Best Wake Up With Jenny Podcasts (2024)

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Slowdown, what Slowdown? The EV Revolution is Just Getting Started | Ep178: Dr Andy Palmer 1:06:33

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What will it take for electric vehicles to truly dominate the transportation landscape? Can traditional automakers adapt quickly enough to the EV revolution, or will new players seize the opportunity? And how close are we to the holy grail of fully autonomous driving? This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich sits down with Dr. Andy Palmer, a pio…

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Is it Time for Climate Interventions? | Ep177: Kelly Wanser 1:02:17

7d ago1:02:17

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As climate impacts mount, pressure is building on policymakers to find ways to alleviate the crisis. One controversial option being explored is geoengineering - direct human interventions to cool the planet. But can we safely and effectively implement these large-scale climate remedies? Bryony Worthington sits down with Kelly Wanser, Executive Dire…

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The Great Hydrogen Reset — Is It Germany's Turn? Ep176: Eva Schmid 1:23:54

1d ago1:23:54

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Germany is one of the most bullish countries in the world on clean/green hydrogen. The home of the Energiewende is not just one of the most committed countries in the world to reaching net zero, it is of course a highly industrialised nation with a very energy-intensive economy. As if that were not enough, it had one third of its energy supply yank…

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⁠The Kraken Wakes: Creating the Utility of the Future | Ep175: Greg Jackson 1:09:12

21d ago1:09:12

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How does a startup become the largest provider of electricity in the UK in less than a decade? What is locational pricing and how could it encourage more renewables? And is it possible to achieve a zero-carbon electricity system by 2030? Welcome to the first episode of Season 13 of Cleaning Up, in which Michael Liebreich sits down with Greg Jackson…

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The Future of Chinese Solar, Battery Myths & Climate Politics | Ep174: Michael Liebreich & Bryony Worthington 1:02:58

2M ago1:02:58

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In the final episode of Season 12, hosts Michael Liebreich and Bryony Worthington reflect on the key conversations and developments in the net-zero transition over the past three months, including: China's leadership in green finance and the role of air quality issues in driving climate action The rapid growth of the solar industry and its potentia…

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The Solar Revolution - Past, Present and Future | Ep173: Jenny Chase 1:02:51

2M ago1:02:51

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The solar industry has experienced a meteoric rise over the past two decades, growing from a small cottage industry to one of the leading technologies in the energy transition. It’s not been a smooth ride, and there’ve been plenty of bankruptcies on the way, from Solyndra to Suntech, but more than half a terawatt of new solar is now being built eac…

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'This Is A Narrative War' - How To Win The Climate Argument | Ep172: John Marshall 56:10

2M ago56:10

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Who are the merchants of doubt and how can their narrative be countered? How much money does it cost to get someone to take action on climate change? This week on Cleaning Up, Bryony Worthington is joined by John Marshall, the founder of the Potential Energy Coalition, a marketing firm that uses data-driven marketing techniques to accelerate the en…

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The Climate Challenge is an Engineering Challenge - Ep171: Dr. Rosemary Barnes 59:12

2M ago59:12

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This week on Cleaning Up, Michael Liebreich sits down with mechanical engineer and YouTube creator Dr Rosemary "Rosie" Barnes to discuss the critical role of engineering in addressing climate change. Rosie shares insights from her work developing clean energy technologies and her popular channel "Engineering with Rosie," where she tackles topics li…

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The EV Revolution is Unstoppable - Ep170: Ben Nelmes 59:58

3M ago59:58

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Electric vehicles are finally becoming more mainstream, but this hasn’t stopped a flood of negative stories and political attempts to scare people away from making the switch to better, more cost efficient vehicles. So is the EV revolution now inevitable? Bryony Worthington sits down with Ben Nelmes, the Chief Executive of New Automotive, a UK-base…

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What a New UK Government Means for Climate and Energy - Ep169: Dr Simon Evans 1:13:54

3M ago1:13:54

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With the UK general election tomorrow, the Cleaning Up team sits down with Dr Simon Evans of Carbon Brief to run through each party's manifesto, and what they say about UK climate and energy policy. With Labour widely predicted to win, will the UK's become an international leader on climate once more? How will GB Energy work? And where will all the…

