Nuclear Barbarians

Episode 34: How to Fight ESG ft. Julius Krein

January 31st, 2023  |  41 mins 30 secs

climate, energy, energy security, environment, environmentalism, esg, finance, fossil fuels, nuclear, oil and gas, renewables

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

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 7: RTO No ft. Meredith Angwin

December 2nd, 2021  |  54 mins 42 secs

electricity, energy, energy crisis, energy politics, grid, natural gas, nuclear, renewables, rto, texas blackouts

Author of Shorting the Grid and Campaigning for Clean Air, Meredith Angwin joins me to talk about electricity wholesale markets, grid resiliency, the beauty of energy, and more!

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 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!