Podcast appearances and mentions of laura mcgann

The Deepest Breath tells the story of the bond between a promising young Italian free-diver, Alessia Zecchini, and her Irish safety diver, Stephen Keenan. Last week the freediving documentary, directed by Laura McGann, won the outstanding long documentary at the Emmy Sports ceremony in New York City.

To finish out Season 3, we're revisiting some telling moments from three of our most popular shows of the season: Laura McGann, "The Deepest Breath" Anna Hints, "Smoke Sauna Sisterhood" Fisher Stevens, "Beckham" The Presenting Sponsor of "Top Docs" is Netflix.

Earlier this Summer, a Netflix documentary, all about the hidden world of freediving, catapulted the sport in front of a global audience. The Deepest Breath, tells the story of Alessia Zecchini, a champion freediver from Italy and Stephen Keenan, an expert safety diver from Glasnevin in Dublin. It follows them as they rise separately through the ranks of the sport, before their lives eventually become intertwined. The film was directed by Irish filmmaker Laura McGann and gives an incredible insight into the world of freediving: which sees divers reach depths of more than 100 meters, without any equipment and with one single breath. In this episode, McGann explains how extraordinary archive footage and the generosity of Stephen's father Peter helped shape the documentary. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. This episode was originally published in September 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

L'été 2023 au cinéma, ce n'était pas que Barbie et Oppenheimer, et 24FPS, le podcast ciné avec ou sans spoiler, fait le point sur tout le reste ! Voici la liste des 22 films évoqués par Julien et Jérôme sans spoiler dans cet épisode : Blue Beetle de Angel Manuel Soto (à partir de 0:02:49) Backstreet Dogs (Strays) de Josh Greenbaum (à partir de 0:23:44) Yannick de Quentin Dupieux (à partir de 0:28:23) Retribution de Nimrod Antal (à partir de 0:37:45) Agent Stone de Tom Harper (à partir de 0:41:56) En Eaux Très Troubles (Meg 2 : The Trench) de Ben Wheatley (à partir de 0:46:44) Au Plus Profond (The Deepest Breath) de Laura McGann (à partir de 0:56:00) Paradise de Boris Kunz (à partir de 1:04:57) Equalizer 3 d'Antoine Fuqua (à partir de 1:14:09) Hypnotic de Robert Rodriguez (à partir de 1:19:27) Golda de Guy Nattiv (à partir de 1:23:22) Gran Turismo de Neill Blomkamp (à partir de 1:32:37) La Nonne : La Malédiction de Sainte Lucie (The Nun II) de Michael Chaves (à partir de 2:15:16) Le Dernier Voyage Du Demeter de André Øvredal (à partir de 2:20:43) La Main (Talk To Me) de Danny et Michael Philippou (à partir de 2:38:20) Saw X de Kevin Greutert (à partir de 2:45:16) Mystère À Venise de Kenneth Branagh (à partir de 2:51:15) The Retirement Plan de Tim Brown (XV) (à partir de 3:03:57) Dumb Money de Craig Gillespie (à partir de 3:08:38) Acide de Just Phillipot (à partir de 3:25:00) Bottoms de Emma Seligman (à partir de 3:33:47) Ninja Turtles : Teenage Years de Jeff Rowe (à partir de 3:42:46) Bonne écoute, et n'hésitez pas à partager votre avis sur les traders qui ont shorté l'action de GameStop ! Crédits musicaux : Paranoid et War Pigs de Blacck Sabbath, issus de l'album Paranoid (1970) 24FPS est un podcast du label PodShows

