reporter at The New York Times, explains what is being cut and how much the world of science is about to change.
Guest: Emily Anthes, a science reporter at The New York Times.
Background reading:
- Nearly 2,500 National Institutes of Health grants have been ended or delayed.
- A N.I.H. memo paused the cancellations of medical research grants.
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Tech Won't Save Us - Chatbots Are Repeating Social Media’s Harms w/ Nitasha Tiku
Paris Marx is joined by Nitasha Tiku to discuss how AI companies are preying on users to drive engagement and how that’s repeating many of the problems we’re belatedly trying to address with social media companies at an accelerated pace.
Nitasha Tiku is a technology reporter at the Washington Post.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Support the show on Patreon.
The podcast is made in partnership with The Nation. Production is by Kyla Hewson.
Also mentioned in this episode:
- Nitasha wrote about how chatbots are messing with people’s minds.
- Paris wrote about Mark Zuckerberg’s comments about people needing AI friends.
- AI companies are facing ongoing lawsuits over harmful content.
Risky Business with Nate Silver and Maria Konnikova - Iran: Don’t Rush To Judge A Dangerous Moment
This week, Nate and Maria discuss Trump’s strikes on Iran. How can we understand this developing situation, without falling prey to our own biases? And when nuclear weapons are involved, how do risk calculations change?
Plus, Nate and Maria recap another week at the World Series of Poker, which wouldn’t be complete without some controversy.
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Whether it's a strength or vulnerability, Donald Trump's erratic nature and unpredictable policy making is something the entire world must deal with. Philip Luck, an economist and former Biden trade official, discusses how Trump's waxing policies are costing America.
The Gist - The High Point of Mt. Mamdani?
Zohran Mamdani is likely the next mayor of New York, and progressive enthusiasm is peaking—along with demands that you pronounce his name correctly. Andrew Cuomo, a man of few smiles and even fewer surrogates, concedes with the warmth of a trooper lawsuit. Mike considers whether this is Mamdani’s political high-water mark, as voters begin to discover the costs, the quotes, and the Disney press junkets. Also on the show: journalist David Zweig joins to discuss An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions.
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