Podcast Episodes

622: Stephen M. R. Covey, part 1: Trust & Inspire

Episode 622

Stephen's book, Trust & Inspire, recounts today's effective way to lead, by creating trust and inspiring. He laments people still relying on the old techniques of commanding and controlling, which ma…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

621: Whitney Tilson, part 3: Talking sustainability with a Harvard-Trained Investment Advisor Who Flies Monthly

Episode 621

In our third conversation, Whitney and I get more friendly and conversational, fun conversation.

He's been picking up more garbage, which I hope is part of a journey of continual improvement. Since lo…

Published on 3 years, 3 months ago

620: Nature delivers what psychedelics do, but we don't know what we're missing (feat. Sam Harris and Roland Griffiths)

Episode 620

Listening to an episode of Sam Harris's podcast featuring Roland Griffiths, Johns Hopkins neuroscientist researcher, on psychedelics revealed that much of their benefit sounds a lot like my guests ta…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

619: Dr. Michael Gurven, part 2: The Forager Population Paradox and what do we do

Episode 619

Most second conversations on this podcast come weeks or months later, after the guest does his or her Spodek Method commitment. In Michael's case, our first conversation was so engaging, we kept talk…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

618: Dr. Michael Gurven, part 1: Our ancestors evolved to live to 72 years*, and did (not 30).

Episode 618

*"The average modal age of adult death for hunter-gatherers is 72 with a range of 68–78 years. This range appears to be the closest functional equivalent of an 'adaptive' human life span."

Would you b…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

617: Janet Allaker: A long-time listener shares what This Sustainable Life means to her

Episode 617

Janet shared how she found This Sustainable Life, what kept her coming back, the guests she liked, and how it's affected her. I wish I had recorded episodes with listeners before to learn what you al…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

616: Michael Lombardi, part 1: Culture, Leadership, and Football

Episode 616

Leaders who know how to lead and change culture know culture eats strategy for breakfast.

This concept figures strongly in Michael's book, Gridiron Genius. When most people watch football, they see th…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

615: Living off the grid without solar either (as all humans once did)

Episode 615

Regular listeners know I started an experiment disconnecting from the electric grid. I began May 22. Then on July 22, I posted an episode that the solar panel or battery broke, or both. I didn't see …

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

614: Michelle Nijhuis, part 1: Living off the grid for 15 years

Episode 614

Where was Michelle Nijhuis all my life?

She lived off the electric grid for fifteen years and I was about two months in, so we shared stories of the experiences. She did it much longer and her fiance …

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

613: Our Next Constitutional Amendment

Episode 613

My proposal and rationale for the next amendment for the United States Constitution.

It will sound crazy, impossible, and too hard at first, as it did with me. But the more you consider it, the more t…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago