Best Latitude Media Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 9 Latitude and Longitude 8:42

6h ago8:42

8:42

What is latitude and longitude? Find out in this episode!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sergio-garcia401/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sergio-garcia401/support

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Why ditching aluminum is key to securing the US solar supply chain 44:06

1h ago44:06

44:06

Solar is the fastest growing electricity-generating technology in history. That rapid scaling was a result of squeezing cost reductions out of every step of production. But there's one critical piece that hasn't changed much: frames. Aluminum frames now make up one-quarter of the cost of a PV module. And that metal mostly comes from China, a countr…

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Under the hood of data center power demand 43:54

6h ago43:54

43:54

Driven by the AI boom, data centers’ energy demand could account for 9% of U.S. power generation by 2030, according to the Electric Power Research Institute. That's more than double current usage. So how do we meet that demand? And what impacts will it have on the grid and decarbonization? In this episode, Shayle talks to Brian Janous, former vice …

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176 - Wise Children 44:09

1h ago44:09

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Today we discuss Wise Children by Angela Carter, a book about twins, fulfilling June's prompt to read a book with twins or doppelgangers. It's Angela Carter, so everything is in excess, not just one set of twins, but multiple, plus all the twins share the same birthday. There's a confusing family tree, there's a housefire, there's an attempted Holl…

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SSS-Beal City Softball & Baseball Regional Champs 19:40

5h ago19:40

19:40

Coach Antcliff, Josh Wilson, Jack Fussman, and Jake Johnston join Spach to talk the Aggies Regional Championships in baseball and softball!By Latitude Media

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Season 1 Trailer 0:45

4h ago0:45

0:45

Trailer to introduce you to the podcast. New episodes every week!--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sergio-garcia401/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sergio-garcia401/support

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Season 2 Trailer 0:28

4h ago0:28

0:28

Enjoyed Season 1, Season 2 coming soon! Spread the word! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sergio-garcia401/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sergio-garcia401/support

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AI-fueled geothermal and ‘the edge of the possible’ 40:04

16h ago40:04

40:04

A lot of climate tech investors are still trying to figure out how to invest in artificial intelligence. Will it become a unique investment category? Or just a natural enhancement of what many startups are already building? There’s an emerging class of startups with AI at the center of their business. Citrine Informatics is using generative AI to s…

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The politics of carbon removal heat up 40:42

3h ago40:42

40:42

In recent weeks, carbon management has found itself in the spotlight – for reasons both encouraging and concerning for its proponents. On May 28th, the DOE unveiled the semifinalists for a new funding competition for carbon removal and storage companies, as well as a plan to buy over $30 million in carbon credits from the eventual winners. The same…

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S05E05 Marriage with Sunjai Arif 1:05:15

19h ago1:05:15

1:05:15

This week Abigoliah and Joe talk to comedian Sunjai Arif Check out Sunjai's comedy by following his social media @sanjsmash Rate, Review and Subscribe and we'll see you again in two weeks with a wonderful special guest or if you can't wait two weeks there'll be a bonus episode on our Patreon next week. If you've had a Neurodivergent moment you're h…

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Drew Baglino on Tesla’s Master Plan 1:02:40

1d ago1:02:40

1:02:40

Tesla’s Master Plan Part 3 lays out the company’s model for a decarbonized economy — and makes the case for why it's economically viable. It outlines a vision for extensive electrification and a reliance on wind and solar power. In this episode, Shayle talks to one of the executives behind the plan, Drew Baglino, who was senior vice president for p…

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175 - The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives 45:15

8d ago45:15

45:15

You ready for a messy book? This week we read The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin. Next time we will be reading Wise Children by Angela Carter. Content warnings: sexual assault, domestic violence, fertility issues. If you want to read along with The Bookstore Challenge 2024, you can join us on The StoryGraph to see what others ar…

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SSS-Beal City Softball & Baseball District Champs 15:54

4d ago15:54

15:54

Beal softball coach Jason Johnston joins us to chat about the insane 11 inning thriller with SHA, then Jake Gauthier and Jack Fussman join us to chat about their season and District Title Saturday!By Latitude Media

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A macro view on the state of climate tech 32:00

