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  • When Did Eggs Go From Chicken to Chocolate?

    When Did Eggs Go From Chicken to Chocolate?

    A lot of Easter traditions – including hot cross buns and lamb on Sunday – stem from medieval Christian or even earlier pagan beliefs. The chocolate Easter egg, however, is a more modern twist on tradition. Chicken eggs have been eaten at Easter for centuries. Eggs have long symbolised rebirth and renewal, making them perfect…


  • The ABCs of Big Oil: The Father of Forestry’s Influence on Big Oil

    The ABCs of Big Oil: The Father of Forestry’s Influence on Big Oil

    On the ABCs of Big Oil, a new podcast miniseries from Earther and Drilled, climate journalist Amy Westervelt and I have spent two episodes looking into the oil and gas industry’s century-long assault on American education; how it has shaped school curricula to limit how Americans think about the climate crisis and how to take…