Podcast Episodes

179: Initiative, the book: Highlights from an interview

Episode 179

This is a podcast about leadership. Initiative is a major part of leadership. If you want to lead environmentally, you need to initiate because the world is likely going in an opposite direction than…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

178: What parenthood teaches us about environmental action

Episode 178

We're living in a world of people who are judging parenting from the view of a partier, which makes sense when you don't have a child -- something to take responsibility for. But we have such a thing…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

177: The best advice on making habits last

Episode 177

The challenge for habits isn't starting them. It's not stopping them.

I've started many. Actually, I've probably started fewer than most. I've stopped fewer. Mistakes: focusing on starting, wondering …

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

176: The folly of chasing efficiency

Episode 176

Silicon Valley, governments, and lots of people are pushing for efficiency. I do too, but only after changing systemic beliefs and goals.

The greatest cause of global warming would have looked like th…

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

175: Jack Buffington, part 1: What can we do about plastic?

Episode 175

Plastic is everywhere -- the oceans, landfills, and for 93% of us, our bloodstreams.

Everyone promotes recycling, but it's not happening anywhere near the scale that we're producing it and pumping it …

Published on 6 years, 7 months ago

174: Chase Amante, part 1B: Chase on the Environment

Episode 174

In this part of the conversation, Chase and I spoke about the environment.

He's very thoughtful about it, though hasn't acted on it, for reasons he eloquently explains. I take the liberty of persistin…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

173: Chase Amante, part 1A: How to start and run a business giving men dating advice

Episode 173

Chase runs GirlsChase, one of the most trafficked sites for dating coaching, which recently celebrated 10 years in business.

It sets itself apart from its peers, besides its longevity with basic mater…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

172: If anything, I'm a maximalist

Episode 172

When many people enter my apartment for the first time say something about it being minimalist. I feel like I have a lot of stuff because I have many things I don't need, mean to get rid of, but have…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

171: The "best kept secret in environmental leadership"

Episode 171

I love watching Dr. Michael Gregor's videos on nutrition.

A common theme of his videos is how medical school barely teach doctors nutrition and exercise despite how important they are for health. He s…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago

170: Colonel Mark Read, part 2: His Family's Best Christmas Ever

Episode 170

A lot of people say, "Josh, easy for you to act on the environment. You don't have kids."

First, I could point to former guest Bea Johnson, who with her husband and 2 sons, produce less than a mason j…

Published on 6 years, 8 months ago