Best Maya Sapir Podcasts (2025)

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Earth911 Podcast: Measuring Regeneration—Douglas Gayeton's Ecological Benefits Framework Update 1:00:27

4h ago1:00:27

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On this inspiring episode of Sustainability In Your Ear, we reconnect with storyteller, systems thinker, and regenerative agriculture pioneer Douglas Gayeton to explore the latest developments in the Ecological Benefits Framework (EBF)—a potentially game-changing tool designed to redefine how we value nature. First introduced during an Earth911 pod…

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Earth911 Podcast: The Green Amendments Movement Accelerates As Federal Protections Fall 40:51

4d ago40:51

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As federal environmental protections face weakening, a grassroots movement is gaining strength across the U.S., focusing on environmental rights rather than policy adjustments. Maya van Rossum, environmental attorney and founder of the Green Amendments For The Generations movement, returns to Sustainability in Your Ear to discuss that states' respo…

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Earth911 Podcast: Execnow's Founders On Greentech Leadership & Strategy 47:17

11d ago47:17

47:17

In the race to address climate change, technology often steals the spotlight—solar breakthroughs, carbon capture, electrification, and AI. None of it scales without the right leadership. Green progress depends on the people who can fund, integrate, and lead technology-driven organizations to success. Meet Colin Smith and Kahlil Dumas, co-founders o…

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Earth911 Podcast: Project Censored's Andy Lee Roth on Under-Reported Environmental Stories 1:00:52

19d ago1:00:52

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In today’s media environment, disinformation and distraction are pervasive. The most troubling issue may not be misinformation but the critical information that is systematically ignored or underreported. Andy Lee Roth, Editor-at-Large of Project Censored, returns to Sustainability In Your Ear to discuss the top censored stories of 2023–2024, with …

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160: The Hebrew Hobbit - A Passover Special 1:20:54

21d ago1:20:54

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There and Back Again: the story of a small group of Israelis who - more than half a century ago - experienced their own exodus from Egypt, and their own journey from captivity to freedom. Stay connected with us on Facebook, Instagram, and by signing up for our newsletter at israelstory.org/newsletter/. For more, head to our site or The Times of Isr…

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Earth911 Podcast: Josh Dorfman Makes Environmentalism Supercool 37:53

26d ago37:53

37:53

Josh Dorfman—known for his The Lazy Environmentalist book series—visites to share his latest efforts to make sustainability seamless, smart, and scalable. From hosting eco-living shows to launching climate tech ventures, Dorfman’s mission: make sustainable choices attractive and accessible. In the 1990s, while working in China, Dorfman saw the coun…

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Earth911 Podcast: Accelerating Adoption of Low-Carbon Concrete with Eco Material Technologies' Grant Quasha 35:23

1M ago35:23

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As trade dynamics shift and tariffs reshape supply chains, construction companies must rethink how they source materials, balance costs, and integrate sustainable solutions. The push for greener, more resilient construction materials is at the heart of this transformation. Grant Quasha, CEO of Eco Material Technologies, returns to the show to share…

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Earth911 Podcast: Pursuing Sustainable Packaging with AE Global's Elizabeth Corbett 39:01

1M ago39:01

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Plastic and paper waste from product packaging remains an environmental crisis, with millions of tons of packaging ending up in landfills and the ocean every year. Despite growing consumer demand for sustainable alternatives, many companies still struggle to balance eco-responsible packaging with cost, performance, and branding needs. Discover the …

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159: Wartime Diaries - Oran Almog 18:59

1M ago18:59

18:59

In the impossible arithmetic of hostage transfers, how does it feel to be told that the terrorist who shattered your world will walk free? The end song is Achshav Tov ("Good Now") by Gilad Segev. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earth911 Podcast: Molecular Farming of Potato-Sourced Egg Proteins With PoLoPo's Maya Sapir-Mir 34:03

3M ago34:03

34:03

Humanity is grappling with the effects of climate change, and one urgent challenge is ensuring a stable and sustainable supply of protein for human consumption and agricultural use. That's where molecular farming, an innovative technology that uses the power of plants to produce high-quality proteins, may present a unique solution. Tune into Sustai…

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Earth911 Podcast: Meet Carbon Capture Innovator Varin Sikka, Barron Prize Young Hero Prize Winner 32:00

3M ago32:00

32:00

Climate Change has terrible impacts today, and youth coming of age face depressing prospects. However, they are stepping up to the challenge and could see the fruits of their efforts in a restored climate during their lifetime. Climate restoration requires extraordinary efforts of young people, who are already leading the charge. On this episode, S…

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Earth911 Podcast: Eco-Stylist Garik Himebaugh On Creating Your Sustainable Style 37:39

