Podcast Episodes

Mothers for Nuclear. feat Heather Hoff

Season 6 Episode 2

Heather Hoff is the co-founder of Mothers for Nuclear, and the mother of Zoe. She is a materials scientist, nuclear reactor operator and lifelong environmentalist.   

In the words of their website Mo…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Deregulation and deep decarbonisation feat. Edgardo Sepulveda

Season 6 Episode 2

I am joined by Edgardo Sepulveda, a telecoms regulatory economist with an interest in the electricity sector, focused on restructuring and privatization. Edgardo provides a comparative and long-term …

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Nuclear the ultimate ESG investment feat. Arthur Hyde

Season 6 Episode 1

Environment, Social, Governance investing is a paradigm that is quickly becoming a driving force for global finance. Investors are increasingly paying attention and demanding disclosure of ESG metric…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

The Russian Atom feat. Mark Nelson

Season 5 Episode 10

Russia has been in the nuclear energy game now for over 75 years and its nuclear industry has bounced back to become the leading exporter of reactors around the world. What accounts for this success?…

Published on 4 years, 7 months ago

Fukushima & Much Ado About Tritium feat. Dr Geraldine Thomas

Season 5 Episode 9

The decision by the Japanese government to begin releasing 1.25 million tonnes of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant site over a 10 year period has caused a major stir not only amongst en…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Hydrogen Hope and/or Hype feat. James Fleay

Season 5 Episode 8

While hydrogen fuel cells were once hyped for use in personal transportation, hydrogen is now being marketed as an energy panacea and a vital part of a 100% renewables grid. Most of the world's hydro…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Magical Thinking, Moore's Law, and Energy feat. Mark P Mills

Season 5 Episode 7

We live in a world transformed by big tech and exponential advances in computing. It is no surprise we hope this pattern can be repeated with an energy transition as anxieties mount over the implicat…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Mark Z Jacobson's Roadmap to Nowhere feat. Mike Conley

Season 5 Episode 6

Mark Z Jacobson's roadmap is cited by politicians like AOC, Bernie Sanders, and many others as an article of faith that a 100% renewables system is achievable and desirable. With great power comes gr…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Decoupling from the Naturalistic Fallacy feat. Alan Levinovitz

Season 5 Episode 5

What happens to our decision-making when we turn nature into God? Humans crave cognitive shortcuts to spare us the metabolically costly mental labour of reasoning through complex decision-making. The…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago

Thoughtscaping at Chernobyl feat. Iida Ruishalme

Season 5 Episode 4

Biologist and science communicator Iida Ruishalme used to sing a Finnish antinuclear protest song about hiding from the Chernobyl plume in her youth. More recently, she had the chance to visit Cherno…

Published on 4 years, 8 months ago