Be prepared to listen to great stories, hear from incredible guests, and laugh until your stomach hurts. Jeremiah Stringer and John Kelley share from experiences and knowledge from the trail while bringing the fun back to backpacking podcasts. The main goal here is to make you smile, and you'll quickly realize that Wednesdays are the best day of the week. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support
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We are a "deep dive" news podcast, for Americans who get their news from the Internet. Our mission is to give the listener succinct, fact based analysis both non-ideological and independent from a California, Silicon Valley perspective. Your host Jim Herlihy is a published author: his novel “Deceit and Dirty Money” is available on line. He served as President of the SF Public Library Commission 1992 - 1996. While working in Latin America, he was a stringer for The Economist, The Times and th ...
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224 Dealing With A Softball Sized Ankle with Jason Waugh
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In this episode we continue the story of Jason's ankle and how he was able to finish his most recent kayak camping trip. Check out Outdoor Vitals and their new Skyline Trail Joggers at: https://alnk.to/8PEarUg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support…
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Donald Trump picks J.D. Vance as Vice President. Talking with Professor Jack Pitney.
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Donald Trump chose the 39 year old junior Senator from Ohio as his running mate at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee. Vance is a cultural conservative who will likely play a key role campaigning in MidWest swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan.
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Digital Currency or Digital Control: The future of Money. Talking with author Nick Anthony.
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Will the US Federal Reserve issue a digital currency (CBDC) ? 127 countries are studying or piloting CBDCs for their citizens including economic powerhouses like China, EU, India, the UK among others. But it seems like the benefits to the consumer are limited while government control and surveillance seem to be the principal benefits. Do we really …
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223 Broken Ankle On Jeremiah's Recent Trip... Backpacking With Jason
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John, Jeremiah and Jason unpack the adventure that led to a broken ankle in part one of this epic tale. Check out Outdoor Vitals and their new Skyline Trail Joggers at: https://alnk.to/8PEarUg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support
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The British Election Results: A new political order. Talking with Vince Cable
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Britain's July 4th General Election marked a reset of the political landscape in the UK with the Labour Party winning a landslide victory of 412 seats in the 650 seat Parliament. The Conservative Party lost over 200 seats, But the moderate Liberal Democrat Party surged into third place with 72 seats, And the Reform Party headed by Nigel Farage garn…
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The French Election Results : Lessons for US Democracy. Talking with Professor Jonah Levy
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The Snap French elections have resulted in stalemate. But US voters should take heed as we approach our own elections in November in a polarized political environment.
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Invisible Rulers: The people who turn lies into reality. Talking with Rene DiResta
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With the advent of social media, there has been a radical change in the dynamics of power and influence with new Influencers blurring truth with disinformation.
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Jeremiah quizzes JK about the top 10 Frequently Asked Questions from New Backpackers.Check out Outdoor Vitals and their new Skyline Trail Joggers at: https://alnk.to/8PEarUg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support
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The US Supreme Court Ruling on the Trump Immunity Case. Talking with Professor Luke Boso
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The Supreme Court handed down its' awaited decision on immunity for the former President. It was wider ranging and more momentous than many observers had anticipated.
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The SS Jeremiah O'Brien. The last of the WWII Liberty ships. Talking with Forrest Booth.
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2700 Liberty ships were built in WWII to transport materiel, munitions, food and troops to the front lines. It was the greatest logistical undertaking in military /naval history.
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BetaNXT: A Private Equity success story. Talking with Chairman and CEO Stephen Daffron.
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BetaNXT provides end to end solutions across the investment lifecycle.
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The Biden Trump Debate: A pivotal moment in the 2024 race for the White House. Talking with Jack Pitney.
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Joe Biden's disastrous performance in the debate last night has amplified concerns about his fitness for office - mental acuity and physical stamina. Democrats have even called for him to withdraw as a candidate. Uncharted territory in presidential debate history. Professor Pitney helps to put it in perspective, but it is a volatile situation.…
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Is San Francisco the Worst Run City in the United States ? Part 2. Talking with Professor Patrick Murphy.
