Relic Fishing Podcasts

Renewables and electric vehicles are on a tear, and they’ll soon likely attract $2 trillion in yearly investment. But global emissions have not peaked. So what are the new frontiers of technology that will make renewables and storage more valuable – and draw down emissions at the speed needed? This week, we’re going to reflect on that question comi…

In the last few months, three major projects in Europe and America have been delayed or canceled, thanks to rapidly rising costs. Those projects make up more than 10% of current offshore wind capacity in the EU and US, according to Bloomberg. Another 9.7 gigawatts are at risk in America, as developers look to renegotiate contracts. The complexity o…

As the carbon dioxide removal industry grows, engineered solutions like direct-air capture are getting more attention. According to the IPCC, novel methods for carbon dioxide removal are necessary to meet the Paris climate targets. But another UN body, the UNFCCC, recently sparked controversy by concluding in draft language that “engineering-based …

This is a partner podcast episode, brought to you by South32. Pat Risner spent 25 years as an engineer, general manager, and executive at one of the largest mining companies in the world, BHP. Today, he's the president of the Hermosa Project, a mining development in Arizona run by the global mining firm, South32. That mine is the only advanced proj…

A year after it was passed, the Inflation Reduction Act is already reshaping the energy and automotive industries in the U.S. New factories for a wide array of clean energy components are being planned. Old factories are being reopened, retooled, or expanded. According to a Canary Media analysis, that is amounting to over $70 billion in new investm…

In August, the US government is set to issue standards for hydrogen tax credits. Over the last year, a debate has been raging over how strict those standards should be for matching renewables with hydrogen production. With rules set to be released in the coming weeks, ad campaigns have popped up from industry trying to persuade the feds to adopt lo…

For years, rooftop solar was overlooked as a reliability solution in New England. But in a very sudden reversal, the region's grid operator says it’s critical to keeping the lights on across the region. New England doesn't have its own fossil resources, so the region is dependent on oil and natural gas imported from other regions of the country. Ov…

For decades, we have wildly underestimated the growth of renewables. Now that cost curves and deployments have exceeded all expectations, what’s next for the clean energy industry? This week, we feature a conversation between journalist David Roberts and futurist Ramez Naam about what's ahead for tech trends – from renewables and batteries, to grid…

Mateo Jaramillo is the co-founder and CEO of the long-duration storage company Form Energy. Mateo has spent the last two decades building battery storage companies, with home base being California. But he just moved from Silicon Valley to the Rust Belt, where Form is scaling production of its iron-air batteries at an old steel mill in West Virginia…

Putin’s assault on Ukraine triggered an energy crisis that sent Europe’s economies into a tailspin and put the European energy transition to the test. But how did the European Union, a leader in climate action, become so dependent on Russian oil and gas to begin with? This week, we're posting the first episode in a new five-part series for The Big …

Last week, we started the show with a simple question: what do we want from the artificial intelligence systems advancing so quickly? Inevitably, when we start grappling with that question, we have to talk about ethics and data quality. This week, we feature two conversations about the ethics and implementation of AI across the energy economy. We'l…

We are at the start of a commercial arms race in artificial intelligence that has thrilled some, and alarmed others. For many, it's both. There's no shortage of heady proclamations about where the technology is headed. Google CEO Sundar Pachai calls AI “more profound than fire or electricity.” We are in the middle of a period of exuberance in AI, w…

As we evaluate the Biden team's approach to building back domestic manufacturing and climate-positive infrastructure, we keep coming back to the question: what makes the current push different from the Obama era one? You can’t answer the question without exploring the factors behind the demise of some companies of the cleantech 1.0 era – in particu…

This latest roundup of the games I've played covers May 2023, and features two new and two older releases: Miasma Chronicles (2023) Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun (2023) Mafia III: Definitive Edition (2016/2020) Dishonored (2012) Support the show For lots more writing on classic science fiction, other books, video games, and more check our my site andyj…

In 1966, New Worlds magazine published the story "Behold the Man", by its editor Michael Moorcock. This sacrilegious tale of a man who travels back in time to replace Jesus won Moorcock the Nebula Award for Best Novella. This episode covers the extended 1969 novel version of what may be one of the boldest time travel stories of all. Support the sho…

