The Capitalist Hippie

By Marco Pimentel

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The Capitalist Hippie presents: Power Play AI needs more power, faster than America has ever built it. Power Play is a six-part investigation from Quartz and The Capitalist Hippie into the bottlenecks, the fixes, and the economics at the core of AI development. Hosted by Marco Pimentel. Reported by Jackie Snow, Catherine Baab-Muguira, and Joseph Zeballos-Roig. New episodes releasing weekly starting September 15. About The Capitalist Hippie: Capitalist…Hippie. Two words that weren't meant to mix. One worships growth, disruption, and bottom lines. The other? Earth, equity, and a future worth believing in. For decades, they stood in opposition. Not anymore. What was once radical—decarbonization, plant-based proteins, climate-focused investing—is now the biggest economic opportunity of our time. The Capitalist Hippie is a podcast for changemakers rewriting the rules of business. Not as rebellion, but as strategy. Because the world needs founders who push for more. Not just profit, but purpose. Not just scale, but systems change. Hosted by entrepreneur and marketing expert Marco Pimentel, this show gives you the bold ideas, market trends, and go-to-market playbooks proving that sustainability is the future of business. The counterculture is now the blueprint. So… are you building what's next, or clinging to what's broken?

Episode Date
Power Play Ep 6: Overbuild
Oct 28, 2026
Power Play Ep 5: Rulemakers
Oct 20, 2026
Power Play Ep 4: Solutions
Sep 29, 2026
Power Play Ep 3: Balance
Sep 22, 2026
Power Play Ep 1: AI wants your electricity
Sep 15, 2026
Power Play Ep 2: Gridlock
Sep 15, 2026
The Hidden Climate Opportunity Sitting in Your Basement
Dec 17, 2025
Brewing the Future: How Fungi Could Feed 8 Billion People
Nov 26, 2025
The Stories We Eat: How Agriculture Communicates
Nov 12, 2025
He Quit NASA to Fix the Way You Power Your Home
Oct 22, 2025
The Circular Economy's Next Big Opportunity
Oct 08, 2025
How AI's Energy Demand Could Accelerate $2 Trillion Climate Solutions
Sep 24, 2025
How AI-Powered Drones Could Save Billions in Wildfire Damage
Sep 10, 2025
How a $10K Prize Grew Apeel Into a $2 Billion Food Waste Unicorn
Aug 27, 2025
From Tiny Plots to Triple Growth: The 250 Sq Ft Farm Model
Aug 13, 2025
Turning $15K and Plastic Bottles Into a Cult Brand
Jul 02, 2025
How Chestnut Raised $160M to Fix the Carbon Offset Industry
Jun 18, 2025
Don't Change the Consumer, Change the Checkout
Jun 04, 2025
ROT to ROI: The Startup Keeping Food Fresher, Longer
May 21, 2025
Price. Convenience. Taste. Impact. The New Rules of Building a Sustainable CPG Brand.
