Politics

So, there were some elections. How'd they go?

I talk with Caroline Spears about the stunning results in key state and local races and the lessons for 2026.

Nov 10 •

1:01:47

Hey governors: you can salvage sustainable transportation, but you need to do it quick!

Liya Rechtman lays out the playbook for governors to salvage clean transportation using existing federal funds before it's too late.

Nov 5 •

53:16

Michael Liebreich on a "pragmatic climate reset"

Michael Liebreich joins me to argue that the climate movement is alienating the very people it needs to persuade.

Oct 31 •

42:58

How to get New York back on track toward its climate targets

NYSERDA President Doreen Harris joins me to discuss the reality of trying to reach ambitious climate goals

Oct 17 •

49:54

Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson on governing a blue city in 2025

NIMBYs below, Trumpies above, oh my.

Oct 15 •

1:08:16

Pay attention to the most important political race of 2025

With energy affordability set to dominate national politics, Peter Hubbard and Brionté McCorkle explain why a down-ballot Georgia race is ground zero…

Oct 8 •

1:03:30

Climate philanthropy in a time of Trump

I get frustrated at liberals' refusal to fight, and take it out on Giving Green's Dan Stein of all people.

Aug 27 •

55:52

What does clean energy activism look like?

Bill McKibben and Jamie Henn join me to discuss a new vision for climate activism focused on celebrating and accelerating the global solar boom.

Aug 20 •

1:17:24

Trump's latest attempt to save coal

Frank Rambo joins me to discuss the multi-billion-dollar utility practice of running expensive coal plants and the Trump administration's efforts to…

Aug 13 •

55:03

Ann Arbor's experiment with a new kind of utility

Missy Stults explains Ann Arbor's novel plan to build a second, clean-energy utility alongside its incumbent.

Jul 23 •

1:05:27

Trump's big bill: How bad is it and what comes next?

Jane Flegal and Jesse Jenkins join me to sift through the wreckage of the GOP's "Big Beautiful Bill" and debate what's next for climate policy.

Jul 11 •

1:20:03

A closer look at Montana's housing "miracle"

Two Montana senators explain how they made housing reform work across party lines.

Jul 9 •

1:16:59

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