Republicans dominate every part of government in Texas. It's been that way for two decades. It also happens to be a state with the most wind and utility-scale solar development in the country. Over their 20 years of dominance, Republicans in the state have mostly supported renewables, often in a very warm way. But lately, they've turned against the…

We are at an inflection point for electric vehicles. The mass adoption phase is underway in many countries, including America. The US government is putting billions of dollars behind EV charging and battery production. And nearly every automaker is releasing or developing an EV model. But the race to electrify cars and trucks is about so much more …

In this 19th episode Bassmooch owner Matt Lewis comes on to talk about their lineup of quality Outerwear, Clothing and Hats, Hard & Soft Baits, and Level fishing rods, as well as avoiding a potential tactical invasion mid-podcast. Watch for an upcoming Bassmooch giveaway of a Kayak Fishing Net and Level Fishing Rod... more details to come. Reminder…

This week, we’re running a bonus episode from our friends at Environmental Defense Fund and their podcast Degrees: Real talk about planet-saving careers. Transportation is the largest single source of carbon emissions in the U.S. People who can electrify vehicle fleets are in demand — especially in school districts, where diesel emissions are causi…

Continuing our look at Alan Dean Foster's Humanx Commonwealth series, this episode covers the fifth standalone novel: Sentenced to Prism (1985). Corporate troubleshooter Evan Orgell finds himself on a distant planet where silicon-based life is abundant. As Orgell struggles to survive, Foster gets to explore some of his favourite themes in the conte…

Big Daddy BRIAN HATFIELD from Big Daddy's Baits joins us this week to chat about their baitmaking business history, relationship with Pro Anglers, and walk through their current and upcoming lineup of baits. Residing from Spring City, in east Tennessee. http://bigdaddysbaits.com https://www.facebook.com/bigdaddysbaits Buddy Gross Fishing "The Jig" …

In the nine months since the Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law, $28 billion in new manufacturing investments have been unveiled. Credit Suisse expects the IRA to support $1.7 trillion in new US manufacturing in a decade. Shalini Ramanathan of Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is watching the space, excited about that industrial growth. Sh…

The 2020 "definitive editions" of Mafia and Mafia II are the stars of the show in this latest overview of the games I've played recently. This bumper instalment features: Supplice [Early Access] (2023) Gun Jam (2023) Oni (2001) Urban Chaos (1999) War Mongrels (2021) Mafia: Definitive Edition (2020) Mafia II: Definitive Edition (2020) Deus Ex: Human…

Matt Stark, owner of Riot Baits joins us this week to talk about their full line of Soft & Hard Baits that I really am excited about... just look at all those little feet wiggling around! Riot Baits rods - https://riotbaits.com/ Please check out and consider entering our Relic Fishing Podcast Challenge Series Tournament #1 on TourneyX https://tourn…

Are you a utility or climate tech startup looking to understand how artificial intelligence will shape your company? Come to our one-day event, Transition-AI: Boston on June 15. Our listeners get a 20% discount with the code PSPODS20. Our show this week was recorded live at the Nuclear Energy Assembly in Washington, DC. It comes in three parts. Fir…

Matt Newman, president and owner of iRod Fishing joins us this week to talk about iRod's line of custom fishing rods designed by many of the top names in fishing today. B.A.S.S. Kayak Champion Rus Snyders also joins in again to talk about his Synders Sniper signature iRod model. Mentioned in this episode: iRod Fishing rods - https://www.irodfishing…

Are you a utility or climate tech startup looking to understand how artificial intelligence will shape your company? Come to our one-day event, Transition-AI: Boston on June 15. Our listeners get a 20% discount with the code PSPODS20. We’re hard at work on a new season of The Big Switch podcast, which will go deep on the impact of the European ener…

In this episode we chat with YouTube fishing personality Bass Geek - Hank Rogers. Hank has over 67k followers on YouTube and walks us through how he got where he is, milestones & plateau's, and pit-falls that anglers looking to grow a YouTube channel should possibly look out for. We also talk cameras and audio, Fav fishing lures he's seen this year…

Over the last two years, we’ve created the foundation for a green industrial awakening in America — thanks to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act. Collectively, they will leverage hundreds of billions of dollars to support domestic producers. The green industrial framework is not ne…

