Best Thomas Zimmer Podcasts (2025)

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Jon Isaacson - Project Management in 2025 1:07:58

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This week we welcome back Jon Isaacson the Intentional Restorer, to discuss an issue that comes up across disciplines and project management. With all the new tools available today what seems to be working and what is a waste of time lets LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio+. The Intentional Restorer, is a contractor, author, educator, and host of Th…

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Jeff Moore - RIA President & ATI Chief Acquisitions Officer - Restoration Industry Update 1:06:56

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As President and Chief Acquisitions Officer for ATI, Jeff Moore drives the company’s growth and spearheads key initiatives that focus on the future of the organization. His current role involves overseeing mergers and acquisitions and ensuring ATI’s continued expansion. In his current role, Jeff leverages his industry expertise to identify growth o…

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Derrick A. Denis, CIAQP, CIEC, CAC - Wildfire Characterization and IAQ Current Events 1:13:22

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Derrick A. Denis, a Senior Vice President with Clark Seif Clark, Inc. (CSC) and is an internationally recognized environmental health and safety (EH&S) expert. CSC is a full-service industrial hygiene (IH) and environmental testing/consulting company with locations in Arizona and multiple locations in California. CCS has extensive expertise working…

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44. Is Trump Winning or Losing – or Should We Ask a Different Question? 1:08:10

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Where does American democracy stand as we are headed into the summer? About a month ago, around the 100-day mark, the idea that Trump was losing, that maybe we were already experiencing the beginning of the end of MAGA’s attempt to erect authoritarian rule, started gaining currency among prominent commentators. We look at the main arguments present…

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Carl Zimmer - AIR-BORNE - The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe 1:07:38

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Carl Zimmer is the author of fifteen books about science. His latest book is Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe. Zimmer writes the “Origins” column for the New York Times. His writing has earned a number of awards, including the Stephen Jay Gould Prize, awarded by the Society for the Study of Evolution. During the Covid-19 pandemi…

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Wane A. Baker, P.E., CIH (retired) - The V in HVAC 1:06:08

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A graduate of the Institute of Technology at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Wane A. Baker is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) and Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH retired) with four decades of experience in the operation, maintenance and evaluation of various building types. This includes more than 30 years at a professional le…

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43. Mass “Deportation” Is the End of Constitutional Government 1:25:46

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Since early March, the Trumpist assault on the rule of law and the constitutional order has been most visible in the radicalizing attempt to purge the nation from anyone this regime deems unwelcome or “undesirable.” Foreign students who are labeled a threat to American foreign policy, Venezuelan migrants who are declared foreign “invaders,” innocen…

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Barry Costa - The Life and Times of an Industry Icon & Educator Extraordinaire 1:17:11

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Barry Costa's distinguished career in carpet installation, cleaning, and restoration spans over 50 years, including 39 years as an instructor. He has served on and chaired numerous national committees, contributed to national water damage standards, been a key speaker at conventions and special events, and authored many articles in industry publica…

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42. Stupidity, Ideology, and Tariffs (plus: why protests matter a great deal) 1:07:53

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Are you feeling “liberated”? The long-dreaded “Liberation Day” saw America declare a trade war on the rest of the world. We discuss why Trump loves tariffs and what to make of the different rationales emerging from the regime. Most importantly, we unpack the politics of the tariff madness, what it can tell us about how this government operates, and…

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Thomas McGuire - Large Loss Mastery 1:12:50

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Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 753. This week we welcome Tom McGuire of Large Loss Mastery for an interview on major disaster restoration projects. Large losses can make or break companies, today we learn from one of the best how to handle these business making or breaking events. LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio+. Tom McGuire is the f…

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41. Escalation 1:11:31

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Over the past two weeks, the Trumpists have significantly escalated their assault on the rule of law as well as on both individuals and institutions they regard as the “enemy within.” We focus on two dimensions of this truly dangerous escalation: We start with the Trump government ramping up its attempt to purge the nation from what they now offici…

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Chris White, PE, LEED AP - The Worlds Most Interesting Engineer 1:08:09