May 07, 2025
Inside Shift's plan to make browsing a more sustainable experience
Apr 22, 2025
Why This Startup Bet on Boats—and Found a $16 Billion Market Hiding in Plain Sight
Apr 10, 2025
The White Gold Rush: Disrupting Lithium Mining
Mar 20, 2025
Why the Future of Every Job is a Climate Job
Mar 05, 2025
Nature's Anti-Freeze: Bringing an Agricultural Breakthrough to Market
Feb 19, 2025
From Nonprofit Beginnings to Global Impact: The Carbon Run Journey
Feb 05, 2025
Building, Breaking, and Rebuilding: Mitchell Scott's Vision for Sustainable Protein
Jan 22, 2025
Turning Trash into Treasure: How ChopValue's Felix Böck is Scaling Sustainability and Innovation
Jan 08, 2025
Breaking the Mold: How Decade's Kristy O'Leary is Redefining Profit and Purpose
Dec 04, 2024
Taking on Industry Giants: Anie Rouleau's Fight for a Sustainable Future
Nov 20, 2024
Building sustainable food systems - with Corwin Hiebert, VP of Strategic Partnerships for the Ethical Food Group
Nov 06, 2024
Innovating Waste Management Through Technology - with Marco Prayer, CTO and Co-Founder of RecycleSmart
Oct 23, 2024
Fueling the next generation of impact-driven entrepreneurs - with Cordell Jacks, CEO and Co-Founder, Regenerative Capital Group
Oct 09, 2024
Making responsible choices for the planet on a daily basis - with Sanchali Pal, Founder, Commons
Sep 25, 2024
Architecture for our future - with Michael Green, architect
Sep 11, 2024
Tackling food waste - with Jordan Schenck, Chief Customer Office at Flashfood
Aug 21, 2024
Rethinking Wood Waste for a Better Future - with Ben Christensen, CEO and Co-Founder of Cambium Carbon
Aug 07, 2024
Leading the Charge in Sustainable Home Energy Solutions - with Lauren Salz, Co-founder and CEO of Sealed
Jul 24, 2024
Promoting Climate Action Through Storytelling – with Kip Pastor, Founder & CEO of Pique Action
Jul 10, 2024
Empowering Communities through Solar Innovation - with John Witchel, CEO of King Energy
Jun 26, 2024
Transforming Waste Reduction – with Lindsey Hoell, Founder & CEO of Dispatch Goods
Jun 12, 2024
Revolutionizing sustainability - with Mike Winterfield, Founder of Active Impact
May 29, 2024
Empowering future leaders in climate action – with Valentina Constancio, Alicia Yang and Emily Coolidge from Pearson College
May 15, 2024
A journey towards climate resilience with Britt Wray - Author and Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry
May 01, 2024
Lighting the way to a brighter future – with Sam Goldman, Co-Founder and President of d.light & Founding Lead - Project Strike Out (IBET)
Apr 17, 2024
Revolutionizing Construction and Building a Sustainable Future – with Dustin Bowers, CEO & CTO at PLAEX Building Systems
Apr 03, 2024
Saving The Oceans One Plastic Bottle At a Time – with David Katz, Founder and CEO of Plastic Bank
Mar 20, 2024
Electrifying the Waves and Revolutionizing Recreational Boating – with Mitch Lee, CEO of Arc Boats
Mar 06, 2024
Revolutionizing Business for a Regenerative Future – with Jill Doucette, Founder of Synergy Enterprises
Feb 21, 2024
Transforming Home Climate Control – with Paul Lambert, CEO & Founder of Quilt
Feb 07, 2024
Reviving Agriculture and Embracing Regenerative Practices – with Robby Sansom, CO-Founder & CEO of Force of Nature
Jan 24, 2024
Revolutionizing Industry Sustainability With Steam – with Addison Stark, Founder of AtmosZero
Jan 10, 2024
Mapping the Future and Redefining Sustainable Infrastructure — with Robert Murphy, CEO of Othersphere
Dec 13, 2023
Building a Zero-Discharge Aquaculture Ecosystem to Preserve our Seas — with Kirk Havercroft, CEO of Sustainable Blue
Nov 29, 2023
Educating people on carbon footprint for a more sustainable world – with Michelle Li, founder of Clever Carbon
Nov 15, 2023