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USF Professor of Urban and Public Affairs, gives a more nuanced interpretation of the recent Wallet Hub article that ranks San Francisco management dead last at 148 among US cities.
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JK and Jeremiah share their favorite shelter systems they actually use on trail.Check out Outdoor Vitals and their new Skyline Trail Joggers at: https://alnk.to/8PEarUg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support
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San Francisco ranks as the Worst Run City in the country. Talking with Cassie Happe of WalletHub.
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San Francisco ranked dead last at #148 with subpar governance. Six categories Financial Stability, Education, Health, Public Safety, Economy and Infrastructure were measured. Three of them - Public Safety, Financial Stability and the Economy - set off flashing red lights, tanking the overall score.
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Stem Cell Therapy: a new approach. Talking with Mattias Bernow, CEO of CellCoLabs.
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Stem Cell Therapy has produced very positive results in the limited FDA approved therapies which are permitted. But Medical tourism to light touch regulation countries like Mexico, Panama, The Bahamas, is opening the therapy uses and possibilities very quickly. CellCoLabs is an open source company which plans to sell its' stem cells globally.…
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220 Offroading with Dad, Shelter Systems, and Jeremy Hates Bugnets
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Jeremiah and JK spend too much time talking about an offroading trip trip before chatting about their favorite shelter systems...both tents AND hammocks!Check out Outdoor Vitals and their new Skyline Trail Joggers at: https://alnk.to/8PEarUg --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support…
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Why Nuclear Power and Why Now ? Talking with Andy Poreda Responsible Investing at Sage Advisory.
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Is Nuclear Power in the United States about to experience a renaissance given its' "clean" environmental footprint, not contributing to the carbon footprint of electricity generation.
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This episode kicks off a 3-week series on our personal Big 3. This week it's all about the backpacks....and other stuff because we can never stay on topic.Check out Outdoor Vitals and their new Skyline Trail Joggers at: outdoorvitals.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support…
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China's Alternate Order and What America can learn from it. Talking with Elizabeth Economy, Hargrove Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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Liz Economy served as China Advisor to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimundo from 2021 to 2023. The Commerce Department oversees US economic policy for China.
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A Class Apart: UK Prime Ministers origins impact their world views. Talking with Professor Lee Elliot Major.
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76% of the UK's Prime Ministers in the last 80 years graduated from Oxford. There is no comparable University concentration among American Presidents. Does British policy creation suffer as a result of such a narrow leadership pool ?
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Have you ever had one of those trips where things just went off the rails? Did you want to tackle it again to get redemption for that trip? That's what we're talking about in this episode....the Redemption Hike. Check out Outdoor Vitals at: outdoorvitals.comGet the Ventus Active Hoodie from OV for 17% off & a free pillowoutdoorvitals.com/bphoodie -…
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A Mediterranean Union: Boosting the security on NATO's Southern flank. Talking with noted geopolitical strategist Alp Sevimlisoy, CEO of his Defense Representation Company, defending Atlanticism.
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Creating a Mediterranean Union is key to defending the Southern flank of Nato for this key trading and shipping route.
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The Trump Verdict: What's Next ? Talking with David McCuan, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Dept. at Sonoma State University.
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The historic conviction of a former President of the United States on business record falsification charges continues to reverberate throughout America. When will he appeal ? What will his sentence be ? And how will the result affect voters ?
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Enough: Why it's time to abolish the Super Rich. Talking with author Luke Hildyard.
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Are the super rich entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg solely responsible for creating their wealth, or have government subsidies and incentives been a major contributor ? In which case, should they be taxed at a higher rate ? And what about the Top One Percent : should they pay more tax ?…
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Neptune finishes the Round the World Ocean Global Race. Talking with skipper Tann Raffray and supporter Amy Bridge.
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Neptune successfully completed the round the world sailing race and crew member and Parkinson's patient Bertrand Delhom has completed a lifelong dream.
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Jeremiah shares one of his latest adventures and some of the strangeness along the way. Only Jeremiah can find himself in such interesting situations.Check out Outdoor Vitals at outdoorvitals.comGet the Ventus Active Hoodie from OV for 17% off & a free pillowoutdoorvitals.com/bphoodie --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho…
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The Conservative Futurist. How to create the Sci Fi World we were promised. Talking to author Jim Pethokoukis.
