A heat dome in Texas. Wildfire smoke polluting the air in the East and Midwest. The signs are everywhere that our children’s summers will look nothing like our own. In this episode we talk to the climate writer Emma Pattee about how hot is too hot to go outside, and what summer camps of the future will look like.
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Aug 7
No Easy Fix | 2. Tolerance
At the onset of the AIDS crisis in the early 1980s, U.S. cities began trying new ways to stop the spread of infection among drug users. Ideas that were first seen as radical, such as needle exchanges, quickly caught on—because they worked. San Francisco is one of the first places ... Show More
35m 1s
Nov 2022
We Name Hurricanes, Why Not Heat Waves?
We’re talking about heat in this episode. That might strike you as a bit odd, especially if you live in the northern hemisphere where summer’s long gone by now. But it’s easy to put out of your mind that the Earth is getting hotter in the winter, too. Extreme heat from climate ch ... Show More
23m 4s
Jun 2023
Cheap Summer Thrills for SLC Kids
School’s out for the summer, which means parents have to weave a tapestry of summer entertainment to fill kids’ days. So, where to start? In Part 2 of our City Cast Summer Entertainment Guide, dad about town and City Weekly contributor Bryant Heath tells host Ali Vallarta his fav ... Show More
19m 25s
Jun 2023
is summer worth the hype[video]
In this episode, omar talks about how summer has so much hype and how it can lead to very high expectations. Summer is worth the hype, right? well, you'll have to find out in the episode. Summer is a precious thing to a lot of us. It's the time when we get to be free and have not ... Show More
17m 43s
Jul 2018
It’s gettin hot in here, so get really concerned about global stability
Zack, Jenn, and Alex dig into the heat wave wreaking havoc across the Northern Hemisphere, spreading a wildfire in Greece so hot that cars are melting on city streets. They get special science guest Umair Irfan to explain the connection between this heat wave and climate change, ... Show More
32m 50s
Mar 2024
Hot Wings Has Something Big To Say To The Cry Babies
On today's show, Hot Wings has a Hot Take and it's directed at a specific group of adult cry babies. It's time to get hottttt, hot, hot, hot, hot! For the whole podcast, as well as a ton of other exclusive perks, sign up to be a Fancy Idiot at FreeBeerAndHotWings.com! Hosted on A ... Show More
3m 58s