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Hot Rocks in a Box: The Rise of Thermal Batteries - ep168: Anand Gopal 57:54

3M ago57:54

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As the world transitions away from fossil fuels, one of the biggest challenges is decarbonizing industrial processes that require consistent, reliable sources of energy to produce high-temperatures. Typically these processes run on fossil gas, but now thermal batteries offer a solution by using electricity to store renewable energy in the form of h…

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Texas Hold'em: Playing Poker With Methane - Ep167: Grant Swartzwelder 1:30:35

3M ago1:30:35

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Depending on who you ask, methane is either a useful transition fuel to a low-carbon future, or a super polluter. The science of methane says that for natural gas to have a lower climate footprint than other fossil fuels, particularly coal, there can be leakage of no more than 3.2% from end to end. Yet studies across the US show wildly different le…

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Fake Meat, What’s The Beef? Ep166: Bruce Friedrich 1:05:53

3M ago1:05:53

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Has science cracked the code on mass producing realistic meat substitutes? Or are lab-gown alternative proteins an impossible dream? In this week's episode of Cleaning Up, Baroness Bryony Worthington sits down with president of the Good Food Institute, Bruce Friedrich, to explore the future of food. Friedrich details his vision for a more sustainab…

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Battery Recycling Is Here - But Where Are The Batteries? - Ep165: Hans Eric Melin 1:13:02

4M ago1:13:02

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As everyone knows, battery prices are plummeting and manufacturing volumes are soaring, whether for EVs or for grid-connected storage. And everyone knows there's a problem: only 5% of lithium-ion batteries are recycled. The rest go to landfill, right? Wrong. This week's guest on Cleaning Up is the world's preeminent expert on battery recycling. Han…

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#LightsOn - Live from the Eurelectric Power Summit 2024 in Athens - Ep164: Leonhard Birnbaum 51:56

4M ago51:56

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Last week the leading lights of Europe's electricity industry gathered for the annual Eurelectric Power Summit at the Lagonissi Beach Resort just outside Athens. The conference - under the hashtag this year of #lights on - lasted two days and covered the key issues facing Europe's and the world's power sectors. Two topics in particular stood out: t…

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Can Nuclear Repower China's Coal Fleet? - Ep163: Staffan Qvist & Dr. Yaoli Zhang 49:43

4M ago49:43

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China's policies that direct capital towards cleaner industries have been game changing, and this week we're continuing the China theme, sharing two conversations Bryony had earlier this month at a conference at Xiamen University in Fujian Province. China's role in the clean energy transition could not be more important. The think tank Ember's late…

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Audioblog 13: Clean Hydrogen's Missing Trillions 36:26

4M ago36:26

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The 5th Hydrogen Energy Ministerial in Tokyo announced that by 2030, the world would produce and use 90 million tonnes of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen. Then, last year, the 6th Hydrogen Energy Ministerial not only reiterated the 90 million tonne target, but went further, promising that the overall market for hydrogen would grow to 150 million …

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Australia's Political Trim Tab - Ep162: Simon Holmes à Court 55:16

4M ago55:16

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Up this week is Simon Holmes à Court, the Australian investor and philanthropist with a passion for using data to change the world. In 2022, the federal elections in Australia delivered an upset, as around a third of the electorate turned their back on the established parties and voted in seven new independent MPs taking the total to 10. Simon was …

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Lily Cole's Search for Model Climate Solutions - Ep161 1:00:35

4M ago1:00:35

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How can we build a more united climate movement? What should be the role of geoengineering? And how can indigenous voices be brought into the climate conversation? Bryony puts these questions to model, actor, director, ambassador and businesswoman, Lily Cole. Lily's career began at age 14 when she was recruited as a model, pitching her into the hig…

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How China Became a Green Finance Superpower - Ep160: Dr. Ma Jun 1:05:38

5M ago1:05:38

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Welcome to Season 12 of Cleaning Up! If you want a sense of the trajectory of climate action, you have to understand China, and you have to understand finance. There is no one better to share insights on both than Dr Ma Jun, Founder and President of the Institute of Finance and Sustainability in Beijing. Between 2014 and 2020, Dr Ma served as Chief…

