I met Nate on Citizens Climate Lobby panel on conservatives and climate, then read his National Review piece, Toward a Conservative Environmentalism, which we talk about in this conversation. I’ve looked forward to a conversation like this for a long time: a…
Two great reasons to listen to this episode. First, David is a tremendous science communicator. He’s experienced, thoughtful, funny, and communicates simply without dumbing down. He’s worked with some of the most important sources, like NOVA, the New York Times, TED, CBS…
NOTE: I recommend watching the video of this episode, not just listening to the audio. What does the environment mean to you? We are motivated by what’s in our hearts more than facts or numbers so I believe we will act more…
I recorded my second conversation with my mom about my childhood and before during the pandemic, in the spring of 2020. Shortly after recording our first conversation, which covered race, George Floyd was murdered. You know the rest. I knew we had…
Longtime listeners will remember Laura from episodes 192 and 209, over two years ago. Her book, Emotional Obesity, made a big effect on me, as did her warmth and move from success in tech entrepreneurship to her podcast, The Art of Authenticity.…
At last, a conversation with a knowledgeable economist! Longtime listeners remember Michael here after his last book. He just published a new one, The Decarbonization Imperative: Transforming the Global Economy by 2050. His book and our conversation cover why should we go…
Scott White, Founder/CEO of an energy company, helped achieve this podcast’s two top goals: To bring leaders to share and act on their environmental values, from any area, but especially polluting fields To help change culture from expecting sustainability is a chore…
Cassiano’s first episode led to more listener comments than most. People loved his enthusiasm. I find guys who know martial arts tend to speak with a security. The opposite of insecure or desperate. So I think people found him accessible and engaging.…
I see exactly two highest priorities for material goals to restore Earth’s ability to sustain life. One is keeping fossil fuels in the ground. Down there it’s safe. Above ground, it’s poison and deadly. However clear and straightforward, almost no one focuses…
I’ve meant to record this episode for a while, as the idea of saying “fuck it,” not trying, forgetting about the future and my effect on others, and enjoying what our society offers seems everyone else’s choice. So I’m going full snarky.…
Mike and I are in an online writing group together. For a while I knew him as the funny and diligent guy whose books have thousands of reviews online. Then I read his big one, Profit First. I know entrepreneurship from living…
This talk gets to the root of what I see destroying Earth’s ability to sustain life and our health and happiness in the process. Here is the audio a recent talk I gave on doof, building up to what we can do…
Katie is the sort of role model I do this podcast to bring to the world. Her challenges are huge, but her passion and determination greater. I can find a million people who say they care about the environment. They probably do.…
James Rebanks’ first massively bestselling book, The Shepherd’s Life, and the images of that life he posts online, at first make you think he hails from another time. It describes a life both almost unimaginable to most city dwellers like myself and…
If I measure a book’s quality by how much it changes my perspective and enables me to improve my life, Dr. Farrell’s The Myth of Male Power (1993) is one of the best books I’ve read. He’s written valuable book after valuable…
A reader followed up on my conversations with religious figures and authorities from branches of Christianity and Judaism. He wrote You have presented religious people with The Book. That’s good, and I hope you will find space for a muslim person/scholar and…
I loved Blake and my conversation so much, I’m releasing our first two conversations back to back. Also, our first one didn’t reach to The Spodek Method, so he hadn’t taken on a commitment based on his environmental values, so we recorded…
I learned of Blake through the mailing list of the maker of my rowing machine, Concept2. Their piece on him described him as a Paralympic bound athlete. I was impressed, but only thought of him as a potential guest on watching his…
Should you prepare for a future of clean air travel, curb your flying, or other? I saw Terik speak on a panel on electric flight. As Chief Engineer at a company winning awards for battery-powered planes, he knew what he was talking…
Don’t outdoor restaurants sound nice? During the pandemic, New York City allowed restaurants that couldn’t host people indoors to serve them outdoors. Many restaurant owners credit the rule for keeping them in business. We neighbors happily supported businesses in need. The landlords…