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Outside/In

In Pittsburgh

Outside/In

NHPR

Society & Culture, Documentary, Natural Sciences, Nature, Science

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 3 June 2021

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

We’re exposed to plenty of invisible risks in our daily life: toxic compounds in the fabric of our couches, contaminants in the water, and pollutants in the air. A lot of the time, we don’t think too much about them. But sometimes, the invisible becomes suddenly, acutely visible. A story about the air we breathe, the risks we can live with, and what it means to become a citizen of a place. Featuring Susan Scott Peterson, Stella Peleato, Dr. Deborah Gentile, Rashmi Baliga, and Linda Wigington. Links and Resources To learn ways to improve your indoor air quality wherever you are, here’s a link to the ROCIS guide. For open-source air quality data in your location, visit the Purple Air monitoring network map. For more on air quality in the Pittsburgh region, start with Breathe Project and the Smell PGH and Plume PGH apps by Carnegie Mellon’s CREATE Lab. To learn more about air quality activism in Pittsburgh, visit the Group Against Smog and Pollution and Breathe Project. Sign up for the biweekly Outside/In newsletter. Outside/In is a member-supported production of New Hampshire Public Radio. To support work like this, please consider a donation to the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Heads up.

0:01.0

There are a couple of stray swears in this episode.

0:04.0

Okay.

0:05.0

Here's the show.

0:07.0

Hey, this is Outside In.

0:11.0

I'm Sam Evans-Brown, and today, let's hear from...

0:14.0

Hey, Google!

0:15.0

Susan Peterson, and her daughter.

0:18.0

What's the air quality today in bed?

0:21.0

That's my three-year-old, Stella.

0:24.0

It's 6.30 in the morning, and she's hanging out in bed with me while I drink coffee.

0:28.8

She's asking our Google speaker about the air quality.

0:31.8

Would you like to connect to air check?

0:34.8

Yes!

0:35.8

Yes!

0:36.8

Yes, yes, yes!

0:38.8

Let's get air check.

0:40.8

The air quality index for Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is 52, which is considered moderate.

0:47.8

Stella asks about the air quality every day, right after she asks about the weather.

0:52.8

She learned it from me.

0:53.8

Shig!

0:54.8

Not allowed to say that.

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