Earthlings 2.0 Podcast
Lisa Ann Pinkerton
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Lisa Ann Pinkerton
▶ WebplayerThe Earthlings Podcast takes a look at the big issues facing humanity in the early 21st century and our relationship to our environment, technology, and each other. Each episode, award-winning journalist, and former NPR reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton hosts experts, scientists, and leaders working to solve the world’s biggest challenges. Together, they cover wide-ranging topics including environmental solutions, emerging technologies, what the future might look like, and more. Support us on Patreon and receive exclusive content and benefits.
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Sep 29, 2026 · 35:10
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Ben Kuethe Oaks, Senior Vice President, Commercial at Divert, about building a more circular approach to food waste. Divert…
Sep 22, 2026 · 41:15
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Bryce Yonker, Executive Director and CEO of Grid Forward, about one of the biggest challenges facing the electric grid today:…
Sep 15, 2026 · 22:22
On this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Jeff Earl, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Sapphire Technologies, about an overlooked source of clean…
Sep 8, 2026 · 29:03
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Kameale Terry, CEO of ChargerHelp, about what it takes to keep EV charging infrastructure reliable after deployment. As the…
Sep 1, 2026 · 33:41
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Will Regan, Founder and Chief Scientist of Pacific Fusion, about how the company is developing pulser-driven inertial fusion for…
Aug 25, 2026 · 44:26
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Theo Ludwick, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at NosTerra Venture Capital, about the infrastructure behind AI's rapid growth.…
Aug 18, 2026 · 24:35
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with John Bonitz, Clean Transportation Project Manager at the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center and one of the organizers…
Aug 11, 2026 · 36:17
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Thomas Babineau, Senior Emissions and Technology Advisor at Rypos, about one of the least discussed environmental challenges…
Aug 4, 2026 · 39:34
On this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Sunrise Movement Executive Director Aru Shiney-Ajay about the future of youth climate organizing and why action depends on…
Jul 28, 2026 · 37:22
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Hendrik Tiesinga, founder and CEO of Climate Edge. Maritime shipping is one of the world's biggest decarbonization challenges…
Jul 21, 2026 · 24:38
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Matthew Williams, Founder and CEO of Ionate Energy, about why electric grid modernization is becoming just as important as…
Jul 14, 2026 · 48:01
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Gioia Massa, Senior Project Scientist for Space Crop Production at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, about how NASA is preparing to…
Jul 7, 2026 · 34:42
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Behdad Bahrami, CEO of Edgecom Energy, about how artificial intelligence is changing the way industrial facilities manage…
Jun 30, 2026 · 32:50
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Masami Hayashi, Global Strategy Director at Clean Planet Inc., about the company's work developing solid-state fusion technology…
Jun 23, 2026 · 37:55
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Michael Kelland, CEO and Co-Founder of Planetary Technologies, about whether the ocean could play a much larger role in helping…
Jun 16, 2026 · 44:59
In this special bonus episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we feature WCS Talks Unplugged , the podcast from Women in Cleantech & Sustainability (WCS). Host Sara Fuentes sits down with…
Jun 9, 2026 · 29:37
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Michael Wood III, Director of Commercial Development at DG Matrix, about one of the biggest challenges behind the AI boom: aging…
Jun 2, 2026 · 34:46
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Hayden Smith, CEO of FeX Energy, about the growing challenge of decarbonizing industrial heat and why long-duration energy…
May 26, 2026 · 50:54
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Alister Scott, Executive Director of the Global Rewilding Alliance, about the growing global rewilding movement and how…
May 19, 2026 · 32:27
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Dan Kelly, CEO of ADAR Technologies, about how the company is rethinking industrial waste management through acoustic…
May 12, 2026 · 35:37
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Emily Dinino, Founder and CEO of ThermoShade, about how extreme heat is reshaping cities, infrastructure, and daily life, and…
May 5, 2026 · 39:34
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Oliver David (OD) Krieg, president of Intelligent City, about how prefabrication, automation, and mass timber are reshaping the…
Apr 28, 2026 · 28:28
