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Lessons from a life in progressive PR
David Fenton has just released a new book that is a combination biography, photo journal, and accounting of lessons learned during 50 years in the PR…
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David Roberts
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59:00
Volts podcast: Dan Pfeiffer on the Democratic Party's megaphone problem
Why do Democrats constantly get beat in the messaging game? How can they do better? It's the subject of a new book by Dan Pfeiffer, ex-Obama aide …
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David Roberts
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1:13:10
Do dividends make carbon taxes more popular? Apparently not.
A new study examines public opinion in the (very few) countries where a carbon "fee & dividend" has been implemented. Getting money back does not seem…
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David Roberts
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Volts podcast: how the left can suck less at messaging, with Anat Shenker-Osorio
A discussion with a messaging professional about the elements of a good message, how to get messages to voters where they live, and the right way to…
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David Roberts
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1:24:01
Discussing disinformation and media with Matt Sheffield
A conversation between me and a one-time right-wing media operative covers the failures of modern media, the climate change disinformation problem, and…
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David Roberts
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2:01:08
Don't Look Up: the first good movie about climate change
Adam McKay's new movie isn't about climate change -- it's about an oncoming comet -- but it captures, like no work of art has, some of the strange …
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David Roberts
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Volts podcast: Amy Westervelt on disinformation and propaganda
The award-winning journalist discusses her new project, Rigged, which uses original documents to expose the long, detailed, and horrifying history of…
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David Roberts
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