Best Damocles Podcasts (2025)

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The Damocles World: Professor Raymond Pierrehumbert on the Dangers of Solar Geoengineering 40:41

11d ago40:41

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In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Professor Raymond Pierrehumbert, who is the Halley Professor of Physics at the University of Oxford about solar geoengineering. He and Professor Michael E. Mann from Pennsylvania University coauthored an article in The Guardian on the 12th March 2025 titled: ‘The UK’s gamble on solar geoengineering is …

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Introducing: Law & Crime’s LUIGI 5:39

3d ago5:39

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When Luigi Mangione allegedly gunned down UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, the media called it a senseless crime. But online, a different story emerged—one of rage, reckoning, and a suspected killer turned folk hero. More than just a true crime podcast, LUIGI, hosted by Jesse Weber, dares to look beyond the crime and the accused to explore a cultural tippin…

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483 – Piotr Lovely Locks 1:01:25

2d ago1:01:25

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In which a lot has happened in the Six Month Gap (and we even get to learn about some of it); we’d missed Claremontian narration; Miles has questions about Colossus’s ponytail; the Soulsword is basically a Poké Ball; the Shadow Pope is cooler than the regular Pope; and Magik has a secret. X-PLAINED: Some big news X-Men: Black Sun #1-5 Phoenix and P…

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A Climate of Truth: Why Lies Are Costing Us the Planet – Mike Berners-Lee 35:47

3d ago35:47

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In this Climategenn episode I am speaking with Mike Berners-Lee about his new book ‘Climate Of Truth’. Mike gives us his spiralling definition of the poly crisis that we are faced with today. Order here: https://amzn.to/3G59RlP He cites examples of deceit in our society that have not just created the dire problems we face today but are actually dou…

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Listen Now: Don’t Cross Kat 5:56

17d ago5:56

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Kat Torres has the insta-perfect life. She is rich, gorgeous and not ashamed to share it. Her posts about witchcraft and “alien baths” drew in over a million followers, all chasing the dream of a lifestyle like hers. But as she gathers more followers around her, the secrets beneath her fame grow darker and more dangerous. One woman sets out to brin…

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482 – The Mutant Gene for Murder 1:00:35

16d ago1:00:35

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In which Pete Wisdom canonically smells weird; we are inordinately entertained by a villain; everyone levels up their superpowers; and you probably shouldn’t shave the logo of your secret super team into the side of your head. X-PLAINED: Nasty Boys disambiguation X-Force #106-109 Counter X (more) (again) Shockwave (more) (again) Turn-of-the-millenn…

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Highway to Hell: How BR319 Threatens the Amazon + Undermines Brazil’s #cop30 Credibility 26:48

20d ago26:48

26:48

"The Amazon directly influences global climate stability. If it collapses, the consequences will extend far beyond Brazil – disrupting weather patterns, increasing extreme events, and accelerating global heating."Visit https://Genn.cc for more information.View the related article: https://monicapiccinini.com/2024/03/06/the-br-319-highway-a-scientis…

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481 – Chekhov’s Butt-Gun 57:41

21d ago57:41

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In which Adrienne Frost is absolutely terrible (and so was Ronald Reagan); you should not put guns in your butt; Synch deserved better; and Jay and Miles inventory their favorite dangling plot threads of the ‘90s. X-PLAINED: Several potential origins of Havok’s stupid hat Generation X #67-70 Revolution (more) (again) Shockwave (more) (again) Adrien…

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Can Enhanced Rock Weathering Supercharge Regenerative Farming and Fix the Climate? Prof. David Beerling 21:25

26d ago21:25

21:25

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Professor David Beerling about his rock-breaking research that could help to regenerate agricultural soils, while also enhancing their capacity as vast carbon sinks. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a controversial topic and yet it is also embedded within many national plans for carbon reduction. David …

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480 – Cross-Time Tattoo Parlor 53:19

29d ago53:19

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In which we check in on Nate Grey; yet another Madelyne Pryor is not what she seems; dead men tell tales; there are a lot of Canadians out there; and Nate gets a makeover. X-PLAINED: What happened to Nate Grey (short-term) Counter X Shockwave Nate Grey (more) (again) X-Man #67-70 Non-dildo futures Madelyne Pryor (kind of) A dubiously ethical relati…

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479 – Nancy Drew and the Secret of Carrion Cove 48:45