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45: "Help! I'm going on a work trip" 3 ways to prep dad & breastfed toddler for their first night alone together 29:08

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This week I'm answering a coaching call question from an extended breastfeeding mom: "My toddler often doesn't accept dad at night when she wakes up crying. I am and have always been the preferred parent. I have just found out about a work trip I need to take which will have me away from my 2-year-old overnight for the first time. Typically, I feed…

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44 - HELP! My toddler is struggling to listen first thing in the morning (and a quick personal update!) 20:11

5M ago20:11

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**SUBMIT YOUR Q FOR ME TO ANSWER IN FUTURE EPISODES** In this week's episode of Start to Stop Toddler Breastfeeding, I'm answering a question I received from a student in Own Your Breastfeeding Story. "How can I encourage my 2 year old to settle down when he is on the bed with us? We cosleep and most of the time especially in the morning when he wa…

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Rounding Up Season 11 - Ep159: Michael Liebreich & Bryony Worthington 1:08:51

5M ago1:08:51

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Bryony and Michael round up the eleventh season of Cleaning Up this week. They explore the themes running through the episodes, from theories of change to innovation, and discuss the things that surprised them, the moments they liked (or didn't) and reasons for optimism for the transition. Links: Ep149: Material World - Ed Conway: https://www.clean…

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Absolutely Electrifying - Ep158: Saul Griffith 1:13:09

6M ago1:13:09

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Michael chats with Saul Griffith, Australian-born engineer, inventor, advisor, author and 2007 MacArthur "Genius". He specialises in clean and renewable energy technologies, and has founded a dozen technology companies across 20 years in Silicon Valley, as well as authoring 3 books, including `Electrify', and `The Big Switch'. He has recently turne…

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The Methane Hunters - Ep157: Dr. Sebastien Biraud & Sharon Wilson 1:08:16

6M ago1:08:16

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Bryony speaks to two fascinating guests, both specialising in methane emissions, their causes and impacts: Dr. Sebastien Biraud and Sharon Wilson. Dr. Biraud is a biogeochemist, leading the Climate Sciences Department. Sebastien's work has taken him to the tropical rainforests of the Amazon, the great plains of the United States, and the Arctic tun…

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Audioblog 12: The Five Superheroes of the Transition 39:39

7M ago39:39

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This week, Michael presents the second part of his two-parter for Bloomberg New Energy Finance, exploring the bear and bull cases for the net zero transition. This week is the bull case: the "5 superheroes" of the transition, 5 forces/trends even more powerful than last week's "5 horsemen", which can prevail in the challenge of rapidly decarbonisin…

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43: UPDATED Tandem breastfeeding: Life with 2 booby-monsters (part 3 of the tandem feeding series)* 40:06

6M ago40:06

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**AUDIO FIXED** Breastfeeding a toddler and a newborn... at the same time -> most people in the Western world think this is crazy. And yet, I breastfed 2 kids (of different ages) for 3.5 years, and I hear from listeners all the time who are either doing it or considering it. But, just like most things "extended breastfeeding" there aren't many plac…

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Audioblog 11: The Five Horsemen of the Transition 29:40

7M ago29:40

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Michael is solo this week on Cleaning Up, outlining the "5 horsemen" of the net-zero transition - the five greatest obstacles to the net zero transition. These 5 horsemen are: the economics of energy solutions, the electrical grid, the demand for critical mineral, political and social inertia, predatory delay by the powerful incumbents. This audiob…

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A Magnificent Woman And Her Flying Machines - Ep156: Bonny Simi 55:36

7M ago55:36

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Bryony returns with Bonny Simi, President of Operations at Joby Aviation, where she's working on bringing to market a new civilian electric VTOL (eVTOL) aircraft. Prior to joining the team at Joby, Bonny held several operational and strategic roles at JetBlue Most notably, she founded and led JetBlue Technology Ventures, investing in improving the …

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42 - Breastfeeding a toddler while pregnant (part 2 of the tandem feeding series) 34:26

