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Can public EV chargers be as reliable as gas stations?
A conversation with Seth Cutler of IONNA.
 • David Roberts
1:00:28
Another bipartisan housing miracle, this time in Idaho
A conversation with Idaho state Senator Ben Toews and Representative Megan Egbert.
 • David Roberts
1:00:20
What should state policymakers do about data centers?
A conversation with Saleem Chapman of Climate Cabinet.
 • David Roberts
1:01:57
Best of July 2026
Highlights from the eight conversations released last month.
 • David Roberts
45:46
Should we feel good about the trajectory of clean energy post-Trump?
A conversation with Lily Bermel.
 • David Roberts
1:26:19
The US is terrible at building public transit. Here's how to get better.
A conversation with Will Poff-Webster of the Institute for Progress and Stephanie Pollack of the MIT Mobility Initiative.
 • David Roberts
1:06:11
Making sense of the data center backlash
A crossover with Jigar Shah's "Energy Empire" podcast!
 • David Roberts
59:00
Spreading the good news about electrification
A conversation with Hawaii state Senator Chris Lee about his Electric Innovation Initiative.
 • David Roberts
1:01:37
Forcing utilities to justify their distribution-system spending
A conversation with Minnesota regulators Sydnie Lieb & Pete Wyckoff.
 • David Roberts
1:06:40
Are plug-in DERs going to spark a grid revolution?
A conversation with James McGinniss of David Energy.
 • David Roberts
1:12:10
Giving clean electricity a political voice of its own
A conversation with Steve McBee.
 • David Roberts
1:39:38
Why climate funders don't fund housing policy, and why they oughtta
A conversation with Ben Holland of WRI and Caroline Spears of Climate Cabinet.
 • David Roberts
1:04:41
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