Your Planet, Your Health

"Your Planet, Your Health" strives to summarise the science behind earth's climate and our existence on it –Our aims are to contextualise the history of discourses and ideas about the environment and to debunk misinformation –We share positive stories, and explore the knowledge and tools that we can use to be good earthlings.This podcast on planetary health is hosted by Ralph Levinson, MD Health Sciences Professor (emeritus) School of Medicine, UCLA, and Luc Lewitanski, a journalist covering technology, politics and power.Planetary health is about how the environment affects us and the people and the beauty in the world we love.Read more at https://www.planetaryhealthforbusypeople.com/

Your Planet, Your Health is a science podcast hosted by Ralph Levinson & Luc Lewitanski, with 8 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Ralph Levinson & Luc Lewitanski hosts Your Planet, Your Health, a science show with 8 episodes published.

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  Episode #8

  Unsung Climate Victories

  Aug 19, 202528 minS0

  <p>In this episode, Ralph and Luc take a respite from the US' current denialist frenzy and step back to celebrate recent global victories in the fight to preserve our environment.</p><p>Since the climate does not follow national borders, we spotlight some news from around the world that gives us hope: the popular clamor for governments to tackle climate change, the newly favourable economics of renewable energy, alongside initiatives by cities, states and nations to foster a more livable planet.</p><p>You can also watch this episode on YouTube at: <br>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07...

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  Episode #7

  The Lawn Con: Manufactured Conformity

  Jun 3, 20241h 17mS0

  <p>In this episode, Ralph and Luc unpack how Americans got so obsessed with maintaining square green carpets on their front yards. We dive into the history to trace back the origins and dissemination of this artificial aesthetic. We also look into solutions, ranging from bans on gas leaf blowers to cash schemes to encourage people to quit their lawn.</p><p>We read a poem about the lunacy of leaf blowers, and highlight ways in which manicured suburban imported lawn grass is a synecdoche for colonialism. </p><p>You can also watch this episode on YouTube at: https://www...

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  Episode #6

  How Diplomacy Closed The Ozone Hole

  Apr 14, 20241h 49mS0

  <p>In this episode, Ralph and Luc spotlight an environmental success story: the Montreal Protocol's role in healing the ozone layer. We draw comparisons to the pitfalls of the IPCC's COP process and try to derive a diplomatic blueprint for climate policy. </p><p>We look into the science of how ozone and chlorine works in the stratosphere, the history of the activist scientists (Sherwood Roland and Mario Molina) who first sounded the alarm about CFC's destruction of the ozone layer, and the work of technocrats in devising their replacement. We also examine the geopolitical dynamics that were foundational to t...

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  Episode #5

  Talking Climate with Conservatives

  Feb 12, 20241h 11mS0

  <p>In this episode, Ralph and Luc chat with Michael Jefferies, Regional Conservative Outreach Coordinator for the Citizens' Climate Lobby. Together, we get out of our filter bubbles and find some common ground.</p><p>We discuss Michael's faith-based journey on climate issues, bipartisan proposals on issues ranging from a carbon tax ("Carbon Fees and Dividends") and import tariffs, along with strategies to communicate about the environment to conservatives.</p><p>We also listen to excerpts from former Senator Bob Inglis talking about his experience as a pro-climate Republican.</p><p>We hear a political advertisement recorded by Newt Gingrich...

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  Episode #4

  Gaslighting (Big Oil Knew)

  Nov 14, 20231h 39mS0

  <p>In this episode, Ralph and Luc spotlight what the oil companies knew about CO2’s impact on the climate, and how they lied to you to sustain their fossilized business model – even if it risks drilling us into oblivion… This argument will soon be heard in court as part of a series of lawsuits against Big Oil.</p><p>We start by looking into the history of scholarship on this issue, dating back to the 19th Century.<br>We highlight the record of what the oil companies such as Exxon and the American Petroleum Institute were saying behind closed doors...

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