Podcast Episodes

582: Gaya Herrington, part 2: How to change systems

Episode 582

Gaya gets systems, how to change them, and not fall prey to rationalizations that sound tempting but are self-serving excuses like "individual actions don't matter" or "only governments and corporati…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

581: Dr. Ambrose Carroll, senior, part 2: cultural differences on how we view the individual

Episode 581

Ambrose and I start by reviewing his commitment. After a bit, as best I can tell, we talked past each other. Every now and then, the Spodek Method doesn't resonate and this conversation looks like o…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

580: How wrong your beliefs making you fear living sustainably

Episode 580

Aren't we living in the best time in history? Don't we have to keep pressing forward to avoid returning to medieval serfdom or the Stone Age and everyone dying young?

No. History, anthropology, and ar…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

579: Derek Marshall, part 2: Running for Congress, sharing honest personal experiences

Episode 579

You've heard every politician pay lip service on the environment. They talk abstractly about carbon dioxide levels, solutions to spend more money, and something about a future improved by electric ca…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

578: Warren Farrell, part 2: Sex, race, and intimacy: How to listen and communicate

Episode 578

This episode is available on video.

Before our conversations, I tended to see Warren as mainly focused on issues where men and boys suffer that society doesn't see, downplays, or ignores. I still see …

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

577: Michael Carlino, part 6: Discussing the moral case for fossil fuels (and more)

Episode 577

If you've been following Michael and my conversations so far, you know to expect thoughtful, considerate conversation coming from different perspectives. Each time we find deeper understanding, share…

Published on 3 years, 7 months ago

576: Nakisa Glover, part 2: The need to feel heard and act

Episode 576

Nakisa talks about her community in Charlotte, North Carolina, the environmental and social challenges it faces, the level of engagement, the biases in difficulties in engaging for people who work lo…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

575: Chef Douglas McMaster, part 1: A restaurant with no trash cans because it produces no trash

Episode 575

Doug is the opposite of the catastrophe we've made of the food industry. He created a restaurant with no trash cans; not for the customers, not for the staff, nor for suppliers. Talk about a role mod…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

574: Frances Moore Lappé: Food, Democracy, and Taking Back Control of Our Choices

Episode 574

We spend most of our time talking about Frances's latest book, Daring Democracy. I couldn't help sharing how, decades after reading Diet for a Small Planet, I realized it was the first source that st…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago

573: Scott White, part 2: An energy CEO considers leading on sustainability

Episode 573

Scott went above and beyond acting on his sustainability commitment to run. He battled covid during training. Did the extra effort bring him down? On the contrary, since he did it for personal, intri…

Published on 3 years, 8 months ago