web01.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:05:05 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “Climate Change” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/climate%20change Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0700 Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust en-us episodic A podcast about political, cultural, and psychological exhaustion and why nothing feels possible. Emmet Penney Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust yes politics, culture, history, philosophy Emmet Penney emmetmpenney@gmail.com [teaser] Latour and the Problem of Science ft. Jacob Shell https://exhaust.fireside.fm/91 0005e926-fb6b-4f01-9d70-cd8b9a839adb Fri, 28 Oct 2022 09:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Geographer and author Jacob Shell joined me to talk about his obituary of the late Bruno Latour who rose to prominence critiquing science and then turned his back on his most influential works of critical theory in 2004. We discuss the postmodern turn, science as ideology, the problem of critical theory, epistemic authority, "trusting the science," and more! 15:03 yes Geographer and author Jacob Shell joined me to talk about his obituary of the late Bruno Latour who rose to prominence critiquing science and then turned his back on his most influential works of critical theory in 2004. We discuss the postmodern turn, science as ideology, the problem of critical theory, epistemic authority, "trusting the science," and more! To hear the rest of the episode and get 2 exlusive episodes plus bonus content every month, subscribe to our Patreon! How Critical Theory Learned to Trust the Science (https://compactmag.com/article/how-critical-theory-learned-to-trust-the-science) by Jacob Shell, Compact Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern (http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/89-CRITICAL-INQUIRY-GB.pdf) by Bruno Latour Check out Jacob's books: Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility (https://www.amazon.com/Transportation-Revolt-Vanishing-Geographies-Subversive/dp/0262029332/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=) Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants (https://www.amazon.com/Giants-Monsoon-Forest-Working-Elephants/dp/0393247767/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1ZZ3KUSLAF66R&keywords=jacob+shell&qid=1666973760&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjk3IiwicXNhIjoiMC45OSIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=jacob%2520shell%2Caps%2C96&sr=8-1) bruno latour, climate change, covid, science, postmodernism, philosophy Geographer and author Jacob Shell joined me to talk about his obituary of the late Bruno Latour who rose to prominence critiquing science and then turned his back on his most influential works of critical theory in 2004. We discuss the postmodern turn, science as ideology, the problem of critical theory, epistemic authority, "trusting the science," and more!

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How Critical Theory Learned to Trust the Science by Jacob Shell, Compact
Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern by Bruno Latour

Check out Jacob's books:
Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility
Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

]]> Geographer and author Jacob Shell joined me to talk about his obituary of the late Bruno Latour who rose to prominence critiquing science and then turned his back on his most influential works of critical theory in 2004. We discuss the postmodern turn, science as ideology, the problem of critical theory, epistemic authority, "trusting the science," and more!

To hear the rest of the episode and get 2 exlusive episodes plus bonus content every month, subscribe to our Patreon!

How Critical Theory Learned to Trust the Science by Jacob Shell, Compact
Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern by Bruno Latour

Check out Jacob's books:
Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility
Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants

]]> Episode 86: California Uber Alles ft. Robert. Bryce https://exhaust.fireside.fm/86 120b2ee9-b8ae-4a72-8f43-f0ddda4ec620 Sun, 24 Jul 2022 15:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney 6-time author and host of the Power Hungry Podcast Robert Bryce sits down with Emmet to talk about the downfall of California and its war on the poor, his time covering the Branch Davidian trials, our troubled electric grid, the balkanization of America, and more! 58:50 yes 6-time author and host of the Power Hungry Podcast Robert Bryce sits down with Emmet to talk about the downfall of California, his time covering the Branch Davidian trials, our troubled electric grid, the balkanization of America, and more! "California's Energy War on the Poor (https://quillette.com/2022/07/11/californias-energy-war-on-the-poor/)" by Robert Bryce (Quillette) The Power Hungry Podcast (https://robertbryce.com/power-hungry-podcast/) Juice: How Electricity Explains the World (http://juicethemovie.com/) A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations (https://www.amazon.com/Question-Power-Electricity-Wealth-Nations/dp/1610397495) by Robert Bryce Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: California Uber Alles by the Dead Kennedys california, gavin newsom, nuclear energy, homelessness, electricity, energy crisis, climate change 6-time author and host of the Power Hungry Podcast Robert Bryce sits down with Emmet to talk about the downfall of California, his time covering the Branch Davidian trials, our troubled electric grid, the balkanization of America, and more!

