Podcast Episodes

332: How leaders choose better

Episode 332

Leadership means choosing and deciding for yourself and for others. To lead effectively, it helps to know how you choose and what happens in your heart and mind when you choose---that is, how your in…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

331: Rob Harper, part 2: A Pro-Trump View

Episode 331

Our second recorded conversation covered Rob's experience with separating his recycling.

The first time we met we meant to record but ended up speaking for three hours, partly meeting as person-to-per…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

330: Lockdown Inspiration from Nelson Mandela

Episode 330

Many of us are struggling living in lockdown.

Nelson Mandela has inspired me in many ways. Going beyond subsisting in captivity, he emerged from 27 years imprisoned on Robben Island---South Africa's A…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

329: John Perkins: Touching the Jaguar

Episode 329

A great joy of podcast success is talking to people who changed your life. I read John Perkins' Confessions of an Economic Hit Man about ten years ago. I couldn't put it down---as much from the writi…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

328: Tony Wagner, Learning by Heart

Episode 328

People often ask for advice on how to lead in a given situation, what leadership means, or one tip they can improve their leadership with. Nearly none of the questions help someone improve their lead…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

327: Rhonda Lamb, part 1: The Bronx and farm-fresh vegetables

Episode 327

You'll hear about Rhonda and how we met in the beginning of our conversation, but I brought her in for a different reason than most of my other guests.

I invite a lot of people to my famous no-packagi…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

326: Why Should I Care About Oskar Schindler?

Episode 326

I used Oskar Schindler in my third TEDx talk along with a few others as examples of people who took risks to do what they considered right—and that I think nearly all of us do. People like Rosa Parks…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

325: My Mom, Marie Spodek: All in the Family

Episode 325

I thought about recording with parents for a while. Environmental action is personal and people keep asking me what motivates me.

Well, now you'll get almost 50 years more background.

Another issue wit…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

324: Marina McCoy, part 1: A Waste-Free Earth Through Music

Episode 324

I can't tell you how refreshing it is to talk to someone who finds ways to do more, not to get credit for what she's already done.

Overwhelmingly, conversations with people about acting on our environ…

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago

323: Steven Kotler: Future Is Faster Than You Think

Episode 323

One of my goals of this podcast is to bring people with alternative views. I won't deny this motive being mainly selfish. I want to learn and grow from alternative view. I grew up viewing technology …

Published on 5 years, 8 months ago