Podcast Episodes

612: Sebastian Junger, part 1: Humans Thrive on Mutual Dependence, Feeling Needed, But Our Culture Isolates.

Episode 612

When I wrote up my experiment to live with my apartment off the grid in Manhattan for a month, I looked up what I did the morning I started. My library records show I borrowed and listened to Sebasti…

Published on 3 years, 4 months ago

611: Etienne Stott, part 6: Activism and Leadership

Episode 611

In this sixth conversation between an Extinction Rebellion Rebel and a home-grown sustainability leadership (I hope) leader, we explore more of the life of someone who has devoted himself to solving …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

610: Abortion and Sustainability

Episode 610

Here are the notes I read from:40% of pregnancies are unplanned. Overpopulation is a major problem for environment so it's a topic for this podcast.Girlfriend who pressured me into unprotected sex an…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

609: Finishing My Off-the-Grid-in-Manhattan Experiment in Month 3

Episode 609

Having just started month three of living off the electric grid in Manhattan, technical issues led me to stop the experiment. I'm not sure the problem, but connecting the solar panels to the power st…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

608: Parents Just Don't Understand

Episode 608

The notes I read from:

Yesterday my mom suggested I move away from the city if it makes me feel so bad. Last week my dad reaffirmed that he wouldn't appear on the podcast without some vague conditions…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

607: Mike Michalowicz, part 2: Being the Icebreaker

Episode 607

Mike committed to a year-long task. Few guests go for so long. Since we're in a writing group together, I've seen him in between, but since I want you, the listeners, to hear guests' results first, I…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

606: Nakisa Glover, part 3: The Joy of Gardening

Episode 606

Nakisa shared about the intersection of nature and its disappearance growing up, as well as her growing awareness of it, family, community, and a polluting cement factory appearing in her neighborhoo…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

605: Etienne Stott, part 5: My Work from an Extinction Rebellion Rebel's Perspective

Episode 605

In Etienne and my continued exploration of each other's work, we look at my leadership work from his perspective.

What are the differences between leadership and protest?

What's the difference between …

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

604: Whitney Tilson, part 2: Overcoming feeling uninformed about the environment to act on it

Episode 604

We start by my reading the emails where I invited Whitney to this podcast by cursing with a few f-bombs, showing how we started our interactions. Before recording our first episode we met in Washingt…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago

603: Mark Victor Hansen: Chicken Soup for the Sustainability Leadership Soul

Episode 603

You've heard of The Chicken Soup for the Soul book and series. I had to start this conversation by apologizing that I did the opposite of the advice everyone knows: "don't judge a book by its cover."…

Published on 3 years, 5 months ago