Kelsey has just returned from Machu Picchu, and guess what, she's ready to talk about the Inca. Join Kelsey as she delves into part one of two on the mighty Incan Empire. Then, what's sexier than ancient civilization? Why, waste management! This week, Mike Amico dives deep and gives a holistic view of the big bad world of recycling. Spoiler: it's a bit of a ... Show More
Sep 2020
Real Terrestrial Trash Like Us
Oracles. Lonely, beautiful virgins. Anthropomorphic weather systems. This pod has it all, Podheads, and it’s time to talk about it. Today, join Kelsey and Mike as they talk about a subject as ancient as the misogyny that’s baked into it.For more info or to send Mike and Kelsey yo ... Show More
56m 33s
May 2022
Waste Colonialism, Recycling, & Microplastics
<p>Jesi Taylor joins Breht to discuss waste management, how the racialized, colonial and imperialist world order dictates where certain kinds of trash ends up, the impact of landfills on communities, the hyper-localism of recyclying and its effectiveness, the fear of microplastic ... Show More
1h 16m
Dec 2020
The joy of taking out the trash | Aparna Nancherla
Comedian Aparna Nancherla loves to take out the trash. In this funny and sharp meditation on garbage -- "the stuff that our modern, consumerist, carbon-powered culture makes us buy endlessly, and often for no reason" -- she shares thoughts on how to use less in a world that's cho ... Show More
4m 17s
Jul 2024
Making Sense of Recycling with Nena Shaw
Blue bins, green bins, have we BEEN recycling wrong?? This week Raj and Noah work up the nerve to conserve and welcome Nena Shaw Director of Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division at the EPA, to talk through the problem with plastics, making haste with food waste, and ... Show More
40m 24s