Superman's Not Coming with Erin Brockovich

Erin talks to the Russo Brothers (Captain America, The Avengers) about technology and how it's increasingly used to divide us. They also discuss their newest film, 'Cherry' which follows the journey of a disenfranchised Army veteran who meets the love of his life, only to risk losing her through a series of bad decisions and challenging life circumstances. The film will be released February 26th theatrically and March 12th on Apple+ The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has established a free, confidential 24/7, 365-day-a-year treatment referral and information service (in English and Spanish) for individuals and families facing mental and/or substance use disorders. 1-800-662-HELP (4357) Also Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 confidential, free, 24/7 365

Chad Robichaux is a champion MMA Champion Fighter, a former police officer, and a Force Recon Marine veteran who served eight deployments to Afghanistan. He joins Erin to talk about his experience in the Marines, the fear that kept him from seeking help for PTSD, and how the lockdown has affected the rate of suicides in active duty members of the military. Check out his book, AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE: VICTORY IN THE MIDST OF BATTLE, available now!

Erin talks to environmental attorney Robert Bilott who spearheaded a decades-long legal battle with one of America's most powerful corporations. He helped to expose Dupont's history of chemical pollution and in doing so became "Dupont's worst nightmare" according to the New York Times. You can see his amazing story told in the movie "Dark Waters" in which he is played by Mark Ruffalo. Be sure to check out his book my book “Exposure” as well: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Exposure/Robert-Bilott/9781501172823

Erin talks to artist and activist Emma Robbins who directs the Navajo Water Project at Dig Deep Water. Emma talks about the issues of uranium poisoning and lack of running water plaguing many reservations. She lets us know how she got involved in the water project and what we can do to help. www.digdeep.org www.navajowaterproject.org www.emmarobbins.com www.thechapterhouse.org

Sam Sankar is a former attorney at the Justice Department under the Obama administration, who led the the investigation into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. It was the biggest oil spill ever in U.S. waters and remains one of the worst environmental disasters in world history. He talks to Erin about the things we learned during the investigation and also the effects of the Trump era environmental rollbacks.

Erin talks to Tara Mackey who investigated what was happening at Northport Middle School after her daughter and her classmates kept getting sick. Tara goes into detail about what she found out and the struggle to uncover the truth when facing backlash from the school board and the community at large.

Erin welcomes Melissa Fitzgerald (who played Carol Fitzpatrick on The West Wing) & Scott Tirocchi to talk about Justice For Vets which is an organization that is dedicated to transforming the way the justice system identifies, assesses and treats our veterans. On this episode Melissa & Scott talk about their personal journey to getting involved with the organization and also describe the Veterans Treatment Court which is a court system better suited to deal with the issues that returning vets experience. Check out the organization: Justiceforvets.org Allrise.org Twitter: @justice4vets @_allrise_ Veteran's Treatment Court Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrpytvX3YSE&feature=emb_logo

Erin talks to Xan Parker and Michelle John about The Camp Fire which was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California's history, and the most expensive natural disaster in the world in 2018. Michelle John who was on the ground when it happened, describes what it was like to go through such a traumatic experience and Xan Parker talks about what it was like capturing the aftermath on film. The film, "Rebuilding Paradise" is available on all major streaming platforms and it's broadcast premier is on Nov. 8th on the Nat Geo Channel 9/8c

Standing Rock Sioux member Cody Two Bears joins Erin to talk about the history of broken treaties and its connection to the pipeline that made national headlines in 2016. He lets us know how the standing rock situation came about and discusses his quest to bring renewable energy to the Sioux reservation.

Erin speaks with Mary Clark who wanted to find out why so many people in her community of Otsego, Michigan were getting cancer. She ended up discovering decades of illegal toxic waste dumping in the Kalamazoo River

Actor, director, producer, and activist Edward James Olmos joins the podcast to talk about his newest film, "The Devil Has a Name", a legal thriller about a farmer taking on big oil.

Alexandria Villaseñor is a young climate activist who founded the climate change education group, "Earth Uprising" and spoke at the UN all before graduating high school. On this episode she tells us how she got involved with climate activism and what she believe young people can do to affect change. Her episode of Earth Focus “The Youth Climate Movement Around the World” is available now on the PBS App, The World Channel and Link TV https://www.kcet.org/shows/earth-focus/episodes/the-youth-climate-movement-around-the-world

Science Journalist Arielle Emmett joins Erin to talk about young women who developed a rare form of eye cancer and the link between them. She talks about the roadblocks she faced when bringing up these cases to those in power and why many scientists are scared to study cancer clusters. Link to the Mother Jones article mentioned in the interview: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/10/one-case-of-a-rare-eye-cancer-was-weird-when-4-more-appeared-the-town-knew-something-wasnt-right/

Co-founder and executive director of The Sunrise Movement, Varshini Prakash joins Erin to talk about the future of the Green New Deal, the need for direct action and how we need to re-evaluate the values that govern American society

Environmental activist and Democratic Presidential candidate Tom Steyer joins the podcast to talk about what made him turn to environmental activism, misconceptions about environmentalist and what he thinks the youth voter turnout will be during the upcoming election.

Emmy nominated actor/director Ellen Page and Ingrid Waldron join Erin to talk about their film, "There's Something in the Water", a film that explores the disproportionate effect of environmental damage on Black Canadian and First Nations communities in Nova Scotia.

Dan Kildee discusses the background that led to things going wrong in Michigan, how the problems that led to the Flint water crises can easily happen elsewhere and the ongoing issue with Pfas in the environment.

Erin and Ken Cook (president and co-founder of the Environmental Working Group) talk about their battles with major corporations and government agencies over improving drinking water quality. They discuss where the road blocks are today and what needs to be done in order to prevent big companies from releasing unknown chemicals into the environment.

On Erin's first episode, she is joined by former senator Barbara Boxer who, during her trailblazing career collaborated with Erin to help pass Trevor's Law.

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