Best Fossil Vs Future Podcasts (2025)

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Energy Past vs Energy Future with Energy Innovation's Robbie Orvis 59:29

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A look back at the biggest energy stories of 2025 and some crystal ball gazing about what to watch for in 2026. David, Sara and Ed chat with Robbie Orvis, Senior Director of Modeling & Analysis at Energy Innovation, an American Think Tank. The show was set up to do two things: First, to sort out what genuinely shifted in 2025 and what didn't. Secon…

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OT30: Beyond the Numbers - What 95 Remote Workers Reveal About Home Office Wellbeing

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Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take, where we unpack the latest research shaping our understanding of indoor air and the built environment. This week, we're diving into a paper that tackles a question millions of us have been living with since the pandemic: What actually makes a good home office? The study is titled Home as an Office: …

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Heavy Industry’s Bumpy Path to a Low-Carbon Future 37:35

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Heavy industry faces one of the hardest paths to net zero, yet momentum is starting to build. New decarbonization commitments reached nearly $15 billion by mid-2025. The largest chunk of investment is concentrated in the steel industry, where electric arc furnaces and hydrogen-ready technologies are already pushing down emissions. Other sectors, li…

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Ep. 399: The Great Valuation Debate | Nucleus Investment Insights 27:32

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In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, digs into the great valuation debate — exploring how stretched markets truly are, what’s driving the disconnect between price and fundamentals, and where investors should be most cautious as the cycle matures. ⁠⁠Download Presentation Slides⁠⁠ Get an obligation-free ⁠…

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120: Meniscus Surgery Recovery Update 13:31

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It's been just over eight weeks since my meniscus surgery, and I wanted to share a transparent update on what's been working, what hasn't, and how my knee is performing now. In this episode, I walk you through the entire healing process: the early tightness and inflammation, what I learned from ignoring recovery during our homestead move, how my MC…

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Breaking Down Silos: Why Industry-Academia Collaboration Is Key - #101 Bart Cremers

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In this episode, we sit down with Bart Cremers, Group Knowledge Consultant at Zehnder Group International, to explore one of the most critical—yet often overlooked—challenges in advancing indoor air quality: how industry and academia can collaborate more effectively. Bart occupies a fascinating position, straddling the worlds of industry and resear…

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OT29: From Every Minute to Every Hour - What 4 Years of Data Reveals About Sensor Placement

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Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take, where we unpack the latest research shaping our understanding of indoor air and the built environment. This week, we're at a paper that tackles a fundamental question: Where exactly should we put indoor air quality sensors? How many do we actually need? And how often should they take readings? The p…

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From Mini EVs to Mega Scale: China’s Cars Go Global 29:30

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China’s electric vehicle market is moving at extraordinary speed. Generous incentives, trade-in subsidies, and aggressive pricing have fueled mass-market growth, and roughly half of the cars sold in the country today come with a plug. Now, this EV success story is moving beyond its domestic borders. Chinese brands already account for nearly one in …

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Ep. 398: Crypto crash, tokenisation boom? | Nucleus Investment Insights 46:52

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In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines the latest crypto price crash — assessing where digital assets now fit within an investment portfolio, what’s really driving the volatility, and whether Larry Fink’s push for a tokenisation boom offers any meaningful upside from here. ⁠Download Presentation …

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119: This Habit is Quietly Destroying Your Discipline 18:15

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Most of us don't realize how quickly the urge hits. You sit down at the DMV, nothing is happening yet, and your hand is already halfway to your pocket. Reaching for our phone has become so automatic that we barely notice it, even though it shapes much more of our behavior than we'd like to admit. In this episode, I look at that micro-moment — the h…

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Canada-Alberta Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Energy Agreement | Hot Take 43:03

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There are many takes on the big Carney-Smith energy agreement – we thought you could use one more. The new Canada–Alberta MOU unveiled last Thursday is already generating more chatter than a pipeline hearing, and has set off a fresh round of debate about economy, emissions, and where the country is headed on energy. The hot takes have been flying. …

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Max Sherman: 100 Episodes, 40 Years of Research, and the Future of Indoor Air Quality - #100

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To celebrate 100 episodes of the Air Quality Matters podcast, we welcome back our very first guest, the renowned Max, for a wide-ranging discussion on the past two years and the revolutionary future of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ). Max, one of the leading voices in air quality standards, dives into the major themes that have dominated the conversation,…

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How Smart Chips Are Rewiring the Car Market 25:28

