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Explore "educationfunding" with insightful episodes like "How Underpaying Teachers Became The Norm—and How to Fix It", "Nuclear energy’s role in decarbonizing the economy", "Why are teachers giving up on teaching?", "How to Save for College (The Smart Way!)" and "America's Homegrown Opioid Crisis | Kamala Harris" from podcasts like ""The Money with Katie Show", "Make Me Smart", "Ask the Expert North Texas", "The Personal Finance Podcast" and "The Daily Show: Ears Edition"" and more!
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Nuclear energy’s role in decarbonizing the economy
Despite a long period of relative stagnation, nuclear power has remained the quiet backbone of the United States’ clean energy supply for decades. Now, the Joe Biden administration wants more from the sector as the country hustles to meet ambitious emissions goals.
Jigar Shah, the director of the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office, said nuclear energy will only become more critical as demand for electricity surges over the next 20 years.
On the show today, Shah makes us smart about how much the country relies on nuclear energy. We’ll also discuss lessons learned from building the first nuclear reactor from scratch in decades, and how the industry plans to win over Americans who are concerned about safety and toxic waste.
Then, we’ll get into the high stakes of today’s vote for speaker of the House of Representatives. And Elon Musk’s satellite internet company Starlink is part of geopolitical conversation yet again, this time in Israel.
Later, we’ll hear from a teacher about the expectations that educators pay for classroom supplies themselves. And this week’s answer to the Make Me Smart question comes from Kai Bird, co-author of “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.”
Here’s everything we talked about today:
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- “Nuclear power is having a resurgence” from Axios
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- “Utilities Want to Convert Coal Plants to Nuclear; Skeptics Abound” from The Wall Street Journal
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- “New Georgia reactor shows benefits and costs of nuclear power” from Marketplace
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- “Advanced Nuclear – Pathways to Commercial Liftoff” from The Department of Energy
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- “NRC Certifies First U.S. Small Modular Reactor Design” from The Department of Energy
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- “Playbook: Jim Jordan’s day of reckoning” from Politico
We want to hear your answer to the Make Me Smart question. You can reach us at makemesmart@marketplace.org or leave us a voicemail at 508-U-B-SMART.
Why are teachers giving up on teaching?
Summer usually brings a lot of job openings in the education field as teachers decide to move to other districts. But, these days, it's getting tougher for schools to find teachers and it's tougher for teachers to be teachers, with so many different factors causing people to leave the profession.
On today's Ask The Expert, Rena Honea joined us. She's the president of Alliance AFT.
How to Save for College (The Smart Way!)
America's Homegrown Opioid Crisis | Kamala Harris
President Trump is accused of meddling with the investigation of Michael Cohen, Trevor examines America's opioid crisis, and Sen. Kamala Harris discusses "The Truths We Hold."
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