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The most important question in today's world of climate chaos, AI psychosis, and crumbling democracy is: what can I do? Your host, Quinn Emmett is completely unqualified to answer it, so he's calling the people that already are. If you've got the news, the analysis, the outrage, but still no plan — join us as we figure it out together with long-form conversations with amazing people working on the frontlines, and quick updates responding to today's most important headlines, and what you can do about it, tonight. 220+ episodes. 110+ countries. A bunch of Webby and Signal Award nominations. Zero hot takes.
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- 3 days ago2 min
TMIQ Today: Mitch Voted Against Paid Leave, And Yet
Today: Senator Mitch McConnell was absent from the Senate for three months after falling in June. When he returned in September to vote, his seat was intact. Which is how it should be: your job shouldn't be in jeopardy if you get sick. However...Mitch ...
- 3 days ago2 min
TMIQ Today: Florida's Education Loophole
Today: Since 1975, federal law has required public school districts to offer students with disabilities an education. But if parents decline and choose a private school, the district's obligation ends. In Florida, a special scholarship that uses public...
- 1 weeks ago2 min
TMIQ Today: Cleaner Air, Smarter Kids
Today: New York City cleaned up its air over 22 years with multiple policies, and a Columbia University study tracking 1100 children tested from toddlerhood during the same period found that as air pollution decreased, standard development and cognitiv...
- 1 weeks ago2 min
TMIQ Today: A Right To Clean Water
Today: The Fifth Circuit just dismissed a Jackson, Mississippi family's lawsuit over alleged lead-contaminated water, stating that "the Constitution does not guarantee clean water." We can change that, like in New York, where a state constitutional ame...
- 2 weeks ago2 min
TMIQ Today: Summarily Slow
Today: When someone is detained in the US, the government must quickly justify the detention to a federal judge. But judges are only instructed to decide cases "summarily" with no set deadline, leading to major differences by district. What Can You Do:...
- 2 weeks ago3 min
TMIQ Today: Measles & Misinformation
Today: Parents should have transparent access to measles vaccination rates for their child's specific school and classroom so they can assess their child's risk. Statewide averages can be misleading, and vaccine disinformation and declining rates are m...
- 3 weeks ago1 min
TMIQ Today: COVID Vaccines and Pregnancy
Today: Senator Ron Johnson claimed that the COVID vaccine causes an 82% miscarriage rate in pregnant women. How did he get that number? He just made it up by taking the real 2021 study and excluding about 700 participants. ----------- Have feedback? Tw...
- 3 weeks ago2 min
TMIQ Today: Meta's Settlement
Today: Parents often lose the "phone at bedtime" battle because social media is designed to keep users (kids) engaged. The attorneys general in 51 states and territories sued Meta, alleging Facebook and Instagram were built so kids can't put them down,...
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The most important question in today's world of climate chaos, AI psychosis, and crumbling democracy is: what can I do? Your host, Quinn Emmett is completely unqualified to answer it, so he's calling the people that already are. If you've got the news, the analysis, the outrage, but still no plan — join us as we figure it out together with long-form conversations with amazing people working on the frontlines, and quick updates responding to today's most important headlines, and what you can do about it, tonight. 220+ episodes. 110+ countries. A bunch of Webby and Signal Award nominations. Zero hot takes.
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