Breakthrough InstituteJun 16, 20201 minSeason 4 Finale: We Made Solar and Wind Cheap. Now WhatWe made solar and wind cheap. But where do we go from here?
Breakthrough InstituteJun 8, 20201 minAgriculture in the Time of CoronavirusWe sat down with farmer Kyle Bridgeforth to ask him about the challenges facing his operation and the Ag industry during the pandemic.
Breakthrough InstituteMay 18, 20201 minDeployment-Led InnovationWhen it comes to innovative technologies, which comes first: deployment, or the ability to financially compete?
Breakthrough InstituteMay 4, 20201 minFor Decarbonization and Economic Recovery, Start with the Low-Hanging FruitHow COVID-19 federal relief bills could also, quietly, help decarbonize.
Breakthrough InstituteApr 20, 20201 minElectricity Makes the World Go RoundRobert Bryce argues that electricity determines the fate and wealth of people to the same extent that guns, germs, and steel once did.
Breakthrough InstituteApr 6, 20201 minAvocado PoliticsNils Gilman has a warning for us: watch out for the coming Avocado Politics.
Breakthrough InstituteMar 23, 20201 min"You can't put a band-aid over an open artery."We spoke with Leah Stokes right after Super Tuesday 2020. Tune in for the political commentary, stay for the energy expertise.
Breakthrough InstituteMar 9, 20201 minWhat went wrong with big nuclear?An innovative nuclear sector will require tilting the playing field away from large firms and toward entrepreneurial startups.
Breakthrough InstituteFeb 24, 20201 minTasting is BelievingJessica Appelgren, VP of Comms at Impossible Foods, on her theory of change, why taste matters, and "Frankenfoods."
Breakthrough InstituteFeb 10, 20201 minSeason 4 Premiere: A Former Congressman on Republican Climate ActionWe’re thrilled to welcome Carlos Curbelo, a former Republican Congressman from Florida, for our season opener.
Breakthrough InstituteNov 25, 20191 minHalf for Us, Half for NatureWe’re closing Season Three of the Breakthrough Dialogues with a lofty vision: what would it mean to leave half of the earth for nature?
Breakthrough InstituteNov 11, 20191 minCrunching the Climate NumbersAll your big climate science questions, answered.
Breakthrough InstituteOct 28, 20191 minAn Elder Millennial's Climate JourneyPolicy and activism as an "elder millennial" in a youth-led climate movement.
Breakthrough InstituteOct 14, 20191 minAsk Us AnythingToday’s episode is a little different: we're answering questions from YOU. Tune in for everything from electric scooters to climate deni
Breakthrough InstituteSep 30, 20191 minWhat Climate Communication Can Learn from TheaterThere’s an underappreciated value in talking to another human like they’re a human — especially in science communications.
Breakthrough InstituteSep 16, 20191 minWicked Problems and How to Solve ThemClimate 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.
Breakthrough InstituteSep 2, 20191 minApocalypse How?Bryan Walsh has spent a lot of time thinking about existential risks, how to classify them, and whether we care about long-term futures.
Breakthrough InstituteAug 19, 20191 minFood (In)justiceFood studies scholar S. Margot Finn on what the food movement misses about poverty and inequality.
Breakthrough InstituteAug 5, 20191 minBuilding Bridges for a Stronger Climate PoliticsOn post-partisan politics, inclusive governance, and what a 14-month-old can teach us about a stronger democracy.
Breakthrough InstituteJul 22, 20191 minEnergy Twitter Out Loud: Season Three PremiereVox's David Roberts and Breakthrough's Alex Trembath finally hash things out in our season three opener.
Breakthrough InstituteMay 20, 20191 minHow to Change Your MindWhen was the last time you changed your mind? If you’re anything like the rest of the population, probably not very recently.
Breakthrough InstituteMay 6, 20191 minTransforming African AgricultureNassib Mugwanya, outreach officer at the Uganda Biosciences Information Center, on what actually helps farmers thrive.
Breakthrough InstituteApr 22, 20191 minEnergy for GrowthIt is universally true that all rich countries use a lot of energy. In today’s conversation, we talk with foreign energy policy expert Todd
Breakthrough InstituteApr 8, 20191 minShrinking Agriculture's FootprintFor optimal sustainability, which farming practice is best? Miriam Horn says: it depends.
Breakthrough InstituteMar 25, 20191 minMeeting Meat-Eaters HalfwayWhy, despite an ever-increasing abundance of vegan celebrities, restaurants, and meat substitutes, we just can’t stop eating meat.
Breakthrough InstituteMar 11, 20191 minWhat is the "Green" in the Green New Deal?The Green New Deal has recently picked up social and political momentum, but federal interventions into energy and environmental problems ar
Breakthrough InstituteFeb 25, 20191 minAnimals as Citizens with Brandon KeimThe first step toward alleviating animal suffering, Brandon Keim argues, is to grant animals political representation.
Breakthrough InstituteFeb 11, 20191 minVomiting anarchists, burrowing owls, and the San Francisco housing crisis with Kim-Mai CutlerIf 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?
Breakthrough InstituteJan 28, 20191 minScience with a Capital "S" with George SparksScience as rugby, not chess, educational board games, and scientists' role in policy with George Sparks.
Breakthrough InstituteJan 14, 20191 minZooming Out: Big Picture Data with Hannah RitchieWe often think of progress and failure as mutually exclusive. Hannah Ritchie of Our World in Data says otherwise.
Breakthrough InstituteAug 20, 20182 minEpisode 10: A Better Nuclear Story with Suzy BakerSuzy Baker, the Communications Director at Third Way, and Alex, the equivalent at Breakthrough, often talk shop. Here are their science comm
Breakthrough InstituteAug 6, 20182 minEpisode 9: On Naturalness with Alan LevinovitzWhat 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
Breakthrough InstituteJul 23, 20181 minEpisode 8: Ecomodernist Philanthropy with Rachel PritzkerHow can environmental philanthropy have the greatest impact? Rachel Pritzker has thought a lot about this question.
Breakthrough InstituteJul 9, 20182 minEpisode 7: Taming the Sun with Varun SivaramVarun Sivaram, one of the world's foremost advocates for low-carbon innovation, on his vision for the future of solar energy.
Breakthrough InstituteJun 25, 20182 minEpisode 6: Carbon wrangling with Julio FriedmannJulio 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
Breakthrough InstituteJun 11, 20181 minEpisode 5: Environmentalism's gender problem with Jennifer BernsteinThe “white guy problem,” naturalizing ideals of the farm, and cloth-diapering: gendered environmental discourse with Jennifer Bernstein.
Breakthrough InstituteMay 28, 20181 minEpisode 4: Straddling environmental divides with Tisha SchullerTisha Schuller is an energy and environmental consultant; she used to be the president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association. How does she
Breakthrough InstituteMay 14, 20181 minEpisode 3: Climate innovation and global equality with Jon SymonsJon Symons joins us to talk about the politics of inequality in climate change innovation. We discuss the risks, benefits, and governance of
Breakthrough InstituteApr 30, 20181 minEpisode 2: Feedlots with Jenny SplitterJenny Splitter joins Alex and Emma to talk about her personal experience visiting a feedlot, and what that means for the future of meat.
Breakthrough InstituteApr 12, 20181 minEpisode 1: Wizards and prophets with Charles MannWe talk with science journalist Charles Mann about how humans use science, technology, and policy to confront our impact on the planet and,