1M ago48:45

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In which Genosha gets better and/or worse; Fabian Cortez is the Secretary of Betrayal; having an action figure of yourself is the path to immortality; and Hammer Bay sounds like a sex toy company. X-PLAINED: Triathlon The Revolution relaunch and the six-month gap Magneto: Dark Seduction #1-4 Erotic skyscrapers Magneto (again) (forever) X-Men Tijuan…

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Spike in Dolphin deaths along Galicia's (Spain) Atlantic coast 7:21

1M ago7:21

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Welcome to ClimateGenn and I am Nick Breeze. The following is an update from a post a year ago looking at the impacts on marine ecosystems with the 2024 data on dolphins that came in for the Galician coast in NW Spain. You can order COPOUT By Nick Breeze worldwide from all retailers. Doniños beach is a 2km (1.18mile) stretch of sweeping sandy shore…

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Commentary: The First Two Deaths 51:00

2M ago51:00

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Audio commentary about the Season 2 premiere with James Heaney and Mike Hennessy. James get frustrated! Mike soothes! (Audio Commentary #7)(26 February 2025)By Starship Excelsior

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478 – The Monologue Tube 57:03

2M ago57:03

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In which Alan Davis is Team Cyclops; everyone gets depowered; it’s hard to connect with kids your age when you’re a superhero; Sinister’s gotta sinister; everyone gets repowered; and the ‘90s were much more eclectic than they get credit for being. X-PLAINED: Side effects of Decimation Uncanny X-Men #379-380 X-Force #101 X-Men #99 Cadre K Summers fa…

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477 – Ages of Apocalypse 59:32

2M ago59:32

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In which reality shatters; Ghost Rider wants friends; Jay’s toddler weighs in on the X-Men; the Phoenix costume is pretty much perfect; Caliban puts all his resources into an epic mount; and the future is so bright you’re gonna need shades. X-PLAINED: The Triune Understanding Ages of Apocalypse Uncanny X-Men #378 Cable #77 Wolverine #148 X-Men Unli…

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Movie: ‘The Researcher’–Gianluca Grimalda on why activism must be stubborn in the face of resistance 37:51

2M ago37:51

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In this ClimateGenn episode I speak with Dr Gianluca Grimalda, the researcher who shot into the limelight when he was sacked for refusing to fly back from Papua New Guinea. I met Gianluca at the Films For Future Festival in Zurich where his movie was getting an early screening. He represents a growing number of scientific researchers who are prepar…

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Climate Change Committee Chair - Is the UK ready for extreme climate? 11:29

2M ago11:29

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In this interview we recorded at COP29, Professor Hugh Hunt speaks with UK Climate Change Committee Chair, Piers Forster. [Order 'COPOUT - How governments have failed the people on climate' by Nick Breeze] Piers clearly asserts that Carbon Capture and Storage technologies (CCS), that are forecast to remove emissions from so-called hard-to-abate sec…

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476 – The Moppets Take Manhattan 43:43

2M ago43:43

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In which we remain adamant pro-POG advocates; Artie and Leech have adventures; Firestar and Emma Frost get some resolution; Santa Claus may or may not be the avatar of Cyttorak; Black Tom Cassidy exceeds expectations; and Monet has vampire problems. X-PLAINED: Marvel’s Revolution line POGs (somewhat) (again) Who’s on Generation X these days Generat…

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475 – Cross-Time Crisis 53:48

3M ago53:48

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Meet Dani, Dani, Dani, and Dani. (X-Force #99) In which we wrap up John Francis Moore’s run on X-Force; the Demon Bear returns (kinda); four Moonstars are not in fact better than one; the Queen of Star Swords is an extremely rad villain; and X-Force takes a very contained multiversal tour. X-PLAINED: Multiversal canon X-Force #99-100 The Demon Bear…

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474 – Giant-Size Special #13 (feat. Anthony Oliveira) 2:10:45

3M ago2:10:45

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Classic (x2). (Warlock #2) In which the Warlock ongoing series is fun, and fun is good; people should maybe leave Doug Ramsey’s grave alone; Tony Stark is probably not in touch with the Indigo Girls; the heroes skate awfully close to the “no killing” line; Bastion gets exhumed, rehumed, and re-exhumed; you should really read the Avengers Academy In…

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John D. Liu interview - To survive climate, stop destroying ecological function 32:28

3M ago32:28

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Welcome to this ClimateGenn episode recorded during COP29 in Baku, a conference unashamedly hijacked by the fossil fuel industry. John D. Liu is a renowned ecologist, filmmaker, and environmental advocate. Liu's later career has been dedicated to large-scale ecosystem restoration, emphasising the profound impact of natural regeneration in combating…

