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Intergenerational

Intergenerational

By Dan & Sade

Intergenerational is a social justice-oriented conversation between the hilarious dad-daughter duo of Dan and Sade Kammen. Each week, they’ll discuss a new topic, focusing on the lenses of climate change and race.
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05: Climate Change Extremes, Personal Empowerment, & Environmental Racism

IntergenerationalJul 08, 2021

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13: The Overpopulation Myth, Climate Change, & Bad Letters

13: The Overpopulation Myth, Climate Change, & Bad Letters

Sade and Dan discuss the overpopulation myth and how it ties into climate change, eco-fascism, and Harvard and Yale professors getting caught saying horrible things. They also touch on why people often mistrust the government and how race plays a role in all of this. Come for the science, stay to hear about Sade matching with antivax NBA players on Bumble.

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Resources:

"Breed out the Unfit and Breed in the Fit": Irving Fisher, Economics, and the Science of Heredity: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3488160

Summers memo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summers_memo

Thomas Malthus: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-Malthus

The U.S. Public Health Service Syphilis Study at Tuskegee: https://www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/faq.htm

Column: ‘Why won’t Black folks trust us’ on COVID-19? These doctors and nurses have answers: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-11-29/coronavirus-vaccine-covid-black-doctors-nurses-racism-healthcare

Is the COVID-19 Vaccine Safe? (YES IT IS -Sade & Dan): https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/is-the-covid19-vaccine-safe

Oct 22, 202127:23
12: Elon Musk, Corporate Social Responsibility, & Ethical Purchasing
Oct 08, 202141:31
11: Harvard’s Divestment Announcement, Ethical Investing, & Spock Ears

11: Harvard’s Divestment Announcement, Ethical Investing, & Spock Ears

In this episode, Dan and Sade discuss divestment, investing ethically, and Dan’s beloved Spock ears. Focusing on Harvard’s divestment announcement, the pair talk about what socially responsible investing (SRI) looks like, is it even possible to invest ethically, and if people on Wall Street really care.

**Correction: Sade says something that alludes to the fact that Goldman Sachs guarantees returns with ESG funds; this is not correct. The primary ESG fund used by their team is meant to still track the S&P and thus give similar returns to the entire market.

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For more information and updates on the podcast, feel free to subscribe on whatever podcast platform you prefer, & follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intergenerationalpod/

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Resources:

After years of urging, Harvard reaches a divestment moment (Boston Globe): https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/09/15/opinion/after-years-urging-harvard-reaches-divestment-moment/

Harvard Will Move to Divest its Endowment from Fossil Fuels (The Harvard Crimson): https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2021/9/10/divest-declares-victory/

Profiting off of Prison Labor (Business Review at Berkeley): https://businessreview.berkeley.edu/profiting-off-of-prison-labor/

Activists Disrupt Harvard-Yale Rivalry Game To Protest Climate Change (NPR): https://www.npr.org/2019/11/24/782427425/activists-disrupt-harvard-yale-rivalry-game-to-protest-climate-change

David Swensen, Who Revolutionized Endowment Investing, Dies at 67 (NY Times): https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/06/business/david-swensen-dead.html?.?mc=aud_dev&ad-keywords=auddevgate&gclid=CjwKCAjw-ZCKBhBkEiwAM4qfF7snDDSwUR1jwqEbudewucoQcy4HHHUT4UppOKGPjmgbFbi6RfKQPxoCOf8QAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Sep 17, 202143:38
10: Kibera (Part 2) — Photography, Slum Tourism, & Sustained Engagement

10: Kibera (Part 2) — Photography, Slum Tourism, & Sustained Engagement

Sep 10, 202146:13
09: Kibera (Part 1) — Non-Profits, Foreign Aid, and Being Helpful

09: Kibera (Part 1) — Non-Profits, Foreign Aid, and Being Helpful

In this episode, Dan and Sade discuss Kibera, Kenya, and providing foreign aid via non-profit organizations (NGOs). We also spend a few minutes discussing Texas; resources to donate and get help if needed are also linked below.

As a heads up, Dan’s mic is a little bad, so it’s a fun day to play “where in the world is Dan”? Let us know your guesses!

