Best Andrew Rubenstein Podcasts (2024)

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When the Heavens Went on Sale by Ashlee Vance 40:30

4h ago40:30

40:30

Disclaimer: The content in this episode should not be considered financial or investment advice. Although this could change in the future, at the time of recording and releasing, the host did not own shares in any of the companies discussed. In When the Heavens Went on Sale, Ashlee Vance illuminates our future and unveils the next big technology st…

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Radio 2050 - Dan Nanamkin - Indigenous Connection 34:18

23h ago34:18

34:18

Dan Nanamkin, an indigenous activist, shares his background and the importance of protecting Mother Earth for future generations. He emphasizes the healing and understanding needed to address historical injustices and promote environmental and social justice. Dan highlights the significance of indigenous stories, teachings, and values in guiding ou…

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Cheaper, Faster, Better by Tom Steyer 23:53

6d ago23:53

23:53

The consequences of climate change—rising waters, extreme weather, record temperatures—are transforming our lives, as global warming accelerates more rapidly than scientists predicted even a few years ago. At the same time, the clean energy revolution is forging ahead faster than nearly anyone anticipated. As Tom Steyer sees it, these two trends to…

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Radio 2050 - Minni Jain - Fixing Flow 35:06

8d ago35:06

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Minni Jain, a director with The Flow Partnership UK, discusses her background and work with communities worldwide to manage water resources sustainably. She highlights her inspiration from Rajendra Singh, a pioneer in water conservation in Rajasthan, India, and the importance of traditional wisdom in maintaining healthy landscapes and water cycles.…

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Radio 2050 - Barton Rubenstein - Symbol of Sustainability 31:11

8d ago31:11

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Barton Rubenstein talks about his unique journey transitioning from the world of science to that of art. His passion for sculpting and public art evolved alongside his growing awareness of environmental issues, leading him to found the Mother Earth Project in 2015. ● The Mother Earth Project was started as a way to empower people and to address the…

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Radio 2050 - Dr Andrew Schwartz - Snowfall 31:32

8d ago31:32

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Andrew Schwartz is a meteorologist at UC Berkeley with a passion for weather and snow stemming from his childhood in Denver. His current work involves monitoring snowfall, researching the impacts of climate change on snowpack, and developing solutions for water resource management in the face of decreasing snow levels. ● Snow is essential for fresh…

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Radio 2050 - Harley Dubois - Burning History 29:53

8d ago29:53

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Harley Dubois, one of the cultural founders of Burning Man, discusses the evolution and impact of the event. Burning Man is a changemaker that offers a transformational experience to individuals, encouraging self-reflection and personal growth. Over the years, Burning Man has grown from a local underground scene to a global movement, attracting an …

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Radio 2050 - April Sampson-Kelly - Sit & Listen 29:03

8d ago29:03

29:03

Permaculture advocate April Sampson Kelly delves into the principles and significance of permaculture, and the vital role women play in food production. April advocates for a holistic approach to sustainability that values maintenance, community engagement, and the empowerment of future generations. ● Permaculture is a means of personal action and …

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Radio 2050 - Lina AbiRafeh - Empower Equality 23:39

8d ago23:39

23:39

Lina AbiRafeh discusses feminism as a global movement, addressing the many obstacles that still hinder gender equality, and the role that people have as individuals in working for equality. Lina emphasizes the importance of self-awareness; when combined with active listening, it can be a recipe for immediate positive change. ● No country in the wor…

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Radio 2050 - Zoe Weil - Holistic & Humane 24:03

8d ago24:03

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Zoe Weil emphasizes the significance of humane education in fostering a compassionate and sustainable world. She explores the concept's definition, discusses the hurdles humane educators encounter, such as overwhelm, and shares some notable successes. ● Humane education is an approach that teaches compassion, empathy, and critical thinking to creat…

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Dr. Megan Ranney, Dean, Yale School of Public Health: We have the public health tools to tackle America’s epidemic of firearm injuries and deaths. 41:44

8d ago41:44

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Dr. Megan Ranney, the dynamic, charismatic Dean of the Yale School of Public Health, joined us to illuminate the strategy she has pioneered to curb firearm injuries and deaths in America. It is a true epidemic that begs a serious public health approach. It requires coming to terms with suicide and homicide in America—both sensitive, disturbing phen…

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How Life Works by Philip Ball 38:00

8d ago38:00

38:00

Biology is undergoing a quiet but profound transformation. Several aspects of the standard picture of how life works—the idea of the genome as a blueprint, of genes as instructions for building an organism, of proteins as precisely tailored molecular machines, of cells as entities with fixed identities, and more—have been exposed as incomplete, mis…

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Radio 2050 - Sara Gael - A Different Kind Of Therapy 31:05

11d ago31:05

31:05

Sarah Gael, a transpersonal psychedelic psychotherapist and harm reduction advocate, discusses the use of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD. She explains the process of therapy, the role of MDMA in trauma therapy, and the mechanism of action of MDMA. She also touches on harm reduction in psychedelic use and shares her experiences at Burning Man and th…

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Radio 2050 - Matt Segall - Process Philosophy 30:30

11d ago30:30

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Matt Segall, a philosopher based in Sebastopol, California, advocates for a philosophical approach rooted in wonder and curiosity. Matt critiques Kantian views, proposing an integration of science and religion through imagination, which he sees as a universal faculty connecting us to cosmic creativity. ● Matt specializes in process philosophy, whic…

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Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno; FanGraphs writer Davy Andrews 34:12

12d ago34:12

34:12

On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon talks with Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno, FanGraphs baseball writer Davy Andrews, and SIS Video Scout Associate Christopher Barnett. Gabriel (with help from interpreter Alex Arpiza) talked about his catching history and the different things he’s worked on that have tran…

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Radio 2050 - Michael Shuman - Try Local 29:02

13d ago29:02

29:02

Michael Shuman discusses the importance of localization in economic development and provides steps to implement localization. He shares success stories of local investing and highlights the obstacles that hinder localization. Michael also talks about his current projects, including the Locopedia initiative. He emphasizes the need for individuals to…

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Boom and Bust by William Quinn and John D. Turner 36:29

19d ago36:29

36:29

A conversation with William Quinn about Boom and Bust, which he co-authored alongside John D. Turner. Published in 2020, Boom and Bust explores financial bubbles across a number of different markets, geographies, and time periods. Why do stock and housing markets sometimes experience amazing booms followed by massive busts and why is this happening…

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The Private Sector, Civic Space, and Global Health Advocacy on the Eve of AIDS 2024 37:21

25d ago37:21

37:21

With the International AIDS Society’s 25th global conference taking place next week in Munich, Mark Lagon, Chief Policy Officer at Friends of the Global Fight Against AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria and Bennett Freeman, Associate Fellow with Chatham House, joined Katherine to discuss a new Friends report regarding the role of the private sector and…

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Teaching Defense with Cody Dennis; MLB Draft Analysis with Brandon Tew and Colin Sanders 39:47

26d ago39:47

39:47

On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by college baseball coach Cody Dennis (@BSB_Blueprint), who runs a Twitter community for teaching defensive excellence. Mark was also joined by SIS "superscouts" Brandon Tew (@brandonteweets) and Colin Sanders (@colinjsanders) who wrote scouting re…

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Len Rubenstein, Johns Hopkins University: “The policy is hand-wringing… Total impunity.” 35:36

1M ago35:36

35:36

Leonard Rubenstein is Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, non-resident Fellow at CSIS, and Chair of the Safeguarding Health in Conflict Coalition. He joins us to unpack the Coalition’s 11th annual report on 2023. Four big wars—Ukraine, Myanmar, Gaza, Sudan—are driving up attacks upon civilians, and deaths, to exceptionally…

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Nationals CF Jacob Young On His Fielding Bible Award-caliber Defense 21:57

1M ago21:57

21:57

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays)is joined by Nationals center fielder Jacob Young (@jacob_young27) to talk about his run of defensive excellence in 2024. Young talked about what goes into playing the position, specifically how he’s one of the best in MLB at getting good jumps on fly balls. He walked us through 2 catches he made this se…