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~50% chance of vital ocean circulation halting this century | AMOC: critical component of Earth’s climate 25:40

3M ago25:40

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As Gabriel says in the interview, if the AMOC collapses then we can expect much harsher weather in Europe (especially in UK & Ireland) as less heat is transported via the Atlantic circulation. Less heat means less moisture leading to less rain and more drought. In these conditions, food production is impossible and, with concurrent food crashes aro…

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The Speech That Lies at the Center of His Soul 44:05

3M ago44:05

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In prison, L remembers. (The Odyssey, Episode VI)(31 December 2024)By Starship Excelsior

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473 – The Baker’s Dozen (The Twelve, Part Three) 55:33

4M ago55:33

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In which you know it’s serious business when a logo gets smashed; the prophecy of the Twelve is an elaborate prank; we have a lot of Summers family feelings; Apocalypse is not a very good planner; and the Twelve reaches its conclusion.

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472 – Leave Room for Magneto (The Twelve, Part Two) 1:01:45

4M ago1:01:45

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In which the Twelve should really be twelve chapters long; Archangel has issues; we continue to bemoan the absence of captions; the X-Men ditch their crossover event for a side quest; Magneto is Genosha’s official chaperone; and we would absolutely elect Emma Frost to a school board.

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471 – Eyebrows and Powers (The Twelve: Part One) 56:49

4M ago56:49

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Survival of the Toothiest (Cable #75)In which we begin our coverage of The Twelve; Scott and Jean get sucked back in AGAIN; Apocalypse probably doesn’t tip; and we have become awfully fond of Cable.X-PLAINED: A codename that deviates from common patterns The story so far Uncanny X-Men #376 Cable #75 X-Men #96 Fiz the Skrull (again) The Twelve Fores…

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470 – Large Adult Men 1:00:52

4M ago1:00:52

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In which Cable may or may not have been a spokesperson for AT&T; it’s impossible to draw a CD dramatically; Wolverine gets his adamantium back; Apocalypse says the thing; and we probably can’t keep putting off The Twelve forever.

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Should Norway’s Equinor energy company cease new oil and gas production to avoid irreversible climate catastrophe? Ola Elvestuen MP for Oslo is not so sure. 20:41

5M ago20:41

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Welcome to this episode of ClimateGenn recorded at the end of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The question we are putting to Norwegian MP for Oslo, Ola Elvestuen is: Should Norway’s Equinor energy company cease new oil and gas production to avoid irreversible climate catastrophe? A quick note that if you want to come with me into the COPs from COP21 Par…

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Professor Kevin Anderson - "... taking large risks with dire consequences ..." 36:23

5M ago36:23

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Welcome to ClimateGenn. I recorded this interview with Professor Kevin Anderson via Zoom from Baku in the last days of COP29. Kevin provides some critical insights into how the headlines we often see reported breakdown from a numerical standpoint. Although the COPs remain an important component of our overall global diplomatic approach to this comp…

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Should we engineer the climate? Nick Breeze interviews Dr Heidi Sevestre and Herb Simmens 36:50

5M ago36:50

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In this Climategenn episode we hear two committed voices non different sides of the climate engineering debate, make their cases as to why we should or should not research geoengineering with the intention of deployment to cool the Earth. Dr Heidi Sevestre is an internationally renowned polar scientist making the case against climate engineering (a…

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469 – Killed by Death 46:38

5M ago46:38

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In which the Shattering officially concludes; you can’t swoop over the phone; toddlers are engines of pure chaos; the X-Men do some processing; and we are mildly scandalized by the absence of footnotes.

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Is the climate glass half full or half empty? IPCC Vice Chair Prof. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz 21:40

5M ago21:40

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In this interview with the Vice Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Professor Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, gives her perspective on a range of critical issues - in part presenting a glass-half-full perspective, despite so many mounting challenges. This was recorded on Saturday 16th Nov at the midway point through COP29. Since the …

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Lessons Europe Can Learn From Africa On Adaptation - Ina-Maria Shikongo 13:38

5M ago13:38

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COP29 Baku series of interviews - also consider buying Nick's book, COPOUT - How governments have failed the people on climate. Available online worldwide in paperback ebook and audio formats. Key Points from Ina-Maria Shikongo: Reason for Attending COP29: Advocates for the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and opposes Namibia’s plans for offsho…

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468 – Sasquatch Road Trip 46:19

5M ago46:19

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In which St. Croix History reminds us of a Martian with a big butt; Penance’s escape is ambiguous; Avengers Academy Infinity Comic successfully reinvents Emplate; you should not learn to flirt from Vanilla Ice; Jubilee fires two fireworks blasts into the air whilst going aaahhh; and we go in through the ears.X-PLAINED: Apocalypse’s influence The Bi…

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467 – Disorganizing Principle 56:55

5M ago56:55

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In which Nightcrawler has a type; the Hill is a bad place to raise your kids up; Colossus introduces Marrow to art; we come out against autotrepanation; Mikhail Rasputin never learns; Destiny leaves clues from beyond the grave; and The Twelve looms.

