Dr. Anna Gunz MD

Hot Air, Cool People

Science EN ↓ 5 episodes

Devoted to cool professionals with cool ideas for a planet full of hot air. Together, we bring forward interesting knowledge and ideas about how our health, climate change and environmental issues are all related & what we can do to make our world a “cooler”, healthier place.

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Dr. Anna Gunz MD

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Healing Without Harm: Climate Action Within Hospitals 24.04.2026 25:51

This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz , with guest Dr. Myles Sergeant Healthcare has a massive environmental footprint, and making it more sustainable is something we can't ignore. In this episode, Dr. Anna Gunz talks with Dr. Myles Sergeant about practical solutions to reduce that impact. Dr. Sergeant shares realistic advice on how to actually start green initiatives in your own practice,...

From Kyoto to Paris: Dr. Gordon McBean on Decades of Changing Policies and Climate Inaction 24.04.2026 18:12

This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz , with guest Dr. Gordon McBean This episode confronts the reality of the climate crisis, framing it around the UN’s "code red for humanity." Reflecting on a career dating back to the 1970s, Dr. McBean shares insights from helping form the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and breaks down how political shifts historically derailed m...

Part 1: Intuition and Curiosity in Shaping an Environmental Justice Leader with Dr. Ingrid Waldron 24.04.2026 35:22

This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz , with guest Dr. Ingrid Waldron (Part 1) In this episode, Dr. Waldron opens up about her personal background and early aspirations, including how her family shaped her academic path. She also shares about her struggles with finding a sense of direction and times when she felt lost and unmotivated. We also hear about her chance encounter with an environment...

Part 2: Pollution, Power, and Health: Confronting Environmental Racism with Dr. Ingrid Waldron 24.04.2026 41:14

This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz , with guest Dr. Ingrid Waldron (Part 2) This episode covers Bill C-226, Canada’s first environmental justice law, which Dr. Waldron co-developed to create structural solutions to environmental racism. We break down how environmental racism drives poor health outcomes, looking at how factors like toxic air quality and climate change disproportionately harm...

Part 3: Beyond Blame: Education, Privilege, and Seeing Racism Clearly 24.04.2026 39:08

This episode is hosted by Dr. Anna Gunz , with guest Dr. Ingrid Waldron (Part 3) Episode Summary: Dr. Waldron emphasizes the power of education in tackling systemic racism, describing how, during her work on the environmental racism bill, she realized that many people lacked a full understanding of systemic racism, especially in the context of Canada's healthcare system, which is based on...