Isn't the Mass of Economic Interests at Play Going to Suppress Change?

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Tristan: I was going to ask you about the impact that you've seen since the film, and you just shared so much. But one of the things that makes me also optimistic is that something that actually our listeners can also do is to screen this film in the places of power and to create a shared conversational object. And i hope that it will be that kind of film that translates science to the public so that we can pass policy. Let's hope it goes a little faster than clima change, but it's really my hope. There's an action page and discussion guide if you want a hostess screening at your company or school for people who are concerned with issues like

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