3M ago37:39

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Meet Garik Himebaugh, the founder of Eco-Stylist.com, a site dedicated to promoting sustainable fashion choices. Garik's journey into the world of sustainable fashion began with a background in peace studies and an MBA, and he discovered social entrepreneurship as a grad student and launched Eco-Stylist in 2018. There, he helps consumers make infor…

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Wartime Diaries: Karina is Home 14:11

3M ago14:11

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After 477 days in captivity, Karina is home. Here's a look back to day 5, with her sister Sasha. Photograph courtesy of the Israel Defence Forces. The end song is Nekuda Tova (“Good Point”), by Shuli Rand with Ehud Banai. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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158: Wartime Diaries - Sarah Tuttle-Singer 20:06

3M ago20:06

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What do lovers do when under attack from both sides of an unimaginable war? The end song is Prayer of the Mothers by Yael Deckelbaum. Photograph by Yitz Woolf, courtesy of Sarah Tuttle-Singer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earth911 Podcast: Thinking Zero Waste With Sarah Currie-Halpern 35:10

4M ago35:10

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Practical progress toward a sustainable lifestyle, whether you are an individual or a business, will always be unique to your situation, but you can base your choices on lessons learned by others. Tune into a conversation with Sarah Currie-Halpern, Co-Founder of Think Zero LLC, a consultancy that helps businesses, institutions, and households reduc…

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Earth911 Podcast: Our 500th Episode with Bad Naturalist Paula Whyman 47:09

4M ago47:09

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We celebrate a milestone episode of Sustainability In Your Ear, our 500th program since we launched in 2018, with an in-depth conversation with Paula Whyman, author of the captivating collection of essays, Bad Naturalist. It's a tale about her purchase and efforts to restore a couple hundred acres of meadowland in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virgin…

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Earth911 Podcast: DC Water Goes Bloom With Biosolids-Based Fertilizers 39:18

4M ago39:18

39:18

Start the new year with a dive into the world of biosolids—a potentially transformative way to turn sewage that traditionally is seen as waste into a valuable material for sustainable agriculture. With the appropriate precautions, humans can turn our ickiest stuff into inexpensive fertilizer for farms and homes. Humans have been using their excreme…

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Telling Israel's Story in 2025 4:14

4M ago4:14

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By supporting Israel Story, you’re saying that ordinary people matter, and that stories have the power to enter our hearts and change our minds. https://causematch.com/israel-story-24 For prizes and rewards during the campaign, check out our Facebook and Instagram feeds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Earth911 Podcast: Tim Montague Talks Clean Power Hour And Economic Competitiveness 40:55

5M ago40:55

40:55

The Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law contributed much-needed progress but has not completed the transition — only approximately 21% of total utility-scale electricity generation in the United States comes from renewables. According to the World Resources Institute 31 gigawatts of solar energy capacity was installed in the U…

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157: Wartime Diaries - Robbie Gringras 14:56

5M ago14:56

14:56

Grateful for his safety and relative comfort in this war, one man says goodbye to his personal paradise. The end song is Pizmon LeYakington ("Hymn to the Hyacinth") by Yehudit Ravitz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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156: Wartime Diaries - Shaked Kestleman 31:20

5M ago31:20

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A citizen runs to stop a terrorist, and is tragically shot by friendly fire. How does this happen? And what does his family do next? The end song is Karma Police, performed by Shefita, originally by Radiohead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earth911 Podcast: Alter Eco Foods CEO Keith Bearden Is All-In On Regenerative Chocolate Farming 39:44

5M ago39:44

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Food production is one of the most impactful forces shaping our environment, responsible for approximately a quarter of annual global carbon emissions, deforestation, and soil depletion, among other impacts. However, a new generation of food and snack companies is stepping up to change the narrative, working to make food production a force for rege…

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Earth911 Podcast: Making IT Product Chemical Impacts Transparent With TCO Development's Stephen Fuller 41:01

6M ago41:01

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Being a consumer in an advanced economy—or any economy these days—is challenging because you cannot keep up with the ever-changing range of ingredients and materials in the products at the store. For example, thousands of new chemicals are registered annually. Still, many more compounds that could be harmful are introduced and used in manufacturing…

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155: Wartime Diaries - Anwar Ben Badis 18:57

6M ago18:57

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How do you raise a child who is on both sides of a war? The end song is Yalda Sheli Ktana ("Little Girl of Mine") by Idan Raichel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earth911 Podcast: Peerby's Daan Weddenpohl Accelerates Circular, Sharing Economies 37:41

6M ago37:41

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The sharing economy can be a platform for keeping products in circulation and out of landfills until they are no longer usable and must be recycled. If we can get more uses out of things we currently throw away, we can reduce the need to extract raw materials from the Earth. Meet a pioneer in sharing, Daan Weddenpohl, founder and CEO of Peerby, an …

