Earthlings 2.0 Podcast
By Lisa Ann Pinkerton
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Episodes: 162
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The Earthlings Podcast takes a look at the big issues facing humanity in the early 21st century and our relationship to our environment, technology, and each other. Each episode, award-winning journalist, and former NPR reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton hosts experts, scientists, and leaders working to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Together, they cover wide-ranging topics including environmental solutions, emerging technologies, what the future might look like, and more.
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#162: Whales, Wolves, and Wild Comebacks: The Power of Rewilding with Alister Scott
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May 26, 2026 |
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#161: Dry, Pulverize, Sanitize: Turning Industrial Waste Into New Resources with ADAR Technologies
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May 19, 2026 |
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#160: Throwing Shade at the Heat Crisis with Passive Cooling With ThermoShade
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May 12, 2026 |
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#159: Combining Robotics and Mass Timber For Modular Urban Buildings with Intelligent City
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May 05, 2026 |
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#158: Community as Infrastructure: Rethinking How We Live Together with Alan Willett
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Apr 28, 2026 |
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#157: Rethinking Home Climate Control with Quilt
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Apr 21, 2026 |
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#156: Ammonia: The Compound That Could Power a Cleaner Planet with Ammobia
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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#155: How Sustainable Aviation Fuel is Taking Off with Universal Fuel Technologies
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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#154: The Hidden Life of Wearable Technology with James Gilmore
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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#153: The Portable Solar Revolution with Gismo Power
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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#152: The Future of Drone Delivery with Flytrex
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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#151: Decarbonizing Industry Without Starting From Scratch with Petra Power
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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#150: Reimagining Spiritual Community Through Psilocybin with Psanctuary
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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#149: Rethinking Waste as a Climate Solution with Carbogenics
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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#148: The Future of All-Electric Heat Pumps with Jetson
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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#147: Predictive AI for the Green Economy With Taza
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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#146: Fixing the Clean Energy Logjam with Daniel Dus
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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#145: Wearable Tech to Monitor Cardiovascular Health with Nanowear
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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#144: The Quiet Shift Away from Investment in Oil and Gas with Mitchell Beer
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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#143: Rethinking Home Energy Resilience with Pila Energy
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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#142: What’s in Store For Cleantech in 2026 with Cleantech Group
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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#141: Supercharging Utilities with AI with Senpilot
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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#140: The Circular Economy of Chemicals and Carbon Emissions with CERT Systems
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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#139: Designing the Next Generation of Aircraft with Natilus
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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#138: Streamlining the Shift to the Electric Home with Treehouse
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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#137: How Hydrogen Can Actually Compete with Diesel with Celadyne Technologies
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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#136: Cracking the Code on Low-Cost Hydrogen with Power to Hydrogen
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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#135: Turning Recycled Aluminum into Energy with AlumaPower
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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#134: The Life After Life of Human Composting with Return Home
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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#133: Decarbonizing Transport with Smarter Hydrogen Storage with Rux Energy
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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#132: Turning Rust into Renewable Energy with RIFT
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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#131: Why AI + Robotics Could Be The Future of Reclaimed Lumber with Urban Machine
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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#130: De-Sensationalizing the News with The Boring Report
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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#129: The All-in-One Platform Behind Smarter Fleet Electrification with Siemens Smart Infrastructure
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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#128: Insurance Tech for Adapting to Climate Change with the Demex Group
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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#127: A Cleaner Way To Reinvent Lithium Extraction with Novalith
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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#126: Jigar Shah and Modern Energy Tech for a 100-Year-Old Grid
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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#125 - Why Supercapacitors are the Future of Long-Duration Storage with Wright Energy Storage Technologies
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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#124: The Plug in Future of Solar with Whit Fulton
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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#123: Rewiring the Mind with Sens.ai with Advanced Brain Wellness
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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#122: The Dirt-Simple Power of Biochar with USBI
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Aug 12, 2025 |
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#121: Personal Autonomous Shuttle Transport with SNAAP
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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#120: Innovative Solutions for Global Water Challenges with Brian Richter
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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#119: How Utilities Can Unlock Capacity Without Building More with Switched Source
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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#118: The Modern Age of Misinformation and Journalism with the Poynter Institute
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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#117: Eliminating The ‘Middle Mile’ In Food Distribution with Relocalize
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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#116: How Robotics and AI Are Making Recycling Economical with AMP
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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#115: Fusion’s Magnetic Mirror Magic for a Low-Carbon Energy Future with Realta Fusion
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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#114: The New Reality of Extreme Weather with Victor Gensini
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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#113: Concentrated Solar that’s Full of Hot Air with 247Solar
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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#112: Part 2: The Unsupervised Rise of a New Digital Civilization
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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#111: Part 1: The Unsupervised Rise of a New Digital Civilization
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May 28, 2025 |
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#110: The Social Equity Revolution in Solar with Solar Stewards
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May 20, 2025 |
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#109 - Inside Schneider Electric’s Ambitious Decarbonization Plan
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May 16, 2025 |
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#108: Autonomous Robots Driving Down Costs for Sustainable Infrastructure with Civ Robotics
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May 06, 2025 |
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#107 - The Lawsuits Demanding Accountability on Climate Change
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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#106: Rethinking Fish Farms for Regenerative Agriculture with Pine Island Redfish
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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#105 - Unlocking the Magic of Weird Thinking with the Octopus Movement
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Apr 16, 2025 |
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#104: The Role of Rocks in Carbon Sequestration with Eion
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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#103: Navigating the Polycrisis with the Post Carbon Institute
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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#102: Optimizing the EV Ramp-Up at the Grid’s Edge with Rhythmos.io
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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#101: From Gray To Green: Producing Clean Hydrogen Through Electrolysis with Cipher Neutron
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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#100: 100 Interviews, Infinite Futures with Lisa Ann Pinkerton
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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#99: Beyond Lithium: How Air, Water, and Rock Could Power the Grid with Hydrostor
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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#98: Beyond Organic: Understanding Regenerative Agriculture
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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#97: Autonomous Trucking: The Future of EV Freight and Transport
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#96: Skipping the Lines with Autonomous EV Charging
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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#95: Women Investing in Women Pays Dividends with True Wealth Ventures
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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#94: How EV Charging Can Build Grid Resilience
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Jan 28, 2025 |
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#93: Unlocking Cleantech’s Funding Future with the Cleantech Group
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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#92: Making EV Batteries More Sustainable
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Jan 14, 2025 |
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#91: Building Resilient, All-Electric Homes for the Future with Arch Rao
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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#90: Powering Sub-Saharan Africa with Solar Solutions and EVs
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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#89: Revolutionizing Farming with Solar-Powered AI Robots
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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88: Community Solar Cuts Costs and Carbon for Anyone
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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#87: Decarbonizing Aluminum Through Upcycling
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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#86: Unlocking the Power of Soil for Carbon Sequestration
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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#85: Powering Utilities with Big Data for Cleaner Grids
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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#84: Closing the Loop with Plastic Waste with Enzyme Recycling
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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#83: Capturing Carbon with Direct Air Capture
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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#82: A ‘Fitbit’ Monitor for Battery Safety
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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#81: How Slowing Ocean Currents are Rewriting Climate Predictions
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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#80: Helping Farmlands Underground: The Advancement Of Soil Carbon Measuring
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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#79: Bridging Political Divides on Climate Change
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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#78: Drone Constellation for Critical Infrastructure
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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#77: The Scope of Agriculture’s Future
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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#76: Unlocking the Vast Potential of Geothermal Power
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#75: Balancing Pronatalism and Population Decline for a Sustainable Future
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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#74: Making Home Energy Storage Accessible For All
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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#73: The EV Truck Stop of the Future
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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#72: Using AI to Make Smarter, Greener, and More Efficient Buildings
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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#71: Turning Climate Science in Public Action with Dr. Aaron Thierry
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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#70: The Syzygy of Converting Light into Carbon-Free Chemicals
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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#69: Cutting Carbon in the Skies Today with Hybrid-Electric Airplanes
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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#68: Sustainable Aviation Fuels Are Gaining Altitude with Gene Gebolys
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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#67: The Path to a Green Cement Future
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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#66: Rethinking Reforestation with Grant Canary
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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#65: A Fresh Outlook on Fruit Logistics
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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#64: The Magical Solution of Beans with Andy Jarvis
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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#63: Sailing the Silent Seas with Michael Köhler
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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#62: Diving Deep with DNA Today
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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#61: Solving the Rubik’s Cube of Carbon Markets with Steve Boyle
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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#60: The Magical Future of Mushrooms
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#59: Lab-Grown Chicken, the Ethical White Meat
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May 29, 2024 |
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#58: WIRED’s Take on Sustainable Products
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May 21, 2024 |
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#57: Following Portugal’s Lead on 100% Renewables
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May 15, 2024 |
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#56: The E-fuel Oil Fields of the Future
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May 07, 2024 |
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#55: Hyperspectral Satellite Data Putting Many Eyes on the Earth
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May 01, 2024 |
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#54: Hydrogen Horizons: Pioneering Clean Energy Education
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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#53: Earth Day’s Mission to End Plastic Pollution
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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#52: Zeroing in on Hydrogen for Marine Transportation
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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#51: The Grass is Greener with Carbon-Negative Building Products
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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#50: The Real Future of Virtual Power Plants
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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#49: Green Hydrogen’s Unsung Hero
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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#48: Talking Circular Economy with the Trash Magic! Podcast
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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#47: Hydrogen Horizons: Unveiling the Power of Fuel Cells
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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#46: Sailing the Silent, Solar-Powered Seas
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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#45: How Thermal Batteries are Bottling the Sun
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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#44: Ending the Timeline for PFAS Forever Chemicals
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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#43: The Captivating Promise of Carbon-Negative Plastics
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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#42: Sustainable Aviation Fuels Are Gaining Altitude!
