Climate & Clean Energy Episodes
#102: Put Your Money Where Your Future Is
March 1, 2021
In Episode 102 , Quinn & Brian discuss: How to invest in defeating climate change. Our guest is: Boris Khentov , SVP of Operations & Legal Counsel at Betterment . If you’ve been reading or listening to our newsletter, you’ve…
#100: A Conversation With (A) Future President of the United States
Oct. 5, 2020
In Episode 100 , Quinn & Brian discuss: Why state elections matter not just for your state but for the future of our planet. Our guests are: Aimy Steele & Amanda Litman. Aimy is a candidate for the North Carolina House of Re…
#97: How Do We Rebuild Capitalism in a World on Fire?
Sept. 14, 2020
In Episode #97 , Quinn digs into how we can rebuild capitalism for the world, for your company, and for yourself. Our guest is: Rebecca Henderson , Harvard professor behind the wildly popular class Reimagining Capitalism. Re…
#96: A Just Alternative to Climate Disaster *and* Gentrification
Sept. 7, 2020
In Episode 96 , Quinn & Brian ask: How do we orchestrate a just energy transition for frontline low- and middle-income communities — from the inside out? Our guest is: Daphany Rose Sanchez , Executive Director of Kinetic Com…
#94: Wait. Is Climate Science...Fashionable? It Is With Allbirds!
Aug. 24, 2020
In Episode 94 , Quinn & Brian discuss: the most comfortable and sustainable shoes on the planet. Our guest is: Hana Kajimura , who leads the development and execution of the Allbirds sustainability program and strategy and i…
#92: Your Invitation to Climate School at Terra.do
Aug. 10, 2020
In Episode 92 , we're headed off to climate school! Our guest is Anshuman Bapna , the creator (and headmaster) of Terra.do , which is like Hogwarts but for fixing the broken Earth. Of course, unlike Dumbledore, you can trust…
GOOD NEWS: How to Be A Better Ancestor
May 18, 2020
To continue our Good News series, we’re looking back to Episode 78 , when Quinn & Brian discussed: Planning for chaos . (Cheery, right?) For real, though. This episode offers an actionable, helpful, revealing, and — dare we …
WEBBY NOMINEE: "Who's Fixing The People Fixing The Planet?"
May 4, 2020
If you haven’t already heard, we received a Webby nomination for Best Podcast Episode in the Science & Education category. We’re really proud to be nominated again… but, we also really want to win. So, today, we’re re-airing…
BEST OF THE BEST: Air Pollution: The Low Hanging Fruit of Our Hellish Future
April 7, 2020
Cast your mind back to Episode 79 , when Quinn & Brian discussed: Optimism in the air (can it be?). Our guest is: Beth Gardiner , an environmental journalist and the author of Choked: Life and Breath in the Age of Air Pollut…
#89: Why Does It Require a PhD in Neuroscience Just to Support a Green New Deal?
March 23, 2020
In Episode 89 , Quinn & Brian discuss: Taking down the white guy who politically stabbed you (and the planet) in the back. Our guest is: Dr. Arati Kreibich. She gave us a call a couple weeks back to explain that she’s a fres…
#88: You Voted for Clean Energy… So Where The Hell Is it?
March 16, 2020
In Episode 88 , Quinn & Brian ask: You voted for clean energy… so why hasn’t it become a thing yet? Our guest is: Dr. Leah Stokes , author of the new book Short Circuiting Policy: Interest Groups and the Battle Over Clean En…
#84: How is Climate Change (Already) Affecting Immigration to the USA?
Feb. 17, 2020
We’re back! In Episode 84 , Quinn & Brian ask: Is the USA responsible for climate refugees (and then turning them away)? Our guest is: Jessica Cisneros , a 26-year-old immigration and human rights attorney and proud Mexican-…
#83: Knock Knock. Who’s There? Climate Change. Climate Change Who? Climate Change Pooped On Your Head. (A Conversation About Mangroves)
Nov. 5, 2019
In Episode 83 , Quinn & Brian discuss: Blue carbon, the patriarchy, and how one of those two things has ruined the other (we’ll give you three guesses). Our guests are Dr. Sarah Myhre and Priya Shukla . Dr. Myhre is a leadin…
#82: Sustainable Trees + Death Metal = Climate Progress
Oct. 22, 2019
In Episode 82 , Quinn & Brian discuss: How to fix our somewhat pressing land reconfiguration issues -- from 30,000 feet down to the soil under your feet. Our guest is Dr. Iara Lacher , a land use ecologist at the Smithsonian…
#81: Legalizing the Other Weed
Oct. 8, 2019
In Episode 81, Quinn & Brian discuss: Legalizing the weed of the sea. Our guests are Bren Smith and Tom Ford , two fine, clean-living gentleman who are out on the water, every day, trying to change the way that we eat and us…