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Earthbound Episodes

Peter Solomon: 100 Years to Extinction
March 8, 2026

Peter Solomon: 100 Years to Extinction

Do We Need to Colonize Mars to Survive? A Book Review of Dr. Peter Solomon's 100 Years to Extinction In 2017, Stephen Hawking warned that humanity had just 100 years to move beyond Earth or face extinction. That bold predicti...

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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-…

Climate, Energy, Morality, and How We Thrive as a Species on a Finite Planet We tell ourselves stories to help us cope with existence, but too often we bend our stories to fit a misguided, destructive, and utterly unsustainab...

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Climate and Peace | Lessons of Minneapolis
Feb. 10, 2026

Climate and Peace | Lessons of Minneapolis

This bonus episode features a short reading from my Thinking Out Loud section of my newsletter. Is empathy a strength or a weakness? How do we respond to forces that hide behind masks and seek to coerce, intimidate, and terro...

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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…

What if the sun, the same star that’s powered life on Earth for billions of years, could finally free us from the fossil fuel stranglehold that’s choking our future? That’s the question at the heart of this episode’s conversa...

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Katherine Lacefield: From Purity to Pragmatism
Jan. 9, 2026

Katherine Lacefield: From Purity to Pragmatism

In a world of either-or thinking, where you’re expected to choose between hugging trees or hugging flags, Katherine Lacefield offers a refreshing alternative. The founder of Just Be Cause Consulting and host of the Just Be Ca...

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