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This week we welcome Chris White “The Worlds Most Interesting Engineer”. Chris is a third-generation Professional Engineer and a LEED Accredited Professional experienced in solving mold and indoor air quality problems, conducting asbestos and lead inspections and designing environmental cleanup/remediation after disasters. This week we learn where …

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Kenneth Mendez, CEO & President - Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America 1:01:52

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Kenneth Mendez became CEO and President of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) in 2018. Mendez’s career has bridged the corporate and non-profit sectors. Since joining AAFA, he has led the organization in establishing a new multi-year strategic plan that emphasizes dramatically reducing the impact of asthma and allergies on the unde…

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40. The Precarious State of the Union 1:11:45

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A little over six weeks since Trump returned to the White House – and the assault on democratic self-government and the modern state is not slowing down. We start with Trump’s speech before a joint session of Congress. On the one hand, he didn’t say anything he hasn’t said many times before. But on the other, the whole spectacle revealed so much ab…

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Andy Äsk, Sarah Fanger, Darren Foote, John Lapotaire, John T. Hull - The Winter Break Week 2025 Highlight Show 1:37:38

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John T. Hull, RRO has 25+ years in the roofing, waterproofing, and coatings industries. He is a recognized authority on building envelope inspections and assessments, roof restoration, quality assurance, roof asset management; reroof assessments, and roof restoration scope of work and specification development. Specialties include moisture detectio…

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39. The Path to Authoritarianism 1:10:48

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Exactly one month into the Trumpist regime, we reflect on what has happened since Trump returned to the presidency, what might be coming next, and what we have learned about America along the way. We start by discussing Trump’s declaration that the law doesn’t apply to him because he is chosen to “save his nation” (and because he seems to believe h…

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Delphine Farmer, PhD - Colorado State University - Wildfires; What the Science Says 1:08:06

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Delphine Farmer, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Colorado State University. Her research focuses on understanding the air we breathe both indoors and out, and how the chemistry of air impacts human health, ecosystems, and even climate. Her recent work has focused on wildfire smoke, starting with aircraft projects flying in larg…

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Jenny Andrawis - Implement4.com - Property Restoration; AI and Technology 1:07:53

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Implement4's Chief Revenue Officer, Jenny Andrawis has over 16 years in the restoration industry and 20 years as a Marketing Executive. Prior to leading Revenue generation initiatives at Implement4, Jenny has held Chief Revenue Officer, Marketing Leadership, Customer Success, and Sales Enablement roles with restoration companies ranging from $20M t…

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38. Is the Constitution Still in Effect? 1:05:13

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We take stock of our rapidly escalating constitutional crisis and how our interpretation has evolved over the first few weeks of the Trump regime. We talk about the role of Elon Musk, the political project the feudal tech barons are pursuing, and how Musk’s side coup relates to what the other MAGA factions have been up to: the Project 2025 crew, th…

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Jim Akey - Sales Manager Particles Plus - Particle Counters: Fire and Smoke Assessment and the CA Wildfires 1:05:12

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Jim Akey is Senior Sales Manager for Particles Plus. He has over 25 years of industry experience working with his customers sharing his application experience and providing solutions for their controlled environment particle counting. Before joining Particles Plus, Jim spent 5 years as Inside Sales Manager for ART Instruments, a particle counter ma…

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37. Into the Trump Regime 1:05:42

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Is This Democracy is back! And what a time to be discussing the conflict over how much democracy, and for whom, there should be in America. We reflect on the Inauguration and the first 72 hours of the Trump regime: What stood out from the transfer of power on Monday and Trump’s speech(es)? Most importantly: What have we learned from the onslaught o…

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Bran Lynch, John Pletcher, Mark Springer, Cliff Zlotnik, Rusty Amarante (co-host) - ANSI/IICRC S700 Standard for Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration 1:16:07

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Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 746. This week we welcome S700 Consensus Body (CB) Chair Bran Lynch, Vice Chair John Pletcher, Restoration Renaisance Man Mark Springer and CB member Cliff Zlotnik. We also welcome special guest Co-host Rusty Amarante for a look behind the scenes at the development of the ANSI/IICRC S700 Standard for Fire …

