Just One Word: Microplastics, with Matt Simon

Put on your best polyester pants, grab a bunch of gleaming mylar balloons, and crack open a case of bottled water. In today"s episode, we"re entering the plastic world of plastic pollution in all its glorious plasticity. We"re on the hunt for microplastics – and we won’t have to go very far, as they"re present everywhere – in the soil, in the water, in the air, and in our bodies. We"ll be looking for systemic solutions and talking with Matt Simon, author of the book A Poison Like No Other.  Originally recorded on 7/10/25. Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language. Sources/Links/Notes:Matt Simon, A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies, Island Press, October 27, 2022.Katie Okamoto, "Microplastics Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Avoid Eating Them." New York Times, April 21, 2025.Ocean Cleanup (large organization with a popular, but frustrating, ecomodernist approach to plastic pollution).Jen Fela, "Global Plastics Treaty Delayed, but Not Defeated," Earth Island Journal, December 11, 2024. Related episode(s) of Crazy Town:Episode 84, "Escaping Technologyism" Support the show