As America’s 250th birthday approaches, Liz & Sean wade into what’s going well, our tortured history, and how We the People can help move toward a more perfect union.

We discuss how power and money are still being concentrated in the hands of a few, how well American government is designed, and how much politics interferes, including via political think tanks designed to divide us. We talk about the future, and Liz outs herself as an unexpected patriotic environmentalist.

Listen to learn more about America’s rebellious spirit, the resilience of our democracy, and how to demand bipartisan collaboration to move our country forward.

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Clean air is a basic human right, not a privilege. When it comes to your right to breathe healthy air, Clean Air Action fights dirty with clean, advocating for policies that protect public health and promote a sustainable economy through legislation.

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Joanne Kilgour, environmental lawyer and Executive Director of the Ohio River Valley Institute (ORVI), joins hosts Liz and Sean to unpack myths of dirty industry. Joanne discusses ORVI’s research and data about the health and environmental harms caused by fossil fuel and petrochemical facilities, as well as how they fail to deliver investments they promise communities. She also breaks down how companies use “greenwashing” to downplay environmental damage. As always, we leave listeners with why we’re hopeful and how we can take action in service of our constitutional right to breathe clean air. And Liz ups her pickle snack game to mess with Sean.

Learn more about Clean Air Action at CleanAirActionFund.org

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Clean air is a basic human right, not a privilege. When it comes to your right to breathe healthy air, Clean Air Action fights dirty with clean, advocating for policies that protect public health and promote a sustainable economy through legislation.

🧠 Learn more about Clean Air Action → bit.ly/CleanAirActionFund 📧 Stay informed on the latest. Subscribe to email → bit.ly/StayInformed_CleanAirAction 🌍 Donate to Clean Air Action and let us do the dirty work for you → givebutter.com/caaf

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Alex Bomstein, Executive Director of Clean Air Council, joins Liz and Sean to talk economic and environmental impacts of data centers and the fossil fuel industry. We discuss public policy, quality of life––and what “progress” looks like. Alex leaves listeners with a hopeful message about #PeoplePower and small impactful actions we can all take now. And of course, there are snacks!

Learn more about Clean Air Action at CleanAirActionFund.org

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Clean air is a basic human right, not a privilege. When it comes to your right to breathe healthy air, Clean Air Action fights dirty with clean, advocating for policies that protect public health and promote a sustainable economy through legislation.

🧠 Learn more about Clean Air Action → bit.ly/CleanAirActionFund 📧 Stay informed on the latest. Subscribe to email → bit.ly/StayInformed_CleanAirAction 🌍 Donate to Clean Air Action and let us do the dirty work for you → givebutter.com/caaf

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Liz and Sean discuss this cycle's election results and whether this was a "blue wave" as some are saying. We highlight where Pennsylvania voters stood up and said no to federal agendas and other attempted interference in our state and local matters, and what this may mean for the 2026 midterms. We also give a "smidge" of a recap of other notable outcomes across the country.

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Clean air is a basic human right, not a privilege. When it comes to your right to breathe healthy air, Clean Air Action fights dirty with clean, advocating for policies that protect public health and promote a sustainable economy through legislation.

🧠 Learn more about Clean Air Action → bit.ly/CleanAirActionFund 📧 Stay informed on the latest. Subscribe to email → bit.ly/StayInformed_CleanAirAction 🌍 Donate to Clean Air Action and let us do the dirty work for you → givebutter.com/caaf

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Liz & Sean discuss what environmentalism is and who is an environmentalist. They talk about trends in Republican and Democratic party politics, such as the manipulation of messaging to frame environmentalism as exclusively for liberals. Can’t environmentalism be for everyone who wants to breathe clean air and pay less? An over reliance on dirty energy costs more, significantly pollutes our air, land and water, and leads to higher taxes. They also discuss how Governor Shapiro plans to respond to Pennsylvania's rising energy crisis. C’mon and join the joyride to a cleaner, safer and cheaper electric grid!

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Clean air is a basic human right, not a privilege. When it comes to your right to breathe healthy air, Clean Air Action fights dirty with clean, advocating for policies that protect public health and promote a sustainable economy through legislation.

🧠 Learn more about Clean Air Action → bit.ly/CleanAirActionFund 📧 Stay informed on the latest. Subscribe to email → bit.ly/StayInformed_CleanAirAction 🌍 Donate to Clean Air Action and let us do the dirty work for you → givebutter.com/caaf

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Liz, Sean, and Speaker of the House Joanna McClinton are happy warriors with hope during tough times. We talk local, state, and federal politics while eating an astonishing variety of snacks. The Speaker reveals her secret to solving problems and creating change — spoiler alert: it's working together — and explains why she focuses more on progress and less on what divides us. Liz admits the podcast was largely inspired by her experiences in government, and applauds the Speaker for her steady work toward making politics safe for women.

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Clean air is a basic human right, not a privilege. When it comes to your right to breathe healthy air, Clean Air Action fights dirty with clean, advocating for policies that protect public health and promote a sustainable economy through legislation.

🧠 Learn more about Clean Air Action → bit.ly/CleanAirActionFund 📧 Stay informed on the latest. Subscribe to email → bit.ly/StayInformed_CleanAirAction 🌍 Donate to Clean Air Action and let us do the dirty work for you → givebutter.com/caaf

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In this episode of Cleaning Up Dirty, Reid Scott—star of Veep, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Law & Order—tells Liz & Sean about his unlikely rise to fame, and his first stint as a campaign manager in high school where he learned how people power disruption and authenticity are effective tools against unjust authority. Reid puts his dad hat on and compares governance styles to helicopter parenting. We discuss how the political pendulum has swung too far for the right AND the left, and how we might restore sanity in America. Spoiler alert: it may involve reaching across the aisle and talking to each other like people.

Learn more about Clean Air Action at CleanAirActionFund.org

In this episode of Cleaning Up Dirty, Senator Nikil Saval tells Liz & Sean about his journey from a journalist with no plan to run for office to unseating a 10+ year incumbent, then passing bipartisan legislation in a purple state. We discuss whether Bernie Sanders would have beaten Trump in 2016, the Harrisburg Shrug and partisan politics—especially given the influence of the fossil fuel industry in PA—and how to kindle our patented ‘reckless optimism.’

We also talk building community to spark little fires, particularly in labor organizing — and even shout out UAW, since Liz helped found UAW’s local Defenders Union 5502.

Learn more about Clean Air Action at CleanAirActionFund.org