Episodes
Nov. 12, 2020
407: Eric Metaxas: William Wilberforce, Amazing Grace
A few months ago I hadn't heard the names William Wilberforce or Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Now they rank among my greatest influences. Eric Metaxas's biographies of these two men were among the main reasons. Once I read them, I h…
Nov. 11, 2020
406: J. B. MacKinnon, part 1: The Once and Future World
J. B. MacKinnon's book The Once and Future World influenced my view of nature as much as anyone's. I thought I knew what nature was, what we were trying to conserve or preserve, but I wasn't even close. I found his writing g…
Nov. 10, 2020
405: No, It's Not Just a Piece of Cloth
No, it's not just a piece of cloth • Context ◦ Mark Meadows and Ben Carson tested positive ◦ US is spreading virus maybe most in world. White House more infections than Vietnam ◦ In fact there are more people in Ben Carson w…
Nov. 5, 2020
404: Michael Moss, part 1: Salt, Sugar, Fat, Convenience, Addiction, and the Environment
Michael Moss had already risked his life as a reporter in Baghdad, where he interviewed Islamic militants and exposing that US marines lacked body armor. He had also already won a Pulitzer prize for reporting on food. Then h…
Nov. 4, 2020
403: Ashish Jha, part 2: Battling covid-19, leadership, and the environment
From a leadership standpoint, acting on sustainability and the pandemic overlap. You probably see Ashish's name everywhere too. He's in the thick of it at the highest national level. He shares an inside view of the political…
Nov. 3, 2020
402: Faith
Why do I act on sustainability when everyone around me says there's no point? Faith. This episode shares a few words about faith. If you lack it, I think you'll prefer living with it, especially about things you care about. …
Oct. 30, 2020
401: Defund the police? A proposal.
We've seen suggestions to defund the police. Many on the left consider it an obvious step. Many on the right think it's loony and will lead to society falling apart. I propose a way forward, building on my civilian service a…
Oct. 29, 2020
400: Race, part 1: Should whites shut up and listen?
Following up my conversations on sex, drugs, and rock & roll with Dov, previous podcast guest Dan McPherson of Leaders Must Lead and I talk about race. We start be reviewing our relationship and why we chose to record a conv…
Oct. 28, 2020
399: Mark Tercek: Former CEO, The Nature Conservancy; Former Partner, Goldman Sachs
Mark Tercek stands tall in environmental action. He was president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy for 11 years. From Wikipedia: "Founded in 1951, The Nature Conservancy has over one million members, and has protected more …
Oct. 22, 2020
398: Lt. General Paul Van Riper USMC, part 2: A Marine Versus Coffee
Rip committed to avoid waste through coffee, which he describes as harder than he thought. Wait a minute. A three-star Marine Corps general is describing not using coffee cartridges as hard? In the Millennium Challenge we ta…
Oct. 17, 2020
397: Eric Orts, part 1: Exploring a Senate Race
Eric Orts is a tenured professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is also exploring a potential race for the U.S. Senate: the seat from which two-term Senator Patrick Toomey has announced he will r…
Oct. 15, 2020
396: Margaret Klein Salamon, part 2: Political or Personal or Political and Personal
My goal in this podcast is to bring leaders from many fields and share what made them effective. I believe sustainability and stewardship would benefit from learning more effective leadership. A goal with each guest is to fe…
Oct. 11, 2020
395: A Time I Gave Up
The rest of my story riding 100 miles a week and a half ago, where I gave up on myself, having lost faith in myself, but then getting lucky to force myself to finish. Only finishing strong showed I could do it. I've since fa…
Oct. 8, 2020
394: Joe De Sena, part 2: The Sustainable Spartan starts here
You're in for a treat. Joe and I start talking business so you'll hear things happening while we're talking. We start by talking about his exercising while we talk, then my plans to swim across the Hudson about 48 hours from…
Oct. 6, 2020
393: Jaime Casap, part 2: If a global pandemic isn't the end, what is?
Jaime and my second conversation is enjoyable and challenging. It was different than usual because for whatever reason we're talking about views on environment, personal action, education, and so on, but I didn't get to the …
Oct. 4, 2020
392: The doomsayers aren't who you think
People criticize environmentalists as doomsayers while celebrating futurists. This episode shares key examples where the doomsayers were the ones saying acting sustainably would ruin us. On the contrary, in these cases and m…
Oct. 1, 2020
391: Bob Inglis, part 2: Is Biden better for conservatives on climate legislation?
Bob and I begin lightheartedly, covering mulberry trees, gingkos, and how our views of nature change when we act in stewardship of it. Then I ask him about the decision as a conservative to endorse Biden. Question to you, th…
Sept. 30, 2020
390: George Chmiel 1.5: Sustainability, hard even for an ultramarathoner, but he doesn't give up
George's challenge involved people congregating outside, which California banned, increasing his challenge. Personally for him, Badwater got canceled for 2020, the race that starts in Death Valley and ends up, over 100 miles…
Sept. 29, 2020
389: Why environmentalists can be so annoying
I speculate why environmentalists can be so annoying sometimes and why you'd still like to become like them, just not the annoying part. This episode will help you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sept. 24, 2020
388: Nir Eyal, part 2: Another role model avoiding flying pre-pandemic
Nir and my second conversation covered how I inspired him and how he inspired me. If I'm not too presumptuous to say I inspired him, the first part is about his choosing to avoid flying. Several months into the pandemic, we'…
Sept. 21, 2020
387: Maja Rosén: Leading not flying
The not-flying-by-choice community is fairly small. About 80 percent of humans can't fly because they can't, but among people who can but choose not to, we're limited. Still, I can't believe I only found out about Maja recen…
Sept. 18, 2020
386: Bob Inglis, part 1: the EcoRight, a balance to the Environmental Left
Everyone can lead when everyone around them agrees. How about when your conscience tells you what's right differs from everyone around you? Bob Inglis is a former Congressman from South Carolina---the reddest district in the…
Sept. 18, 2020
385: Coleman Hughes: Race and social media mobs
I first crossed paths with Coleman at a conference that previous guest Jonathan Haidt organized on promoting viewpoint diversity in academia. I hosted a breakfast panel discussion. Coleman spoke on a panel later that day. He…
Sept. 17, 2020
384: They would rather switch than fight
Here are my notes that I read from for this episode: Play Thomas N. Todd recording Repeat it, explaining from ad campaign Context was civil rights---that is equal rights for blacks as for whites in the US. I don't know conte…