Episode

Microplastics aren't a big deal

Podcast: We Have Concerns
Published: Mar 2, 2026
Duration seconds: 2926
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: http://wehaveconcerns.com
Audio: https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/c28bb9fe-0b0c-4103-a3a6-e521c680c267/6ec29d2d-a753-4f2b-997d-c1dc3e018bd5/episodes/audio/group/e644a4a2-0533-4749-9ee3-b60f2da22479/group-item/3267b393-469b-42e1-a41a-469c0a9670fb/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=2V4dK4EE
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/we-have-concerns-319519/episodes/microplastics-aren-t-a-big-deal
Markdown: /podcast/we-have-concerns-319519/microplastics-aren-t-a-big-deal.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/we-have-concerns-319519/episodes/microplastics-aren-t-a-big-deal/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-have-concerns-319519/microplastics-aren-t-a-big-deal.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

We've all spent the last couple years being worried about microplastics- but maybe we shouldn't be. More experts have reviewed the original study that freaked us all out, and they say it's full of errors. Today's story: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/13/microplastics-human-body-doubt Support the show and get bonus episodes, videos, Discord community access and more! http://patreon.com/wehaveconcerns Jeff on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/jeffcannata.bsky.social Anthony on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/acarboni.bsky.social