10d ago32:00

32:00

We need to invest many trillions of dollars every year to build a climate-positive economy. We know what those technologies are – but they're all at very different levels of readiness. So what would it take to scale critical climate technologies? That was the simple-but-complicated question recently posed by a group of energy, industry, and high-te…

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Heavy duty decarbonization 39:40

8d ago39:40

39:40

Batteries are making their way into more passenger cars and commercial vehicles than ever before, but the limits of electrification mean that we’ll likely need alternative fuels to decarbonize heavy transport like ships, planes, and trucks. So what are those fuels and what modes of transport do they suit best? In this episode, Shayle talks to his c…

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With Great Power: Why dynamic rates are gaining momentum 24:21

10d ago24:21

24:21

This week, we’re featuring a crossover episode of With Great Power, a show produced by Latitude Studios in partnership with GridX. Subscribe on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. Ahmad Faruqui has been researching electricity pricing since the mid 1970’s, when the cost of a kilowatt-hour was flat. But in the 80’s and 90’s, he started wor…

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SSS-SHA Baseball Playoff Preview-Coach Pieratt 14:19

19d ago14:19

14:19

Scott Pieratt joins the show to talk about the 30 win season for the Irish, how this team stacks up against his 1996 squad, and much more!By Latitude Media

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Biden’s Chinese EV and solar tariffs: Big boost or hot air? 37:39

14d ago37:39

37:39

On the heels of a climate and energy rules blitz, President Biden has announced a plan to quadruple existing tariffs on Chinese EVs – from 25 all the way up to 100 percent – and dramatically hike tariffs on Chinese solar cells, batteries, and critical minerals as well. While these numbers look huge on paper, loopholes and caveats in the policy will…

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S05E04 Neurodivergent Joy with Emily Katy 57:53

15d ago57:53

57:53

This week Abigoliah and Joe talk to writer Emily Katy. This was a fantastic chat and if you want more from Emily then she has a book out called Girl Unmasked which not only would we recommend but has been endorsed by several of our favourite people including Pete Wharmby and Sara Gibbs. It's available from wherever you get your books from. She also…

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Could VPPs save rooftop solar? 41:50

15d ago41:50

41:50

The U.S. rooftop solar market has tanked. Residential applications in California, the largest market in the country, plunged 82% from May through November 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. Contractors are going bankrupt. The big culprits are high interest rates and California’s subsidy cuts. But there are some bright spots. Battery attachme…

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Energy is now the ‘primary bottleneck’ for AI 56:22

17d ago56:22

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Data centers are an impressive energy success story. Over the last 25 years, internet traffic has climbed more than 500x while data center electricity use has remained flat. The servers and energy infrastructure have gotten wildly more efficient, and the biggest tech companies have focused on powering those warehouse-scale computers with renewables…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-JP Champion Clare Softball With Coach Kelly and Renner 19:57

21d ago19:57

19:57

We catch up with the Jack Pine Softball Champs in this episode of Spach's Sports Show!By Latitude Media

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174 - The Quick and the Dead 39:06

18d ago39:06

39:06

We're back! Becca's still suffering from a sinus infection, but we're pressing on anyway. The Quick and the Dead by Joy Williams is Corinne's pick for May's prompt to read a book recommended by your favorite author. Joy Williams (in general) is recommended by many authors, among them Catherine Lacey and Sigrid Nunez. Content warning: suicidal ideat…

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Understanding SAF buyers 29:08

23d ago29:08

29:08

Airlines are lining up to buy as much sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) as they can, despite it costing two to three times more than conventional jet fuel, according to BloombergNEF. United Airlines has secured 2.9 billion gallons of SAF over, and others like Delta, Air France-KLM, and Southwest have secured around 1 billion gallons each. And yet to …

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Tesla’s extremely hardcore pivot 33:35

23d ago33:35

33:35

The origin of Tesla was rooted in two goals: electrify transportation to drive down emissions that are warming the planet; and do it by driving down the cost of EVs to make them accessible to the masses. Is Musk now walking away from both? “He's decided I'm not a car company. I’m an AI and robotics company. It's astonishing what's happening with Te…

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Becca is Never Going to Read 'It Ends With Us' Part I 55:35

24d ago55:35

55:35

Due to some unforseen circumstances this week we are bringing you an episode from our Patreon about Colleen Hoover's massively popular novel It Ends With Us in leiu of our regularly scheduled book discussion. We will hopefully be back with that next week. Here is the Slate article by Chels Upton mentioned at the top of the episode. Our next book di…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-Beal City HR Queen Emily Taylor & Baseball with Mckenny, Gross, & Antcliff 20:12

27d ago20:12

20:12

In this episode Emily Taylor joins us after she broke Beal City's softball HR record! Then Owen Mckenny, Lane Gross, and Brad Antcliff chat about Beal City baseball!By Latitude Media

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Biden’s permitting plan: silver bullet or more red tape? 37:50

29d ago37:50

37:50

With six months to go until the election, President Biden has unveiled a far-reaching rules package that tackles everything from power plant emissions and air toxins, to boosting the EV industry and upgrading transmission lines. Despite their promise, many of these rules will face long rollouts and fierce legal challenges. On this episode of Politi…

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S05E03 Hobby-Hopping with Thomas Green 1:02:30

29d ago1:02:30

1:02:30

This week Abigoliah and Joe talk to brilliant comedian and serial hobbyist Thomas Green. Thomas is back on tour soon, sign up to his mailing list to get the latest news: https://linktr.ee/thomasgreencomedy Neurodivergent Moments is coming live to Oxford on the 26th of May: get your tickets here: https://www.datathistle.com/event/2372934-neurodiverg…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW/MID MICH MATTERS-B#4 Foundation Update-Terry Hessbrook 17:55

30d ago17:55

17:55

Terry Hessbrook joins the us to talk about the great things happening with the B#4 Foundation along with a little Ithaca softball! Visit theb4foundation.org to get involved!By Latitude Media

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The news quiz episode! 46:23

1M ago46:23

46:23

This week, we have something a little different: a news quiz. We recently took the stage with four investors at the Prelude Climate Summit — armed with a bell, a buzzer, and four different categories of questions. We tested two teams of venture investors on their knowledge of the most recent industry news. Shayle Kann and Cassie Bowe, partners at v…

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The news quiz episode! 46:14

1M ago46:14

46:14

This week, we have something a little different: a news quiz. We recently took the stage with four investors at the Prelude Climate Summit — armed with a bell, a buzzer, and four different categories of questions. We tested two teams of venture investors on their knowledge of the most recent industry news. Shayle Kann and Cassie Bowe, partners at v…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-Shepherd Softball with Coach Loonsfoot 12:32

1M ago12:32

12:32

Coach Loonsfoot joins the show to talk about his young, well kind of young squad! They are off to a 14-5 start, despite playing one of the tougher schedules in the state!By Latitude Media

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CO2 utilization 46:53

1M ago46:53

46:53

The IPCC says that we likely need to capture hundreds of gigatons of CO2 if we want to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. So what are we going to do with all that carbon? In this episode, Shayle talks to Julio Friedmann, chief scientist at Carbon Direct. Julio says we will store the vast majority of that CO2. But the markets for using CO2…

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173 - The Employees 34:41

1M ago34:41

34:41

Perhaps our most referential episode, ever. The book: The Employees by Olga Ravn The art it was created to accompany: Consumed Future Spewed Up as Present by Lea Guldditte Hestlund Books (many are also Movies/TV shows) Mentioned: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep by Phillip K. Dick (movie is titled Bladerunner) Neuromancer by William Gibson The E…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-SHA Baseball with Coach Hartman 21:21

1M ago21:21

21:21

Coach Hartman joins the show to talk about his teams excellent start, some of the standout players, and how this team stacks up with some of his best over the past 40 plus years!By Latitude Media

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Political Climate: Is the IRA under political threat? 42:53

1M ago42:53

42:53

This week, we have a drop-in episode from our new podcast at Latitude Media: Political Climate. Since the Inflation Reduction Act became law in August 2022, we’ve asked ourselves a big question: could the government and the private sector actually get this sprawling set of climate programs up and running? So far, many would answer “yes.” The IRA ha…

