Sustainable Minimalists

Plastic has infiltrated our wardrobes, our water and even our bloodstreams, where it is quietly disrupting our hormonal health. That’s the premise of Netflix’s ground-breaking new documentary, “The Plastic Detox”. On today’s show Dr. Shanna Swan, the renowned environmental epidem ...  Show more

We’ve all seen the images. The stark white rooms, the single designer chair, the perfectly curated capsule wardrobe. We’re told that if we just clear the clutter, we’ll find peace. But if we’re not careful, the minimalist aesthetic can become just another thing to buy, another th ...  Show more

We’ve all heard the minimalist mantra: If you want peace, clear the clutter. But while clearing clutter reduces the “noise,” it doesn’t automatically fill the void. On today’s show author Suzanne Searcy Johnson argues that the true antidote to our “more is more” culture isn’t jus ...  Show more

American culture tends to market aging as a slow fade into the background. After all, women are told that getting older comes with a loss of relevance, memory, and attractiveness. But what if the season of midlife isn’t a crisis? We aren’t just getting older; in fact, we’re getti ...  Show more

Behind every clever AI response is a massive, windowless data center humming with heat. From the water-starved plains of West Texas to the sprawling 'Stargate' megaprojects in Wisconsin, the infrastructure that powers ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude is eating up natural resources and ...  Show more