Solving The Imminent Feeding Crises With The Help Of Microbes – with Marc St-Onge, CEO of Smallfood
Nov 01, 2023
Finding a Sustainable Way to Reverse CO2 Emissions – With Alexsandra Guerra, Co-founder of Nori
Oct 18, 2023
Fixing climate change by taking better care of the soil - with Chris Tolles, CEO and Co-Founder of Yard Stick PBC
Oct 04, 2023
Leading The Way To Sustainable Consumerism With Realistic Eco-Lifestyle Content - with Laura Wittig, CEO and Founder of Brightly
Sep 20, 2023
Re-Imagining The Way We Shop and Making It Sustainable — with Garry Cooper, CEO and co-founder of Rheaply
Sep 06, 2023
Repairing the Food System with Circular Farming — with Stuart Lilley, CEO and founder of ReFeed Farms
Aug 23, 2023
Sharing Open-Source Data to Investigate Global Fishing Activity — with Tony Long, CEO of Global Fishing Watch
Aug 09, 2023
Reclaiming power through environmental advocacy — with Tzeporah Berman, Co-founder of Stand.earth
Jul 26, 2023
Traveling with a Regenerative Mindset — with Amanda Ho, Co-founder of Regenerative Travel
Jul 12, 2023
Utilizing Robotics to Solve Our Food Waste Issue — with Carissa Campeotto, Co-founder of Trendi
Jun 28, 2023
Introducing Affordable Geothermal Installations with No Geographical Restrictions — with Michael Sachse, CEO of Dandelion Energy
Jun 14, 2023
Empowering You to Slash Your Own Carbon Footprint — with Jean-Louis Warnholz, Co-Founder and CEO of Future
May 31, 2023
Giving Fast Fashion the Finger with Deadstock Textiles, Ethical Production, and Multi-Purpose Androgynous Looks — with Negin Izad, Owner of NOCTEX
May 17, 2023
Disrupting Food Packaging Standards with Shareable Stainless Steel Vessels — with Jason Hawkins, co-founder of Reusables
May 03, 2023
Standing up to Systemic Exploitation of the Environment and People — with Colin Vernon, co-founder and CTO of Slow Factory
Apr 19, 2023
Crushing the food waste crisis with global food sharing app — with Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of OLIO
Apr 05, 2023
Powering Hollywood and more with the next generation of portable power stations — with Mark Rabin, founder and CVO of Portable Electric
Mar 22, 2023
Jenn Harper, Founder and CEO — Cheekbone Beauty
Mar 08, 2023
René Gauthier, Founder — Ecologyst
Feb 22, 2023
Lee Reitelman, Co-Founder and CEO — PlantPaper
Feb 08, 2023
Steph Speirs, Co-Founder and CEO — Solstice
Jan 25, 2023
Dr. Christina Chang, Partner — Lowercarbon Capital
Jan 11, 2023
Ben Nyland, President and CEO — Loop Energy
Dec 14, 2022
Dr. Geoff De Ruiter, Carbon Manager — BC Biocarbon
Nov 30, 2022
Justin Kolbeck, CEO and Co-Founder — Wildtype
Nov 16, 2022
Mellisa Mills, Founder and CEO — Spread'Em Kitchen
Nov 02, 2022
Aki Kaltenbach, Founder and CEO — Save Da Sea
Oct 19, 2022
Jonathan Shieber, Editor and Venture Partner — FootPrint Coalition
Oct 05, 2022
Sahar Sam, Co-Founder and CSO — Solaires Entreprises Inc.
Sep 21, 2022
Jackie Prince, Co-Founder — Guests on Earth
Sep 07, 2022
Kelly Erhart, President & Co-Founder — Project Vesta
Aug 24, 2022
Miguel Calatayud, CEO & Director — iwi
Aug 10, 2022
Lucy Hargreaves, Head of Public Affairs and Policy — Patch
Jul 27, 2022
Julie Poitras-Saulnier, Co-Founder & CEO — Loop Mission
Jul 13, 2022
Janna Bishop, Co-Founder & CEO — Flourist
Jun 29, 2022
Paul Long, Founder & Designer — ANIÁN
Jun 15, 2022
Ann Radil, Head of Carbon Reduction — Neutral
Jun 01, 2022
Emma Gilchrist, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief — The Narwhal
May 18, 2022
Felix Böck, Founder & CEO — ChopValue
May 04, 2022
Desirée Dupuis, VP Sales & Marketing — Cascadia Seaweed
Apr 21, 2022
Jack Bruner, Co-Founder — Carbon Neutral Club
Apr 21, 2022
Victor Nicolov, Founder & CEO — Sepura Home
Apr 21, 2022
Welcome to Someone Like You
Apr 19, 2022