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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#41: Autonomous Vehicles: The Future of the Fastlane
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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#40: COP 28 and the Conundrum of International Anarchy
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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#39: Rethinking Reforestation with Mast Reforestation
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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#38: Turning Climate Science into Public Action with Dr. Aaron Thierry
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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#37: Earthlings 2.0 x Trash Magic Episode Swap: Producer's Responsibility in End of Life of Products with Heidi Sanborn
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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#36: Our Super Capacity to Wean Remote Communities off of Diesel with Marty Snyder
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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#35: The Charge of the Electric Farm with David Meyers
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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#34: Reinventing Solar from the Ground Up with Daniel Flanigan
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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#33: Carbon Price, Power, and Politics with Neal Dikeman Part 2
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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#32: The Future of Solar Farming - Earthlings 2.0 x SunCast Episode Swap
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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#31: Carbon Price, Power and Politics with Neal Dikeman (Part 1)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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#30: The Magical Solution of Beans with Andy Jarvis
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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#29: Living, Breathing, Beautiful Buildings with Lindsay Baker
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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#28: Solving the Rubik’s Cube of Carbon Markets with Steve Boyle
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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#27: Future-Proofing Batteries the EV Battery with Virginia Klausmeier
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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#26: The Forever Fuel in Nuclear Fusion with Randall Volberg
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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#25: A Mighty Urban Wind Future with Erika Boeing
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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#24: The Fast Future of AI with David Kruguer
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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#23: The Perils and Payoffs of Carbon Credits with Sasha Mackler
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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#22: The Land of the Lost Food with Lisa Johnson
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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#21: The Big Idea Behind Tiny Homes with Lindsey Wood
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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#20: Digitizing Democracy with Hannes Astok
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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#19: Fossil Fuel Misinformation with Duncan Meisel Executive Director, Clean Creatives
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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#18: The Recycler for Spaceship Earth with Brittany Zimmerman, CEO of Yummet
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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#17: Season Three Preview
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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#16: Life at 3° C with Dr. Bill Mcguire, Dr. Camille Paramsean, Dr. Edmon Totin, and Dr. Peter Howard
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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#15: Space Inc. with Neeraj Gupta, Ryan Hartman, and Marcia Smith
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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#14: Electrification: The Smart Home Upgrade with Ari Matusiak, Alex Bazhinov, and Claire Broido Johnson
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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#13: Chilling Out Urban Mobility with Melinda Hanson, Carlos Pardo, and Charlie Welch
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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#12: Flying the Sustainable Skies with Graham Warwick, Val Miftakhov, and Blain Newton
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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#11: Plastic Diet with Patricia Kombo, Kam Sripada, and Beth Rattner
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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#10: Living with Wildfires with Dustin Mulvaney, Molly Hunter, Tim Barat, and Carrick Detweiler
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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#9: Bonus Who Are We Anyway?
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May 24, 2022 |
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#8: How Green Is Your Steel? with Thomas Koch Blank, Anders Wiliamsson, and Anne-Claire Howard
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May 10, 2022 |
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#7: The Psychedelic Therapist Will See You Now with Ronan Levy
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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#6: To Nuclear or Not with Dr. Jessica Lovering, MV Ramana, and Chris Vlahoplus
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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#5: Foraging for Future Tech with Oleg Dre, John Roth, Dan Park, and Nicholas Duprey
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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#4: Decrypting the Future of Money with Alejandra Argueta, Laura Shin, and John Paul Barrick
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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#3: Coming Down From the Oil High with Gregor Macdonald
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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#2: Your Next Car Will Be an EV with Kamaele Terry, John Fitzgerald Weaver, and Charles Morris
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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#1: Energy Predictions Are Hard with Jenny Chase, Rick O’Connell, and Anna Ebers Broughel
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Dec 14, 2021 |