0:08 – Brexit: Corbyn announces vote of No Confidence in Theresa May
Alex Dean (@AlexDean94) is a political correspondent with the Prospect Magazine (@prospect_uk) in the UK, covering Brexit.
0:34 – George Lakey is an activist, sociologist, and writer who added academic underpinning to the concept of nonviolent revolution. He also refined the practice of experiential training for activists which he calls “Direct Education”. His latest book is How We Win: A Guide to Non-Violent Direct Action Training
1:08 – Camp Fire Recovery update: Marc Albert is a reporter with North State Public Radio (@nsprnews), covering the Camp Fire and recovery aftermath. Days after the Camp Fire, North State Public Radio launched a new program After Paradise, airing each weekday at 6:30pm, to bring listeners the most up to date information on the disaster and the recovery. Hosted by Tess Vigeland, and the NSPR News team. Today is Day 37 since the Camp Fire broke out, check it out online at mynspr.org
1:34 – California suffers impact of “smoke waves,” among the many effects of climate change. We dive into the research with Professor Francesca Dominici (@francescadomin8), Professor of Biostatistics, Population and Data Science and Co-Director of the Data Science Initiative at Harvard University. She co-authored a report in 2016 entitled “Particulate air pollution from wildfires in the Western US under climate change.”
1:45 – Wildfire impacts on health: still unknown. We speak with journalist Aaron Glantz (@Aaron_Glantz), senior reporter with Reveal from Center for Investigative Reporting. His latest piece is an investigation into ER visits after the North Bay fires of 2017 “The smoke’s gone, but hearts and lungs still may be in danger months after wildfires”
***If you or someone you know has had breathing problems or heart problems or had to seek medical care in the wake of the recent fires, we want to hear from you. Text “fire” to 63735 and follow the prompts, or reach out to reporter Aaron Glantz at [email protected].