Much of our modern world is made of plastic, but as more signs point to its dangers to human health, what can we even do about it?

Guest: Annie Lowrey, Atlantic writer and author of <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/08/microplastics-exposure-health-risks/683249/">I fought plastic. Plastic won</a>.
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