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Ep 59 – Bankrupt Ethics

Episode 59 - Bankrupt EthicsAfter the US government shutdown of 2018-2019 witheld two paychecks from 800,000 federal workers and countless more contractors and businesses, and with US officials enco

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Ep 58 – Renewable Problems

Episode 58 - Renewable ProblemsWith the deadline for keeping global warming below 1.5C quickly approaching (at least according to the extremely optimistic IPCC calculations - and we know how we feel

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2. The Bronze Age Collapse - Mediterranean Apocalypse

Around the year 1100 BC, a wave of destruction washed over the Eastern Mediterranean. It wiped whole civilizations off the map, and left only ash and ruin in its wake. This catastrophe, known as “the

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1. Roman Britain - The Work of Giants Crumbled

A vast ruined bath house, a fire-damaged poem and a world teetering on the brink of collapse. In this episode, we look at the history of the collapse of Roman Britain. Find out how a great civilizatio

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Ep 57 – Do No Harm

Episode 57 - Do No HarmBy now we are used to the idea that every action we take in the world is tracked, but what happens when that all-pervasive panopticon is turned inside each and every one of us

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Ep 56 – Beneath the Paving Stones, the Beach

Episode 56 - Beneath the Paving Stones, the BeachBeneath our paving stones, paved roads, walls, windows, computers, industry, and more, is a collection of hard material no larger than a speck. Sand

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Ep 55 – What We Can Do

Episode 55 - What We Can DoIt's a new year and perfect time for reflection, resolutions, and hope for something better. This special episode features both Daniel and David explaining what they work

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Ep 54 – Golden Age

Episode 54 - Golden Age: A Pirate's LifeMuch maligned by history, they nevertheless hold a special place in culture and our hearts. This week we're discussing all things pirates. What drove these me

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Ep 53 – Welfare Titans

Episode 53 - Welfare TitansAmazon created competition between cities to land its HQ2 location, along with hefty tax subsidy packages. While this process garnered significant media attention, busines

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Ep 52 – Killing Fields

Episode 52 - Killing the acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer, just a handful of companies now control over 70% of the world's supply of pesticides and 60% of patented seeds. Consolidati

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Ep 51 – Eyes on Me

Episode 51 - Eyes on MeSurveillance technology continues to creep into our lives, whether it’s facial tracking in NY kiosks, invasive monitoring in Venezuela, China’s expanding social credit system,

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Ep 50 – Apocalypse Now

Episode 50 - Apocalypse NowThe IPCC recently released its most dire report yet, warning us of a planet quickly warming to 1.5C, implications for our future, and offering pathways for mitigating the

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Ep 49 – The World Might Be Broken

Episode 49 - The World Might Be BrokenThis week we present a short presentation we gave during the Sound Education conference at the Harvard Divinity School. The World Might Be Broken is a summation

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Ep 48 – Black Ballot Box

Episode 48 - Black Ballot BoxOf all Western Democracies, the US is ranked last in terms of free and fair elections (52nd worldwide). On top of the political reasons for that, our election systems (v

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Ep 47 – painKiller

Episode 47 - painKillerThe final part of our American healthcare series, painKiller brings together everything we've learned the past two weeks and beyond in Ashes Ashes to explore how the opioid cr

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Ep 46 – Pill of Sale

Episode 46 - Pill of SaleDrug prices, shortages, and barriers to access are out of control, prompting hospitals to join forces to make their own, and spurring the emergence of inventors hoping to ch

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Ep 45 – Bill of Health

Episode 45 - Bill of HealthAmerican healthcare is taking a toll on America's health. Costs outpace economic growth, medical debt plagues millions, confusing and surprising bills infect further more,

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Ep 44 – Do Not Disturb (ft. Bernie Krause)

Episode 44 - Do Not DisturbThe world is waking up to the negative health consequences of noise pollution. The WHO recognizes noise as a health crisis, and the number of places around the world not d

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Ep 43 – FUBAR

Episode 43 - FUBARThe military exists to engage in seemingly endless war, but the damage doesn't stop during peace time. For decades, the US military (and many others around the world) has been syst

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Ep 42 – No Catch

Episode 42 - No CatchThe peak of our industrial fishing returns has come and gone, despite a myriad of innovations. In fact, these very innovations may be driving food insecurity even deeper. As fis

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Ep 41 – Dead Tired

Episode 41 - Dead TiredDespite a plethora of health benefits that sleep promotes, and a host of dramatic consequences when we neglect it, the world is rapidly trending towards fewer and fewer restfu

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Ep 40 – Land of the Free

Episode 40 - Land of the FreeNever have as many people been locked up than right now, here in the United States. The US has more prisoners per capita than anywhere else on the planet and that number

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Ep 39 – Impact of Growth

Episode 39 - Impact of GrowthFrom the ancient philosophers, to modern day scientists, much has been said about the relationship between human population growth and its effects on environmental destr

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Ep 38 – Dead Air

Episode 38 - Dead AirDespite efforts to develop cleaner technology, air pollution remains quite possible the world's greatest killer. New reports by the WHO put the annual deaths around 7 million, w

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Ep 37 – Logistics Of Slavery (Part 2 of 2)

Episode 37 - Logistics Of Slavery (Part 2 of 2)Last week we explored some of the conditions of the record number of slaves all across our world today. But to really understand the issue, we need to

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Ep 36 – Slaves to Progress (Part 1 of 2)

Episode 36 - Slaves to Progress (Part 1 of 2)Despite universal condemnation of slavery, there are more slaves than ever before. They are cheaper (and more disposable) than they ever have been. Who a

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Ep 35 – Plugged In

Episode 35 - Plugged InWhat compels people to throw their money away at a slot machine? In short: design. The design that goes into making a slot machine addicting is deliberate and effective, but r

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Ep 34 – Irreplaceable

Episode 34 - expansion of human beings is perhaps unrivaled by any other species. Yet that success threatens to be our downfall. As civilization grows, the wildlife that enables it

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Ep 33 – All Rights Reserved

Episode 33 - All Rights ReservedIdeas have become property. This is the magic spell that intellectual property has cast across our society. Innovation, art, new ideas, and even our culture can be lo

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Ep 32 – For Better or For Worse #2

Episode 32 - For Better or For Worse 2This week we explore updates to many of the subjects we've tackled so far. Guest host Moriah King joins us as we discuss our biggest fears, as well as updates i

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Ep 31 – No Entry

Episode 31 - No EntryRescue ships denied; children detained far away from parents; smugglers profiting to the tune of hundreds of millions. As crises across the globe drive people from their homes,

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Ep 30 – Parched

Around the year 1100 BC, a wave of destruction washed over the Eastern Mediterranean. It wiped whole civilizations off the map, and left only ash and ruin in its wake. This catastrophe, known as “the3