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The Techno Optimist and Techno Pessimist camps - UpWing or DownWing respectively as the author refers to the two views of progress - have been in conflict since the 1970s. The Techno Pessimist view was in full flight recently with the fears of AI posing an existential threat to humanity. But we have been down this road before with Jeremiahs bemoani…
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Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb. The Oscar winning film's Hollywoodification of Nuclear Weapons. Talking with Haydn Belfield.
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CSER is a Cambridge University center that studies extinction and civilizational collapse risk. Haydn Belfield is a researcher who works on nuclear weapon issues. His review of the Oppenheimer film brings a unique perspective of one who studies the actual impact of nuclear arms on humanity.
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Comeback: Routing Trumpism, Reclaiming the Nation and Restoring Democracy's Edge Steven Fish with Laila Aghaie.it
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Comeback reads like an insider's Presidential Campaign Manual. And it pulls no punches as regards criticisms, painful admissions and much needed prescriptions for the Biden Campaign. With the first Presidential debate slated for June 27th - five weeks away - and Biden lagging in the polls, the author proposes a compelling revamp of the President's …
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Jeremiah and JK talk about new gear discoveries, including a chair that rivals the Helinox Chair Zero and a number of toilet options you can keep in your car. Check out the latest from our title sponsor, Outdoor Vitals, and get your hands on some performance first ultralight gear at outdoorvitals.com Get the Ventus Active Hoodie for 17% off & a fre…
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Soul by Soul. The Evangelical Mission to spread the Gospel to Muslims. Talking with author Adriana Carranca.
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The Pentecostal Evangelical Movement has begun to focus its proselytizing activity on the Muslim World - countries like Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan. Adriana relates the unlikely story of a Brazilian missionary couple who along with other Latin American missionaries are having greater success in making conversions.…
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Day of Reckoning: How the Right declared War on Democracy. Talking with author Mike Wendling of the BBC.
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With Donald Trump the presumptive Republican candidate for President, to be confirmed at the Republican Convention in Milwaukee, July 15 - 18, his MAGA Movement, will be taking a prominent place on the national stage. There are some new groups and issues that are part of the MAGA lineup for 2024 joining the group like the Proud Boys and others. Mik…
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215 Backcountry Bocce and Horses In Your Campsite with Carl Mandrioli
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We’re finishing off the last livestream of season 6 with our Good friend, Carl Mandrioli of the Backpacking and Blisters Podcast. We’ll be talking about everything from his recent trip to KY to backpacking out west and having one of the best podcasts in backpacking.Get the Ventus Active Hoodie for 17% off & a free pillowoutdoorvitals.com/bphoodie -…
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Jimmy Lai on Trial: Why the outcome is so important to US China Relations. Talking with Sebastian Lai.
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Jimmy Lai, a media mogul and self made billionaire is paying the price for his pro-Democracy views as his trial enters its fourth month. Despite the US, UK and other countries calling for his immediate release from a show trial with a certain guilty verdict, the Chinese Government has ignored those calls. His son is campaigning for his release.…
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Carnaval San Francisco. Talking with Director Rodrigo Duran.
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Carnaval San Francisco is a two day - May 25 & 26 - extravaganza celebrating the many Latin and Caribbean cultures represented in the Bay Area, through dance, music, culture and cuisine. The unique parade takes place on Mission Street on Sunday May 26. The theme is Honor Indigenous Roots and the Grand Marshal of the parade is Nobel Peace Prize Laur…
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214 Climbing Mountains, Catching Trout and Holding Back Prairie Dogs with Jason Huckeba
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This week, we’re hanging out with OG backpacking youtuber, Jason Huckeba. He’s going to share from his adventures out west and tell us about some of the things he enjoys doing while backpacking that most backpackers don’t do. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/backpackingpodcast/support…
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San Francisco's tourism industry on the rebound. Talking with David Perry.
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San Francisco's tourist industry is a pillar of our economy. With 30,000 hotel rooms, world class cultural activities, and one of America's leading airports, visitors are coming back. The state earned $150 billion in 2023 from tourism.