"California's Energy War on the Poor" by Robert Bryce (Quillette)
The Power Hungry Podcast
Juice: How Electricity Explains the World
A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations by Robert Bryce

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Closing Song: California Uber Alles by the Dead Kennedys

]]> 6-time author and host of the Power Hungry Podcast Robert Bryce sits down with Emmet to talk about the downfall of California, his time covering the Branch Davidian trials, our troubled electric grid, the balkanization of America, and more!

"California's Energy War on the Poor" by Robert Bryce (Quillette)
The Power Hungry Podcast
Juice: How Electricity Explains the World
A Question of Power: Electricity and the Wealth of Nations by Robert Bryce

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Closing Song: California Uber Alles by the Dead Kennedys

]]> Episode 80: Did the Industrial Revolution even happen? ft. John Constable https://exhaust.fireside.fm/80 7435e5d9-4ac6-408c-ba69-cf19a2200a09 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Scholar John Constable joins Emmet to discuss his recent lecture given at the Mont Pelerin Society last year entitled, "Misconceptions of the 'Industrial Revolution': Prospects for Individual Liberty in the Post-Pandemic Era." They discuss the discursive fiction of the "industrial revolution" and its uses, the green energy transition's misguidedness, economics' backwardness, why energy is the key to liberty, and more! 53:41 yes Scholar John Constable joins Emmet to discuss his recent lecture given at the Mont Pelerin Society last year entitled, "Misconceptions of the 'Industrial Revolution': Prospects for Individual Liberty in the Post-Pandemic Era." They discuss the discursive fiction of the "industrial revolution" and its uses, the green energy transition's misguidedness, economics' backwardness, why energy is the key to societal wealth and freedom, and more! Subscribe to our Patreon to get 2 exclusive episodes a month (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust). Closing song: Migos - Walk It Talk It (KEIFERGR33N Remix) (https://www.keifergr33n.com/) energy, wind, solar, green energy, climate change, liberty, freedom, wealth, industrial revolution, marx, history, economics Scholar John Constable joins Emmet to discuss his recent lecture given at the Mont Pelerin Society last year entitled, "Misconceptions of the 'Industrial Revolution': Prospects for Individual Liberty in the Post-Pandemic Era." They discuss the discursive fiction of the "industrial revolution" and its uses, the green energy transition's misguidedness, economics' backwardness, why energy is the key to societal wealth and freedom, and more!

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Closing song: Migos - Walk It Talk It (KEIFERGR33N Remix)

]]> Scholar John Constable joins Emmet to discuss his recent lecture given at the Mont Pelerin Society last year entitled, "Misconceptions of the 'Industrial Revolution': Prospects for Individual Liberty in the Post-Pandemic Era." They discuss the discursive fiction of the "industrial revolution" and its uses, the green energy transition's misguidedness, economics' backwardness, why energy is the key to societal wealth and freedom, and more!

Subscribe to our Patreon to get 2 exclusive episodes a month.

Closing song: Migos - Walk It Talk It (KEIFERGR33N Remix)

]]> Episode 39: Energiewendon't and the Nordstream Connection ft. Mark Nelson https://exhaust.fireside.fm/39 da6db78c-23e6-4eb1-969e-775409ff4c60 Tue, 18 May 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Mark Nelson returns to the pod to explain Germany's Energiwende policy and its dependence on Nordstream 2 pipeline from Russia. 1:04:45 yes Mark Nelson returns to the pod to explain Germany's Energiwende policy and its dependence on Nordstream 2 pipeline from Russia. Emmet and Mark talk about American green Malthusianism's influence on the Energiwende, Germany vs. American traditions of government-market relations, how the rest of Europe should respond to the pipeline, and more! Subscribe to our Patreon for 2 exclusive episodes a month (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust). Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/episoe39bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Sniper Song" by Naked Raygun Special Guest: Mark Nelson. germany, angela merkel, fukushima, nuclear energy, carbon emissions, IPCC, climate change, renewable energy, nordstream, biden, france, european union, eu, russia, cold war Mark Nelson returns to the pod to explain Germany's Energiwende policy and its dependence on Nordstream 2 pipeline from Russia. Emmet and Mark talk about American green Malthusianism's influence on the Energiwende, Germany vs. American traditions of government-market relations, how the rest of Europe should respond to the pipeline, and more!

