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First City Forum

First City Forum

AI & the Climate w/Dr. Ellen Simpson

Oct 6, 2026 · 55 min · 14 segments

Ellen joins us on the show today to talk about her AI Symposium and some other topics.

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Speakers: Ellen SimpsonGuestAllie WolfordHost

Top entities: SAT×8 Graduate Record Examinations×7 God×4 Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media×3 Raleigh×2

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasLeans leftAudience≈1 followers

Voting and Standardized Tests1:12 – 4:52

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Allie WolfordHost

1:12

Listeners, go out and vote.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:14

Yep.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:15

Go find your polling place.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:16

Yep.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:17

Go out and vote.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:18

It's pretty easy.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:19

Find out what precinct you're at and live in, and then take your ID and go to the location.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:25

Yeah, take your driver's license, your passport, your tribal ID.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:28

All of those will work.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:29

I think you just need to have a picture on it is what the rule is.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:33

Don't quote me on that, though.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:35

And if you need to read about the candidates, I'm sure the borough has and the city and the borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, has a good little rundown of who's who.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:45

And I think always go in informed or bring that your phone with you and read about the candidates as you vote for them.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:54

While you're in the

N

NarratorNarrator

1:54

voting booth, which is what I

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:55

usually do.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:56

And we're not going to talk about that.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:58

Yeah.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:01

I did have to do some second checking.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:05

I was second guessing myself while I was in there.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:08

I was like,

C

ChrisAudience

2:08

oh, is this the person? I don't

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:10

remember.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:10

Because I knew some names I absolutely did not want to vote for and some names that I did want to vote for.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:15

Mm-hmm.

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News Framing and PropagandaMedia > Political Communication
Polling-Place Identification and Voter IDPolitics > Elections > Voting Procedures
Candidate Research and Ballot CompletionPolitics > Elections > Voting Procedures > Polling-Place Identification and Voter ID
Admissions Testing and Literacy PreparationEducation > Higher Education
SAT and GRE Policy DebatesEducation > Higher Education > Admissions Testing and Literacy Preparation
Manufacturing Consent and Academic InfluenceMedia > Political Communication > News Framing and Propaganda
Algorithmic Bias and Academic Decision-MakingTechnology > Artificial Intelligence > AI in Higher Education
Climate Variability and Extreme WeatherEnvironment > Weather
El Niño, Drought, Heat Waves, and WildfiresEnvironment > Weather > Climate Variability and Extreme Weather
Regional Disaster Preparedness and InfrastructureEnvironment > Weather > Climate Variability and Extreme Weather > El Niño, Drought, Heat Waves, and Wildfires
Voting ProceduresPolitics > Elections
Political CommunicationMedia
WeatherEnvironment
AI in Higher EducationTechnology > Artificial Intelligence
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Environment
Education
Technology
ElectionsPolitics
Media
Artificial IntelligenceTechnology
Higher EducationEducation

Voting and Standardized Tests1:12 – 4:52

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:12

Listeners, go out and vote.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:14

Yep.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:15

Go find your polling place.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:16

Yep.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:17

Go out and vote.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:18

It's pretty easy.

A

Allie WolfordHost

1:19

Find out what precinct you're at and live in, and then take your ID and go to the location.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:25

Yeah, take your driver's license, your passport, your tribal ID.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:28

All of those will work.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:29

I think you just need to have a picture on it is what the rule is.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:33

Don't quote me on that, though.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:35

And if you need to read about the candidates, I'm sure the borough has and the city and the borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, has a good little rundown of who's who.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:45

And I think always go in informed or bring that your phone with you and read about the candidates as you vote for them.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:54

While you're in the

N

NarratorNarrator

1:54

voting booth, which is what I

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:55

usually do.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:56

And we're not going to talk about that.

E

Ellen SimpsonGuest

1:58

Yeah.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:01

I did have to do some second checking.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:05

I was second guessing myself while I was in there.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:08

I was like,

C

ChrisAudience

2:08

oh, is this the person? I don't

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:10

remember.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:10

Because I knew some names I absolutely did not want to vote for and some names that I did want to vote for.

A

Allie WolfordHost

2:15

Mm-hmm.

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