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As vehicles become increasingly intelligent and connected, the chips powering them are transforming the automotive industry. Traditional supply chains are giving way to new partnerships, and advanced processors are reshaping everything from vehicle costs to the balance of power between automakers and chipmakers. With automation advancing and chipma…

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OT28: The Great Indoors - Why Australia's First Indoor Air Report Changes Everything

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Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take, where we unpack the latest research shaping our understanding of indoor air and the built environment. The State of Indoor Air in Australia 2025, produced by the Thrive Research Centre and key Australian institutions, represents the first real national stock take of indoor air quality in a country t…

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Ep. 397: The Pacific Inflation Divide: The Race to Cut vs. The Fight to Hold | Nucleus Investment Insights 43:39

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In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, looks at whether NVIDIA’s upcoming results could rattle confidence in the AI boom — unpacking what investors should watch for as the market’s largest stock reports, and how the outcome might reshape expectations for the broader AI trade. Download Presentation Slides …

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118: The blood pressure number your doctor ignores with Craig Cooper CEO of CONNEQT 44:07

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For years, my blood pressure readings at routine checkups came back higher than I expected, even though I train hard, sleep well, and pay close attention to recovery. I wasn't hypertensive, but those numbers never matched how I actually felt — and the rushed way they were taken didn't inspire confidence. After all, when a measurement happens over a…

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Esther Sternberg: From Immune Response to Healing Spaces - The Science of Well-Being - #99

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In this landmark episode, we sit down with Dr. Esther Sternberg, a professor of medicine, scientist, and internationally recognized pioneer in the science of mind-body interaction, healing spaces, and the role of place in well-being. Dr. Sternberg's groundbreaking work has influenced how we think about healthy buildings today. Her books—Healing Spa…

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Adaptation and Resilience: A New Investment Imperative 19:33

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How well prepared are we for a warming world? Climate adaptation is quickly moving from theory to strategy, reshaping investment priorities and exposing new risks and opportunities. On this bonus episode, Kobad Bhavnagri reads his note “Adaptation and Resilience: The New Investment Imperative” to explore how businesses, policymakers and financiers …

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Sara & Ed - Help Us Reach Our Annual Listener Fundraising Goal 2:06

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For us, delivering content about energy and climate is a labour of love – we put our time towards Energy vs Climate because we feel strongly about the public service benefit of the project. But there are costs for our producer, website, Ed’s manicures, and more. (OK one of those isn’t true.) That's why this show relies on the support of generous do…

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OT27: The $110 Million Return - Why School Air Quality Is Our Best Investment

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The quality of air in our schools is directly shaping our children's health, attendance, and ability to learn. The Paper:Impact of Air Quality including Thermal Conditions on Educational Buildings on Health, Wellbeing and Performance by Duncan Grassie and researchers from the UK Health Security Agency and Eurovent. This scoping review is essentiall…

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Ranking Resilience: Economies Adapting to Climate Risk 33:14

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Climate is reshaping the global economy. Losses from major weather events are now estimated at $1.4 trillion each year, and as the damaged assets, disrupted supply chains and declines in productivity pile up, climate risk is turning from an environmental issue into a financial one. BloombergNEF has thus developed an Adaptation Preparedness Framewor…

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Ep. 396: Could NVIDIA’s report shake confidence in the AI boom? | Nucleus Investment Insights 39:14

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In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, looks at whether NVIDIA’s upcoming results could rattle confidence in the AI boom — unpacking what investors should watch for as the market’s largest stock reports, and how the outcome might reshape expectations for the broader AI trade. ⁠Download Presentation Slides…

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Rewiring a Nation of 1.4 Billion: India’s Energy Transition with Dr. Jai Asundi 45:43

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David, Sara, and Ed chat with Dr. Jai Asundi, Executive Director of the Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), an independent Indian think tank. Dr. Asundi has been leading CSTEP since 2009, connecting data, modeling, and policy to tackle India's energy and climate challenges. They dive into India's electricity grid, the EV rev…

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117: I've Had Enough With Eight Sleep… 12:12

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We've been using Eight Sleep at the Kummer house for years, and in many ways it's been an incredible tool. The pod keeps the bed at exactly the right temperature through hot Georgia nights; lets us set different temperatures for falling asleep, the first half of the night, the second half, and waking up; and it tracks sleep, HRV, heart rate, respir…

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#98 - The Housing Crisis vs. Climate Change: Europe's Impossible Decision? with Stijn Renneboog

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In this essential episode, we dive deep into the complexities shaping the European built environment with an industry expert from Eurovent (YR-VENT), the European industry association for Indoor Climate (HVAC), Process Cooling, and Food Cold Chain technologies. We tackle the core tension in Europe: reconciling the immense pressure for decarbonizati…