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Rays Prospect Chandler Simpson; Using Baseball Analytics For Good Causes with Jenn Rubenstein 47:14

2M ago47:14

47:14

On this episode of The Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Rays outfield prospect Chandler Simpson, a baseball fan who cleverly used analytics for good, Jenn Rubenstein (@queerfancystats), and SIS baseball operations analyst Stephen Marciello (LinkedIn) . Chandler introduced himself by telling us about …

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Defense Lessons from Rangers Utility Man Josh Smith + Matthew Trueblood on The Disappearing DP 37:50

2M ago37:50

37:50

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Rangers utility man Josh Smith (@joshhsmith4), baseball writer Matthew Trueblood (@MATrueblood) and SIS operations associate Mark Bricker (@brick26house). Mark S. and Josh talk about Josh’s move to different positions, his approach to playing defense, and the tip he’d give to any kids that …

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Lessons from the Titans by Rob Wertheimer, Scott Davis, and Carter Copeland 45:59

2M ago45:59

45:59

A conversation with Rob Wertheimer about the book he co-authored in 2020, Lessons from the Titans: What Companies in the New Economy Can Learn from the Great Industrial Giants to Drive Sustainable Success. The conversation focuses particularly on the chapters that Rob authored in which he analyzes Caterpillar, Stanley Black & Decker, and United Ren…

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California Burning by Katherine Blunt 47:41

2M ago47:41

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A conversation with Katherine Blunt about her 2022 book, California Burning: The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric –– and what it means for America’s power grid. Pacific Gas and Electric was a legacy company built by innovators and visionaries, establishing California as a desirable home and economic powerhouse. In California Burning, Wall Street Jo…

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The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson 23:35

2M ago23:35

23:35

A conversation with author Walter Isaacson about his 2021 book, The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race. The bestselling author of Leonardo da Vinci and Steve Jobs returned with a “compelling” (The Washington Post) account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution th…

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Dr. Raj Panjabi: we need “biological humility” 40:04

3M ago40:04

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Dr. Raj Panjabi, former NSC Senior Director for Global Health Security and Biodefense, shares his personal story, his deep ties to Liberia, the genesis of Last Mile Health, the profound lessons that emerged from Ebola in Liberia. In his time (2021-2023) heading the President’s Malaria Initiative and serving at the NSC, what accomplishments is he mo…

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Ryan Mountcastle and Manny Acta on Positions, Positioning, and Playing Defense 41:19

3M ago41:19

41:19

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle, Mariners bench coach Manny Acta (@mannyacta14), and SIS operations analyst Nick Rabasco (@nrabasco1). Ryan talks to us about playing first baseman, where he's been a league leader in our "Good Fielding Plays" stat, what it's been like to switch positi…

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Dr. Angela Apeagyei & Dr. Chris Murray, IHME: “Real risks on the horizon” for global health 52:32

3M ago52:32

52:32

This episode is the lively conversation J. Stephen Morrison had the pleasure to hold with Dr. Angela Apeagyei and Dr. Chris Murray, IHME at CSIS on May 14. It begins with the compelling findings of the 15th IHME annual report Financing Global Health 2023. Global health is beset by high interest rates, the rising claim on resources for climate, cost…

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All Things Injuries With Under The Knife's Will Carroll and SIS' Brett Barnes 24:57

3M ago24:57

24:57

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Will Carroll (@injuryexpert), CEO of NTangible Sports and the Under The Knife baseball injury newsletter and SIS injury associate Brett Barnes. The conversation is all things injury-related, not just pitcher injuries. The 3 discuss the abundance of muscular injuries, future prognosis for Mi…

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Royals CF Kyle Isbel + Daniel Epstein (Baseball Prospectus) on Mookie Betts & Brandon Tew on Kansas' unique defense 41:31

4M ago41:31

41:31

On this episode Mark Simon is joined by Royals center fielder Kyle Isbel, baseball writer Daniel Epstein, and SIS baseball operations analyst Brandon Tew. Mark and Kyle talk about Kyle's defensive approach, which has helped him to rank 3rd in Defensive Runs Saved the last 2 seasons. Kyle explains how a childhood game got him on an early path to bei…