Earlier this Summer, a Netflix documentary, all about the hidden world of freediving, catapulted the sport in front of a global audience. The Deepest Breath, tells the story of Alessia Zecchini, a champion freediver from Italy and Stephen Keenan, an expert safety diver from Glasnevin in Dublin. It follows them as they rise separately through the ranks of the sport, before their lives eventually become intertwined. The film was directed by Irish filmmaker Laura McGann and gives an incredible insight into the world of freediving: which sees divers reach depths of more than 100 meters, without any equipment and with one single breath. In this episode, McGann explains how extraordinary archive footage and the generosity of Stephen's father Peter helped shape the documentary. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by Suzanne Brennan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this Film Ireland podcast Gemma Creagh talks to Laura McGann about her film The Deepest Breath. The Deepest Breath follows champion freediver Alessia Zecchini, who fell in love with the sport as a child growing up in Italy, astounding coaches with her raw talent and determination in pool swims and open water contests before she was even old enough to legally compete. Irish adventurer turned expert safety diver Stephen Keenan, meanwhile, was raised near the sea, but as a young man he set out on a quest to find himself, traveling across Africa before landing in Dahab, Egypt and establishing a dive school. Despite their very different paths, the two would meet at the pinnacle of the competitive freediving world, discovering a shared passion for pushing their limits and forming a powerful relationship that felt like fate. From Irish director Laura McGann, this thrilling documentary takes a look inside one of the most dangerous sports in the world, using everything from raw underwater dive footage to childhood home movies to chronicle Zecchini and Keenan's lives and careers. The bond between them propels the film's emotional journey into the stunning, silent depths of the ocean, a breathtaking place unseen by all but the fortunate few – where exhilarating accomplishments and unavoidable risks await. The Deepest Breath is in cinemas from 14th July 2023 and is available to stream on Netflix now.

In this episode of You Can't Make This Up, we are talking about the Netflix documentary “The Deepest Breath" out now on Netflix. Host Rebecca Lavoie interviews director Laura McGann. Freedivers compete by swimming straight down to the deepests depths and back to the surface, all on a single gulp of air. Alessia Zecchini pushed herself to go down farther than any woman before. But she can't do it without safety divers like Stephen Keenan, great divers in their own right tasked with rescuing competitors who blackout before surfacing. “The Deepest Breath” follows the pair's growing bond on land and sea. But their quest for world records and championships will place them both in mortal danger. SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched “The Deepest Breath" yet, make sure to add it to your watch-list before listening on.

The Deepest Breath is one of the most watched movies on Netflix at the moment and tells the story of Irish ocean freediver Stephen Keenan as he attempts to help Italian diver Alessia Zechinni break the world record. Beautifully shot and heartbreakingly raw this is a must watch. Irish director Laura McGann speaks to Paula McSweeney

Jen chats to film director Laura McGann about a new freediving documentary called 'The Deepest Breath' which features renowned Irish diver Stephen Keenan!

A new documentary follows freediver Alessia Zecchini and her relationship with a renowned safety diver, Stephen Keenan. As Zecchini pursues her dreams of setting new freediving records, her feats become more and more dangerous, ultimately with tragic consequences. Documentarian Laura McGann joins us to discuss her film, "The Deepest Breath," which is streaming on Netflix.  

Did you know that Christopher Nolan has a new movie out this week? You would be forgiven for missing it, because we've seen absolutely no coverage of it anywhere. Ahem. Anyway, the film is Oppenheimer, the story of the tortured genius who shepherded the atomic bomb into existence, and on this week's episode Alex Godfrey talks to Nolan about that movie, avoiding the biopic label, David Bowie, and more. Our other guest is Irish documentarian Laura McGann, who talks to Chris Hewitt about her new movie, The Deepest Breath, which dives deep (literally) into the intoxicating but dangerous world of free diving. And with Chris off again this week, Helen O'Hara hosts and is joined by Alex, Ben Travis and Sophie Butcher to discuss the films that made them cry unexpectedly, the week's movie news and, in an epic reviews section, cast their eyes over Oppenheimer, Barbie, The Deepest Breath, and They Cloned Tyrone. That's some serious Benergy right there. Enjoy.

We speak to filmmaker Laura Mcgann on her new film 'The Deepest Breath' which delves into the world of free diving.

The Monocle Weekly: Monocle Radio's Fernando Augusto Pacheco speaks with Laura McGann, the director of freediving documentary ‘The Deepest Breath' on Netflix, and freediver and actor Kristof Coenen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Champion freediver Alessia Zecchini fell in love with the sport as a child growing up in Italy, astounding coaches with her raw talent and determination in pool swims and open water contests before she was even old enough to legally compete. Irish adventurer turned expert safety diver Stephen Keenan, meanwhile, was raised near the sea, but as a young man he set out on a quest to find himself, traveling across Africa before landing in Dahab, Egypt and establishing a dive school. Despite their very different paths, the two would meet at the pinnacle of the competitive freediving world, discovering a shared passion for pushing their limits and forming a powerful relationship that felt like fate. From director Laura McGann, this thrilling documentary takes a look inside one of the most dangerous sports in the world, using everything from raw underwater dive footage to childhood home movies to chronicle Zecchini and Keenan's lives and careers. Director and writer Laura McGann (The 8th, Revolutions) stops by to talk about her exploration of the bond between Zecchini and Keenan that propels THE DEEPEST BREATH emotional journey into the stunning, silent depths of the ocean, a breathtaking place unseen by all but the fortunate few – where exhilarating accomplishments and the unavoidable risks that await them. Watch at: netflix.com/The Deepest Breath

Laura McGann's “The Deepest Breath” is a film about two young people fated to meet despite their differences.  Alessia is driven from a young age to compete:  Holding her breath for minutes at a time in both the pool and the sea.  Stephen travels the world, torn between his desire to see new people and places and his longing for home, and a more conventional life.     But it's also about the wisdom of age, as we see their fathers–Enzo and Peter–dealing with the tragic outcome of their children's intertwining.  One eternally grateful, the other grieving, but coming to realize that his child's life was one well-spent.   Join Mike as he discusses with Laura her visually and dramatically compelling film, one that almost literally immerses you in the beautiful, thrilling, but sometimes dangerous world of freediving.     The “Deepest Breath” will be screening in select theaters July 14th, and streaming on Netflix beginning on July 19th.   Hidden Gem: “Wildcat”   Follow: @LauraMcGann on Instagram and twitter @topdocspod on Instagram and twitter   The Presenting Sponsor of "Top Docs" is Netflix.

A New York Times op-ed argues that Louisa May Alcott was a trans man. Matt and Laura wonder whether we can know anyone's gender identity looking back 150 years. They also discuss what it would mean for feminism if the mother of modern women's literature was really its father.Send us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news

In the homestretch of the campaign, Sen. Rick Scott of Florida claimed he doesn't know any Republicans who want to cut Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security. Matthew Yglesias and Laura McGann can name a few.In fact, as much as the election has been a debate about inflation, abortion and democracy, none of those issues will be at the top of either party's agenda at the start of the next Congress. Instead, House Republicans are planning to force President Joe Biden to make cuts to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid. It would be risky to cut these popular programs on their own, but Democrats won't agree to join them without a compromise, like raising taxes. So that leaves Republicans hoping to hold up a vote on the debt ceiling to force Biden's hand.Suggested Reads:Scott: Republicans want to ‘preserve' social security and Medicare benefits,NBC News [Scott's ‘Meet the Press' appearance]Republicans, Eyeing Majority, Float Changes to Social Security and Medicare, Jim Tankersley, New York Times [background on GOP spending cut plans]Send us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.newsFor a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news

After a stroke, Senate candidate John Fetterman of Pennsylvania needs captions to hold a conversation. Matthew Yglesias sees this as a neutral statement of fact and sympathizes with lefty Twitter for lashing out at how NBC promoted a recent interview with the Senate hopeful. Laura McGann disagrees. She wants opinion writers, like Matt, to be better — to stop insulting voters who have legitimate questions, like how a stroke affects the brain. Where the two agree is on why unorthodox candidates, like celebrity TV doctor Mehmet Oz, running against Fetterman in Pennsylvania, or Herschel Walker, a former football star running in Georgia, win in our polarized age.Suggested reads:Ian Millhiser tweet [the ‘bad take']Fetterman says his stroke recovery 'changes everything' but that he's fit to serve as senator, Dasha Burns and Jonathan Allen, NBC News [the NBC interview in question]Dr. Oz's Scientific Experiments Killed Over 300 Dogs, Entire Litter of Puppies, Kylie Cheung, Jezebel

The right holds up Kanye West as a conservative folk hero, even calling his bid for social media platform Parler a “groundbreaking move into the free speech media space.” Hosts Matthew Yglesias and Laura McGann point out all the things conservatives are willing to overlook to have a Black celebrity on their side.  Plus: Laura wonders if this should be a political story at all, raising larger questions of how the media covers mental health.  Suggested reads: Kanye West, aka Ye, is buying Parler. Is that a smart business move? What to know about the social media app., Christian Thorsberg and Alex Leeds Matthews, GridKanye West to buy the conservative-friendly social site Parler, Bobby Allyn, NPR [Contains the free speech ‘bad take' from Parler CEO] 

Gov. Ron DeSantis has found a way to make the immigration issue work for him by flying migrants to Martha's Vineyard. Matt and Laura agree the stunt is a smart political move, but not “the best thing that's happened to these migrants,” as the National Review's Rich Lowry recently claimed. Matt and Laura discuss the competing political pressures of the border crisis. Laura argues Biden has found a more humane solution to the border, while Matt questions how much has changed since Trump left office.Suggested reads:Has Biden's Top Diplomat in Mexico Gone Too Far, Officials Ask?, Natalie Kitroeff and Maria Abi-Habib, The New York TimesSend us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news.For a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news.

Fox News host Tucker Carlson's glowing review of Queen Elizabeth II's legacy divides Matthew Yglesias and Laura McGann this week. Matt gives credence to some of Carlson's points and makes the case that the British were comparatively “better” than other brutal imperialist powers. Laura points out that the British Empire was built on violence and slavery, and she questions Elizabeth's record.Suggested reads:Queen Elizabeth II is being attacked by some because she lived in a better time, Tucker Carlson @ Fox News How the World Became Rich: The Historical Origins of Economic Growth, Mark Jared Rubin and Mark Koyama Colonialism and Modern Income: Islands as Natural Experiments, James Feyrer and Bruce Sacerdote Republic, U.K. movement to replace the monarchy with an elected head of state (note: this is what Matt is referencing when he calls Laura a ‘republican;' it's in opposition to monarchists not Democrats)   Send us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news.For a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news.

Matt and Laura break down the numbers on the climate bill and find a big net reduction in carbon. So why do climate justice activists say it does more harm than good?Suggested reads:Climate Justice Alliance, The Inflation Reduction Act is Not a Climate Justice Bill‘We've been sold out': Enviro justice advocates slam Biden's climate compromise, Zack Colman @ PoliticoSend us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news.For a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news.

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Arizona wants to link its issue to anti-police politics. Some Senate Democrats are weaving abortion and gender rights together. Matt and Laura dig into public attitudes to assess the wisdom of grouping political causes.Suggested reads:Candidates endorsed by AZ Planned Parenthood face police pushback, Jessica Boehm @ Axios Pew poling on police funding, Growing share of Americans say they want more spending on police in their areaSend us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news.For a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news.

Matt talks about the time podcast celebrity Joe Rogan shamed him about his weight on air. Matt and Laura then discuss their frustration with what's missing on both sides of the obesity debate – a conversation about recent medical breakthroughs that could help a lot of people live healthier lives. Suggested reads:#1573 – Matthew Yglesias, The Joe Rogan ExperienceEverything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong, Michael Hobbes @ The Huffington Post After ‘The Biggest Loser,' Their Bodies Fought to Regain Weight, Gina Kolata @ The New York TimesSend us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news.For a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news.

Bad Takes, Grid's new flagship podcast, launches September 14th. 

Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and SpotifyThe roaring 20s of publishing has begun with several new brands launching, each with their own twist on dealing with the challenges of audience growth and sustainable business models. What's notable is most publications are not promising to build massive audiences. Instead, most are focused on high-value audiences that lend themselves to high-priced ads and subscriptions.Grid is one of this crop of newcomers. Laura McGann, a Vox.com editorial director who is running Grid's editorial side, saw an opportunity to build a news brand premised on a new newsroom model that seeks to tell a more complete picture of news stories through a collaborative approach that taps into different areas of expertise. The end result: a “fuller picture” of the news.“We're trying to create our brand around the idea that we can create additive value where one plus one equals four by putting really smart people together.,” said Brad Bosserman, Grid's CRO who joined the company following seven years leading brand partnerships at Politico. Brad and I discussed the current boom of publishing startups, journalism-led innovation and building a sustainable business model around targeting influential readers.The new cycle of publishing innovationMy view is we're at the start of a multiyear cycle of innovation in publishing, as legacy publishers look to consolidation and efficiency while a new class of upstarts spring up to move faster to capture new  opportunities that inevitably spring up with the macro environment changes. Brad points out that media is a reactive business.“Media companies tend to be born in generations. When you look at that 2005-2007 period, you had all sorts of companies that were born in that same window. And now 15 years later, you're seeing another one of those generations where a new breed of companies is being born. A lot of times media companies are downstream of larger changes in the culture, consumer behaviors, business models and technology platforms. As those things change, media companies react to those [changes]..”The pivot to direct connectionsDuring the last period of publishing innovation, platforms were at the heart of most companies' distribution plans, at a minimum. The idea was simple: Facebook was connecting the world, might as well hitch a ride to grow alongside a once-in-a-generation company that's adding millions of users a day. Easier to swim with the tide than against it. These days, you'll rarely hear mention of platforms in the pitches for new publishers. You're more likely to hear about how important email newsletters are.“There's a lot more skepticism around the platforms [and] the idea that you could get a lot of audience quickly from Facebook. There's a big push toward owning audiences in a much more authentic way. That's at the core of everything that's being launched: the idea is that you really need to own your audience. That's because of all the experiences that folks have had over the last 10-15 years. [Platforms] did allow for a lot of companies to acquire large audiences at various points, but they found that they were renting them. That's behind a lot of the push toward subscription models and the push to first-party [data].”Sign up to get The Rebooting every Monday and WednesdayJournalism-led innovationNew entrants to a market typically lead with a product innovation. In the news publishing bu

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were sworn in today and got straight to work. Vox’s Laura McGann and Dylan Matthews explain what will be done immediately, and what’s possible with the slimmest of majorities in Congress. Transcript at vox.com/todayexplained. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of Press Play: Debunking “Obamagate” and other conspiracy theories President Trump has mentioned during the pandemic. Author David Rohde on his book about why Trump is obsessed with the so-called “deep state.” Vox’s editorial director Laura McGann on what she found — and didn’t find — chasing the story of Tara Reade and her assault allegations against Joe Biden. And two stars of HBO’s hit series “The Sopranos” on their episode-by-episode rewatch podcast.

