Grant Dever, one of the brightest whippersnappers in the whole Lone Star state, joined me to talk about nuclear in Texas, but then the conversation ranged all over the place with a long meditation on hope.

Texas Should Continue to Lead in Nuclear Power by Grant Dever

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My good friend and all around nuclear energy badass Paris Ortiz-Wines of Stand Up for Nuclear swung by to talk about what’s changed in the nuclear narrative and what we can and should do about it. It ended up being a far-ranging discussion about fear, hope, and how people change their minds.

How can advocates amplify global shifts in the nuclear energy narrative? by Paris Ortiz-Wines

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Alan Medsker, the one man nuclear revolution in Illinois, joined me to talk about convincing politicians in the Prairie state to protects its nuclear plants and repeal its moratorium.

Read about Alan’s efforts to bring pro-nuclearism to the Episcopal Church.

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Darius Mortazavi of the new chemical engineering Substack, Feedstockland, joined me to talk about the industrial chemical processes, the newsletter game, industry comms, energy realities, and more!

“Visible Emissions and Invisible Problems” by Darius Mortazavi

“Casino, Chemicals, and Kinetics!” by Darius Mortazavi

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Doomberg, one of the best and most popular Substackers in the world, joined me to talk about the problems besetting the so-called energy transition, political decadence, and our quantum-pilled energy future.

Thar She Blows by Doomberg

The Streisand Effect by Doomberg

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Author and journalist William D. Cohan joined me to talk about his new book on the rise and fall of General Electric—Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon.

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The climate scientist Roger Pielke Jr. joined me to talk about the origins of the 1.5c warming goals, its strange origins, and the troubled relationship between science, expertise, and politics.

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Articles Discussed:

Julius Krein, the editor of American Affairs, sat down to talk with me about the origins of ESG and how to fight it.

Here's Julius's piece in Compact: https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-the-right-can-t-beat-esg

Follow Julius on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JuliusKrein

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Dr. Chris Keefer swung by to talk about all his big moves in Canada and why the Save Pickering campaign is popping off.

Check out the Save Pickering campaign: https://www.canfornuclearenergy.org/save-pickering

The Decouple: https://www.decouplemedia.org/

Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Dr_Keefer

Austrian nuclear advocate Dominic Wipplinger joined me to talk about how nuclear support has changed, and what got him interested in nuclear. And he gives me an education in Austrian nuclear history. I learned a lot and I hope you do too!

Here's Dominic's info: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NukerKernundEnergietechnik Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-wipplinger-682868234/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/55966637310/user/525989865 Nuklearia: https://nuklearia.de/

Discord: https://discord.gg/kGvXB9q Our regular meetup, at the 13th and the last Thursday of each month, 20:00 CET takes place in this channel: https://discord.gg/vF2HQZ9r

Twitter: @Nuklearia

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Nuklearia

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nuklearia Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nuklearia/

Austrian Nuclear Society: http://www.oektg.at/

Young generation Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/55966637310