Is there room for diplomacy to keep Iran's nuclear program in check?

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

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Ernest Moniz, former energy secretary under President Obama and lead negotiator on the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, talks about what comes next now that a shaky ceasefire is underway between Iran and Israel. Then, new research highlights that indoor air quality can have a powerful impact on the health and development of babies and young children. Dr. Lindsey Burghardt tells us more. And, Kelly Ramsey spent two years as a hotshot firefighter in California beginning in 2020. In her new memoir, "Wildfire Days," she said she had to prepare mentally and physically to perform like her male counterparts.

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0:20.8	By the statements from President Trump and from Israel, our podcasts, Boston.
0:28.2	By the statements from President Trump and from Israel have said that the program has been set back by at least a few years.
0:29.8	Well, as a reminder, the agreement in 2015 set back the program for 15 years.
0:34.6	One of the architects of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal says Israel's war
0:39.7	and America's bombs might not have accomplished anything that couldn't have been achieved
0:44.1	through diplomacy instead.
1:01.0	It's Tuesday, June 24th, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR.
1:02.1	I'm Chris Bentley.
1:14.7	Today on the show, two stories about the air we breathe, including why we should be paying more attention to the impact of indoor air quality on kids.
1:21.3	While we talk a lot about how this outdoor air quality is really important, most of us spend more than 90% of our time inside.
1:25.4	Also, nothing chokes the air like wildfire smoke.
1:30.2	Kelly Ramsey started her career with the Rowdy River Hot Shots in 2020,
1:35.1	a year that saw 4 million acres go up in flames across California.
1:39.3	I'd never seen torching, which is when a tree just kind of ignites from the base and the whole thing goes up with this giant whoosh.
1:42.2	She's got a new book out called Wildfire Days. We'll talk
1:45.5	about it coming up at about 15 minutes. But first, President Trump now says that a ceasefire is
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