Episódios

  • Episode 89: TRISO Serious ft. Kurt Terrani of Standard Nuclear

    Episode 89: TRISO Serious ft. Kurt Terrani of Standard Nuclear
    Aug 15 2025
    There are so many exciting developments in the nuclear space, I can hardly keep up. And not just in the realm of reactors. Kurt Terrani (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kurt-terrani-6219819/), the CEO of Standard Nuclear (https://www.standardnuclear.com/), joined me to talk about his new company and its ambitions for TRISO fuel. For me, this was a major download on nuclear fuel types. Kurt’s a very knowledgable dude working with a highly experienced team. Check out Standard Nuclear on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/standardnuclear/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/standardnuclear/), and X (https://x.com/standardnuclear).
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    45 minutos
  • Episode 88: Nuclear for Seven Generations ft. Scott Lathrop of Native Nuclear

    Episode 88: Nuclear for Seven Generations ft. Scott Lathrop of Native Nuclear
    Aug 1 2025
    On today’s episode, I spoke with Scott Lathrop (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-r-lathrop-2b4a0712/), the Founder and Chief Executive Director of Native Nuclear. (https://www.nativenuclear.org/) Like me, Scott sees nuclear power as a multi-generational infrastructure investment that serves as a sheet anchor for healthy communities and healthy economies. But he brings a distinctly native perspective to nuclear that subverts stereotypes, just like the educational work his organization is doing in tribal energy politics. I learned a lot from Scott during this interview and I know you guys are going to enjoy it! Check out Native Nuclear on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/native-nuclear/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nativenuclear/).
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    44 minutos
  • Episode 87: Sounding the Depths ft. Ari Brown of Bellwether LLC

    Episode 87: Sounding the Depths ft. Ari Brown of Bellwether LLC
    Jul 15 2025
    Former navy nuke Ari Brown (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ari-brown-156347a/) joined me to talk about his experience in the service. For me, his story offers profound insight into what it takes to institutionalize excellence. Then we talk about his new company, Bellwether LLC (https://bellwether.llc/), and how Ari is using his programming background and acoustic analysis skills to figure out how to fix machines in an innovative way.
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    46 minutos
  • Episode 86: No Sleep Til Fleetscale ft. Joe Klecha of The Nuclear Company

    Episode 86: No Sleep Til Fleetscale ft. Joe Klecha of The Nuclear Company
    Jul 1 2025
    For this episode, Joe Klecha, the Chief Nuclear Officer at The Nuclear Company (https://www.thenuclearcompany.com/), joined me to talk about his background as a navy nuke, his time working on the Vogtle build, and what it takes to pull off megaprojects. Then we discuss how TNC’s recent deal with Palantir (https://www.thenuclearcompany.com/posts/palantir-and-the-nuclear-company-partner-to-launch-platform-to-rapidly-scale-nuclear-deployment) is going to unleash fleets of new nuclear power plants. I learned so much from this episode—Joe is a patriot, a leader, and a wealth of knowledge. I hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did.
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    47 minutos
  • Episode 85: Lone Star Nuclear ft. Andrew Kirima

    Episode 85: Lone Star Nuclear ft. Andrew Kirima
    Jun 4 2025
    On this episode, Andrew Kirima of the Texas Nuclear Alliance (https://nucleartexas.com/) stops by to talk about his origins as a nuclear advocate, what’s been going on with nuclear in Texas, and how the TNA fits into the American nuclear scene. Register for the TNA Summit this October! (https://nucleartexas2025.sched.com/) Check out Andrew on X (https://x.com/andrewkirima) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewkirima1/). And also check out the other nuclear project Andrew is involved with: Exodys Energy. (https://www.exodysenergy.com/)
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    48 minutos
  • Episode 84: (bonus episode) FREE PLANET ft. Aubrey Sitterson

    Episode 84: (bonus episode) FREE PLANET ft. Aubrey Sitterson
    May 9 2025
    In a special bonus episode, I speak with comic book writer Aubrey Sitterson about his new hard scifi geopolitical space opera, Free Planet. This comic has it all: energy literacy, questions of science and technology, the trials and tribulations of democracy, and some incredible layouts. I hope you guys enjoy this break from our usual programming. I encourage you to head to down your local comic shop and snatch up Issue 01, which you can read a sample of here (https://bindings.app/read/aoTlqPe8). Also: check out Aubrey’s Substack, Atlantis Still Sunk (https://aubreysitterson.substack.com/), which is chalk full of behind the scenes deep dives into the making of and research behind Free Planet.
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    59 minutos
  • Episode 83: Nuclear = Energy Security ft. Benton Arnett of NEI

    Episode 83: Nuclear = Energy Security ft. Benton Arnett of NEI
    May 6 2025
    Benton Arnett, Director of Markets and Policy at the Nuclear Energy Institute, joined me to talk about nuclear’s prospects today and what makes it such a boon for energy security. Benton’s a great guy with a deep knowledge base. I had a lot of fun chatting with him and learned things about the nuclear supply chain construction that surprised me!
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    43 minutos
  • Episode 82: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems Pt. I

    Episode 82: Galileo's Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems Pt. I
    Feb 15 2025
    John and I are back with the first installment of our series on one of Galileo’s masterworks in the history of philosophy and science: Dialogue Concerning Two Chief World Systems. We dive into the historical context in which the work was published and then discuss the book’s dedication to the Grand Duke of Tuscany.
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    1 hora e 42 minutos