"Your Planet, Your Health" strives to summarise the science behind earth's climate and our existence on it – Our aims are to contextualise the history of discourses and ideas about the environment and to debunk misinformation – We share positive stories, and explore the knowledge and tools that we can use to be good earthlings. This podcast on planetary health is hosted by Ralph Levinson, MD Health Sciences Professor (emeritus) School of Medicine, UCLA, and Luc Lewitanski, a journalist cover ...
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Climate Change Co2 Levels Podcasts
The Raised Beaches Podcast is a discussion on topics related to paleoclimate, Earth Science and global change. Dr. Evan J. Gowan highlights the concepts and underlying evidence on how climate, sea level and the Earth surface changes through time. He also connects how our knowledge of the past informs our predictions of future climate.
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In this episode, Ralph and Luc take a respite from the US' current denialist frenzy and step back to celebrate recent global victories in the fight to preserve our environment. Since the climate does not follow national borders, we spotlight some news from around the world that gives us hope: the popular clamor for governments to tackle climate cha…
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Episode 6: CO2 Changes Through Time
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Raised Beaches Podcast: Episode 6 The deep dive of episode 6 is on the topic of CO2 changes through time. For a full list of references, see the post on my website: https://raisedbeaches.net/2025/07/10/raised-beaches-podcast-episode-6/ Listen here: https://raisedbeaches.buzzsprout.com/ Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@evangowan ----- Episode 6 …
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Raised Beaches Podcast: Episode 5 For a full list of references, see my website: https://raisedbeaches.net/2025/03/09/raised-beaches-podcast-episode-5/ Listen here: https://raisedbeaches.buzzsprout.com/ Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@evangowan ----- Episode 5 - Intro ----- I discuss what I have been doing from late December 2024 to the end of…
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The deep dive of episode 4 is on Milankovitch Cycles. For a full list of references, see the post on my website: https://raisedbeaches.net/2024/12/30/raised-beaches-podcast-episode-4/ Listen here: https://raisedbeaches.buzzsprout.com/ Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/@evangowan ----- Episode 4 - Intro ----- I discuss what I have been doing in No…
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The deep dive of episode 3 is on proxy records. For a full list of references, see the post on my website: https://raisedbeaches.net/2024/11/01/raised-beaches-podcast-episode-3/ ----- Episode 3 - Intro ----- I discuss about how autumn is late coming to Japan, and my geological observations from my recent trip to Nagasaki. I talk about the devastati…
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Episode 2: Sea Level and Deviations from Sea Level
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The main topic of episode 2 is on sea level and deviations from sea level. For a full list of references, see the post on my website: https://raisedbeaches.net/2024/10/16/raised-beaches-podcast-episode-2/ ----- Epsiode 2 - Intro ----- I discuss about my activities from June to late July, including my stay at the Kikai Institute for Coral Reef Scien…
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Episode 1: What are Raised Beaches?
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This is episode 1 of the Raised Beaches Podcast. This is the culmination of many months of planning to produce a podcast to discuss topics related to paleoclimate, Earth science and global change. In this episode, I introduce myself and discuss the highlights of the 2024 Japan Geoscience Union conference. The deep dive explains what "raised beaches…
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The Lawn Con: Manufactured Conformity
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In this episode, Ralph and Luc unpack how Americans got so obsessed with maintaining square green carpets on their front yards. We dive into the history to trace back the origins and dissemination of this artificial aesthetic. We also look into solutions, ranging from bans on gas leaf blowers to cash schemes to encourage people to quit their lawn. …
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How Diplomacy Closed The Ozone Hole
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In this episode, Ralph and Luc spotlight an environmental success story: the Montreal Protocol's role in healing the ozone layer. We draw comparisons to the pitfalls of the IPCC's COP process and try to derive a diplomatic blueprint for climate policy. We look into the science of how ozone and chlorine works in the stratosphere, the history of the …
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In this episode, Ralph and Luc chat with Michael Jefferies, Regional Conservative Outreach Coordinator for the Citizens' Climate Lobby. Together, we get out of our filter bubbles and find some common ground. We discuss Michael's faith-based journey on climate issues, bipartisan proposals on issues ranging from a carbon tax ("Carbon Fees and Dividen…
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In this episode, Ralph and Luc spotlight what the oil companies knew about CO2’s impact on the climate, and how they lied to you to sustain their fossilized business model – even if it risks drilling us into oblivion… This argument will soon be heard in court as part of a series of lawsuits against Big Oil. We start by looking into the history of s…
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In this episode, Ralph and Luc venture into the thorny discussions of what to do about the rainforest’s impact on the globe. In the aftermath of Lula's conference in Belem, Brazil, in August 2023, we spotlight some good news: great strides are being made against deforestation, and South American leaders are keen to protect the Amazonian rainforest.…
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In this episode, Ralph and Luc listen to a stand-up routine by comedian George Carlin about environmentalists. We engage with Carlin’s pontifications and his ingenious framing by providing context from a scientific perspective. We also gesture at disarming some of his cynicism while steering clear of fully explaining away what made his take comedic…
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On this inaugural episode, Ralph and Luc briefly describe the practice of greenwashing, with examples ranging from: BP's popularisation of the carbon footprint, to the labels on water bottles, to Volkswagen evading emissions tests, and the practice of carbon offsets…By Ralph Levinson & Luc Lewitanski
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