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The Climate of Our Moral Character | Energy, Capital, and Human Well-Being
Feb. 15, 2026

The Climate of Our Moral Character | Energy, Capital, and Human Well-…

What does it mean to build a civilization on extraction and call it moral? That’s the question at the heart of this episode of Earthbound, a podcast about what it means to be human on a warming planet.We begin with Venezuela. The Trump administration’s justifications for military intervention s…

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Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun and How Renewables Can Power the Future
Jan. 27, 2026

Bill McKibben: Here Comes the Sun and How Renewables Can Power the Fu…

In this conversation with Bill McKibben, a world-renowned author, climate change advocate, and founder of 350.org, we discuss his latest book, “Here Comes the Sun.” We explore how the cost of renewable energy, especially solar power, has decreased to the point where it is now cheaper than fossil fu…

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