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Elliott Horner, PhD, FAAAAI & Nicholas Nassikas, MD - Paradigms and Perspectives Indoor Air: Guidelines, Policies, & Regulation 1:00:59

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This week we welcome Elliott Horner, PhD & Nicholas Nassikas, MD for a discussion about Indoor air: Guidelines, policies, and regulation from their Paradigms and perspectives article in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (JACI). Nicholas Nassikas, MD is an attending physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medici…

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Joe Spurgeon, PhD - A Perspective on the AIHA White Paper; Mold and Dampness in the Built Environment 1:09:09

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Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 744. This week this week we welcome back Dr. Joe Spurgeon to give his perspective on the AIHA White Paper, Mold and Dampness in the Built Environment. We could not think of a better way to end the year than doing a wrap up show with Dr. Spurgeon. He is one of our most popular guests. Joe Spurgeon, PHD, has…

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Chris Laszcz-Davis – OHTA Chelsea Earhart – BGC Larry Sloan – AIHA Dr. Albert J. Tien- WHWB-US Global Environmental Health & Safety A new Pathway for CIH Accreditation 1:00:47

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This week we welcome Chris Laszcz-Davis - OHTA, Chelsea Earhart – BGC, Larry Sloan – AIHA and Dr. Albert Tien -WHWB-US to talk about global worker health and the new Global Pathway for CIH Accreditation. This week we focus on organizations involved in global worker safety and their new collaboration for educating and mentoring global EH&S professio…

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Robert “Concrete Bob” Higgins - Surface Influences with Concrete - Connecting-the-Dots; New Research Confirms Bob’s Theories - With Special Guest Pete Consigli 1:12:33

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This week we welcome back Robert "Concrete Bob" Higgins to discuss new and conclusive research that confirms his theories on surface influences with concrete. Bob’s presentation blows up the old paradigm about how and why many concrete surfaces have moisture issues and why it can be so difficult for restoration contractors to dry concrete surfaces.…

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William Chapman, PhD - Chemical Monitoring for IAQ and Odors 1:02:04

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Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 741 this week we welcome Dr. William Chapman to talk about chemical monitoring for IAQ and odors. Air by CC² Inc (AbC) was founded by William Chapman, PhD in response to his experiences working in the air testing industry to provide proven solutions to problems in indoor air. He has PhD in Chemistry from P…

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Anthony Cox - Building Science Manager/ Lead Trainer @ Community Housing Partners Building Science - Weatherization, IAQ and Healthy Housing 1:14:13

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Anthony Cox is the Building Science Manager and Lead Trainer at Community Housing Partners, Energy Solutions Division, with over 30 years of experience in Weatherization. Since 1999, he has played a vital role in developing and delivering training programs internationally for the home performance industry Anthony is the creator of widely recognized…

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Darren Hudema, Joseph Morphis, Ken Siders, Paul Clark, Tim Fagan, - A Boots on the Ground Report on the Restoration Industry’s Response to Hurricane Helene and Milton 1:32:21

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Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 738 this week we welcome Darren Hudema, Puroclean Joseph Morphis, Rainbow, Ken Siders, ETA, Paul Clark, Storm Consultants and Tim Fagan, Belfor with a boots on the ground report on the restoration industry’s response to hurricane’s Helene and Milton. LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio+. This week Radio Joe …

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Kevin Kennedy, MPH, CIEC - The Healthy Homes Initiative: Where has it been? Where is it going? 1:06:40

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Kevin Kennedy has over 30 years’ experience as an environmental health scientist, including 21 years’ working at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC), where he retired in 2023. At CMKC he led the establishment of the Environmental Health Program (EHP). The program has assessed thousands of homes and schools, providing patient families, childcares, a…

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Joe Spurgeon, PhD - Write a Mold Assessment Report, Not a Data Report 1:03:18