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Earth911 Podcast: Oceanographer John Englander's 2024 Sea Level Rise Update 47:39

6M ago47:39

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Sustainability In Your Ear welcomes back oceanographer and author John Englander, who last visited with us in February 2023. John is the author of two pivotal books on Sea Level Rise, High Tide on Main Street: Rising Sea Level and the Coming Coastal Crisis, which explores the science behind rising seas and its far-reaching impacts on society, and M…

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154: Wartime Diaries - Gadi Ezra 18:44

6M ago18:44

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When war needs you in two very different capacities, how on earth do you decide what to do? The end song is Ana Efneh ("Where Shall I Turn?") by Erez Lev Ari. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earth911 Podcast: Rare.org's Brett Jenks Ties Global Climate Impacts To Everyday Decisions 40:32

6M ago40:32

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The climate crisis cannot be solved by one person, one organization, one company, or one government. A network of collaboration is being built, and nonprofits often serve as the connective tissue. Our guest today Brett Jenks, is the CEO of Rare.org, a global conservation and development organization dedicated to empowering communities in the world'…

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Earth911 Podcast: Earth911 Podcast: Spout CEO Reuben Vollmer Introduces A Countertop Atmospheric Water Harvesting Appliance 30:25

7M ago30:25

30:25

The water crisis is one of the most pressing issues facing our planet, with climate change, population growth, and pollution threatening the availability of clean water worldwide. One company working to tackle this problem head-on is Spout Water. This California-based startup has developed an innovative solution, the Spout Monolith, a sleek kitchen…

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A Year Later: Ariel Markose 1:40

7M ago1:40

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Today we’re releasing something new for us - a short video - in which we returned to Ariel Markose, exactly one year after profiling her on "Wartime Diaries." You can find the video here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earth911 Podcast: Author Mark Easter Serves Up The Blue Plate 38:59

7M ago38:59

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The global food system is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, responsible for about 25% of annual anthropomorphic CO2 emission, the unfortunate, planet-warming exhaust of our industrial society. But what if we could eat our way out of the climate crisis? Author Mark J. Easter joins the conversation to talk regenerative farm…

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Earth911 Podcast: GS1 Goes Wholechain To Track Beef Impacts 40:46

7M ago40:46

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Consumers and grocers who want to verify the quality of the beef they sell are asking for increased supply chain transparency. Vivian Tai, Director of Innovation at GS1 US visited with Earth911 in February 2024 to introduce GS1's Digital Link advanced universal product code and returns to talk beef transparency with Jayson Berryhill, cofounder of W…

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153: Wartime Diaries - One Year 1:11:20

7M ago1:11:20

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Families, lovers, fighters, and more: one year of Wartime Diaries. The end song is B'Shana Haba'ah ("In the Next Year") by Shiri Maimon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Earth911 Podcast: Plastic Bank's David Katz On Building A Global Bottle Deposit System 36:51

7M ago36:51

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David Katz, founder and CEO of Plastic Bank, returns to talk with Mitch Ratcliffe about the groundbreaking social enterprise's effort to transform plastic waste into economic opportunity. Plastic Bank has created a “global bottle deposit program" that partners with companies to incentivize the collection of ocean-bound plastic in vulnerable communi…

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Earth911 Podcast: Author David Steinman on Raising Healthy Kids In a Toxic World 38:51

7M ago38:51

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Meet David Steinman, an environmental activist, investigative journalist, and author who has worked to expose the dangers of chemical toxins in everyday life. Steinman's bestselling 1990 book, Diet for a Poisoned Planet, highlighted the hidden chemical dangers in our food. In his latest book, Raising Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children from Hidd…

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Earth911 Podcast: Author Nadina Galle on The Nature of Our Cities 42:35

8M ago42:35

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More than half the world's population—4.4 billion people—live in cities today. That number is expected to rise to 80% by 2050. Our guest, Nadina Galle, is a trailblazing ecological engineer and author of The Nature of Our Cities. She is an ecological engineer who studies the intersection of nature and technology in urban environments. Nadina develo…

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152: Wartime Diaries - Sapir Bluzer 14:34

8M ago14:34

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A parent being called to war impacts the entire family. So she stepped up. The end song is Imma ("Mom") by Shiri Maimon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Brain Stories – Episode 20: Tali Sharot on what influences our beliefs and decision making 49:49

8M ago49:49

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Professor Tali Sharot talks to Caswell and Selina about why we're easy to influence and overly optimistic Date of episode recording: 2024-07-19T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:49:49 Language of episode: English TAGS: as before Presenter: Caswell Barry; Selina Wray Guests: Professor Tali Sharot Producer: Patrick Robinson…

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Earth911 Podcast: Cemvita’s Biotech Breakthroughs 40:24