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French Ambassador for Global Health Anne-Claire Amprou: A Big Historical Moment 33:15

4M ago33:15

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France’s dynamic Ambassador for Global Health, Anne-Claire Amprou, visited CSIS for an extended conversation on the topline historical challenges that her office addresses: elevating climate’s health impacts, the pandemic treaty negotiations and reform of the IHR, anti-microbial resistance (AMR) in the year of the UN General Assembly High Level Mee…

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Cubs Minor League Hitting Coach Rachel Folden; Marquee Pitching Analyst Lance Brozdowski 57:47

4M ago57:47

57:47

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) does an "everything but defense" show, talking to Cubs minor league hitting coach and co-hitting coordinator Rachel Folden (@rachelfolden25) and pitching analyst Lance Brozdowski (@LanceBroz), who writes his own newsletter and does analysis for Marquee Sports. Rachel, a former softball All-American, tal…

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Jennifer Kates, KFF: “Not a great time to be asking for lots of money… everything has changed.” 30:27

4M ago30:27

30:27

The inimitable Jennifer Kates, KFF, joins us to make sense of the multiple, convergent, competitive replenishments of the most significant instruments in global health – the Global Fund, Gavi, the Pandemic Fund, WHO at historic moment of intense geopolitical tensions and big, costly wars, the ascent of climate, fiscal scarcity, many elections in th…

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Honoring Women's History Month With Alexia Jorge and Emily-Anne Patt 42:05

5M ago42:05

42:05

On this episode, we honor Women’s History Month with 2 interviews featuring women working in baseball in different ways. First, Mark Simon talks to Saint Elizabeth University catcher Alexia Jorge, who became the 2nd woman to start at catcher in a college baseball game. Alexia has been playing baseball (not softball) her entire life and she speaks t…

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CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Sandro Galea 46:39

5M ago46:39

46:39

In the fifth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison speaks with Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean and Robert A. Knox Professor, Boston University School of Public Health on the public health workforce pipeline. How to position public health schools and departments within universities to be more powerful, better funded, with better acces…

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Noam Unger, CSIS: The urgency of health adaptation? “It’s self-evident but requires massive changes.” 33:21

5M ago33:21

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In our ongoing series on climate and health, we had the great fortune to enlist a friend and colleague, Noam Unger, Director of the CSIS Sustainable Development and Resilience Initiative, to discuss PREPARE, the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience. Why did it take so long for adaptation to rise in significance? PREPARE is “a pr…

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Dr. Andrés G. (Willy) Lescano, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia: "A Perfect Storm Scenario" 38:11

5M ago38:11

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Since the start of 2024, several countries in South America have experienced a rapid increase in cases of dengue, a viral disease transmitted by the aedes aegypti mosquito. According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), this year alone at least 18 countries in the Americas have reported cases, with more than 400 deaths. In Peru, at the e…

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Let's Dance With Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez 21:51

5M ago21:51

21:51

On this episode, Mark Simon (@markasimonsays) is joined by Cleveland Guardians second baseman Andrés Giménez (@andresgimenez). Andrés talks about how he does what he does on defense, which led to him winning a 2023 Fielding Bible Award. Andrés even explains one thing he does with his wife in the offseason to help him stay athletic (0:36). Then, SIS…

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The CommonHealth Live! with Dr. Vanessa Kerry and Minister Austin Demby 1:01:10

6M ago1:01:10

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In the fourth episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, Vanessa Kerry, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Special Envoy for Climate Change and Health and Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation for Sierra Leone join Julie Gerberding, CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security Co-chair and CEO of the Foundation for the…

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Honoring Black History Month: Steve Williams and LaTroy Hawkins 48:18

6M ago48:18

48:18

On this special Black History Month episode, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Pirates' Vice President of Player Personnel Steve Williams and former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins (@LaTroyHawkins32). Steve talks about his career working in baseball and the role he plays as the president of the Buck O'Neil Professional Baseball Scouts & Coaches …

