While a Fox News poll shows Democrats neck and neck with Republicans statewide, the Texas GOP is forgiving all their internal bad blood from top to bottom and starting a push to do almost anything rural voters want even if it's potentially bad for almost everyone else. In that spirit, we'll take you to an old school tent revival fused with a professional wrestling pay-per-view event. And in that vein, Republican leaders pull back on plans for electricity transmission followed by some advice for Uncle Paul Bettencourt about his Trump impersonation. Our producer is the famous Evan Sherer and the original music for the show is by Checkmayne in Houston.
Granola CEO Chris Pedregal on invisible AI bots, the coming fight over who sees your transcripts, and why he turns down the companies that ask for them
Athletes are among the most influential people in the world—but too much of the sports industry remains on the sidelines when it comes to climate change.
I caught up with EcoAthletes founder Lew Blaustein to discuss how athletes are becoming climate leaders and why fans have more power than they may realize.
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The headlines this summer make it easy to feel as if nothing can be done: record heat and wildfires continue, while fossil fuel companies rake in billions. But feeling powerless is exactly the trap, and this week there's new science on how to avoid it. Read on!
🧠 Good news: Watching a short "prebunking" video helps people across the political spectrum spot debilitating climate doom for what it is, and share it less.
🛢️ Not-so-good news: The same fossil fuel emissions driving this summer's heat and wildfires are making their producers richer than ever, with Oxfam projecting that six major oil companies will earn a combined $45 billion in Q2 of 2026, nearly double their Q1 earnings.
🗣️ What you can do: Use your voice: talk about the unfairness at the heart of this story, where a handful of companies earn billions while families pay through higher bills, lost work, and worse health.
When we change social norms, we activate societal tipping points. Your voice is more powerful than you think 💚
Thank you to Anne Cloud with Voice Over for the Planet (https://voiceoverfortheplanet.com/) for narrating this edition of Talking Climate.
Post-production and mix by John Crowley at Loudmouth Studio (https://www.loudmouthstudio.com/) .
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The last of the august mini-syllabi is up: cultural criticism. https://www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-cultural-criticism?utm_source=www.aliciakennedy.news&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=on-cultural-criticism&_bhlid=e7c752534c0dea7109df88b4c4aaa51c14d4ed68&jwt_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJzY3JpYmVyX2lkIjoiYzU2YTlkZGEtNjFlOC00NmQ0LWI0ZjctZTgzMWNjYjU1MmI2IiwicHVibGljYXRpb25faWQiOiI3ZDNlZjFiNy1kNmVkLTQzOWUtYTg5Ni1lOTI0MzM5YmE2NWYiLCJhY2Nlc3NfdHlwZSI6InJlYWQtb25seSIsImV4cCI6MTc4Nzc0MjA2MywiaXNzIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hcHAuYmVlaGlpdi5jb20iLCJpYXQiOjE3ODc1NjkyNjN9.ylK1g5ujphxfBEUxSvXGM7UOWjqp9FCdv2qfkAn7-84
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