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Nature Is Angry! A New Era Of Extreme Weather: UK Met Office Chief Meteorologist & Climate Risk Prof Join The Dots. 24:58

6M ago24:58

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In this ClimateGenn episode, Professor of Climate Risk at University of Newcastle, Hayley Fowler, and Professor Paul Davies, Chief Meteorologist at the UK Met Office, explain how the mega storm events we are now seeing so frequently, are generated and why they are going to get more intense and more widespread. This was recorded just after the incre…

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466 – A Rogue’s Tale, feat. Lenore Zann 39:56

6M ago39:56

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In which Lenore Zann joins us to talk Rogue, Canadian politics, and her upcoming memoir!

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465 – Right in the Fabric 58:39

6M ago58:39

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In which “Astonishing X-Men” is something of a misnomer; Death has a good look; sometimes you just need a guy who swoops; Miles stops worrying and learns to love Nate Grey; Telekinesis is silly looking; “Wolverine” dies; and nothing really changes.

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Interview with XR cofounder, Gail Bradbrook: "How do we live an honourable life?" 19:42

7M ago19:42

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In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Extinction Rebellion cofounder, Gail Bradbrook, about the role of activism today and the inner world of those taking action that can and does result in severe imprisonment, and in some countries, even death.ORDER COPOUT BY NICK BREEZE: https://genn.cc/copout-nick-breeze/GAILS LINKS: https://www.praler.…

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464 – The Cigarettes of Damocles 52:40

7M ago52:40

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In which X-Force is kind of silly; that really isn’t what “quantum” means; polite and lawful are two entirely different things, and Sam Guthrie is only one of them; Selene vogues; and the Hellfire Club plays the dead girlfriend card.

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463 – The Fart Ghost That Walks Like a Manhattan 56:16

7M ago56:16

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In which Gambit is fundamentally goofy; t’ieves love research; Magneto was ripped; Professor Xavier remains a jerk; Miles attempts to convey something very fundamentally visual in an audio format; Marrow is adorable; the X-Men pretty much disband (again); and a miniseries is the opposite of a vacation.…

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UK Gov funding Geoengineering: Between grinding rocks and a very hard place - Interview with Dr Shaun Fitzgerald 18:35

7M ago18:35

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Intro with clips - Prof. Jason Box (Geological Survey of Denmark & Greenland), Prof. Kevin Anderson (Tyndall Centre for Climate Research), Prof. Heidi Sevestre (AMAP, Arctic Council), Joshua Aponsem (Green Africa Youth Organization, Ghana), Anni Pokela (Operatatio Arktis, Finland) Lord Rowan Williams (Fmr. Archbishop of Canterbury). I started recor…

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462 – Angst and Continuity 58:25

7M ago58:25

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In which the 1990s were very long; if you die in the simulation, you die in real life; Adrienne Frost is a bad person with good clothes; we judge the number 57; things just keep happening; and Penance somehow gets even more complicated.

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The Heating Arctic impacts on countries like UK, Canada and Scandinavia are worsening - Interview with Dr Jennifer Francis 25:22

7M ago25:22

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Welcome to a new series of ClimateGenn where we aim to speak with a range of global experts to be better able to understand the changes in the global climate system that are rapidly impacting the world in which we live. Although some like to use the term climate chaos - if we dive into the noise, more often than not, there are signals we can learn …

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461 – Things to Do in Denver When You’re X-Force 53:58

7M ago53:58

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In which Magneto may be right but is also wildly impractical; X-Force goes on a sneaking mission; Magneto isn’t mad, he’s just disappointed; Rictor and Shatterstar return; Strong is not a common surname in the Marvel universe; and being a mutant on TV doesn’t mean you’re one in the comics.X-PLAINED: How Jubilee became a vampire The most X-treme you…

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460 – Setting Sons 56:17

8M ago56:17

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In which Synch is better with your powers than you are; Generation X gets some actual training; Artie and Leech are fully feral; everyone gets the hots for Paladin; Zeus has probably fucked a motorcycle at some point; many countries have valleys; and Adrienne Frost is terrible.

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