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Alan Willett, one of the original residents of Ecovillage at Ithaca, about what it means to intentionally design for community.…
Apr 21, 2026 · 37:38
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Paul Lambert, CEO and co-founder of Quilt, about rethinking one of the most overlooked systems in the home: heating and cooling.…
Apr 14, 2026 · 37:58
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Karen Baert, CEO and co-founder of Ammobia, to unpack the role ammonia plays in modern society and how it could evolve into a…
Apr 7, 2026 · 31:29
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Alexei Beltyukov, CEO and co-founder of Universal Fuel Technologies (Unifuel), to unpack why sustainable aviation fuel (SAF)…
Mar 31, 2026 · 1:04:53
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with James Gilmore, Associate Professor of Media and Technology Studies in the Department of Communication at Clemson University, and…
Mar 24, 2026 · 30:20
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Antonia Ginsberg-Klemmt, CEO of Gismo Power, to explore a deceptively simple idea that could reshape access to clean energy:…
Mar 17, 2026 · 31:38
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Yariv Bash, CEO and co-founder of Flytrex, about how autonomous drone delivery is becoming a scaled commercial reality. With…
Mar 10, 2026 · 31:58
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Aaron Goodman, CEO and co-founder of Petra Power, to explore a practical bridge solution for hard-to-abate sectors like…
Mar 3, 2026 · 1:11:41
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Eric Osborne, Co-Founder, Board President and Community Minister of Psanctuary, to explore the rise of mushroom church…
Feb 24, 2026 · 43:20
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Professor Ed Craig, a longtime sustainability pioneer and CEO of Carbogenics, an Edinburgh-based start-up engineering biochar…
Feb 17, 2026 · 40:59
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we sit down with Stephen Lake, founder and CEO of Jetson, to unpack why heat pumps are becoming a cornerstone of the all-electric home. Stephen…
Feb 10, 2026 · 32:55
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Mary Wilson, founder and CEO of Taza, about why sustainability has become an operational bottleneck for many organizations, and…
Feb 3, 2026 · 37:07
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Daniel Dus, Founder and CEO of Cleantech Industry Resources (CIR), to unpack the oftentimes quiet development work that…
Jan 27, 2026 · 36:40
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we chat with Venk Varadan, CEO and co-founder of Nanowear, to discuss how wearable medical technology is redefining diagnostics, prevention,…
Jan 20, 2026 · 33:44
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with longtime renewable energy journalist Mitchell Beer, founder and publisher of The Energy Mix , about the widening gap between…
Jan 13, 2026 · 39:13
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we talk with Cole Ashman, founder and CEO of Pila Energy, about a new class of home energy storage designed for the way people actually live…
Jan 6, 2026 · 34:11
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Anthony DeOrsey, head of research at Cleantech Group , to break down the biggest forces shaping clean technology heading into…
Dec 30, 2025 · 40:29
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we sit down with Mike Hejmej, CEO and co-founder of Senpilot, to explore how AI agents can help modernize one of the world’s largest and most…
Dec 23, 2025 · 28:53
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Alex Ip, co-founder and CEO of CERT Systems. CERT is a Canadian startup developing an electrochemical process that converts…
Dec 16, 2025 · 32:13
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Aleksey Matyushev, CEO and co-founder of Natilus, about how a new generation of blended wing-body aircraft could reshape both air…
Dec 9, 2025 · 29:33
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Eric Owski, CEO and co-founder of Treehouse, to explore how electrification is reshaping the way we power and operate our…
Dec 2, 2025 · 45:49
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we talk with Gary Ong, CEO of Celadyne Technologies, a company focused on making hydrogen a more accessible energy source through its membrane…
Nov 25, 2025 · 31:46
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we talk with Alex Zorniger, Chief Commercial Officer at Power to Hydrogen, about how new hybrid electrolyzer technology could make green…
Nov 18, 2025 · 37:50
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we chat with Rob Alexander, CEO of AlumaPower, about a new way to generate clean, on-demand electricity using recycled aluminum. AlumaPower’s…
Nov 11, 2025 · 56:40
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we talk with Micah Truman, founder of a Seattle-based terramation facility called Return Home, about a new approach to human composting that…
Oct 28, 2025 · 30:18
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we chat with Dr. Jehan Kanga, CEO and founder of Rux Energy, an Australia-based company developing advanced nanoporous materials to make…
Oct 21, 2025 · 31:54
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Mark Verhagen, CEO and co-founder of Renewable Iron Fuel Technologies (RIFT), a company turning rust into a clean heat source for…
Oct 14, 2025 · 25:51
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Eric Law, CEO and Co-founder of Urban Machine, about how robotics and AI are transforming one of construction’s dirtiest secrets…
Oct 7, 2025 · 39:00
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we talk with Vasishta Kalinadhabhotla and Akshith Ramadugu, co-founders of the Boring Report — an app that strips sensationalism from the news…
Sep 30, 2025 · 36:59
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Alan White, Global Head of Siemens Smart Infrastructure’s Emerging Transportation Platforms, about Depot360 — Siemens’ all-in-one…
Sep 23, 2025 · 39:01
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we sit down with Bill Clark, former CEO and President of the Demex Group, to explore how climate change is reshaping the insurance industry. As…
Sep 16, 2025 · 29:21
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we chat with Steven Vassiloudis, founder & CEO of Novalith Technologies, about a simpler “direct-to-chemical” route that turns spodumene ore…
Sep 9, 2025 · 1:11:07
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with clean energy visionary Jigar Shah, former director of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office, to imagine how we’d…
Sep 2, 2025 · 28:56
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we chat with Pieter Smit, Head of Global Sales at Wright Energy Storage Technologies (WEST), about how the company is redefining energy storage…
Aug 27, 2025 · 43:41
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we sit down with Whit Fulton, founder and Chief Product Officer of ConnectDER, to explore how a simple but powerful innovation, the meter…
Aug 19, 2025 · 55:50
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we sit down with Paola Telfer, CEO and founder of Sens.ai, to explore how neurotechnology is reshaping personal development, wellness, and…
Aug 12, 2025 · 50:22
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Myles Gray, Executive Director of the U.S. Biochar Initiative (USBI), to explore how the ancient technique of biochar is…
Aug 6, 2025 · 33:12
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Christen Courville, President and COO of SNAAP Transportation about the future of autonomous, sustainable urban transit.…
Jul 29, 2025 · 52:24
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we’re joined by Brian Richter, president of Sustainable Waters and author of Chasing Water , for a deep and wide-ranging conversation about…
Jul 23, 2025 · 29:58
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Charlie Murray, CEO and co-founder of Switched Source about a deceptively simple idea with massive implications for the future…
Jul 17, 2025 · 1:10:47
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we chat with Neil Brown, president of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, for a wide-ranging conversation about the evolution of…
Jul 8, 2025 · 26:51
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we connect with Wayne McIntyre, CEO of Relocalize, about how autonomous microfactories placed at distribution centers could revolutionize food…
Jul 1, 2025 · 54:26
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we chat with Joe Castagneri, Director of Software at AMP, about why so much recyclable material still ends up in landfills, and how the…
Jun 24, 2025 · 34:28
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we chat with Kieran Furlong, CEO and co-founder of Realta Fusion, about the promise and progress of nuclear fusion as a sustainable energy…
Jun 17, 2025 · 49:54
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Victor Gensini, professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois University, who explains how climate change is altering the…
Jun 10, 2025 · 48:07
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Bruce Anderson, CEO of 247Solar, about the next generation of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and how it’s being reimagined to…
Jun 3, 2025 · 44:40
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we continue our conversation with technologist and author Daniel Doll-Steinberg, Co-Founder of EdenBase. This is part two of a two-part series…
May 28, 2025 · 1:07:23
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with technologist Daniel Doll-Steinberg who is also Co-Founder of the active innovation and ecosystem fund, EdenBase . This…
May 20, 2025 · 25:51
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Dana Clare Redden, founder of Solar Stewards, about the intersection of clean energy, equity, and community empowerment. Drawing…
May 16, 2025 · 41:46
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Vanessa Miler-Fels, VP of Climate and Environment at Schneider Electric, about the complexities of decarbonizing global supply…
May 6, 2025 · 34:45
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we speak with Tom Yeshurun, CEO and Founder of Civ Robotics, about how his company is transforming the construction industry with autonomous…
Apr 30, 2025 · 43:24
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , Nikki Reisch, Director of the Climate & Energy Program at CIEL, joins us to unpack the global rise of climate litigation. From landmark cases…
