HOT SUMMER HOT TAKES | Summer Predictions ft. SAM HOLMAN | Ep. 2

“WHERE AM I GOING TO BUMP CARDI B?” - Selling Your Car ft. RACHEL PATTERSON

Rachel Patterson (policy professional, New York resident, public transit superfan, and mom), joins us to share her story of selling her car, escaping parking tickets, and failing to become an all-star cyclist.  We discuss:  Generation beta ?? (0:00) Class, gender, and public transit (8:31) Sneaky costs of owning a car (17:39) Biking in NYC (26:02) Building community (35:28) Car culture (42:10) Game: Overrated or Overhated? (44:49)

“ONE OF THE GREATEST RUSES EVER” – Power Bills and PJM ft. JESS BRITVICH

We’re joined by JESS BRITVICH, who helps us connect the dots between cultural trends, the cost of living, and online pipelines to extreme right wing politics. We discuss: A very normal week in Washington, D.C. (0:00) The Jeans Discourse (2:30) Fashion trends and what they signify (11:20) The affordability crisis (16:21) What PJM Interconnection is (20:28) Opportunities for action (29:52) Coming together to hate on CEOs (35:48) A game about rising costs (38:36) Jeans (again) (47:10) Disparities and greed (50:47)

HOT SUMMER HOT TAKES | Summer Predictions ft. SAM HOLMAN | Ep. 2

Hannah, Emma, and Andrew are joined by their boss Sam Holman to dish out a lively series of predictions for Summer 2025. Will fans be the hot new accessory? Will Emma’s new roommate save her money? Today we discuss: Getting back behind the mic (0:00) Jay Inslee (2:42)   Fluoride & Kar-Jens (9:18) The Song of the Summer (13:27) Lorde (19:59) Fans (22:31) Emma’s AC bill (24:40) Congress retiring (31:53) Republican incompetence (37:20) Transportation disruptions and Uranus (43:04) The return of bartering & DIY (49:22) EV sales (52:42) A Mar-a-Lago-icaine (58:33) Peak pickle (1:04:11) Our hopes! (1:09:53) Follow Hope This Helps on…. 📷Instagram https://www.instagram.com/we.hope.this.helps/ [https://www.instagram.com/we.hope.this.helps/] ⏰ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@hope0this0helps [https://www.tiktok.com/@hope0this0helps]  🫂Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hope0this0helps [https://www.facebook.com/hope0this0helps]  📺YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@Hope0This0Helps [https://www.youtube.com/@Hope0This0Helps] 🟢Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1dOa7XIp1TV213FGS120k8?si=W7FSbvxFRQKLyPBkaQrm_w [https://open.spotify.com/show/1dOa7XIp1TV213FGS120k8?si=W7FSbvxFRQKLyPBkaQrm_w] 🍎Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-this-helps/id1814173790 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-this-helps/id1814173790]  Hope This Helps is a project by Evergreen Action. https://evergreenaction.com/ [https://evergreenaction.com/]

THINK OF THE PUDDLES | Parenting in a Climate Crisis ft. JESSICA HAMILTON | Ep. 1!

In our FIRST EVER episode, Hannah, Emma, and Andrew are joined by JESSICA HAMILTON, Senior Director of Digital Advocacy at Evergreen and author of The Climate Conscious Parent, a substack about parenting in the age of climate change. They discuss: Scottish fertility festivals (0:00) The Met Gala (1:45) Foraging (5:54) Testifying to your local government (9:13) Raising kids when the vibes are off (17:43) The best parts of having kids (36:38) Chocolate chip cookies (44:15) Paying for childcare (46:14) The total cost to raise a child (54:23) Feeling hopeful (52:48)