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The Theological Origins of Modernity Pt. I
John returns for the first installment of another reading series. This time we’re tackling Michael Gillespie’s The Theological Origins of Modernity, a…
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What the Most Expensive Truck in the Oil Patch Taught Me About Nuclear
We need to do better
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Remix to Ignition ft. Rachael Zisk
Rachael Zisk just launched a nuclear energy newsletter — Ignition — which is great. I brought her on to talk about her new venture, the challenges of…
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The Arc of History Bends Toward Power Density
On AWS's new nuclear-powered data facility and "saying it with shovels"
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February 2024

Did An American Grid Operator Just Deny Climate Change?
Some notes on expertise, "neutral" management, and the public square
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How to Entrench Decline
A Chicago lawsuit reveals the dark logic of climatism
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The Machine in the Garden Pt. V ft. John Goodson
John and I finish up our discussion of the Machine in the Garden. We reflect on Leo Marx’s contribution—both its successes and failures. And we consider…
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A Republic of Industrial Cathedrals
For an atomic America of the people, by the people, and for the people
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Juice: Power, Politics, and the Grid ft. Tyson Culver
Director Tyson Culver joined me to talk about his new docu-series with Robert Bryce —Juice: Power, Politics, and the Grid. We talk about what Tyson…
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January 2024

The Machine in the Garden Pt. IV ft. John Goodson
John and I continue our series on Leo Marx’s The Machine in the Garden. In this episode, we talk about Emerson, Thoreau, Melville, and Hawthorne. We…
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3000 Subscribers!!!
A thank you and some news
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Bonus Episode: How Nature Became the Environment
A reading of a piece I wrote for the American Mind. You can read the text here.
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