Sperm Trouble - with Dr. Shanna Swan

What's responsible for the worldwide decline in sperm that is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby?

A worldwide decline in sperm is making things difficult for those trying to have a baby. This week in the news, Patti and Doug talk about the link between RF radiation and autism,  A Pew Foundation report on plastic pollution, and how chemicals in food are making us sick. The Dr. Shanna Swan, author of "Countdown – How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race" – talks about her work and how endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be interfering with our ability to reproduce. 

Links from the Interview

Dr. Swan's page about her book "Countdown" https://www.shannaswan.com/countdown

Dr. Swan's page at Mount Sinai: https://profiles.icahn.mssm.edu/shanna-h-swan

Links from the News

Doctors and scientists wan about plastic in our food system: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/10/synthetic-chemicals-food-system-health-burden-report

How plastic is harming your health (Breaking the Plasti Wave) https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2025/12/breaking-the-plastic-wave-2025

Study looking at links between RF (wireless) radiation and autism: https://www.ehn.org/wireless-radiation-autism-related-genes

Our website for high school kids to get involved with the plastic crisis: www.KidsCanFixTheWorld.org

Dr. Shanna Swan

Farm Trouble - with Jennifer Fahy

Small family farms are critical to our food supply and our health.

In the news this week, Patti and Doug talk about PFAS chemicals in firefighting turnout gear, health problems for kids who get cell phones before age 12, and how tattoo ink travels through the body causing trouble. Then Jennifer Fahy, communications director for Farm Aid, talks about the work of the organization and why protecting small family farms is more important than ever! 

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Links from the Interview

The website of Farm Aid: https://www.farmaid.org/

Important issues for small farmers: https://www.farmaid.org/category/issues/

Links from the News

NYC firefighters may get PFAS-free turnout gear: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/nyc-firefighters-pfas-forever-chemicals-bill

Kids who get cell phones early may be a nigher risk for health problems: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/children-smartphones-increased-risk-of-health-problems-study/

Study shows tattoo ink travels through your body: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2510392122

Jennifer Fahy of Farm Aid

Every Bite You Take - with Dr. Zahra Kassam

Plant-based diets are not only better for you but could significantly change our trajectory on climate change.

This week on Green Street, Patti and Doug talk about the health hazards of wildfire smoke and how to stay safe, the effort by the United States to undermine a global plastics treaty ahead of the UN conference in Geneva, and the new report showing that Americans are getting a majority of their calories from ultra-processed foods. Then Dr. Zahra Kassam, radiation oncologist and founder of Plant Based Canada, talks about her work educating the public and her patients about the many health and environmental benefits of a plant based diet. 

Every Bite You Take - with Dr. Zahra Kassam

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Links from the Interview

The website of Plant Based Canada: https://www.plantbasedcanada.org/

Links from the News

Wildfire smoke is hazardous to everyone: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5492448/health-michigan-canada-smoke-minnesota-air-quality-wildfire

The United States undermines a global plastic treaty: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/trump-administration-memo-urges-countries-reject-plastic-production-caps-un-2025-08-06/

Most Americans are getting their calories from ultra-processed food: https://www.ehn.org/most-u-s-calories-now-come-from-factory-made-foods-cdc-report-finds

Dr. Zahra Kassam