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Please let us know your thoughts on the show by leaving us a review on any podcast platform, or by reaching out on social media

For more information and updates on the podcast, feel free to subscribe on whatever podcast platform you prefer, & follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intergenerationalpod/

Check out our website here: https://www.intergenerationalpod.com/ for more in-depth episode breakdowns & information.

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Resources:

How to help abortion rights activists in Texas: 8 things you can do right now: https://www.fastcompany.com/90672132/how-to-help-abortion-rights-activists-in-texas-8-things-you-can-do-right-now

$10,000 Reward Abortion Ban Explained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/10-000-abortion-55693783

How does someone in Texas get an abortion now and what’s next?: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/02/texas-where-to-get-abortion-legally

Sadé discusses her capstone project in Kibera, Kenya, where she worked with the Human Needs Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35R8gXtS-L4&t=2s

Nonprofit Industrial Complex 101: https://communitycentricfundraising.org/2020/08/10/nonprofit-industrial-complex-101-a-primer-on-how-it-upholds-inequity-and-flattens-resistance/

The Human Needs Project: http://www.humanneedsproject.org/

In Nairobi’s Largest Slum, These Young Ballerinas Dream Big: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/youth-ballet-dancers-nairobi-kibera-slum (fun fact: Sade worked with the photographer for this article as well!)

Sep 03, 202139:49
08: Carbon Footprints, Personal Responsibility, and BP

08: Carbon Footprints, Personal Responsibility, and BP

And we are officially back!

In this episode we talk about the concept of the carbon footprint and if BP really invented it as people TikTok keeps saying (they’re wrong), people misquoting studies to further their opinions, and what personal responsibility looks like in a global climate crisis. We also hear snippets about Dan’s experience writing for the IPCC, protesting and what that should look like, and what a world where we don’t worry about climate change could look like

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Please let us know your thoughts on the show by leaving us a review on any podcast platform, or by reaching out on social media

For more information and updates on the podcast, feel free to subscribe on whatever podcast platform you prefer, & follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intergenerationalpod/

Check out our website here: https://www.intergenerationalpod.com/ for more in-depth episode breakdowns & information.

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Resources:

Carbon Majors Report (2017): https://b8f65cb373b1b7b15feb-c70d8ead6ced550b4d987d7c03fcdd1d.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/cms/reports/documents/000/002/327/original/Carbon-Majors-Report-2017.pdf?1499691240

The Causes of Climate Change (NASA): https://climate.nasa.gov/causes/

Cruise Ship Pollution: A Tale of Titanic Tyranny: https://www.geekyexplorer.com/cruise-ship-pollution/

Cars, planes, trains: where do CO2 emissions from transport come from?: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-transport

The Science of What Makes People Care (Stanford Social Innovation Review): https://ssir.org/articles/entry/the_science_of_what_makes_people_care#

How to Persuade the Public to Care About Other People's Problems: https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-kendall-taylor-frameworks-institute-study.html

IPCC steps up warning on climate tipping points in leaked draft report: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/23/climate-change-dangerous-thresholds-un-report

How You Can Stop Global Warming: https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-you-can-stop-global-warming

Aug 26, 202142:57
07: Line 3, Pipelines, & Protesting
Aug 13, 202133:47
06: Private and Public Schools, Oakland, and Giving Back
Jul 23, 202140:10
05: Climate Change Extremes, Personal Empowerment, & Environmental Racism

05: Climate Change Extremes, Personal Empowerment, & Environmental Racism

In this particularly casual episode, Dan and Sade discuss climate change, what it means for the world, and how to make a difference for the environment. This feels very timely as the ocean is quite literally on fire, so stick around to hear about Sade’s 5th-grade science fair project (making solar cells out of fruit with Dan’s help, obviously), how Dan’s views on climate change have changed, and Dan’s thoughts on what to do better and if the world is able to be saved.

We also wanted to say thank you so much for all of your support on this podcast — it means so much and we’re so excited to continue to keep having these conversations.

