About this episode

Bill McKibben discusses the rapid advancement of solar energy, followed by Anne Fadiman exploring the hidden life of ordinary things.

For Earth Day on Writer’s Voice, Bill McKibben on why solar may be arriving faster than we realize. Then, Anne Fadiman on frogs, pronouns, and the hidden meanings inside ordinary things.

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