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The most important question in today's world of climate chaos, AI psychosis, and crumbling democracy is: what can I do? Your host, Quinn Emmett is completely unqualified to answer it, so he's calling the people that already are.If you've got the news, the analysis, the outrage, but still no plan — join us as we figure it out together with long-form conversations with amazing people working on the frontlines, and quick updates responding to today's most important headlines, and what you can do about it, tonight.220+ episodes. 110+ countries. A bunch of Webby and Signal Award nominations. Zero hot takes.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe most important question in today's world of climate chaos, AI psychosis, and crumbling democracy is: what can I do? Your host, Quinn Emmett is completely unqualified to answer it, so he's calling the people that already are.
The Most Important Question is hosted by Important, Not Important. The show has published 491 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "TMIQ Today: A Win For The Amazon" (29 October 2026, 2 minutes), "TMIQ Today: Diapers" (28 October 2026, 3 minutes), and "*Actually* Pro Life: Our Positions" (26 October 2026, 14 minutes).
The Most Important Question publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 13 minutes across 491 episodes.
Booking probability for The Most Important Question is 53%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Most Important Question requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Most Important Question's contact route on record: verified email.
Important, Not Important hosts The Most Important Question, a science podcast with 491 episodes published.
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The Most Important Question
Today: President Lulu won in Brazil, which is a win for the Amazon. Celebrate the good news wherever you find it! ----------- Have feedback? Tweet us ( http://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp ), or send a message to...
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Today: A one-year-old boy was killed after a police officer fired three shots into a car pulling away in a Walmart parking lot in Mississippi, following a call that two women were suspected of stealing diapers. No one...
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For two years something has been missing from *Actually* Pro-Life. Obviously, you guys didn't even know about it until recently, but the point is, we had these 2,000 actions we'd been recommending, reviewing, and...
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Today: Three children and a 25-year-old teacher in Bend, Oregon are dead in yet another school shooting. Police arrived in three minutes, the school had locks, cameras, and drills and it still wasn't enough. What Can...
Episode #223
What is the price of exclusion? Well, if your family paid the price, if your people were ever left out of a textbook you don't need this new book to tell you. But the title is just the verdict. The book is the evidence...
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Today: We've gotta aim higher than simply meeting a "do not rape" threshold. We've gotta actively work to prevent harm through conversations about consent and concrete actions. What Can You Do: Virginians! Vote for...
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Today: Key word in the Trump Accounts promise: eligibility. As in, only children born after Dec 31, 2024 and before Jan 1, 2029. So, children born before 2024 or earlier get zero dollars, even though we already know...
Episode #222
In 1904, somebody noticed a sick tree at the Bronx Zoo. Within 50 years, the fungus killing it had wiped out about four billion American Chestnut trees from Maine all the way down to Georgia. In 2018, Richard Powers...
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After launching What Can I Do to collect all of our recommended actions in one place, we received feedback from you that you still didn't feel like you were participating in collective action. So, as part of a "brain...
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Today: What does it mean to be *Actually* Pro Life? If political power comes from consistently meeting people's basic needs, and if being pro-life means, as Abdul EL-Sayed said, covering everyone's healthcare, then...
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Today: Although most Americans want stricter gun laws, campaign money surges after fatal school shootings to prevent change. What Can You Do: Call your reps about the Assault Weapons Ban of 2025...
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Today: In the 2024-2025 school year, nearly one in five US school districts cancelled school because of building failures. After Congress sent schools $190 billion, districts planned $9.7 billion for HVAC and spent...
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Today: Many people practice "political hobbyism": obsessively following political news and offering hot takes, while doing little constructive work, because the personal stakes feel low. Let's redirect that energy...
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You've probably noticed short episodes called TMIQ Today popping up in your feed. Today, INI Producer Willow hops on to chat with Quinn about what these episodes are, why we've added them to your feed, and what you can...
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Today: Senator Mitch McConnell was absent from the Senate for three months after falling in June. When he returned in September to vote, his seat was intact. Which is how it should be: your job shouldn't be in jeopardy...
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Today: Since 1975, federal law has required public school districts to offer students with disabilities an education. But if parents decline and choose a private school, the district's obligation ends. In Florida, a...
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Today: New York City cleaned up its air over 22 years with multiple policies, and a Columbia University study tracking 1100 children tested from toddlerhood during the same period found that as air pollution decreased...
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Today: The Fifth Circuit just dismissed a Jackson, Mississippi family's lawsuit over alleged lead-contaminated water, stating that "the Constitution does not guarantee clean water." We can change that, like in New York...
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Today: When someone is detained in the US, the government must quickly justify the detention to a federal judge. But judges are only instructed to decide cases "summarily" with no set deadline, leading to major...
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Today: Parents should have transparent access to measles vaccination rates for their child's specific school and classroom so they can assess their child's risk. Statewide averages can be misleading, and vaccine...
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marine biologist, policy expert, and author, Urban Ocean Lab
NYU data journalism professor, NYU Alliance for Public Interest Technology
Co-Founder and President of Run for Something, Run for Something
Author of “Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis”, Researcher Working on Climate Change & Mental Health, Stanford University, Stanford University
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