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OT26: The $9.5 Billion Contradiction - Why We Fund Fossil Fuels Over Clean Air

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Welcome back to Air Quality Matters and One Take, where we unpack the latest research and reports shaping our understanding of indoor air and the built environment.This week, I'm diving into the seventh edition of a critical annual report that reads like a global health check—not for people, but for policy. The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2…

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Ep. 395: The Future of Fossil Fuels | Nucleus Investment Insights 1:01:19

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Join this week’s podcast as Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, unpacks the latest forecasts for fossil fuel use from the International Energy Agency — why oil demand is set to keep growing under current policies, what that means for coal, oil, and gas investments, and how investors should be positioning their portfolios for …

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Heavy Duty, Low Carbon: How Trucks Are Going Electric 33:12

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The 85 million medium- and heavy-duty trucks on the road last year were responsible for nearly a 10th of global emissions, and an array of technologies and business models are in trial as a way to cut these vehicles’ carbon footprint. A lack of charging infrastructure and high upfront prices remain high hurdles to clear. Yet China boasts record e-t…

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116: Why Most Coffee Is Slowly Destroying Your Health… 21:38

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Coffee can be both a tool and a toxin, depending on how it's grown, prepared and used. In this episode, I take a closer look at caffeine and coffee through a practical lens — what science says, what I've experienced, and what really determines whether that morning cup helps or harms you. Caffeine blocks adenosine, which makes you feel less tired an…

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#97 - Inside the UN's Historic Indoor Air Quality Pledge with Georgia Lagoudas & Bronwyn King

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I sit down with two of the most influential actors in the indoor air quality sector, Georgia Lagoudas (Science Policy Expert and Bioengineer) and Bronwyn King (Australian Radiation Oncologist & Anti-Tobacco Campaigner), the principals behind the recent landmark air quality event at the UN General Assembly in New York. This event launched the Global…

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Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen x EvC | Energy, the Economy, and the Environment 1:00:17

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David, Sara, and Ed join Real Talk with Ryan Jespersen for a live on-air conversation. Their decidedly non-spooky Halloween round-table discussion covered a lot of climate and energy ground, including the G7, critical minerals, carbon capture and storage, and oat milk cream liquor. (Well admittedly that last one is not a climate and energy topic, b…

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One Take #25: From 57% to 75% - How Home Ventilation Transforms Adult Asthma Outcomes

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Does fixing ventilation in homes actually make people with asthma healthier? The answer is an emphatic yes – but the type of system you install makes all the difference. This episode unpacks a remarkable two-year study from Chicago that followed 51 adults with physician-diagnosed asthma across 40 homes, tracking their health before and after differ…

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Ep. 394: Vaccinate or Evacuate? | Nucleus Investment Insights 34:25

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Join this week’s podcast as Nucleus Wealth’s Chief Investment Officer, Damien Klassen, examines the political storm hitting the healthcare sector — how comments and policy risks from Trump and RFK Jr. are weighing on valuations, whether today’s beaten-down prices could present a long-term buying opportunity, or if lasting damage to the sector’s eco…

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The Hydrogen Hurdle: Costs, Policy and Progress 32:16

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Hydrogen was once the golden child of the energy transition. Yet high costs and limited policy support proved high hurdles for the technology’s progress, global deployment has fallen well short of expectations. Forecasts now project around 5.5 million tons of production by 2030 – half of what was expected just a few years ago and far below industry…

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115: Building Real Resilience in Kids (Even When It's Hard) 16:41

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A few days ago, Kathy asked me to listen to a parenting podcast by Dr. Becky that stopped me in my tracks. In it, the host told a story about planning a movie night as a kid — driving to Blockbuster, hoping the film you wanted wasn't already rented, and learning to deal with the disappointment when it was. That memory hit hard because it reminded m…

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#96 - Don't Look Up: How World Ventilate Day Is Fighting Apathy in Indoor Air Quality

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In this special episode, we sit down with the founders and champions of World Ventilate Day (November 8th) to dissect the critical difference between air quality and ventilation. They reveal why their focus is on action, agency, and empowering everyone—from homeowners to governments—to take control of their indoor environments. Key Discussion Point…

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One Take #24: Association vs. Causation - Why Proving Mold Makes You Sick Is So Hard

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Why is it so difficult to prove that mold makes people sick when millions of people clearly suffer in water-damaged buildings? The association is undeniable. The causation? That's where things get complicated. This episode unpacks a fundamental challenge that has plagued the mold and health field for decades – the seemingly simple but scientificall…