7M ago34:26

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Finding out you are pregnant is a complex at the best of times. Having concerns about safety for you and your growing baby, finding your life impacted in ways you never would have expected, and feeling emotions you didn't know were possible (thank you hormones!) are all normal things in pregnancy - but there is an added layer of concern and change …

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Extreme Electrochemistry for a Sustainable Future - Ep155: Prof Donald Sadoway 1:07:04

7M ago1:07:04

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Michael returns to talk with legendary educator and inventor, Donald Sadoway, Professor Emeritus of Materials Chemistry at MIT. After earning his PhD in chemical metallurgy in 1977 at the University of Toronto, he joined the faculty at MIT where he spent 44 years. For 16 of those, he taught 3.091 (Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry)—and his anim…

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41: Getting pregnant (or not!) while breastfeeding a toddler (part 1 of the tandem feeding series) 30:44

7M ago30:44

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Trying to understand your fertility while you are breastfeeding your toddler is an uphill battle. Sure - Google abounds with tips & information about conception and contraception, but less so about conception and contraception while you are breastfeeding... and finding support for making sense of those things while you are breastfeeding a TODDLER?!…

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S5E3 - Valentine's Special 2:30:15

8M ago2:30:15

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What is this Valentines about? Well what started out as just a ten-minute solo episode expanded with the wings of love into a two-plus hour yarn with Dj and Steve. This episode is rich, meaty and full of "that's what she said". Hope you all found a little love on this day and a whole lotta loving in this episode. ...now go jump rope by the bed (it'…

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Green Heat (And Cooling) Under Our Feet - Ep154: Tamsin Lishman 47:54

8M ago47:54

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Tamsin Lishman joins Bryony this week to talk heat pumps. Tamsin is CEO of Kensa Group, a Cornwall-based manufacturer and installer of ground source heat pumps. Kensa is the UK's only manufacturer of ground source heat pumps. Both air source and ground source heat pumps are rapidly growing technologies, and Tamsin believes that Kensa's heat pumps c…

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Shedding Light on Energy's Dirty Secrets - Ep153: Lauri Myllyvirta 1:10:24

8M ago1:10:24

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Michael sits down this week with Lauri Myllyvirta, co-founder and lead analyst at CREA - the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. After working as a campaigner and then as an analyst at Greenpeace, Lauri helped set up CREA, an NGO that produces research reports on the trends, causes, health impacts, and solutions to air pollution. Important…

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Can We Have a Habitable Planet? - Ep152: David Wallace-Wells 1:13:26

8M ago1:13:26

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This week, Bryony is back, this time to talk to David Wallace-Wells. David is an American journalist and author who often writes about climate change. His 2017 article "The Uninhabitable Earth" for New York Magazine was the publication's most-read article in history. David then turned the article into a book of the same name, which was chosen as Bo…

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S5E2 - The Usual Suspects 1:54:18

8M ago1:54:18

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Fun with the whole gang! A free-for-all chat with Hector, Dj Darren and Steve...he finally showed up. We talk celebs, resurrecting my ball business, weather variants and the quality of life in jail. Follow us and enjoy the episode.

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(Toddler) Breastfeeding Goals - Do they really matter? (BTS Bonus Episode 4) 15:57

8M ago15:57

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Have you ever felt the pressure of setting specific breastfeeding goals? I know I have! In the beginning, I felt like I had to have these concrete goals because, let's face it, everyone asks! But guess what? Once you are actually "in it" - things shift and change day-to-day and all of that concrete thinking feels a whole lot more abstract. In this …

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Redesigning Mining - Ep151: Mark Cutifani 1:11:08

8M ago1:11:08

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This week, Michael's guest is Mark Cutifani, chairman of Vale Base Metals and formerly CEO of South African gold mining company, Ashanti, and British mining company, Anglo American. He was born and grew up in Wollongong, Australia. After leaving high school in 1976, he joined Coal Cliff colliery and enrolled in the University of Wollongong to compl…

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My Nursing Aversion & Mental Health Struggles (BTS Bonus Episode 3) 27:10

8M ago27:10

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Welcome to episode three of this Behind the Scenes series! In this candid conversation, I'm opening up about my mental health journey, embracing the highs and lows of anxiety, and depression, and sharing how it all ties into my experience with nursing aversion. This episode isn't just about my journey; it's an invitation to explore the intersection…

