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Quarter-Million Tons of Plastic Plague Oceans

Published 2014-12-11 269 tons oceans

Based on trawling samples and visual observations of plastic debris, computer models calculate that some 5.25 trillion particles of plastic—about 269,000 tons—m…

Plastic Pollution Perturbs Oyster Offspring

Published 2016-02-03 perturbs offspring plastic

Laboratory tests suggest that when the shellfish suck in tiny plastic particles, their reproductive success suffers. Christopher Intagliata reports. Learn more …

The Hidden Health Impact of Microplastics with Prof. Michaela Lucas (465)

Published 2026-03-15 michaela 465 microplastics

***Prof Lucas would like to provide the following clarification in regards to comments relating to prenatal BPA exposure and male autism spectrum disorder: "A p…

Episode 342 - Susy Kane

Published 2019-06-24 susy 342 plastic

Actress/writer Susy Kane ( @kusysane ) joins Matt and Andy to talk about Stan & Ollie , eating a credit card's mass in plastic , a dubious claim about plastic s…

Episode 579 - Ken Reid

Published 2025-09-18 arrowhead 579 plastic

Comedian Ken Reid ( @kennethwreid ) joins Jesse, Matt and Andy to talk about growing up a child of television, mud wrestling, Ken's podcast TV Guidance Counselo…