Episódios

  • 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
  • Episode 81: Energy Cinema: Chinatown ft. Andrew Plimpton

    Episode 81: Energy Cinema: Chinatown ft. Andrew Plimpton
    Jan 20 2025
    Film critic and writer Andrew Plimpton returns to the pod to talk about one of the greatest American films of all time—Chinatown—which also happens to be a canonical film about the politics of energy. We dive into the film’s themes, noir as a genre, Jack Nicholson as a writer, and much more.
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    1 hora e 5 minutos
  • Episode 80: Light of the Mind, Light of the World Ft. Spencer Klavan

    Episode 80: Light of the Mind, Light of the World Ft. Spencer Klavan
    Dec 8 2024
    Spencer Klavan joined me to talk about his new book, Light of the Mind, Light of the World: Illuminating Science Through Faith. We talk about "Newtonian" Default Mode, the history of science, what innovations in p (https://www.amazon.com/Light-Mind-World-Science-Illuminating/dp/1684515335/ref=sr_1_1)hysics mean for the faithful and secular alike, and much more! Check out Spencer's Substack: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com/ The Roundtable Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-american-mind/id1439372633
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    48 minutos
  • Episode 79: An Education in Energy Realism ft. Dr. Scott Tinker

    Episode 79: An Education in Energy Realism ft. Dr. Scott Tinker
    Nov 23 2024
    One of my favorite things about running this podcast is getting to talk to people with way more experience than me. Dr. Scott Tinker, a geologist and energy expert with decades of experience, joined me to talk about the breadth of his career, how our understanding of energy has changed over time, energy realism, teaching people the energy basics, and more! Check out the Switch Energy Alliance! (https://switchon.org/) And Scott’s show, Energy Switch! (https://www.youtube.com/@SwitchEnergyAlliance)
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    57 minutos