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Please let us know your thoughts on the show by leaving us a review on any podcast platform, or by reaching out on social media

For more information and updates on the podcast, feel free to subscribe on whatever podcast platform you prefer, & follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intergenerationalpod/

Check out our website here: https://www.intergenerationalpod.com/ for more in-depth episode breakdowns & information.

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Resources:

IPCC UN Draft (Al Jazeera): https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/23/leaked-un-report-warns-accelerating-climate-devastation

Ecopolis (IMDb): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1861610/

CoolClimate Network (Publications & Tools): https://coolclimate.org/publications

Tetiaroa Society (part of what Dan is actually doing on “vacation”): https://www.tetiaroasociety.org/daniel-kammen

Aeroponics vs Hydroponics: https://rurallivingtoday.com/hydroponics/aeroponics-vs-hydroponics/

Can consumer choices ward off the worst effects of climate change? An expert explains (Vox): https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/10/12/17967738/climate-change-consumer-choices-green-renewable-energy

People Are Fed Up With Being Told To Not Use Plastic Straws Considering The Ocean Caught On Fire (Junkee): https://junkee.com/ocean-fire-gas-leak-reactions-straws/300414

In Praise of Petroleum? (Science): https://science.sciencemag.org/content/298/5600/1847/tab-e-letters

Jul 08, 202145:13
04: Autism, Depression, & ADHD (oh my)

04: Autism, Depression, & ADHD (oh my)

Jul 02, 202150:37
03: Seaspiracy, Personal Responsibility, & turning Sade’s ashes into a coral

03: Seaspiracy, Personal Responsibility, & turning Sade’s ashes into a coral

Dan and Sade discuss Seaspiracy — where they laughed, where they cried, where they pulled up Google Scholar… you know, the norms.

This is not an ad, but yes, they can turn you into a coral: https://www.eternalreefs.com/

(Also, Dan has his new mic set up!)

This episode has a TON of links that we looked at in creating this episode; check them out on our website & below.

You can also send us a voice message here for a new episode idea. It can be about anything, but hopefully about something you care about: https://anchor.fm/intergenerational/message

For more information and updates on the podcast, feel free to subscribe on whatever podcast platform you prefer, & follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intergenerationalpod/

Check out our website here: https://www.intergenerationalpod.com/ for more in depth episode breakdowns & information.

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Resources:

The CoolClimate Network (Dan works on this! Includes a carbon footprint calculator): https://coolclimate.org/

Seaspiracy (Ali Tabrizi): https://www.netflix.com/title/81014008

China’s Fishing Fleets (Yale School of the Environment): https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-chinas-expanding-fishing-fleet-is-depleting-worlds-oceans

‘Seaspiracy’ Criticized For Anti-Inuit Racism After Targeting Seal Hunt (Vice): https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgw84/seaspiracy-criticized-for-anti-inuit-racism-after-targeting-seal-hunt

Greenpeace blocks destructive fishing with new ‘boulder barrier’ off the coast of Brighton (Greenpeace): https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/live-greenpeace-boulders-brighton-fishing/

Seaspiracy: Netflix documentary accused of misrepresentation by participants (The Guardian): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/31/seaspiracy-netflix-documentary-accused-of-misrepresentation-by-participants

Seafood Watch (Monterey Bay Aquarium): https://www.seafoodwatch.org/

Evidence that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is rapidly accumulating plastic (Nature): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w#citeas

Seaspiracy debunked by a marine biologist (Telly’sMarineTales - YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbmC3MvUyLs

Scientist fact-checks Seaspiracy | Netflix (Nutrition Made Simple! - YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7QRLZp63Eo&t=13s

Jun 24, 202138:18
02: Academia, Favorite Teachers, & CRT
Jun 17, 202143:14
01: Introductions, The Obama Voice, & Frozen Rats
Jun 10, 202142:50
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Welcome to Intergenerational, a medium-effort social-justice-oriented conversation between the hilarious (or so we think) dad-daughter duo of Dan and Sade Kammen. Each week, we'll discuss a new topic, focusing on the lenses of climate change (Dan) and race (Sade). We're so excited to bring you this open & honest conversation, and we hope that you enjoy! 

May 29, 202101:31