Apr 23, 2025 · 31:43
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we explore how Pine Island Redfish is flipping the script on aquaculture. Megan Sorby, CEO of Pine Island Redfish, shares how they're raising…
Apr 16, 2025 · 1:10:42
In this episode, we explore the transformative power of nonlinear thinking with Perry Knoppert, founder of The Octopus Movement . This global community connects nonlinear…
Apr 8, 2025 · 30:03
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we sit down with Anastasia Pavlovic Hans, CEO of Eion, to explore enhanced rock weathering (ERW) — an innovative carbon removal technology…
Apr 3, 2025 · 56:34
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we chat with Richard Heinberg, Senior Fellow at the Post Carbon Institute, about the polycrisis —the convergence of environmental, social, and…
Mar 26, 2025 · 26:04
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we chat with Ken Munson, CEO and Founder of Rhythmos.io, about how the rapid electrification of vehicles and buildings is reshaping the…
Mar 18, 2025 · 24:51
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0 , we chat with Gurjant Randhawa, CEO and President of Cipher Neutron, about the future of green hydrogen and the innovations making clean…
Mar 11, 2025 · 34:02
Greetings, Earthlings! Welcome to a very special episode of Earthlings 2.0. Today marks our 100th episode, a milestone in our journey exploring the biggest challenges and…
Mar 4, 2025 · 28:29
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Jon Norman, President of Hydrostor, about the critical role of energy storage in supporting a cleaner grid. Jon discusses…
Feb 25, 2025 · 58:09
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we chat with Dr. Allen Williams, Founding Partner of Understanding Ag, about the core principles and practices of regenerative agriculture, as…
Feb 19, 2025 · 28:10
In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Joanna Buttler, Head of the Global Autonomous Technology Group for Daimler Truck North America, about the future of autonomous…
Feb 11, 2025 · 26:04
Greetings Earthlings! In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with David Alspaugh, CTO and co-founder of Inductive Robotics, about the challenges and solutions surrounding…
Feb 4, 2025 · 44:10
Greetings, Earthlings! In today's episode of Earthlings 2.0, we delve into the powerful world of venture capital and its significant role in shaping industries by empowering…
Jan 28, 2025 · 25:57
Greetings Earthlings! In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Anurag Kamal, CEO and co-founder of ElectricFish, about their innovative approach to ultra-fast EV…
Jan 23, 2025 · 46:51
Hello Earthlings! In this week’s episode, we are joined by Richard Youngman, CEO of the Cleantech Group, a pioneer in championing clean technologies since 2002. Richard provides…
Jan 14, 2025 · 27:27
Greetings Earthlings! In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we speak with Steven and Zora Chung, co-founders of ReJoule and CEO and CFO respectively. ReJoule is a company…
Jan 8, 2025 · 39:16
Greetings Earthlings! In this episode of Earthlings 2.0, we explore the transformative potential of home electrification with Arch Rao, founder and CEO of Span.IO. Arch shares…
Dec 31, 2024 · 25:41
Hello Earthlings! In this week’s episode, we explore the innovative role of solar energy in solving South Africa's power crisis. We’re joined by Sabatha Mthwecu, Founder of Solar…
Dec 24, 2024 · 23:23
Hello Earthlings! In this week’s episode, we explore a fascinating intersection of technology and sustainability: the innovative application of robotics, artificial intelligence,…
Dec 17, 2024 · 32:57
Hello Earthlings! In this week’s episode, we explore the accessible and innovative world of Community Solar. This model allows individuals and businesses to subscribe to solar…
Dec 10, 2024 · 35:09
Hello Earthlings! In today's episode of Earthlings 2.0, we explore the cutting-edge realm of upcycled aluminum with our guest, Eric Donsky, CEO and Chairman of Atomic13. Atomic13…
Dec 3, 2024 · 32:44
Hello Earthlings! This week on Earthlings 2.0, we dive deep into the ground beneath our feet with Yard Stick, a company harnessing the transformative potential of soil carbon…
Nov 26, 2024 · 26:33
Hello Earthlings! This week on Earthlings 2.0, we connect with Camus Energy, a company providing a cutting-edge grid orchestration platform designed to help utilities operate and…
Nov 19, 2024 · 23:43
Hello Earthlings! This week on Earthlings 2.0, we explore an exciting breakthrough in recycling with Emmanuel Ladent, CEO of Carbios, a French biotech company that’s…
Nov 12, 2024 · 32:03
Hello Earthlings! Today, we're diving into a pioneering approach to carbon capture with direct air capture (DAC), a technology that pulls CO₂ directly from the atmosphere. While…
Nov 5, 2024 · 24:59
Greetings Earthlings! This week on Earthlings 2.0, we explore the world of battery safety and renewable energy with Dr. Kai-Philipp Kairies, CEO and Co-founder of ACCURE Battery…
Oct 30, 2024 · 36:32
Hello Earthlings! 🌊 This week on Earthlings 2.0, we dive into the deep blue with Professor Matthew England, an expert in ocean and climate dynamics. Our warming oceans are doing…
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