Vox.com’s Laura McGann and Recode’s Peter Kafka discuss Tara Reade, her allegations of sexual misconduct against Joe Biden, and the way the media has treated her. McGann, Vox’s politics editor, discusses her attempt to verify Reade’s allegations in 2019, and why the story has resurfaced now; the discussion also includes Reade’s decision to tell her story to former TV personality Megyn Kelly, on Kelly’s YouTube channel. https://www.vox.com/2020/5/7/21248713/tara-reade-joe-biden-sexual-assault-accusation Featuring: Laura McGann (@lkmcgann), politics editor, Vox.com Host: Peter Kafka (@pkafka), Senior Editor at Recode More to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vox's Andrew Prokop runs through Super Tuesday results, before Laura McGann explains Vice President Biden's "Joementum." (Transcript here.) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first month of 2020 proves that the climate story has no chill at all. From the Australian bushfires to big important stories on everything from climate vision to radiioactive fracking, the story just keeps getting bigger and crazier. Special guest co-host Meera Subramanian joins Mary and Amy to break it all down. About Meera: Meera Subramanian is an award-winning freelance journalist whose work has been published around the world, and her first book is A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka, published in 2015 by PublicAffairs. She is currently serving as the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities at Princeton University. Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/171s0nlm8xvncu4/AAB9wsO7RJNFMnio5J3poKVva?dl=0 Reading list: United in Change, Meera Subramanian https://orionmagazine.org/article/united-in-change/  It’s Not Just Australia, Rachel Ramirez: https://t.co/xCu8Qh7LUn?amp=1    ‘Scarier’ Than Hurricane Maria: A Deadly Earthquake Terrifies Puerto Rico https://t.co/Gwlecq5FhV?amp=1  At the 7th Democratic debate, candidates took every opportunity to talk climate, Zoya Tierstein  https://grist.org/politics/at-the-7th-democratic-debate-candidates-took-every-opportunity-to-talk-climate/ For the first time, the Alarmed are now the largest of Global Warming’s Six Americas https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/for-the-first-time-the-alarmed-are-now-the-largest-of-global-warmings-six-americas/  Emily Townsend's Resignation Email https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/10/news-corp-employee-climate-misinformation-bushfire-coverage-email  We, the Media, must take some of the blame as Australia Burns, John Birmingham https://t.co/eIp4YB9aOO?amp=1  It's Not Arson, You Absolute Fucking Morons, Brian Kahn https://earther.gizmodo.com/its-not-arson-you-absolute-fucking-morons-1840862475  Pregnant Women are Asking for Ultrasounds in Australia, Gina Rushton https://t.co/XUTwPTsdWp?amp=1  The Concession to Climate Change I Will Not Make in the Atlantic, Jedediah Britton-Purdy https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/01/becoming-parent-age-climate-crisis/604372/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share  Noah’s Rainbow , James Murray https://www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/3084916/noahs-rainbow-raising-children-in-an-age-of-climate-crisis  Amazon’s New Rationale for Working with Big Oil: Saving the Planet, Maddie Stone: https://t.co/kf8UxXdsrJ?amp=1  Google and Amazon Are Now in the Oil Business, Adam Cole: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/3/21030688/google-amazon-ai-oil-gas  David Roberts, The Sad Truth About Our Boldest Climate Target https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/1/3/21045263/climate-change-1-5-degrees-celsius-target-ipcc  Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Is It Wrong to be Hopeful About Climate Change? https://t.co/1Heh58QNcQ?amp=1  Looking to the Future: In 2030, We Ended the Climate Emergency. Here’s How, Eric Holthaus  https://thecorrespondent.com/214/in-2030-we-ended-the-climate-emergency-heres-how/28330740746-6b15af77  A Year in Climate Conversations, Emily Raboteau https://t.co/UDePWvCr4L?amp=1  Baby Boomers: You Can Still Be Heroes in the Story of Climate Change, Laura McGann: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/8/21055097/baby-boomers-climate-change-australia STAND OUT PIECES Meera: What Climate Change Tells Us about Being Human by Genevieve Gunther https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/what-climate-change-tells-us-about-being-human/ Mary: Here Comes the Sun was an Anthem of Hope, Now It’s a Reminder of Climate Change, Amy Brady:  https://t.co/8uA55iCI2M?amp=1  Amy: America’s Radioactive Secret, by Justin Nobel https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oil-gas-fracking-radioactive-investigation-937389/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first month of 2020 proves that the climate story has no chill at all. From the Australian bushfires to big important stories on everything from climate vision to radiioactive fracking, the story just keeps getting bigger and crazier. Special guest co-host Meera Subramanian joins Mary and Amy to break it all down. About Meera: Meera Subramanian is an award-winning freelance journalist whose work has been published around the world, and her first book is A River Runs Again: India’s Natural World in Crisis from the Barren Cliffs of Rajasthan to the Farmlands of Karnataka, published in 2015 by PublicAffairs. She is currently serving as the president of the Society of Environmental Journalists and the Currie C. and Thomas A. Barron Visiting Professor in the Environment and the Humanities at Princeton University. Transcript: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/171s0nlm8xvncu4/AAB9wsO7RJNFMnio5J3poKVva?dl=0 Reading list: United in Change, Meera Subramanian https://orionmagazine.org/article/united-in-change/  It’s Not Just Australia, Rachel Ramirez: https://t.co/xCu8Qh7LUn?amp=1    ‘Scarier’ Than Hurricane Maria: A Deadly Earthquake Terrifies Puerto