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From Prime Video to Net Zero: Sally Fouts on Leading Amazon's Climate Pledge

In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Sweta and Monica sit down with Sally Fouts, who leads The Climate Pledge at Amazon. Sally started out as a journalism major, wo

Earth Supremacist: Kate Marvel on Feelings, Physics, and the Only Good Planet

Kate Marvel spent years studying the entire universe. Her conclusion: most of it is garbage, and Earth is the only good planet. So the astrophysicist became a climate sci

Dr. Amita Gupta on Science Diplomacy, Setbacks, and the Long Haul

Forty-three percent. That's how much research funding Johns Hopkins has lost in the past year, and Dr. Amita Gupta can tell you exactly what disappears with it: HIV

Not a Belief System: Maxine Dexter on Defending Science in Congress

What happens when a lung and critical care physician trades the exam room for the House floor? For Congresswoman Maxine Dexter of Oregon, the answer is a kind of governin

Scientista Currents: Debunking the Ebola Myths — Inside the Congo's Most Dangerous Outbreak

A deadly Ebola outbreak is tearing through the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo — and alongside the virus, something almost as dangerous is spreading: disinformation.

It's Not About the Fish, It's About the People — Inside WWF's Ocean Work

Most people think saving the ocean is about counting fish. Sarah Glaser and Gabby Ahmadia spent years learning it's about something harder: people.  On World Ocean

We Had a Plan for Viruses Like This. Then We Dismantled It. Dr. Nikki Romanik on Hantavirus

Nikki Romanik helped build America's pandemic preparedness infrastructure from inside the White House. She's watching it come apart from the outside. In this e

Science Communication in a Polarized World (Recorded at EarthX 2026)

Trust in institutions is eroding. Climate action is more polarized than ever. And somewhere along the way, the environmental movement may have lost the plot on how to tel

ABC News Chief Meteorologist on Why Forecasting Is Harder Than Ever

Weather forecasting is more accurate than ever—and at the same time, getting harder. In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, we sit down with Ginger Zee, Chief Meteor

What Science Diplomacy Looks Like in Practice (recorded at the Johns Hopkins Science Diplomacy Summit)

Karen Pierce, former UK Ambassador to the United States, and Juliet Gerrard, former Chief Science Advisor to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, joins the Scientis

When Old Songs Start to Sound Like Breaking News

What happens when a song written decades ago suddenly feels like it was written for today? In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Monica Medina and Sweta Chakraborty

Isabel Klee on Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About

This week on the Scientista Podcast, Monica and Sweta speak with Isabel Klee, author of Dogs, Boys, and Other Things I’ve Cried About and the storyteller behind @simonsit

The CEO of the Union of Concerned Scientists on Fighting for Science in Washington

What does it mean to defend science in Washington? On this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Monica Medina and Dr. Sweta Chakraborty sit down with Gretchen Goldman, Pre

How Artists Are Making Touring More Sustainable with REVERB

On this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Monica Medina sits down with Lauren Sullivan, co-founder of REVERB, to explore how climate change is already reshaping the live

New York Is More Than a Concrete Jungle

In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Dr. Sweta Chakraborty and Monica Medina speak with ecologist Marielle Anzelone and urban forester Georgia Silvera Seamans about

Thinking Like a Climate Scientist in a Risky World — with Sarah Kapnick

Sarah Kapnick is the Head of Global Climate Advisory at J.P. Morgan—and before that, she spent more than a decade as a climate scientist in government, including serving

1.6 Million Moms vs. Pollution

What happens when 1.6 million moms decide clean air is non-negotiable? In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, we speak with Dominique Browning, founder of Moms Clean

A Greenland Law Few Are Talking About — with Jennifer Granholm & Karen Skelton

In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, we’re joined by former Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and her senior advisor Karen Skelton for a wide-ranging conversati

Why Fear Doesn’t Move People on Climate

Fear has dominated the way we talk about climate change for decades. But fear doesn’t motivate most people to act—it overwhelms them. In this episode of the Scientista P

Scientista: Highlights from 2025

Scientista: Highlights from 2025 brings together moments from conversations across the year with leaders, decision-makers, and cultural figures shaping what happens next.