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Selling Sustainability - Ep150: Solitaire Townsend 1:02:51

9M ago1:02:51

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Bryony returns in Season 11 this week, sitting down with her longtime friend Solitaire Townsend. Solitaire is Co-founder & Chief Solutionist at Futerra, and Trustee of the Solutions Union. She is a renowned sustainability expert and solutionist. From Google to the United Nations, Ikea to WWF, Solitaire works with the worlds’ most influential organi…

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What it's like breastfeeding my 4 yo - a day in the life (BTS Bonus Episode 2) 22:53

9M ago22:53

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Tune into this episode to hear about sleep, boundaries, and more in my home right now. Ever wonder what life might look like if you were breastfeeding a 4 year old? Apparently, a lot of you have! Hundreds of you were curious about my current breastfeeding experience. So, I decided to break down what it's like to breastfeed my 4-year-old. I know it …

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S5E1 - Hot Shot with Chef Hector 1:24:28

9M ago1:24:28

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Our good friend and favorite Texan, Chef Hector is back for the infamous Hot Shot episode. What better way to celebrate the first episode of SEASON 5 than hot sauce, shots and trivia! Chef Hector is an all star chef and in-demand caterer in the Texas area. His culinary excellence and creativity speaks for itself. Hector specializes in weddings, cor…

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Material World - Ep149: Ed Conway 1:15:52

9M ago1:15:52

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Kicking-off 2024 and Season 11 is Ed Conway. Ed is the Economics editor at Sky News, covering major UK and international economics, business and political stories. He is also economics columnist for The Times, and has been one of the longest-running economics editors in UK journalism, having started covering the sector in 2003. He is the author of …

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Survival Mode Motherhood (Ep. 1 of Behind the Scenes Series) 15:14

9M ago15:14

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If you have longed for a "me too," or an "I get it" for the times when parenting feels like you are just doing what you can to survive the day - this is the episode for you. 2023 was a crazy ride for me. Launching this podcast was incredible, but a lot was going on behind the scenes - including health struggles for me, which led to a lot of "surviv…

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The Second Coming of the Lord Turner - Ep148: Lord Adair Turner 1:07:57

9M ago1:07:57

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For a second consecutive year-closer, Michael welcomes Lord Adair Turner of Ecchinswell back to Cleaning Up. Lord Turner has combined careers in business, public policy and academia. He chairs the Energy Transitions Commission, a global coalition of major power and industrial companies, investors, environmental NGOs and experts working out achievab…

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40: Breastfeeding Manners - what to do with demanding older babies, toddlers & preschoolers 43:32

10M ago43:32

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The shirt-pulling, screaming, and demands to breastfeed have gotten to the point that you find yourself dreading them before your toddler has even thought about breastfeeding again. When they do, inevitably "ask" to breastfeed, the fear of reinforcing all of their bad behaviors reverberates through your body as you quickly try to decide if you will…

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Not the End of the World - Ep147: Dr Hannah Ritchie 1:02:34

10M ago1:02:34

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Dr Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist and science communicator. Her focus is on the largest problems that shape our world, and how to solve them. Most of her work focuses on environmental sustainability, including climate change, energy, food and agriculture, biodiversity, air pollution and deforestation. She is Deputy Editor and Lead Researcher at…

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Tackling Super Pollutants - Ep146: Jason Anderson 56:48

10M ago56:48

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This week, Bryony speaks with Jason Anderson, Senior Program Director at ClimateWorks, who oversees the Governance & Diplomacy and Super Pollutant programs. His work spans efforts ranging from implementing the Paris Agreement to cleaning up dirty shipping and preventing methane leakage. Jason has over 25 years of experience in climate and clean ene…

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The Bridgetown Initiator - Ep145: Prof Avinash Persaud 1:03:59

10M ago1:03:59

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Professor Avinash Persaud is special envoy to the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and emeritus professor at Gresham College in the UK. He, along with PM Mottley, helped design the Bridgetown Initiative in 2022 which laid out a path for reforming and ramping up the mobiliisation of climate finance to the developing world. The initiative has g…

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