Rico https://t.co/Gwlecq5FhV?amp=1  At the 7th Democratic debate, candidates took every opportunity to talk climate, Zoya Tierstein  https://grist.org/politics/at-the-7th-democratic-debate-candidates-took-every-opportunity-to-talk-climate/ For the first time, the Alarmed are now the largest of Global Warming’s Six Americas https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/for-the-first-time-the-alarmed-are-now-the-largest-of-global-warmings-six-americas/  Emily Townsend's Resignation Email https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/10/news-corp-employee-climate-misinformation-bushfire-coverage-email  We, the Media, must take some of the blame as Australia Burns, John Birmingham https://t.co/eIp4YB9aOO?amp=1  It's Not Arson, You Absolute Fucking Morons, Brian Kahn https://earther.gizmodo.com/its-not-arson-you-absolute-fucking-morons-1840862475  Pregnant Women are Asking for Ultrasounds in Australia, Gina Rushton https://t.co/XUTwPTsdWp?amp=1  The Concession to Climate Change I Will Not Make in the Atlantic, Jedediah Britton-Purdy https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/01/becoming-parent-age-climate-crisis/604372/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share  Noah’s Rainbow , James Murray https://www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/3084916/noahs-rainbow-raising-children-in-an-age-of-climate-crisis  Amazon’s New Rationale for Working with Big Oil: Saving the Planet, Maddie Stone: https://t.co/kf8UxXdsrJ?amp=1  Google and Amazon Are Now in the Oil Business, Adam Cole: https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/1/3/21030688/google-amazon-ai-oil-gas  David Roberts, The Sad Truth About Our Boldest Climate Target https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/1/3/21045263/climate-change-1-5-degrees-celsius-target-ipcc  Diego Arguedas Ortiz, Is It Wrong to be Hopeful About Climate Change? https://t.co/1Heh58QNcQ?amp=1  Looking to the Future: In 2030, We Ended the Climate Emergency. Here’s How, Eric Holthaus  https://thecorrespondent.com/214/in-2030-we-ended-the-climate-emergency-heres-how/28330740746-6b15af77  A Year in Climate Conversations, Emily Raboteau https://t.co/UDePWvCr4L?amp=1  Baby Boomers: You Can Still Be Heroes in the Story of Climate Change, Laura McGann: https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2020/1/8/21055097/baby-boomers-climate-change-australia STAND OUT PIECES Meera: What Climate Change Tells Us about Being Human by Genevieve Gunther https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/what-climate-change-tells-us-about-being-human/ Mary: Here Comes the Sun was an Anthem of Hope, Now It’s a Reminder of Climate Change, Amy Brady:  https://t.co/8uA55iCI2M?amp=1  Amy: America’s Radioactive Secret, by Justin Nobel https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/oil-gas-fracking-radioactive-investigation-937389/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Pence? President Pelosi? There are nearly a dozen ways the impeachment inquiry could end. Vox’s Laura McGann runs through each of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From #MeToo to Brett Kavanaugh, we have a lot to be mad about. Rebecca Traister is back to discuss her new book exploring the social and historical power of women's anger. When women get angry, movements form and revolutions spark. See: Rosa Parks, Florynce Kennedy, Maxine Waters, and many more sheroes. We discuss rage-crying, the specific history of white women's tears, the lasting impact of Professor Anita Hill, and who has room to express their rage today. No wonder we're told to keep our anger to ourselves. Reading List: Good and Mad: The Revolutionary Power of Women’s Anger by Rebecca Traister is on sale now. For smart thoughts and links on Kavanaugh, we turn to Rebecca Traister, Irin Carmon, Jenée Desmond Harris, Laura McGann, Brittany Packnett Go deeper with books by and about these incredible angry feminists: Flo Kennedy: her public access show archive Vivian Gornick: all of her books Rosa Parks: At the Dark End of the Street Anita Hill: Strange Justice Rose Schneiderman: her 1911 speech at the Metropolitan Opera House after the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Sarah, Jane, and Matt break down an excruciating day in American politics. References and further reading: Laura McGann’s piece on sexual harassment claims against Glenn Thrush of the New York Times Constance Grady explains rape culture of the 1980s A poll found evangelicals would support Kavanaugh even if allegations against him were true Eric Erickson argues Trump will escalate matters if Kavanaugh is rejected  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vox politics editor Laura McGann joins Dara and Matt to talk about John McCain's legacy and Donald Trump's response to his death, then Dara and Matt tackle a white paper that looks at the connection between financial decisions and partisanship. References and further reading: Matt's piece about John McCain's death Laura's piece on John McCain's ties to Sarah Palin Ryan Lizza's piece on the 2013 immigration plan, mentioned by Dara White paper: Partisanship and Risky Financial Decisions  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah, Dara and Matt talk about the recent recall of Judge Aaron Persky, the California judge who sentenced former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner to six months when he was convicted of sexual assault in 2016. References and further reading: Julia Ioffe's piece on the Stanford professor who led the charge against Persky AP reporting on Persky's record as a judge Rachel Marshall's Vox.com piece on why the recall isn't a progressive victory John Pfaff Twitter thread on how elections impact judicial behavior German Lopez's piece on incarceration rates from 1985-2010 Laura McGann's piece on men in #metoo exile Wesley Lowery's piece on widespread unsolved murders in major American cities Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura McGann

