Episodes
Sept. 3, 2021
503: Jonathan Hardesty, part 5: Facing and overcoming gluttony
I hope you hear Jonathan and I sharing a great rapport---on art, stewardship, Christianity, and enjoying life. If you've reached this conversation, you know what we're covering in this episode: his results doing the Spodek M…
Aug. 31, 2021
502: Cassiano Laureano, part 1: The world record for most burpees in an hour
When I read about Cassiano setting the world record for most burpees in an hour--951---I knew I had to meet him. Though I've maxed out at a mere 370 in a day , I did most of them in under three hours. Still dramatically slow…
Aug. 29, 2021
501: Big City Andrew, part 2: Cleaning small towns and big cities
Sorry the audio doesn't show the big Trump flag behind Andrew, because in this episode, I hear a regular guy who sees America's small towns and big cities becoming polluted and acts. Not that Trump supporters aren't regular …
Aug. 28, 2021
500: This Podcast's Next Milestone
For the 500th episode, I share the outcome I expect to make happen from all this podcast experience as part of my mission to change culture to embrace, not refrain from or fear, sustainability and stewardship. I describe how…
Aug. 25, 2021
499: What sets limits on pollution, part 2: some answers
The notes I read from for this episode: I asked many questions on the last episode. The core ones were “why aren’t we switching to renewables and not polluting faster?” I know we can’t switch overnight, but what sets the pac…
Aug. 24, 2021
498: What sets the limits on pollution? Why don't we pollute less or decrease faster?
My notes I read from: Why do we still pollute, part 1: the questions Does the following sound familiar? We use a lot of energy, but we’ll electrify everything and power them with wind and solar. Yes, we need to build a lot, …
Aug. 22, 2021
497: Don't let judgment and criticism kill action: Gernot Wagner's personal example.
Gernot Wagner posted a story in New York Magazine about personally acting in a big way on his living situation. People criticized his sharing something vulnerable. Sadly, people acting in stewardship, in everyone's interest,…
Aug. 20, 2021
496: Reverend Doctor Ambrose Carroll, Sr., part 1: Greening the Church
I met Ambrose through recent guest Scott Hardin-Nieri . Regular listeners likely noticed how I've been hosting more guests leading religious communities. I'm drawn by a few things. One of the main reasons is that I find many…
Aug. 18, 2021
495: Alexis Stewart, part 1: Martha's daughter's passion for picking up litter
For my first time in years of picking up litter, I saw a woman picking some up methodically, like she does it regularly. I told her I did too and we had a great conversation. Someone who does something enough knows the ins a…
Aug. 17, 2021
494: How Is Addiction to Fossil Fuels Different From Addiction to Heroin and Crack?
Below are the notes I introduced this episode with. If you want to see the park, I posted two videos here . Prepare to be disgusted, maybe even shocked. You'll hear me talking about my local park, one of the most drug-ridden…
Aug. 10, 2021
493: Sarah Wilson: Living Joyfully Sustainably (more fun than excuses)
Strolling, not scrolling! Sarah acts sustainably and loves it. She shares that love. I loved this conversation, a relief from everyone making stewardship a burden and chore. She knows the science but leads with emotion based…
Aug. 10, 2021
492: Did Steven Pinker's Better Angels of our Nature miss why we're less violent?
Here are the notes I read from: Comments on Better Angels of Our Nature I finally finished Steven Pinker’s Better Angels of Our Nature . I started it more than skeptical of its main thesis. The book is 800 pages long, so I’m…
Aug. 5, 2021
491: Nevcan Gungor, part 1: Surviving Myanmar's military coup
Myanmar's military coup beginning February 1, 2021 made front-page news around the globe and remains there six months later. In Yangon, As Chief Investment Officer of one of the nation's largest conglomerates, Nevcan witness…
July 31, 2021
490: Karen Shragg, part 2: Reducing birth rate and raising tomatoes
Don't you feel gypped that some of the most amazing potential parts of our lives were stripped away by people overindulging in polluting behavior? Or by automation that removed working the land from consideration as noble ac…
July 27, 2021
489: Martin Puris, part 2: All big ideas begin in the mind of one person thinking creatively
Martin and I continued our conversation about America, its problems, and what we can do about it. I misread him that he had a specific plan, but that didn't stop him from clarifying and continuing more of what we spoke about…
July 22, 2021
488: Maxine Bédat, part 1: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know About Fashion's Sustainability (or lack thereof)
Maxine's book, Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment , traces how a pair of jeans comes into existence from it's raw beginnings and where it ends up at the end of its life. The book has been covered in the top levels of…
July 18, 2021
487: Karen Shragg E.D.D., part 1: At last, simple, reasonably talk on (over)population
We can dance around our environmental problems all we want. Understand them enough and we eventually reach overconsumption and overpopulation. These overshoots contribute to everything. We at least talk about overconsumption…
July 15, 2021
486: General Kip Ward, part 2: Not flying by choice, and smiling about it
A retired General doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to. What he does, he's going to do for his reasons, not for trends or as a dilettante. Kip committed to a challenge many consider unreasonable and impossible (I k…
July 9, 2021
485: Jonathan Hardesty, part 4: How to Lead Someone to Stewardship: The Spodek Method
Jonathan and I continue practicing how to lead oneself and others to love acting in stewardship. Everyone thinks sustainability means deprivation and sacrifice. We started this conversation for him to review how his first ti…
July 9, 2021
484: John Sargent, part 2: Fun Transforming MacMillan, a Big 5 Publisher
Everyone treat changing corporate culture like a horror show, but John did it. How? Through making it fun. The way most people talk about it, only dictators can change cultures, I'll trust his experience over their speculati…
July 6, 2021
483: Jane O'Sullivan: Debunking the "Aging Problem" Scam
What happens when populations age? Can you envision a world with a sustainable population, well below Earth's capacity, therefore living resiliently in abundance per person? I can. Governments and media are petrified at popu…
July 2, 2021
482: Florida's Condo Collapse, Doom Psychology, and Our Environment
Here is the article prompting this episode: Majority of Florida condo board quit in 2019 as squabbling residents dragged out plans for repairs Here are the notes I read from: Read article about collapse and will read some pa…
July 1, 2021
481: Joe Collins, part 1: From a gang to Congress?
I met Joe when we spoke together on an online panel hosted by Magamedia.org. I knew he was running for office and anticipated conservative politics, but on the panel, I couldn't tell, despite the conservative context. I was …
June 30, 2021
480: Scott Hardin-Nieri: part 1: Scripture to Mobilize Climate Action
I contacted Scott after reading a profile of his work in The Guardian, ‘Within minutes I was weeping’: the US pastor using scripture to mobilize climate action . The story spoke of someone leading by creating meaning and pur…