Podcast Episodes

702: Peter Singer, part 1: Calm, reflective talk considering not flying

Episode 702

With Peter Singer, I could have picked several topics relevant to sustainability leadership: veganism, vegetarianism, and charity come to mind, as does my post about him six months ago, Fixing Peter …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

701: Robert Litterman, part 2: "We need legislation, we need a price on carbon."

Episode 701

You won't hear many finance people promoting more taxes, though it's increasing. Bob talks beyond our conversation a few weeks before about a carbon tax, integrity, permanence, standards, measurement…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

700: Matt Matern, part 2: Plant a Tree

Episode 700

Matt shared last time about the redwoods I keep hearing about in California that I've never seen but find they transform people.

His goal was to plant a tree. He ended up with a new tree, plus he plan…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

699: Robert Litterman, part 1: A Carbon Tax and Managing Risk

Episode 699

I met Bob at a conference on climate at my old school, Columbia Business School. He knew another participant, Gernot Wagner, with whom I recorded an episode I'll post soon, and was a peer with past g…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

698: Chris Bystroff, part 1: Population Growth and Overpopulation

Episode 698

Population modeling can be hard, as is figuring out a prediction's accuracy, therefore how much confidence to give your conclusions. Many people can't hear talk about population without hearing thing…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

697: Dan Walsh, part 2: He sold his motorcycle and Playstation to gain freedom

Episode 697

In what looks to me like one of the biggest overcommitments of guests on this podcast and participants in the Spodek Method, Dan shares that to free his mind for meditation, he ended up selling his m…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

696: Anonymous executive from a fossil fuel corporation: A view from the inside

Episode 696

People who work at fossil fuel companies are people just like you and me. When you buy what the industry sells, you support it too. You rationalize and justify that your money supports lobbyists, adv…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

695: Dan Walsh, part 1: Two-time Olympian and Bronze medalist in rowing

Episode 695

If learning what it's like to watch your team win an Olympic gold medal from the sidelines isn't enough, and if learning what it's like to grow up in a family beset with poverty and addiction before …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

694: Matthew Matern, part 1: Running for President on Sustainability

Episode 694

Matt invited me to his podcast, A Climate Change. We stayed in touch after recording. He shared that he ran for President, including supporting sustainability. A goal of this podcast is to bring elec…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

693: Christopher Ketcham, part 2: The Green Growth Delusion

Episode 693

Christopher may be the most direct, accurate reporter on sustainability. Our last conversation treated his helpful and accurate reporting on the book Limits to Growth. Today we start from his (in my …

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago