We made solar and wind cheap. But where do we go from here?

We sat down with farmer Kyle Bridgeforth to ask him about the challenges facing his operation and the Ag industry during the pandemic.

When it comes to innovative technologies, which comes first: deployment, or the ability to financially compete?

How COVID-19 federal relief bills could also, quietly, help decarbonize.

Robert Bryce argues that electricity determines the fate and wealth of people to the same extent that guns, germs, and steel once did.

Nils Gilman has a warning for us: watch out for the coming Avocado Politics.

We spoke with Leah Stokes right after Super Tuesday 2020. Tune in for the political commentary, stay for the energy expertise.

An innovative nuclear sector will require tilting the playing field away from large firms and toward entrepreneurial startups.

Jessica Appelgren, VP of Comms at Impossible Foods, on her theory of change, why taste matters, and "Frankenfoods."

We’re thrilled to welcome Carlos Curbelo, a former Republican Congressman from Florida, for our season opener.

We’re closing Season Three of the Breakthrough Dialogues with a lofty vision: what would it mean to leave half of the earth for nature?

All your big climate science questions, answered.

Policy and activism as an "elder millennial" in a youth-led climate movement.

Today’s episode is a little different: we're answering questions from YOU. Tune in for everything from electric scooters to climate deni

There’s an underappreciated value in talking to another human like they’re a human ⁠— especially in science communications.

Climate change, Jane Flegal argues, does not have a deadline. Yes — it’s an urgent problem. But we're not about to fall from a cliff.

Bryan Walsh has spent a lot of time thinking about existential risks, how to classify them, and whether we care about long-term futures.

Food studies scholar S. Margot Finn on what the food movement misses about poverty and inequality.

On post-partisan politics, inclusive governance, and what a 14-month-old can teach us about a stronger democracy.

Vox's David Roberts and Breakthrough's Alex Trembath finally hash things out in our season three opener.

When was the last time you changed your mind? If you’re anything like the rest of the population, probably not very recently.

Nassib Mugwanya, outreach officer at the Uganda Biosciences Information Center, on what actually helps farmers thrive.

It is universally true that all rich countries use a lot of energy. In today’s conversation, we talk with foreign energy policy expert Todd

For optimal sustainability, which farming practice is best? Miriam Horn says: it depends.

Why, despite an ever-increasing abundance of vegan celebrities, restaurants, and meat substitutes, we just can’t stop eating meat.

The Green New Deal has recently picked up social and political momentum, but federal interventions into energy and environmental problems ar

The first step toward alleviating animal suffering, Brandon Keim argues, is to grant animals political representation.

If dense cities are so good for communities and the climate, why is it so hard to find an affordable home in the San Francisco Bay Area?

Science as rugby, not chess, educational board games, and scientists' role in policy with George Sparks.

We often think of progress and failure as mutually exclusive. Hannah Ritchie of Our World in Data says otherwise.

Suzy Baker, the Communications Director at Third Way, and Alex, the equivalent at Breakthrough, often talk shop. Here are their science comm

What is nature, and what isn’t? Is it helpful to make that distinction? If you had asked Alan Levinovitz a few years ago, he would have been

How can environmental philanthropy have the greatest impact? Rachel Pritzker has thought a lot about this question.

Varun Sivaram, one of the world's foremost advocates for low-carbon innovation, on his vision for the future of solar energy.

Julio Friedmann is a carbon wrangler, which means he works on creating a circular economy where carbon from the air and oceans is used and r

The “white guy problem,” naturalizing ideals of the farm, and cloth-diapering: gendered environmental discourse with Jennifer Bernstein.

Tisha Schuller is an energy and environmental consultant; she used to be the president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. How does she

Jon Symons joins us to talk about the politics of inequality in climate change innovation. We discuss the risks, benefits, and governance of

Jenny Splitter joins Alex and Emma to talk about her personal experience visiting a feedlot, and what that means for the future of meat.

We talk with science journalist Charles Mann about how humans use science, technology, and policy to confront our impact on the planet and,