Climate Generational Divide; First Responder Shortage; Fixing Public Health Inequities; Fast Fashion Calls

On today's show:

• Marcela Mulholland, Political Director at Data for Progress, discusses dissonant priorities in climate policy between older policy makers and younger climate activists as the UN Climate Change conference begins in Scotland.
• Elizabeth Kim, senior editor for Gothamist, and Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky, data reporter for WNYC and Gothamist, discuss a potential staffing shortage as thousands of New York City's first responders yet to comply with the mayor's vaccine mandate. They talk about the latest numbers and how city services might suffer.
• Sandro Galea, physician and epidemiologist, dean of the Boston University School of Public Health and the author of The Contagion Next Time (Oxford University Press, 2021), argues that the problems in U.S. public health systems, including racial disparities, predated the pandemic and need to be repaired before the next crisis.
• The environmental toll of fast fashion, through pollution and waste, is considerable. But online retailers make shopping for new clothes easier than ever. In this call-in, listeners share their fast fashion habits — and what they're doing with their Halloween costumes.

Transcripts are posted to the individual segment pages as soon as they are available.