8M ago40:24

40:24

The global push for sustainability has reached a critical juncture, particularly in industries traditionally associated with high environmental impacts, such as chemical manufacturing and mining. These sectors, vital to the global economy, are also significant contributors to carbon emissions and environmental degradation. However, innovative appro…

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Earth911 Podcast: Rachael Z. Miller Tracks Microfiber Pollution 45:17

8M ago45:17

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Rachael Z. Miller is a leading voice in the fight against microfiber pollution, the plastic smog that trails our clothing like exhaust from a car. You might not see them, but our synthetic clothing sheds millions of tiny plastic fibers that make their way into our atmosphere, oceans, and rivers. It’s been less than a century since the introduction …

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151: Wartime Diaries - A Tale of Two Bus Stops 15:01

8M ago15:01

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Two bus stops in two neighboring towns capture how war can unify, and how it can divide. The end song is Autobus Mispar Echad ("Bus Number One") by Shlomo Artzi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Brain Stories - Episode 19: Sonia Gandhi on researching and treating Parkinson's Disease 47:53

8M ago47:53

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Professor Sonia Gandhi talks to Steve and Selina about her research into the biology of Parkinson's disease, and how this understanding could lead to new treatments. Date of episode recording: 2024-06-14T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:47:53 Language of episode: English Presenter:Steve Flemming; Selina Wray Guests: Professor Sonia Gandhi Producer: Patrick R…

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Earth911 Podcast: Room & Board Makes Furniture Sustainability A Top Priority 33:15

8M ago33:15

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Meet Emily McGarvey, furniture maker and retailer Room & Board's first Director of Sustainability. The company, founded in 1980, recently became an employee-owned B Corporation. Room & Board has made significant efforts to reduce the environmental impact by engaging 12,000 U.S. craftspeople to make its furniture, achieving 95% sustainable wood sour…

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150: Wartime Diaries - Toby Einhorn 10:51

9M ago10:51

10:51

Seeking love. Called to war. For our Tu B'Av special, we wanted to get a bird's eye view of the local, post-October 7th dating scene. So we went to visit Rebetzin Toby Einhorn, who runs a one-stop-shop for all matters of the heart. Image courtesy of Jenny Peperman. The end song is Shir HaShadchanit ("Matchmaker, Matchmaker") from the Hebrew adaptat…

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Earth911 Podcast: USEFULL Founder Alison Cove Brings Reusable Packaging To Campus Cafeterias 31:51

9M ago31:51

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Alison Cove, CEO and founder of USEFULL, works at the forefront of a critical shift in how we approach food service sustainability. By implementing collection systems for reusable food packaging, USEFULL helps university and corporate cafeterias reduce their reliance on single-use plastics and paper packaging. Alison joins the conversation to expla…

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149: Wartime Diaries - Maryam Younnes 18:41

9M ago18:41

18:41

Despite all the experts and pundits out there, few know Hezbollah as well as the members of a small, and often forgotten, community living in Israel. This community has found itself in an impossible position: Their adoptive country (Israel) is at war with their sworn enemy (Hezbollah), but is also - as a by-product - bombing their hometowns and vil…

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Our Friend Shai 10:30

9M ago10:30

10:30

On Monday evening Jerusalem lost one of its cornerstones, and we lost a very close friend. While you haven't heard Shai Doron - the President of the Jerusalem Foundation - on our show, he was a major force behind all that we do: He encouraged us, gave us a home, helped us build our studio, envisioned our series of live-storytelling events in Jerusa…

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148: Wartime Diaries - Michael Vivier 15:52

9M ago15:52

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For the last nine-and-a-half months, we’ve been experiencing different kinds of battlefields: There are actual battlefields, where people fight and are wounded and killed. And then, of course, there are secondary battlefields - on college campuses, in the court of public opinion, on social media, on TV, in newspapers, via text messages. And while n…

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Earth911 Podcast: Relocalize Aims to Hyper-Localize Ice and Beverage Production 35:38

10M ago35:38

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Growing, packaging, transporting, and distributing food is a major source of society’s emissions, accounting for approximately 26% of annual global emissions. Reducing the impact of food production is critical to bringing society back within the planetary boundaries, and Wayne McIntyre, cofounder and CEO of Montreal-based Relocalize, wants to “Deca…

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Earth911 Podcast: Carbon Limit's Tim Sperry Pours the CaptureCrete Story 36:01

10M ago36:01

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Tim Sperry is the Founder and CEO of Boca Raton, Florida-based Carbon Limit, the maker of CaptureCrete. He founded the company in 2020 after recognizing concrete’s huge environmental price — it accounts for about 6% of annual global emissions. CaptureCrete is a powder additive for concrete mixes that extracts up to 220 pounds of carbon dioxide from…

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