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Bibliography.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Sniper Song" by Naked Raygun

Special Guest: Mark Nelson.

]]> Mark Nelson returns to the pod to explain Germany's Energiwende policy and its dependence on Nordstream 2 pipeline from Russia. Emmet and Mark talk about American green Malthusianism's influence on the Energiwende, Germany vs. American traditions of government-market relations, how the rest of Europe should respond to the pipeline, and more!

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Bibliography.

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Closing Song: "Sniper Song" by Naked Raygun

Special Guest: Mark Nelson.

]]> Episode 37: Based and Nukepilled ft. Madison Czerwinski https://exhaust.fireside.fm/37 33a1c1c3-eed2-45f4-8f32-815b53a2aaaa Tue, 04 May 2021 19:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Founder of the Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal, Madison Czerwinski, sits down with Emmet to talk about the closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant in New York, the status of the US nuclear fleet, and what a nuclear future could look like. 54:13 yes Founder of the Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal, Madison Czerwinski (@Madi_Czerwinski), sits down with Emmet to talk about the closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant in New York, the status of the US nuclear fleet, and what a nuclear future could look like. Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal (https://gndcampaign.org/). Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep37bib). Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Saint Pepsi - Mac Tonight x Mannie Fresh - Real Big (KEIFERGR33N Remix) (https://www.keifergr33n.com/music)" electrical grid, texas, indian point, nrdc, sierra club, environmentalism, nuclear energy, climate change, diablo canyon, byron, dresden, indisutrial policy, green nuclear deal, aoc, green new deal, bernie sanders, renewable energy Founder of the Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal, [Madison Czerwinski](@Madi_Czerwinski), sits down with Emmet to talk about the closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant in New York, the status of the US nuclear fleet, and what a nuclear future could look like.

Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal.

Bibliography.

Patreon.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Saint Pepsi - Mac Tonight x Mannie Fresh - Real Big (KEIFERGR33N Remix)"

]]> Founder of the Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal, [Madison Czerwinski](@Madi_Czerwinski), sits down with Emmet to talk about the closure of the Indian Point nuclear plant in New York, the status of the US nuclear fleet, and what a nuclear future could look like.

Campaign for a Green Nuclear Deal.

Bibliography.

Patreon.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Saint Pepsi - Mac Tonight x Mannie Fresh - Real Big (KEIFERGR33N Remix)"

]]> Episode 28: What Happened In Texas?: Grading Without a Curve ft. Mark Nelson https://exhaust.fireside.fm/28 73fcc6f7-cbfc-4ccb-91ed-9f67b879b85a Tue, 02 Mar 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet talks with energy analyst Mark Nelson about how the Texas grid almost completely collapsed and what that means for our future. 1:06:07 yes Emmet talks with energy analyst Mark Nelson about how the Texas grid almost completely collapsed in mid-February and what that means for our future. Mark is sharp as hell and was a joy to speak with. Subscribe to our Patreon for more content like this! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Bibliography. (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep28bib) Twitter. (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast) Closing Song: "Scapegoat (https://atmosphere.bandcamp.com/album/overcast-20-year-anniversary-remaster)" by Atmosphere. Special Guest: Mark Nelson. texas, electrical grid, climate change, the grid, energy twitter, energy markets, free markets, rick perry, wind power, solar power, nuclear power, oil, gas, coal, renewables Emmet talks with energy analyst Mark Nelson about how the Texas grid almost completely collapsed in mid-February and what that means for our future. Mark is sharp as hell and was a joy to speak with.

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Bibliography.

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Closing Song: "Scapegoat" by Atmosphere.

Special Guest: Mark Nelson.

]]> Emmet talks with energy analyst Mark Nelson about how the Texas grid almost completely collapsed in mid-February and what that means for our future. Mark is sharp as hell and was a joy to speak with.

Subscribe to our Patreon for more content like this!

Bibliography.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Scapegoat" by Atmosphere.

Special Guest: Mark Nelson.

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