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Prosper Marketplace and Fintech Innovation. Talking with CEO David Kimball
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Prosper is the first Peer to Peer lending platform in the United States. It has 2 million members and has facilitated $27 billion in loans since inception. All personal loans are made by WebBank.
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Defending Australia against China without AUKUS: The Echidna Strategy. Talking with author Sam Roggeveen of the Lowy Institute.
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The AUKUS security agreement would furnish Australia with 8 nuclear powered submarines and other advanced weapons technologies. But it is costly and does Australia have the engineering expertise to build such a fleet ? And would the country become a target for China's wrath with US and UK nuclear subs stationed in Western Australia and US aircraft …
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213 Working Outdoors Lifestyle, Overcoming Fibromyalgia on Trail w/ Melissa (Unlikely Hiker)
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Hiking and backpacking in the Adirondacks, Whites, Catskills and beyond keeps Melissa moving. She has fibromyalgia and wants others to understand it doesn’t have to stop you from living your life. Living in the moment and enjoying the outdoors is something Melissa loves to share.Ventus Hoodie: outdoorvitals.com/BPhoodie --- Support this podcast: ht…
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Is AI racially biased ? Talking with Alejandro Salinas of the Stanford Law School.
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Racial and Gender bias were the subjects of a study at Stanford Law School led by Professor Julian Nyarko, Alex Salinas and Amit Haim. They used an audit approach which is common in employment and housing discrimination studies. The answer is yes to bias and it can be corrected, the team found.
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Disclaimer. This episode went sideways fast! If you're looking for something super informative, or the least bit serious, you may want to watch another episode. If you want to laugh till your gut hurts, enjoy! Can skateboarding and bapckpacking work together? That’s exactly what Moondog Roop has been doing everywhere. Find Moondog on Instagram: @mo…
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Peak Economic Security in US China Relations. Talking with Matt Ferchen, Senior Fellow at Yale Law School
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Increasingly the two nations are emphasizing the issue of economic security using export controls, tariffs and approvals which have the effect of reducing the volume of trade between the two. There is a lot at stake: who will blink first ?
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The Science behind AI and how it will improve our lives. Talking with Charles Martin.
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Chuck has develop a software program - weightwatcher.ai - which helps identify the emergence of signatures of Artificial General Intelligence in Large Language Models. His research reveals early stage emergence of these signatures but more work needs to be done.
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HiDo: Managing Medication through AI and Robotics. Talking with CEO Charles Gellman
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The US spends $500 billion annually on medical costs that could be avoided if more Americans took their prescribed meds for chronic diseases. HiDo has developed a technology to improve medication adherence while improving patient health.
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211 take less. do more. with Glen Van Peski
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In this episode, we are honored to have the founder of Gossamer Gear and one of the fathers of ultralight backpacking, Glen Van Peski on the show. His new Book “take less. do more.” released on April 16th, and we got a chance to preview it and hang out with a legend.Find glen online at:www.glenvanpeski.comCheck out the title sponsor for the Backpac…
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The Chamber of Progress. Talking with Founder and CEO Adam Kovacevich.
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The Chamber promotes policies that ensure all Americans benefit from technology and that the tech industry operates responsibly and fairly.
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210 Eating Healthier AND Lighter On Trail w/ Aaron Owens Mayhew
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Aaron Owens Mayhew has the ultimate hack for backpacking; healthy food that acutally weighs less!!!! How is this possible? Definitely check out this episode to find out.Find Aaron online:Instagram: @backcountry_foodieFacebook: @backcountyfoodieOn YouTube: @backcountryfoodieOn the Web: www.backcountryfoodie.comBe sure to check out Title Sponsor, Out…
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Spillover: Animal Infections and the next Human Pandemic. Talking to author David Quammen.
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Spillover, or zoonosis, is the infection of humans with animal viruses. In his book Spillover, David Quammen recounts the frightening phenomenon whereby EBOLA, HIV, SARS among other diseases have moved into human populations. About 60% of human diseases originated in animals. And what is the probable origin of the next pandemic ?…
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