In the 14th installment of The Atomic Exchange Podcast, co-hosts Dr. Goran Calic and Michael Tadrous dive into a newly published paper in Energy Policy titled “The Polarization of Energy Preferences: A Study on Social Acceptance of Wind and Nuclear Power in Sweden.” The study explores how public support for wind and nuclear energy is increasingly shaped not by safety or economics—but by political ideology and worldview. Goran and Michael unpack the findings, examine why nuclear tends to attract right-leaning supporters while wind appeals more to the political left, and discuss how gender and cultural values also factor into energy attitudes. They also explore broader questions about the future of energy engagement: Why are men more likely to support nuclear than women? Why do Swedes like wind power—just not in their own backyard? And what does it mean when energy decisions are driven more by identity than data? Tune in for a thoughtful discussion on politics, polarization, and the surprising ways our values shape our view of the grid.