Laura McGann

We let our aggressive word nerd selves out to play. Why the Glass Cliff is an imperfect metaphor for women who get promoted after men fail (glass shovel, anyone?). Al Franken and what's next for #metoo men. Plus, your questions: is it okay to call a group of women "hey guys"? how do you deal with a fragile male ego at work? And, you donated 580 pints of blood in our drive, enough to save 1700 lives! Reading list: “The glass cliff” Laura McGann on Al Franken + letters she’s gotten from men who miss him Kate Manne on what misogyny is really about Leeann Tweeden’s statement What’s next for ‘Me Too’ men? #MeToo doesn't lack nuance. Its critics do The writings of Andrea Dworkin

Today is Day 4 of Bill Cosby’s retrial. The first trial ended in a hung jury, but this time things are different. Five new women are testifying, accusing Cosby of sexual assault. Vox’s Jen Kirby offers the latest, and Vox’s Laura McGann explains why Cosby’s retrial could be a game changer in the wake of #metoo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A judge gave the green light this week for a woman to sue President Trump for defamation. Summer Zervos claims Donald Trump sexually assaulted her; he called her a liar. Vox’s Laura McGann explains why this might change the game for other Trump accusers, and Jessica Leeds recalls sitting next to Trump on a plane. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When the beat drops (an IUD out of your body). The attack on health care, education and reproductive freedom bill known as tax reform. Love for journalists Rebecca Traister, Laura McGann and women speaking up against powerful men. Plus, why this #metoo moment can be about so much more than who gets punished, financially. And, Shine Theory at the NYC marathon.

Gemma Creagh had jams with director Laura McCann about her film Revolutions, which introduces the exciting, sometimes brutal, world of women’s roller derby. http://filmireland.net/