Jonah Messinger wrote a thoughtful piece on cold fusion for the Breakthrough Institute. I brought him on to talk about cold fusion, science as a process vs. science as an institution, and more!

Fusion Runs Hot And Cold by Jonah Messinger

Dr. Chris Keefer of Decouple came on the pod to talk about Canadians for Nuclear Energy’s new report, The Case for CANDU: Why Ontario's Homegrown Nuclear Technology Is Its Best Option In A Time Of Rising Electricity Demand.

The Report: https://www.canfornuclearenergy.org/

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

Check Out Decouple: https://www.decouplemedia.org/

Collin McClelland of Digital Wildcatters joined me to talk about oil and gas, telling better energy stories, and tons more. This is some of the most fun I’ve had hosting the show—hope you guys like it!

DW Website:

https://digitalwildcatters.com/

EQT Documentary:

Collin's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fracslap

Collin's Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@fracslap

Collin's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/collin-mclelland/

Cinematographer and documentarian Jesse Freeston joined me to talk about how he got nukepilled, his wonderful videos for Decouple Studios, the rat park, and how nuclear fits into his view of global flourishing.

Check out Jesse’s videos:

Inside the World’s BIGGEST Nuclear Plant (the one that got Ontario off coal): https://youtu.be/DM61idKNWtg

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Nuclear Waste: https://youtu.be/jM-b5-uD6jU

Alex Trembath, the Deputy Director of the Breakthrough Institute, joined me to talk about the deep contradictions in environmentalism, climate anxiety, the Jefferson/Hamilton divide, and much more!

Some of Alex’s work.

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Noah Rettberg returns to the pod to talk to me about synthfuels derived from carbon.

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Juan David Rojas joined me to talk about AMLO, Pemex, and Mexican energy.

AMLO and Mexico’s Fourth Transformation by Juan David Rojas: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/11/amlo-and-mexicos-fourth-transformation/

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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 on 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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