Podcast Episodes

522: Abdal Hakim Murad, part 1: Britain’s most influential Muslim thinker

Episode 522

A reader followed up on my conversations with religious figures and authorities from branches of Christianity and Judaism. He wrote

You have presented religious people with «the book». That’s good, an…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

521: Blake Haxton, part 2: Teamwork is crucial. How to solve that we're divided

Episode 521

I loved Blake and my conversation so much, I'm releasing our first two conversations back to back. Also, our first one didn't reach to The Spodek Method, so he hadn't taken on a commitment based on h…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

520: Blake Haxton, part 1: Paralympic victory and maybe the most important message I've heard on sustainability

Episode 520

I learned of Blake through the mailing list of the maker of my rowing machine, Concept2. Their piece on him described him as a Paralympic bound athlete. I was impressed, but only thought of him as a …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

519: Terik Weekes, Chief Engineer for Elroy Air: The future of electric flight

Episode 519

Should you prepare for a future of clean air travel, curb your flying, or other?

I saw Terik speak on a panel on electric flight. As Chief Engineer at a company winning awards for battery-powered plan…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

518: Killing cities, gardens, and parks, New York's cruel "Open Restaurants" overreach

Episode 518

Don't outdoor restaurants sound nice? During the pandemic, New York City allowed restaurants that couldn't host people indoors to serve them outdoors. Many restaurant owners credit the rule for keepi…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

517: Michael Carlino, part 2: Faith, God, the Bible, and Values

Episode 517

Nearly everyone I talk to who works on conservation or would call themselves an environmentalist or something like it treats American conservatives and evangelicals as adversaries, lost causes, hurdl…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

516: Geoengineering: Prologue or Epilogue for Humanity?

Episode 516

Here are the notes I read from, responding to this op-ed piece and this review for a book I've talked to the author about but haven't read.

Geoengineering Prologue or Epilogue for Humanity?

Introductio…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

515: Chad Foster, part 2: A blind man overcoming the trap of feeling you have to fix the world

Episode 515

Our conversation in this episode starts by covering his commitment from last time. After a few minutes, it becomes apparent he picked a commitment based on feeling he had to fix the world---that is, …

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

514: Jojo Mehta: Ecocide: why you want this law more than you've imagined

Episode 514

First, I'm so used to talking to people who don't act and try to convince themselves and others that individual actions don't matter, I loved talking to someone inspiring a movement to change interna…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

513: Jon Levy, part 2: Which influences more, shame and guilt or support and love?

Episode 513

Jon and I start by talking about his book, You're Invited: The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence. Some of the celebrities he's met and researched come up.

Then we started talking about this pod…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago