Nuclear Barbarians

Episode 36: There's Climate Science and Then There's "Climate Science"

February 13th, 2023  |  46 mins 20 secs

climate change, climate crisis, climate science, ipcc, philosophy, politics, science

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.

Episode 12: Preserving Nuclear History ft. Nick Touran

January 6th, 2022  |  37 mins 14 secs

america, climate change, energy, energy crisis, fdr, history, nuclear, tva

Nick Touran, creator of whatisnuclear.com, joins me to talk about stewarding our nuclear past and learning from our engineering forefathers. Nick’s a great guy and I’ve learned a lot from his work. We had a fun time chatting and I encourage everyone to consult his website for valuable information about the development of nuclear energy in America.

Episode 10: Yung Nuclear ft. Aidan Swanson

December 22nd, 2021  |  35 mins 34 secs

andrew yang, aoc, climate change, electricity, greta, grid, keystone xl, markets, natural gas, nuclear, renewable energy, renewables, yang gang

Pronuclear zoomer Aidan Swanson came on the pod to talk to me about how he got into nuclear, his research on RTOs and natural gas, the posi/doomer divide amongst his generation, and more!

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Episode 9: Energy Crisis Update ft. Mark Nelson

December 15th, 2021  |  42 mins 37 secs

africa, climate, climate change, climate crisis, coal, cop26, germany, ghana, imperialism, nuclear, renewable energy, renewables, solar, wind

King of the energy analysts Mark Nelson swings by to talk about COP 26, his visit to Ghana, the energy crisis and how it's changing minds about nuclear.

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Episode 8: Defending Diablo Canyon ft. Heather Hoff

December 8th, 2021  |  37 mins

california, climate change, climate crisis, diablo canyon, green new deal, nuclear, nuclear energy, renewable energy, renewables

I got to speak with Heather Hoff, an employee at Diablo Canyon and founder of Mothers for Nuclear. This one was a big deal for me—I really admire Heather and all the work that she does. We talked about how Heather came to work at Diablo, how she overcame her fears of nuclear and became one of its fiercest advocates. We also talked about the amazing march to save Diablo that took place over the weekend.

Episode 5: Dr. Decouple ft. Chris Keefer

November 10th, 2021  |  51 mins 54 secs

climate change, climate crisis, cop26, green new deal, nuclear, nuclear energy, renewable energy, renewables

Dr. Chris Keefer, host of the Decouple podcast, joined me to talk about how he went from being a neo-Luddite to a full-blown nukepilled doctor of medicine and one of nucler’s most powerful advocates. We talk about fragilizing green policies, the importance of labor for nuclear energy, why mitigation is the wrong way to think about handling climate, and more!

Episode 4: China's Cruel and Dirty Winter ft. Angelica Oung

November 3rd, 2021  |  54 mins 6 secs

beijing, china, climate change, coal, energy, nuclear energy, solar, supply chains, taiwan, wind

Energy reporter Angelica Oung joins me to discuss China's energy crunch and Taiwan's energy future. I learned so much and had a great time! We discuss the trade-off and tribulations of China's command economy, what's happening with Chinese coal, how Taiwan's president basically spoke the Taiwanese renewables economy into being, and more!

Episode 2: CEPPtic Shock in Arizona ft. Isaac Orr

October 20th, 2021  |  46 mins 27 secs

biden, budget reconciliation, cepp, climate change, joe manchin, kyrsten sinema, natural gas, nuclear energy, renewable energy, solar energy

Isaac Orr, a policy analyst at the Center of the American Experiment, joined me to talk about the recent report he co-authored on what the Clean Energy Performance Program would mean for the state of Arizona. We talk about the report, the suburban mindset, the hard winter ahead, elite resentment against regular people, and more!

Episode 1: Stand Up For Nuclear ft. Paris Ortiz-Wines

October 13th, 2021  |  1 hr 2 mins

climate, climate change, environment, environmentalism, nuclear, nuclear energy, renewables

Emmet introduces himself and then sits down with Paris Ortiz-Wines, the global organizer of Stand Up for Nuclear, to talk about the international nuclear scene, Paris' background, why nuclear gives us so much hope, and more!