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Brace For Impact
by Brace for Impact
Overwhelmed by the headlines you see in your notifications every morning? Terrified of what climate change and deepening political divides are doing to society? Are you a college student who doesn’t know what to do about it? Us too. We’re here to unpack the turbulent world we live in and figure out what to do next. If you’re interested in learning more about the climate crisis, environmental and social justice, the future of sustainability, and more, join us, Catherine Blocker and Laith Matari from Net Impact at Northeastern University, each week on our podcast, Brace For Impact.
Episodes
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Relearning how to Recycle
We’ve been learning about recycling since elementary school: what to recycle, how to recycle, and why we recycle. And yet, there’s so much we dont know. Are you aware of what the recycling symbol and respective number means on the bottom of a can? Do you know what types of plastics are unable to…
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Changing Our Diets to Change Our Systems
To conceive that you, one out of over seven billion people, can have an impact on bettering the world is difficult. However, you can. In this week’s episode we break down the injustices in our globally shared food systems that perpetuate deforestation, the exploitation of low-paid workers,...
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COVID-19: One Year Rewind
Exactly one year ago today, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, resulting in many universities, including Northeastern, cancelling in-person classes. Since then, countless lives have been lost and millions have suffered the consequences of living in a world marred…
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Sustainable Energy Systems
How has climate change increased our vulnerability to power outages like the one we saw last week in Texas? By what means has the privatization of energy resulted in disproportionate access to affordable and quality energy sources? What are modern energy grids, and how does energy storage play a...
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Reimagining Capitalism
For decades, United States residents have known nothing else but living under capitalism. Oftentimes, we hear capitalism is best at bolstering innovation or creating opportunity -- a system that everybody will optimally benefit from. The other argument we frequently hear about capitalism,...
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Navigating Sustainable Fashion: Fast Fashion & Conscious Consumerism
The fashion industry is stuck in a toxic cycle of overproduction and overconsumption, posing a monumental problem to environmental sustainability and human health. On this week’s episode of Brace For Impact, Catherine and Laith welcome Net Impact member, Randall Gee. Together they break down how...
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Understanding: Environmental Justice
Climate change and its disastrous consequences disproportionately impact marginalized communities. On this Episode of Brace For Impact, Catherine Blocker and Laith Matari invite the president of Net Impact, Julia Carlin, to discuss Environmental Justice. They highlight the importance of this...
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The Future of Climate Change Under Biden
In the two weeks since his inauguration, President Joe Biden has wasted no time in unraveling Trump era policies and ushering in his own. In this week on Brace For Impact, Catherine Blocker and Laith Matari welcome Vice President of NU Dems and Net Impact member Ryan Wallace. Together, they dive...
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Introducing: Brace For Impact
The world is an overwhelming place to live right now, we understand. In this trailer episode of Brace for Impact we look forward to introducing ourselves and Brace for Impact to you. Join us each week to hear what we will be talking about, why we feel there is a need to talk about it and when we...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Overwhelmed by the headlines you see in your notifications every morning? Terrified of what climate change and deepening political divides are doing to society? Are you a college student who doesn’t know what to do about it? Us too. We’re here to unpack the turbulent world we live in and figure out what to do next. If you’re interested in learning more about the climate crisis, environmental and social justice, the future of sustainability, and more, join us, Catherine Blocker and Laith Matari from Net Impact at Northeastern University, each week on our podcast, Brace For Impact.
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Overwhelmed by the headlines you see in your notifications every morning? Terrified of what climate change and deepening political divides are doing to society? Are you a college student who doesn’t know what to do about it? Us too. We’re here to unpack the turbulent world we live in and figure out...
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