Episodios

  • Episode 312-What Matters

    Episode 312-What Matters
    Jan 7 2026
    Do the actions of a single individual matter? If you subscribe to the fundamental tenets of negativism, pessimism, resignation, and snark, the answer to that question is decidedly ‘no.’ But let’s reconsider that.
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    10 m
  • Episode 311-Interspecies Communication—Fantasy or Reality?

    Episode 311-Interspecies Communication—Fantasy or Reality?
    Jan 3 2026
    One of the themes in my new novel, “The Sound of Life,” is interspecies communication—not in a Doctor Doolittle kind of way—that’s silly—but in a more fundamental way, using protocols that involve far more listening on our part than speaking. The ability to communicate with other species has long been a dream among scientists, although as I observed in an earlier Podcast episode, we might not be pleased with what other species have to say to us. But that aside, I find it pretty exciting that we’re on the bleeding edge of being able to engage in a form of two-way communication with other species. So, in this episode, I want to tell you a bit about where we are, and why 2026 is widely believed to be the year we make contact.
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    40 m
  • Episode 310-Centennial Gleissberg Cycles

    Episode 310-Centennial Gleissberg Cycles
    Jan 1 2026
    Lately, we’ve had more displays of the Aurora than usual up here in northern Vermont. I wondered why, and ended up going down one of my occasional rabbit holes in search of the reason. Along the way, I discovered something very interesting. Let me introduce you to the Centennial Gleissberg Cycle—and why you might want to familiarize yourself with it.
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    7 m
  • Episode 309-2025 Reviewed

    Episode 309-2025 Reviewed
    Dec 30 2025
    Thank you for a great year! I this final episode of 2025, I review some of the highlights of past episodes. Thank you for joining me!
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    10 m
  • Episode 308-Book Magic

    Episode 308-Book Magic
    Dec 13 2025
    Episode 308-Book Magic by Dr. Steven Shepard
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    5 m
  • A Tour of the Essex Junction Water Treatment Plant

    A Tour of the Essex Junction Water Treatment Plant
    Dec 11 2025
    Join me on a tour of the Essex Junction Water Treatment Facility. It's a lot more interesting than you might think!
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    25 m
  • Episode 307-The Sounds Below

    Episode 307-The Sounds Below
    Dec 10 2025
    The ocean has always been a center-point in my life, a place where I feel the most comfortable. I began SCUBA-diving professionally in 1977, and soon became a dedicated underwater photographer. But it wasn't long before I began to pay more attention to the sounds of the underwater world than I did the sights, and the result was life-changing. Please enjoy.
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    13 m
  • Episode 306-Nature is Calling-Are You Listening-Part 3

    Episode 306-Nature is Calling-Are You Listening-Part 3
    Dec 6 2025
    This is an audio essay, presented in three parts, about the need to balance the forces of industry and the forces of conservation. We need both, so what I'm about to say, I think, is important. Let me begin by telling you what this audio essay is not about. It is not another tiresome, ‘Chicken Little the Sky is Falling’ story of environmental doom. It is not another finger wagging, how-dare-we-mistreat-the-planet-this-way paean of conservation woe. It is not yet another in a long line of left-wing assaults on the energy sector, nor is it an attack on the right-wing players who want to drill, baby, drill. We are living in a time when society seems to believe that our future MUST be binary. “We can reduce our dependency on oil, or we can be global leaders in conservation and climate change. In fact, “we can reduce our dependency on oil, and we can be global leaders in conservation and climate change.” Here’s how.
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    21 m
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