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Donald G. McNeil, The Wisdom of Plagues 57:50

6M ago57:50

57:50

Donald G. McNeil, the prize-winning science and health reporter—45 years with the New York Times—unpacks his newly published memoir, The Wisdom of Plagues. It covers his remarkable personal and professional story, his reflections on the travails facing PEPFAR, the stark lessons of Covid, his "radical" prescriptions for the future, and his reflectio…

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The CommonHealth Live! WHO Senior Advisor Dr. Scott Dowell on the Global Health Emergency Corps 46:38

6M ago46:38

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In the third episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, World Health Organization (WHO) Senior Advisor Dr. Scott Dowell joins J. Stephen Morrison for a discussion about the Global Health Emergency Corps (GHEC) concept, development thus far, and plans for 2024. What will it take to bring GHEC to life? What might the U.S. role be?…

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Dr. Sandro Galea, Boston University SPH, ‘Within Reason’ 35:19

6M ago35:19

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Dr. Sandro Galea, Dean of the BU School of Public Health, discusses his incisive, provocative new book, ‘Within Reason.’ Its central proposition: public health slipped into illiberalism during Covid-19, a “closing of the mind.” Over the course of the book, Dr. Galea unpacks that striking phenomenon: how and why it happened, what it means, and what …

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Orioles Pitching Strategy Coach Ryan Klimek, Asian Baseball, and the Hall of Fame 44:51

7M ago44:51

44:51

On this episode, Mark Simon (@MarkASimonSays) is joined by Orioles pitching strategy coach Ryan Klimek, SIS’ Asian Baseball scout and operations associate Brandon Tew, (@BrandonTeweets) and our VP of Baseball, Bobby Scales (@Bobby_Scales). Ryan walks us through his career path and explains what goes into being a pitching strategy coach in the major…

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Dr. Joseph Majkut, Director, CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change: COP28 is “a punctuation mark.” 41:47

7M ago41:47

41:47

Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, unpacks the big picture of COP28 (Dubai, Nov. 30-Dec 13, 2023), both the formal negotiations and the “trade show.” Is the commitment to “transition away” from fossil fuels a truly pivotal moment? What’s the significance of the launch of the "Loss and Damage Fund" especi…

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The CommonHealth Live! IRC President David Miliband: A New Crisis Landscape 50:10

7M ago50:10

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In the second episode of the CommonHealth Live! series, J. Stephen Morrison speaks with International Rescue Committee (IRC) President and CEO David Miliband about the recently released IRC 2024 Emergency Watchlist. The onset of 2024 has brought with it record levels of humanitarian crises. How and why are global humanitarian crises evolving? How d…

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2023 In Review: A Great Run Of Players Talking About Their Defensive Excellence 17:50

8M ago17:50

17:50

On this episode of the Sports Info Solutions Baseball Podcast, we remember the many baseball players - major leaguers, minor leaguers, NPB players, and college players - that we spoke to in 2023. You'll hear the best we got from Phillies GM Sam Fuld, Washington Post reporter Chelsea Janes, Tre' Morgan, Vance Honeycutt, Noah Miller, Nasim Nuñez, Bre…

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Dr. Yanzhong Huang: the need for a US-China détente on global health 34:31

8M ago34:31

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Dr. Yanzhong Huang, Council on Foreign Relations and Seton Hall University, argues in the CFR report Negotiating Global Health Security (co-authored with Georgetown Professor Rebecca Katz) that the US-China clash over Covid-19 origins in Wuhan has had a catastrophic impact on US-China relations. A "détente" is now needed. But how is that to be achi…

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Senator Thomas Daschle: the decline of U.S. vaccination levels is a national security threat 31:51

8M ago31:51

31:51

On the occasion of National Influenza Vaccination Week, former Senate Majority Leader Thomas Daschle, chair of the Coalition to Stop Flu, joins us to discuss the Coalition’s mission and composition, its recent compelling report, ‘The 2022-2023 Influenza Season: Outcomes and Policy Recommendations,’ and the comprehensive legislation it has had a han…

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