Podcasts

A new report using voting precinct-level data uncovers key information about who is actually voting in our elections, and who our current democratic process is leaving behind.

UCS scientists Carly Phillips and Juan Declet-Barreto become part of the elite Danger Season Squad, using science to solve crimes against humanity.

Jess visits the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County to unearth efforts by Dr. Aaron Celestian and his team to use a groundbreaking new mineral-based method to clean up lead contamination in L.A. backyards.

Jess talks with Dr. Garen Wintemute, Director of the Violence Prevention Research Program at the University of California - Davis, about the science of political violence and what we can do to stop it.

Dr. Juan Declet-Barreto and Shana Udvardy cover a groundbreaking new report reveals the looming threats facing United States coastlines from now through 2100.

Jess talks with Dr. Dante Lauretta about collecting samples from the asteroid Bennu that are now helping us understand the origins of the universe.

Food justice activist and writer Rae Gomes joins Jess to talk about what we get wrong about food in the United States, and what we can do to make things right.

Dr. Jo Lukito joins Jess for the third episode in our ongoing series about the science of democracy in the 2024 election cycle.

Jess hosts a conversation between climate scientist Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel and environmentalist and actor Eric Balfour about climate solutions and the future of humanity and our planet.

Jess talks with California's Attorney General Rob Bonta about a historic lawsuit he filed against Big Oil.

Journalist Jesse J. Holland talks with Jess about changes in journalism and communicating science in the age of social media.

Jess talks about space, science, and the future of humans in our universe with Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck.