Possibly Podcast Episodes
Are people moving because of climate change?
We hear a lot about climate migration—the idea that people will have to move as climate change makes some places unlivable. But is this something we’re still waiting for, or is it already happening?
Mar 11, 2025
What does the Air Quality Index really mean?
Air pollution results in over 7 million deaths each year. In this episode of Possibly, we look at the most common way to measure air quality, the Air Quality Index, and what it means for you.
Mar 4, 2025
What can we learn from France about food waste?
Possibly’s founder and the Provost of sustainability at Brown University Stephen Porder recently visited a supermarket chain in France that sells products other stores would have thrown away.
Feb 25, 2025
How can schools fight food waste?
Wasted food takes up lots of space in landfills and, while getting a compost bin at home is great, it isn’t enough to solve the problem. This week, we investigate how schools are taking big steps towards eliminating food waste.
Feb 18, 2025
When should I charge my electric car?
If you have an electric car, and you want to try to reduce the greenhouse gases that are created in order to power that car, when should you charge it?
Feb 11, 2025
Are geothermal networks the future of heating and cooling?
A new program in Framingham, Massachusetts is leading the transition from gas to geothermal heating and cooling.
Feb 4, 2025
How can hospitals cut their plastic waste?
Hospitals have to use a lot of single-use plastics to deliver care for patients. In today’s episode, we look at how one is cutting down through their medical plastics recycling initiative.
Jan 28, 2025
What is the Conservative Climate Caucus?
With the second Trump administration underway, the Possibly team takes a look at a group hoping to shape the country's energy policy: a Republican caucus in the House of Representatives.
Jan 21, 2025
What happened to the Inflation Reduction Act?
In the summer of 2022 President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law. The law was the US’s largest investment in climate and clean energy ever. But what’s happened since then? Who has actually been implementing the bill?
Jan 14, 2025
Could we just fire our trash into the sun?
We asked our listeners to send in their wildest ideas for addressing climate change. And one listener, thinking about all of the trash Americans throw into landfills, asked if we could send it somewhere else: the sun.
Jan 7, 2025