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Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 737. This week we welcome Joe Spurgeon, PhD. If you ever write a mold report and it goes to court Dr. Joe Spurgeon could well be the expertonmold.com that reviews your report. Dr. Joe has retired his CIH and does not get out in the field much these days but he still reviews reports and testifies in mold re…

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Tess Eidem, PhD - IEQ, Bioaerosols and Worker Health in Cannabis Manufacturing 1:14:00

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Dr. Tess Eidem a practitioner and researcher working with the cannabis industry. She is interested in IEQ issues from a very broad perspective such as relative humidity and ventilation to very specific topics such as Bioaerosol exposures when cultivating cannabis. This week we will explore cannabis production, the worker health issues it poses and …

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Don Weekes, CIH, CSP, FAIHA - Bioaerosol Sampling Plans, Indoor Air 2024, ASHRAE/AIHA MOU 1:01:33

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Good Day and welcome to IAQ Radio+ episode 735 this week for our last show prior to our summer break we welcomed long time friend of the show and frequent guest Don Weekes. Don will be talking about his chapter in the ACGIH Bioaerosols 2nd Edition on Developing a Bioaerosols Sampling Plans plus highlights from Indoor Air 2024, the ASHRAE/AIHA MOU a…

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"Whatley" - Fostering a Collaborative Environment between Restoration Contractors and Insurance Carriers 1:05:55

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Mark Whatley is an influential voice in the property restoration and insurance technology sectors. He co-founded Sureti, a company that provides third-party fund control services aimed at accelerating property claims payments, ensuring faster and more efficient resolution for restoration contractors and insurance carriers. Whatley is also the found…

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David Krause, PhD, MSPH, CIH, FAIHA - Remediation of Microbial Contamination & Legionella 1:07:52

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This week we welcomed Dr. David Krause for a discussion on remediation of microbial contamination and Legionella. We have wanted to get Dr. Krause on the show for a long time now and the stars have lined up. Dr. David Krause is the founder of Healthcare Consulting and Contracting (HC3). He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist and Toxicologist, with …

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Seth Harrison - Executive Director Actionable Insights - Scoping with Accuracy: The Actionable Profile 1:08:24

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This week we welcomed Seth Harrison the Executive Director of Actionable Insights for a discussion on scoping and billing restoration projects. Actionable has built a product that helps ensure restoration contractors get all the money they deserve. Don’t leave money on the table! LEARN MORE on IAQ Radio+. After learning the ins and outs of claims s…

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J. David Miller, PhD - Bioaerosols, Health Effects, Secondary Metabolites, Endotoxins, & More 1:06:17

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Prof. J. David Miller has focused his research on mycotoxins and damp buildings and health for the last 40 years first at Agriculture Canada and then at Carleton University in Ottawa. Dr. Miller has published over 370 papers on fungi and fungal toxins and has co-written 10 books on the public health aspects of exposures to fungi and fungal toxins, …

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Mark Springer, CEPA, CR - The Life and Times of Mark Springer; Restorations Renaissance Man 1:12:28

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Mark Springer is a highly regarded and experienced President/CEO skilled in successfully expanding a multi-location residential and commercial services company across a broad geographical region. Mark has a demonstrated ability to drive market-leading performance, dynamic growth, and profitability. He grew his company from 1 to 7 profitable locatio…

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Tony Havics, Cheri Marcham, Jack Springston - ACGIH Bioaerosols Assessment and Control, 2nd edition; It's Here! 1:00:25

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Mr. Havics is an Honors graduate from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH), and a registered Professional Engineer (PE) with over 35 years of experience in environmental, health and safety, building science, and materials science consulting. He is a limited …

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Bradley Prezant & Russ Crutcher - Assessing Wildfire and Other Indoor Particle Contamination 1:03:29

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Brad Prezant, MBA, MSPH, CIH, COH, CAQP is an evidence-based public health scientist with a background in epidemiology, occupational health & hygiene, and ergonomics. He provides expert witness support for litigation involving indoor air quality including mold, wildfire, and other issues impacting the built environment. Until the company was sold i…

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36. From Reagan to Trump: A Conversation about “Landslide” and the Transformation of American Politics since the 1970s – with Ben Bradford and Seth Cotlar (Part II) 54:44

