Podcast Episodes

262: Unstable for a phase change

Episode 262

People talk about leadership causing ripple effects and hope that environmental action may lead to ripples.

I see the potential for more. People like acting on their environmental values when they do.…

Published on 6 years ago

261: We have failed, but it's not over. Are you giving all you've got?

Episode 261

My perspective on personal action continues to evolve.

In conversation with someone at an event this evening, I started realizing the meaning in asking what each of us can do and the meaninglessness o…

Published on 6 years ago

260: Creating the Muhammad Ali of the Environment

Episode 260

I started this podcast with the goal of creating a Mandela of the environment---a role I considered essential but saw no one remotely approaching it.

Lately I've seen the opening for an easier but mor…

Published on 6 years ago

259: Caspar Craven, part 2: with his wife and son

Episode 259

After resetting during conversation 1.5, Caspar returns with his son and wife---Columbus and Nicola---for a touching proper second episode.

The three of them approached the challenge as a family, thou…

Published on 6 years ago

258: The World Without Us, by Alan Weisman

Episode 258

After recording three episodes (248, 250, and 251) on Alan Weisman's Countdown, I read his earlier book, The World Without Us, which I found equally tremendous. In it, he considers what would happen …

Published on 6 years ago

257: Larry Yatch, part 1: Navy SEAL Officer precision leadership

Episode 257

Do you want to reach your potential? Do you want to get past seeing your properties as limitations?

Larry shares going from being what he is and we all are -- regular people -- to living his dream. An…

Published on 6 years ago

256: Why Personal Action Matters

Episode 256

Why bother not flying if you're one person out of billions? Aren't you just missing out and suffering without meaningfully changing anything?

These questions flummoxed me for a while. The longer I act…

Published on 6 years ago

255: Joshua Becker, Becoming Minimalist

Episode 255

I've recorded a few posts about how what many people call minimalism is really more maximal. From the outside it looks like minimizing stuff.d People who practice it, as I see it, don't focus on stuf…

Published on 6 years ago

254: Accidents of birth: communicating despite differences

Episode 254

Following up episode 253, I address race, sex, sexual preference and other difference people use as excuses to stop listening or understanding over.

Here are my notes I worked from:

Podcast: Race, sex,…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago

253: My greatest triumphs, my greatest shames

Episode 253

Here are my notes that I read from for this post:

My greatest triumphs, my greatest shames.

When I share personal stuff people always write how they like it. I think it's less important than learning t…

Published on 6 years, 1 month ago