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S05E02 Spontaneous Creativity with Jess Thom 1:21:38

2M ago1:21:38

1:21:38

This week Abigoliah and Joe talk to the incredible Jess Thom. Jess is an artist, writer, and activist, who co-founded Touretteshero in 2010. Check out her work at https://www.touretteshero.com/ Rate, Review and Subscribe and we'll see you again in two weeks with a wonderful special guest or if you can't wait two weeks there'll be a bonus episode on…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-Shepherd Football new Coach Dave Angell 17:43

2M ago17:43

17:43

Meet Shepherd Bluejays new football coach Dave Angell podcast style!By Latitude Media

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MID MICHIGAN MATTERS-Downtown MP Construction & New Town Center 26:58

1M ago26:58

26:58

Michelle Sponseller and Spach chat it up about the downtown construction, along with how awesome the town center space will be upon completion!By Latitude Media

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Taking stock of IRA wins and political threats 40:38

1M ago40:38

40:38

Since the Inflation Reduction Act became law in August 2022, we’ve asked ourselves a big question: could the government and the private sector actually get this sprawling set of climate programs up and running? So far, many would answer “yes.” The IRA has already created over 170,000 jobs and supported $110 billion in new clean energy manufacturing…

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Building a supply chain for rare earth elements 39:21

2M ago39:21

39:21

Rare earth elements (REEs) are essential ingredients in electric vehicles, wind turbines, and many electronics. As with most critical minerals, China controls the vast majority of the REE supply chain. And so when it banned the export of REE processing technology last December, it raised concerns about supply. So what will it take to secure the sup…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-Beal City Softball- Eva Lynch, Macy Johnston, and Coach Johnston 18:12

2M ago18:12

18:12

Eva Lynch, Macy Johnston, and Coach Johnston join Spach to talk all things Beal City Softball!By Latitude Media

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How an obscure, 100-year old law is disrupting U.S. energy 40:36

2M ago40:36

40:36

A little-known U.S. law called the Jones Act shapes climate tech in weird ways — like hindering offshore wind deployment and pushing up energy prices. The law, part of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, requires all cargo shipped between U.S. ports to be carried by ships that meet strict standards. Those ships must be built in American shipyards, own…

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An influx of EVs. Surging peaks. Can AI help? 41:00

2M ago41:00

41:00

AI is suddenly in use everywhere – and it’s headed for the power sector. New research from Latitude Intelligence and Indigo Advisory Group shows a coming wave of AI integration, inside and outside of utilities. Distributed energy companies are increasingly integrating AI into their products, and many power companies are building teams to take advan…

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172 - Latitudes of Longing 37:21

2M ago37:21

37:21

April's prompt is to read a book of ecofiction, and Becca's pick is Latitudes of Longing by Shubhangi Swarup. Content warning: miscarriage, death in childbirth, sexual topics Our next book will be The Employees by Olga Ravn, as chosen by our Patreon Patrons. Find it at your local library or bookstore and read along with us! If you want to read alon…

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SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-SHA Softball Early Season Chat with Coach Wheaton 20:14

2M ago20:14

20:14

SPACH'S SPORTS SHOW-SHA Softball Early Season chat with Coach WheatonBy Latitude Media

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MID MICHIGAN MATTERS-United Way: Live United Awards & United for Moms in May 26:36

2M ago26:36

26:36

Annie Sanders of the United Way joins us to talk Live United Awards & United for Moms in May!By Latitude Media

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Political Climate is back! 4:38

2M ago4:38

4:38

After a hiatus, Political Climate is back with more news, analysis, and bipartisan hot takes on the policy and politics shaping climate solutions — in what is sure to be a defining year. Julia Pyper is joined by Emily Domenech and Brandon Hurlbut to riff on top political stories and insider scoops – from state houses, to the halls of Congress to re…

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Australian outages show the value of solar and batteries 11:41

2M ago11:41

11:41

In Australia, one in three homes hosts a rooftop solar system. And 20% of those systems are attached to batteries. In February, a major grid outage put those systems to the test. Extreme weather caused a series of grid failures in the state of Victoria. And with coal plants tripping offline, solar capacity helped keep the blackouts from cascading f…

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