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We continue our conversation about “Landslide,” the fantastic new NPR podcast series – and about the transformation of politics in the 1970s, the emergence of a new kind of populist politics, how the Republican Party was taken over by rightwing radicalism that ultimately rose to power with Ronald Reagan in 1980, and how all that relates to what we …

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Lawrence D. Sloan, MBA, FASAE, CAE - AIHA Chief Executive Officer - Healthier Workplaces and Schools E-Book 1:01:07

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Larry Sloan has served as CEO of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) since October 2016.Prior to this, he served as CEO for seven years at SOCMA, a trade association representing the interests of the US specialty chemical industry. Larry started his non-profit career at the Adhesive and Sealant Council, a trade association representi…

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35. “Landslide”: How the Radical Right Took Over the Republican Party and Transformed American Politics in the 1970s – with Ben Bradford and Seth Cotlar (Part I) 55:29

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“Landslide” is a new NPR podcast series that tells the story of American politics in the 1970s, specifically of the 1976 and 1980 presidential elections, of Jimmy Carter’s unlikely path to the White House and, most importantly, of how Ronald Reagan and the New Right rose to power. And as you will hear in our conversation with our guest Ben Bradford…

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Steven C. Cooper, MS Gavin Macgregor-Skinner, MPH, MRCVS Disinfection Technologies 1:07:23

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Gavin Macgregor-Skinner is a Senior Director at ISSA – The Worldwide Cleaning Trade Association. He has more than 30 years of technical experience in responding to infectious disease outbreaks and emergency management. He is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine and teaches three 1…

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34. What Today’s Republican Party Is Made Of – A GOP Primary Post-Mortem 1:19:25

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Have we learned anything new about the Republican Party, its base, and MAGA America from the GOP primaries? We talk about why Trump was always going to win, why he is the dominant force in Republican politics – but also, even though too many people pretend he is electoral magic, a relatively weak general election candidate. We also discuss what is …

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May Dooley - In Memoriam 1:05:35

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May Dooley was Principal of EnviroHealth Consulting, Inc. of Hummelstown, PA. She started her career as a secondary science teacher prior to going into home inspection and indoor environmental health consulting in the mid 80’s. She has since completed over 3,000 residential and commercial IEQ inspections in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast US. May wa…

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Martin D. Chapman, PhD - Allergens and IEQ; An Interview with the Dean of Allergens 59:30

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Dr. Martin Chapman is a leading scientist/entrepreneur in the field of allergy. Dr. Chapman received his PhD in Immunology in 1981 from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London, U.K. Following postdoctoral fellowships at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and at UCLA School of Medicine, Dr. Chapman was appointed t…

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Tina Brueckner , Elliott Horner, PhD & Don Weekes, CIH, CSP - Enhanced Indoor Air Quality in Commercial and Institutional Buildings & ASHRAE Guideline 42-2023 1:07:48

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Tina Brueckner is the Senior Engineering Manager for the Engineering Development for Energy Systems Group’s Federal Business Unit. As Senior Engineering Manager she oversees the team that provides schematic and detailed design submittals, scopes of work and measured and verified savings for the technical solutions on performance contracts. Tina is …

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33. The Many Blind Spots and Pitfalls of the “Biden Too Old” Discourse 1:22:36

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Joe Biden is “too old” and should step aside – at least that is what many of the nation’s most prominent commentators are telling us. But do their arguments actually hold up to scrutiny? Is Joe Biden too old and unfit to be president? Is he incapable of campaigning and defeating Donald Trump in the 2024 election? And if he were to step aside, what …

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IEQ Assessment, Project Management, and Remediation - EP 722 Part 5 18:44

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Jeremy D. Beagle, CIH “Best practices for mold assessments, restoration and remediation, and how to document pre existing damage to avoid being sued!” Mike McGuinness and Jeremey Beagle CIH Risk Assessment model and understanding the roles & goals of the Multi-disciplinary approach to successful project completion. Jon Isaacson, “The 3 P’s of Proje…