Nuclear Barbarians

I got to speak with Heather Hoff, an employee at Diablo Canyon and founder of Mothers for Nuclear. This one was a big deal for me—I really admire Heather and all the work that she does. We talked about how Heather came to work at Diablo, how she overcame her fears of nuclear and became one of its fiercest advocates. We also talked about the amazing march to save Diablo that took place over the weekend. Heather's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heather_mom4nuk Mothers for Nuclear: https://www.mothersfornuclear.org/ Subscribe to my Substack: https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/

Author of Shorting the Grid and Campaigning for Clean Air, Meredith Angwin joins me to talk about electricity wholesale markets, grid resiliency, the beauty of energy, and more! Follow Meredith. https://twitter.com/MeredithAngwin Check out her books: https://www.amazon.com/Shorting-Grid-Hidden-Fragility-Electric/ https://www.amazon.com/Campaigning-Clean-Air-Strategies-Pro-Nuclear/dp/0989119041/ref=sr12?keywords=meredith+angwin&qid=1638423602&sr=8-2 Subscribe to my Substack: https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/ Follow me: https://twitter.com/nukebarbarian

Gavin Mendel-Gleason (https://twitter.com/GavinMGleason)of the Workers’ Party of Ireland joined me to talk about the absolute state of the Irish grid, how they’re facing the energy crisis, the Irish public’s feelings about nuclear, and what might be next for the country as its burgeoning data center economy makes it more and more power-hungry. Check out his Why Nuclear Power is Necessary brief for the WPI. (https://workersparty.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Why-nuclear-power-is-necessary-A-discussion-document.pdf)

Dr. Chris Keefer, host of the Decouple podcast, joined me to talk about how he went from being a neo-Luddite to a full-blown nukepilled doctor of medicine and one of nucler’s most powerful advocates. We talk about fragilizing green policies, the importance of labor for nuclear energy, why mitigation is the wrong way to think about handling climate change, and more. Check out his podcast (https://www.decouplepodcast.org/), and follow him on Twitter. (https://twitter.com/Dr_Keefer)

Energy reporter Angelica Oung (https://twitter.com/AngelicaOung)joins me to discuss China's energy crunch and Taiwan's energy future. I learned so much and had a great time! We discuss the trade-off and tribulations of China's command economy, what's happening with Chinese coal, how Taiwan's president basically spoke the Taiwanese renewables economy into being, and more! China Faces a Cruel and Dirty Winter (https://citywireasia.com/news/china-faces-a-cruel-and-dirty-energy-winter/a1572969?ref=international-asia-latest-news-list), Angelica Oung, Citywire. Subscribe to the Substack! (https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/) Follow me on Twitter! (https://twitter.com/nukebarbarian)

I’m really excited to bring you guys this episode with my friend Robert Bryce, author, podcaster, husband, dad, and an all-around great guy. Robert and I talked about his career, watching Enron implode, how electricity shapes our lives, and why the grid is the commons. We touch on other stuff too! Check out Robert’s latest book, A Question of Power, and his documentary, The Juice: How Electricity Explains the World. Definitely check out his podcast, Power Hungry. It’s one of my staples.

Isaac Orr, a policy analyst at the Center of the American Experiment, joined me to talk about the recent report he co-authored on what the Clean Energy Performance Program would mean for the state of Arizona. We talk about the report, the suburban mindset, the hard winter ahead, elite resentment against regular people, and more! Check out Isaac's report here (https://www.americanexperiment.org/az-electricity-prices-would-skyrocket-under-reconciliation-package/). Follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/TheFrackingGuy). If you like the episode: rate, review, like, and share! Subscribe to my substack to get the podcast and writing in your inbox. (https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/)

Emmet introduces himself and then sits down with Paris Ortiz-Wines (https://twitter.com/ParisOrtizWines), the global organizer of Stand Up for Nuclear (https://twitter.com/StandUp4Nuclear), to talk about the international nuclear scene, Paris' background, why nuclear gives us so much hope, and more! Check our Paris's work and get involved with Stand Up! (https://standupfornuclear.org/) Sign up for the Nuclear Barbarians substack to get podcast episodes and more delivered straight to your inbox. (https://nuclearbarians.substack.com/)