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Shaughnessy and Miriam Goldstein of the Center for American Progress talk about the recent United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on how climate change and is impacting our oceans and the cryosphere. She explains why plastics as a product of fossil fuels are a double whammy to our oceans and how warming ocean waters, ocean heatwaves and acidification, and melting glaciers are all symptoms of climate change and amplify the effects we feel in stronger storms and threats to ocean ecosystems and food sources. Follow Miriam on Twitter: @MiriamGoldsteFollow Shaughnessy on Twitter: @VoteShaughnessy

Shaughnessy and former Congressman Jim Greenwood, CEO of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, discuss the partisan divide, serving in Congress during an impeachment inquiry, and what biotech and pharma have proposed to address prescription drug prices and help combat the opioid crisis. Follow Jim on Twitter: @JimGreenwoodFollow Shaughnessy on Twitter: @VoteShaughnessy

In the wake of Greta Thunberg's address to the United Nations, millions of youth gathering in Climate Strikes across the globe and the release of the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Shaughnessy talks about the politics of climate change, shifting public opinion and the Green New Deal with Alexander Kaufman, Senior Reporter at HuffPost covering climate change, environmental policy and politics.Follow Alexander on Twitter: @AlexCKaufmanFollow Shaughnessy on Twitter: @VoteShaughnessy

Mark Bayer of When Science Speaks interviews Shaughnessy about her experience running for office as a scientist. They discuss the unique advantages scientists bring to running for office and 314 Action's work recruiting, training and electing the next scientists to office.

Shaughnessy and Joel Clement, Senior Fellow at the Union of Concerned Scientists and former Director of the Office of Policy Analysis at the US Department of the Interior, talk about blowing the whistle on former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke for his efforts to purge the agency of government scientists working to address climate change in the Trump Administration.

Shaughnessy and former Governor of New Jersey and former EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman discuss standing up to Trump, what it's like to be a reasonable Republican working to take on climate change and protect our environment, and the future of women and minorities in the Republican Party.

Shaughnessy and Dr. Val Arkoosh, Chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners in Pennsylvania, discuss Val's path from the Doctor's office to elected office. Val shares with us how the STEM based approach she utilized as a physician and in public health has provided a foundation for tackling critical issues we face in so many communities across the country like securing our elections, addressing the opioid epidemic and reducing homelessness.

Shaughnessy and Dr. Philip Cook, expert on economics of crime and the costs and consequences of the availability of guns, talk about gun violence in America and what we could do to address the gun violence epidemic.

Shaughnessy and Dr. Michael Mann, climate scientist and author of the Madhouse Effect and the Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars, discuss the battle for the future of the planet, the urgency of taking action to address Climate Change and standing up to climate deniers and the Trump Administration's War on Science.

Shaughnessy and Joe Trippi, veteran Democratic political strategist and author of The Revolution will not be Televised: Democracy, the Internet, and the Overthrow of Everything, talk about innovation in campaigns, Donald Trump turning Twitter into his personal blog, lessons learned from US Senator Doug Jones 2017 special election victory and how they can translate to defeating Trump in 2020; and how the Democratic Presidential Primaries are shaping up.

Shaughnessy and Congressman Paul Tonko (NY-20), Chair of the House Subcommittee on the Environment and Climate Change of the Energy and Commerce Committee talk about the Scientific Integrity Act, which would ensure scientists in our federal agencies are able to conduct their research and communicate the results without political interference; the 100by50 plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, his work to update and upgrade our drinking water infrastructure nationwide and more.

Shaughnessy talks with New Jersey Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker, a physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory and the only full-time STEM professional serving in the State Assembly. Assemblyman Zwicker talks about how being a scientist has made him a better legislator and some of the issues he is leading on in the state Assembly from election security to artificial intelligence.

Host Shaughnessy Naughton talks with former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy to discuss her time at the EPA under President Obama, the Clean Power Plan and climate change. Gina shares her thoughts on the direction of the EPA under President Trump, and on why it is crucial for grassroots activists to keep advocating for environmental protections.

Shaughnessy talks with Dr. Jacquelyn Gill, a climate change scientist at the University of Maine, about last week's Democratic primary debates, the biodiversity crisis and how to combat climate change deniers.

Shaughnessy Naughton talks to RN and Congresswoman Lauren Underwood (IL-14).

Shaughnessy sits down with Rep. Joe Cunningham (SC-01) to talk about efforts to ban offshore drilling off the coast of Charleston and elsewhere.

Shaughnessy Naughton sits down with Dr. Kim Schrier (WA-08) about her new legislation helping to ensure the CDC can take more action against the threat of the anti-vaxx movement.

Shaughnessy sits down with Chrissy Houlahan to discuss H.R. 9, climate change and Rep. Houlahan's first 6 months in office.