Finding Hope in Climate

Majority 54

Politics, Society & Culture, News, News Commentary

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🗓️ 18 November 2021

⏱️ 52 minutes

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HuffPost senior reporter Alexander Kaufman and investigative journalist and podcast host Amy Westervelt join the show to discuss the hottest issue of the day: climate change. Following the conclusion of COP26, Jason and Ravi are reflecting on what the conference accomplished, the role of the fossil fuel industry in these negotiations, and how we should best approach the climate crisis with people in our lives. We want to hear your thoughts about this episode! Join the conversation and leave us a voicemail at 508-687-2589. For the best sleep of your life, just go to HelixSleep.com/Majority54, take their two-minute sleep quiz, and they’ll match you to a customized mattress. They have a 10 year warranty and you get to try it out for a hundred nights, risk free. For our listeners, Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders and two free pillows. Today's episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. BetterHelp is secure counseling done online at lower costs than traditional therapy. As a listener, you'll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/M54. If you've listened for a while, you know that Ravi and Jason would be nothing without their Athletic Greens. See what all the hype is about when you go to AthleticGreens.com/majority and get a free year supply of Vitamin D and 5 free travel packs with your order. If you want to brush up on a foreign language, or learn a new one altogether, Babbel has you covered. When you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you'll get an additional 3 months for free. That's s6 months for the price of 3. Just go to Babbel.com and use promo code MAJORITY54. Jason is back with a new season and a new co-host, Ravi Gupta. Each week, they'll tackle our most pressing issues, giving you the tools necessary to successfully have conversations across the aisle. Majority54 is a Wonder Media Network production. It's produced by Grace Lynch and Edie Allard. Theme music provided by Kemet Coleman. Special thanks to Diana Kander. Majority 54 on Twitter Jason on Twitter Jason on Instagram Ravi on Twitter Ravi on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Howdy everybody, before we begin the show, we want to share a podcast with you that
0:03.3	we're loving right now and that we know you're going to love too.
0:06.0	It's called Future Hindsight and it's a podcast that takes big ideas about civic life and
0:10.5	democracy and turns them into action items for you and me.
0:13.5	The podcast is hosted by Meela Atmos and each week on Thursdays, she shares her in-depth
0:18.2	conversations with change makers.
0:20.0	Their 16th season out now is all about the social contract, its history, and investigating
0:24.5	what it means for society today.
0:26.5	If you're looking for more ways to get involved, this is definitely the podcast for you.
0:29.9	Find it wherever you get your podcast.
0:31.9	I'm Jason Kander.
0:36.9	And I'm Ravi Gupta.
0:39.5	And this is Majority 54, the podcast that helps Americans who voted for progress convinced
0:43.9	those who didn't to join our majority.
0:46.7	Ravi, one of the biggest issues in the world and one of the biggest things about being
0:52.6	a member of the political left is that we believe in climate change and we care about
0:56.5	it.
0:57.5	Yet you and I have really not, for the most part, done an episode and barely done any
1:01.5	segments on it.
1:03.3	So we're doing that today.
1:04.5	We should kind of let listeners in on why we haven't yet.
1:08.2	Yeah.
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