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562: Sam Quinones, part 1: America's addiction: opioids, meth, fentanyl (and fossil fuels)
Episode 562
You'll hear why Sam's books win so many awards: he deeply, personally explores fascinating, critical, current topics, then tells rich, detailed stories that get to their heart. He cares about the peo…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
561: Scott Hardin-Nieri, part 2: Faith and Personal Challenge
Episode 561
Scott emailed me that he didn't explore wilderness meaninglessly listening to birds as much as he committed. From experience, I know some guests overcommit or for some reason don't complete their com…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
560: Geoff Colvin, part 1: How to Become an Expert
Episode 560
My first week's assignment to my leadership classes at NYU for years has been to watch Geoff's conversation with Charlie Rose. Geoff got his MBA at NYU, but somehow I took years to connect with him. …
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
559: The Silky Smooth Seduction of Addiction
Episode 559
I decided to avoid putting screens on while I ate for a month. I expected to enjoy my food more, to find the euphoria I often feel from fresh, healthy food. I was surprised to find more the feeling o…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
558: Michael Carlino, part 5: Which is the danger, lowering or raising the human population?
Episode 558
This conversation was one of the most fascinating I've had. I couldn't have had it when I was younger. Michael and I are learning each other's world view regarding population, our innate drives, how …
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
557: Rollie Williams, part 1: Comedy and climate change
Episode 557
I hope you know Climate Town. Watch a bunch of episodes if you haven't. This Sustainable Life listeners and hosts talk about the show. It's funny and fun, yet intelligent and informative. On top of t…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
556: Judith Enck: Beyond Plastic's Founder and President
Episode 556
Judith shares her work, motivation, and vision on a problem everyone sees killing people and wildlife, but shies from applying themselves to, maybe because we value our polyester clothes, bottled wat…
Published on 3 years, 10 months ago
555: EJ Perry, part 1: Brown's quarterback on clutch performance
Episode 555
Who doesn't love knowing about something big before everyone else?
EJ Perry is something big, a very talented quarterback being scouted by the NFL, coming from the Ivy League. Rarely do people reach p…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
554: Sea walls won't protect us from our garbage. Stopping polluting gives us our best chance.
Episode 554
My notes that I read from for this episode:
Sea wall for Manhattan, like Holland: expensive, huge, likely won't workControversial already. Natural solutions might work better.Let's say they worked.On …Published on 3 years, 11 months ago
553: Gaya Herrington, part 1: How far have we passed our limits to growth? What does that mean?
Episode 553
Five months ago, Gaya's work led to headlines like Yep, it’s bleak, says expert who tested 1970s end-of-the-world prediction. The 1970s predictions weren't exactly predictions, but the headline refer…
Published on 3 years, 11 months ago