August 19th, 2026: Mamdani Wears A Helmet, Wildfires And Kate's Update
A satirical episode that opens with a tongue-in-cheek teleportation ad promising guilt-free travel for $19.99.99 and a side of dark humor, setting the comedic tone while centering climate concerns.
Host Kate Stein digs into real news: retracted polls that fanned misinformation, New York City's mayor finally wearing a bike helmet, research on wildfire smoke’s serious health impacts, and a Chicago baker’s near-disaster during a heat wave.
Interspersed are personal notes — Kate’s NPR climate background, improv class updates, a microwave-scrambled-egg hack, and a reminder to follow election…
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