In Episode 18, Quinn & Brian try to build a more flexible, approachable, and fun new science foundation in America. But they don't know where to start.

Enter the legendary Phil Plait, the “Bad Astronomer”. He's an astronomer (obviously), author, and science communicator extraordinaire and we chat about rebuilding the foundations of American science.

And that, friends, starts with enthusiasm. Science — fuck yeah!

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Phil Plait on Twitter

Phil’s blog

Phil’s newsletter

The Science and Entertainment Exchange

Global Weirding

Crash Course

314 Action

Trump’s Book Club: The Madhouse Effect by Michael E. Mann and Tom Toles

Quinn Emmett on Twitter

Brian Colbert Kennedy on Twitter

Intro/outro by Tim Blane

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#18: A new science foundation in America