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10/18/21 The Keto Diet

It’s the low carb diet that’s taking the world by a storm. Keto seems to be everywhere these days. Perhaps you’ve seen books and websites extolling its virtues, or noticed the increasing array of products declaring themselves keto friendly. What exactly is the keto diet? What’s going on in the body? Are carbs really that … Continued


According to Joseph Masco, the two key existential dangers of our time are climate disruption and nuclear weapons. The first, he maintains, is the product of petrochemical capitalism; around the second an elaborate, fear-based U.S. national security culture has been constructed. Masco contends that addressing these twin crises requires grasping their origins and pursuing fundamental structural … Continued


On today’s show: 0:08 – Mitch Jeserich (@MitchJeserich) joins us to discuss the matching half to Biden’s infrastructure proposal, dubbed the Build Back Better bill and the many concessions made by Senate Democrats in order to get the bill passed. 0:34 – Dr. John Swartzberg, clinical professor emeritus of infectious diseases at UC Berkeley’s School … Continued