See the video for this episode here. I speak about the concept of a constitutional amendment on the environment with former guests on this podcast: We approach the concept from many perspectives, especially comparing it with the Thirteenth Amendment. This is my first conversation with two experts on a topic I’m just starting to learn about based on very detailed fields, including law, history, abolitionism, and politics. I have to[…] Keep reading →

In the first part of our conversation, we start by reviewing Gautam’s commitment to sailing, which seemed and still seems a good idea to him. but maybe too much for now. We revisit what motivated him and come up with a new commitment. The second part gets more exciting. Gautam expresses that we need to develop technology to help people who aren’t living as well as us so we can[…] Keep reading →

Chris returns to share his experience with the Spodek Method. He did something different than he committed to: he stopped using his smart phone—the latest Apple iPhone—in favor of a simple flip phone hearkening almost back to the nineties. What happens? Does his life fall apart? Does he find more calmness? Should you simplify your life by avoiding the call for the latest and greatest? He shares his experience and[…] Keep reading →

Simon is a mining engineer who both researches the minerals and mining necessary if we were to try powering our culture with various sources. His work has brought him to work with government teams, especially economists and politicians around the world. He shares in our conversation that we will transition to a low-energy future, what it will take, and how little we have tried to figure out if we can[…] Keep reading →

The more I move toward living sustainably, the more I learn about cultures that haven’t become as polluting, depleting, addicted, and imperialist as ours. I grew up thinking they were stuck in the Stone Age, but they aren’t. Conversations with Alan help me learn about the Kogi, with whom he’s lived in the mountains of Colombia and made two documentaries with the BBC. The relevant differences is that compared to[…] Keep reading →

I’ve made it no secret that sustainability lacks leadership and leaders. If you want to help on sustainability, I suggest that the most valuable thing you can do is learn to lead. If you know how to lead, improve it. Nothing can change as much as leading cultural change. Gautam’s passion is to learn how leadership works, how to teach it, learning more about it, writing about it, the military,[…] Keep reading →

Regular listeners know I’ve been asking people what the environment means to them as part of the Spodek Method. Many people respond with touching answers that I would call something close to life-altering. Maybe more like life-guiding, life-enhancing, or giving meaning and purpose. I’ve heard of increasing research into psychedelics recently. Reading reports of people who took psylocibin in clinical settings with guides for the experience, I was struck by[…] Keep reading →