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Apr 2022
38m 32s

Hope Jahren: What You Can Do to Save the...

Alan Alda
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The author of the wonderful memoir Lab Girl turns her turns her ability to be both clear and vivid to providing a path forward for a new generation tackling the climate crisis. 
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