Everybody in the Pool
von Molly Wood
E152: There’s Still Money in the Climate Tech Banana Stand
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Enough with the "problem porn." We all know the climate crisis is a big deal. This podcast is entirely about solutions and the people who are building them. Entrepreneurs are inventing miracles; the business world is shifting; individuals are overhauling their lives; an entirely new economy is being born. Don't be the last one in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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- E152: There’s Still Money in the Climate Tech Banana Stand · 34 Min. · Folge 152This week on Everybody in the Pool, a returning guest is staying the course on climate tech—even as investors and attention pivot toward AI. Mike Schroepfer, the former Facebook…
- E151: Turning Climate Concern Into Votes · 36 Min. · Folge 151This week on Everybody in the Pool, we talk about one of the most direct climate actions available to all of us: voting. Nathaniel Stinnett, founder and executive director of the…
- E150: IONATE and Giving the Grid a Brain · 29 Min. · Folge 150This week on Everybody in the Pool, let’s talk about the grid—the biggest machine in the world, which we are asking to do a whole lot more than it was built to do. Rooftop solar…
- E149: Shower Beer and the Future of Water Reuse · 38 Min. · Folge 149This week on Everybody in the Pool, would you drink a beer made from somebody else’s shower water? I did. They cleaned it! Like, a lot. But the beer is just the…
- E148: New York City’s Big Bet on Climate Tech · 32 Min. · Folge 148This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re heading to Governors Island in New York Harbor, where a new anchor institution for climate solutions is taking shape. The New York…
- E147: Pila Energy’s Plug-in Home Batteries For Everyone · 33 Min. · Folge 147This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re talking about batteries — one of my favorite topics — but not the expensive, contractor-installed, whole-home kind that requires…
- E146: Swift Solar’s Next-Gen Solar for Earth and Space · 33 Min. · Folge 146This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re talking about solar: already the cheapest and fastest-growing source of energy on the planet, and still very much a frontier for…
- E35 RE-AIR: The Future of Urban Mobility is Flying Trams · 36 Min.This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re going way back in time to a company we first interviewed way back in 2024 — it was futuristic then, and still is. Swyft Cities is a…
- E82 RE-AIR: Your Banking, Your Climate Superpower · 34 Min.This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re revisiting one of the most interesting and impactful tools in the individual and corporate arsenal! The bummer news: your bank deposits…
- E91 RE-AIR: Saving Federal Climate Data with Jonathan Gilmour · 31 Min.This episode is a re-air of Molly’s conversation with Jonathan Gilmour about the urgent effort to preserve federal climate data—and why that data matters even more as climate…
- E99 RE-AIR: Mapping the Ocean Economy with Tim Janssen · 33 Min.This week on Everybody in the Pool, we’re revisiting a conversation about ocean intelligence — especially relevant in light of the US’s recent attempts to dismantle hundreds of…
- E68: RE-AIR: Pro Athletes Advocating for Greener Sports · 34 Min.To kick off our summer vacation, we’re revisiting a conversation with Chris Dickerson, co-founder of Players for the Planet, discusses his journey from being a professional…
- E145: How Much of the Great Wealth Transfer Could go to Climate? · 37 Min. · Folge 145Philanthropic director Abby Axelrod-Wunderman of Fiduciary Trust International joins Molly Wood to talk about the overlooked role of philanthropy in funding climate solutions…
- E144: Climate Storytelling Through Games, Art, and Joy · 28 Min. · Folge 144Climate resilience planner and Earthworks host Marina Psaros joins Molly Wood to talk about why the old climate communication playbook—scary charts, technical jargon, and…
- E143: Renewable Energy as a Tool for Peace · 31 Min. · Folge 143Energy Peace Partners co-founder and managing director Sherwin Das joins Molly Wood to explain how renewable energy can do more than cut emissions—it can also support peace…
- E142: The Hidden Climate Power of Local Politics · 33 Min. · Folge 142Climate Cabinet founder and executive director Caroline Spears joins Molly Wood to explain why some of the most important climate decisions in America are happening far below the…
- July 4 re-air: E55 and the power of climate activism · 33 Min.This week, in honor of the July 4 holiday and a commitment to the importance of free speech, activism, and the power of a citizenry to determine its own future, I want to revisit…
- E141: How Utah Might Crack Next-Generation Geothermal · 35 Min. · Folge 141Utah Clean Energy climate scientist and energy analyst Logan Mitchell joins Molly Wood to explain how a deeply conservative state can still become a proving ground for clean…
- E140: Inertia Enterprises (Part 2) — Annie Kritcher and the night ignition happened · 29 Min. · Folge 140In part two of my two-part field trip to Livermore, California, I sit down with Inertia Enterprises’ third co-founder — Annie Kritcher, the chief scientist at Inertia and a…
- E139: Make fusion energy, then repeat. Inertia Enterprises, Part 1 · 47 Min. · Folge 139Fusion has been “ten years away” for decades — but one corner of the field just crossed a line that changes the conversation. In December 2022, Lawrence Livermore National Lab’s…