The landscape for peaker power plants in New York is changing. Over the next two years, dozens of aging oil- and gas-fired plants will be phased out around New York City, thanks to stronger air quality rules and the state’s climate law. Under the rules, some of National Grid's peaking generation will shut down permanently, and some will steadily ra…

This second episode in a series on Iain M. Banks' Culture series of science fiction books covers the first novel, Consider Phlebas (1987). In this subversive take on the space opera, Banks introduces the Culture from the outside - by using as his protagonist the ruthless, shape-changing agent Bora Horza Gobuchul. Expect space pirates, cannibals, a …

An expansion of her 1974 novella, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang is Kate Wilhelm's best-known work in the science fiction genre. Winner of three major awards for Best Novel in 1977, it is often called one of the most important SF novels to deal with the issue of cloning. This episode looks at how Wilhelm's scientific shortcomings are compensated f…

In this episode perennial Kayak tourney stand-out Adam Riser FINALLY makes his appearance on the RFP! We talk over his approach to Tourney's, best baits, and have him dissect my strategy (and mediocre performance) in my first kayak tournament last weekend with South Mid-TN Kayak Anglers. Featured in this episode: Newport Vessels motors - https://ne…

Around the US, cities are passing laws to phase fossil gas out of buildings. But the culinary industry is pushing back, saying that gas bans hurt chefs and restaurant owners. This week, the California Restaurant Association successfully won a lawsuit challenging Berkeley's pioneering gas ban. Chris Galarza is on a mission to show chefs that industr…

We're sharing an episode of a podcast we love, Drilled from our friends over at Critical Frequency. Four years ago, the Drilled podcast asked a question that changed how people thought about climate stories: What if we stopped acting like the climate crisis was inevitable and instead treated it like it truly is… the crime of the century? Now, the o…

Danladi Graham joins us this week to talk all about River and Creek kayak fishing. His YouTube channel details his adventures (and missadventure getting upside down last summer) fishing middle Tennessee region rivers creeks and even some lakes. We chat about specific bodies of waters, his favorite baits & gear, and of course go down a few rabbit ho…

Up until six months ago, artificial intelligence might not have squeaked into the top five areas of climate tech for most people. But the Cambrian explosion of large language models – led by ChatGPT – has suddenly hooked hundreds of millions of users, offered mind-boggling creative capabilities that have surprised almost everyone, and kicked off an…

In this episode Bassmaster Kayak Champ RUS SNYDERS joins us to talk over his Tourney successes, preferred baits and gear, Southern'isms, and then we go down a rabbit-hole on Kayak trolling motors where Rus convinces me i'm WRONG for considering a front mount. (and I think he may be right). Featured in this episode: Torqeedo - https://www.torqeedo.c…

In five years, we've tripled the amount of solar capacity connected to America's grid. Wind capacity has grown 60% in the last 5 years. And in just the last year alone, battery capacity has doubled. But there’s also a surge in opposition to local projects. According to the Sabin Center for Climate Law at Columbia University, there are now 121 local…

In Ep11 we're talking with Nick Inzio owner of Onida Outdoors about their line of Jigs, Soft Plastics, Spinnerbaits and Terminal Tackle, as well as his fishing, and taking a Crankbait to the chin thanks to his fishing partner. http://onidaoutdoors Watch soon for more weekly episodes from Relic Fishing, and please check out our other podcasts for Ou…

In 2021, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s supercomputer found that Los Angeles can hit 100% clean power within a decade and a half. But how will it be implemented in reality – in a way that benefits everyone? That’s the $86 billion question for the city. There are many other questions to answer: How will a utility serving four million res…

Bonus Episode 10 is a feature on Kayak Tournaments for Noobs with multiple Kayak Bass trails angler Ethan Jett, and also with Rogue Fishing. Our goal is to talk through the everything a hesitant angler new to Kayak Tournaments (like myself) needs to know and be prepared for so they have less reservations jumping into Kayak Tournaments with their lo…

The anime-inspired third-person action game Oni is often thought of mainly as "Bungie's forgotten game". But in fact, this classic deserves to be recognised as something much more than just a footnote in the history of the studio that made Halo. This review does a dream dive into what makes Oni special, and makes the case that it should be a cult c…

In Ep9 we're talking with Norm Hightower from Ditch Pickle Baits. Originally from Oregon, & recently relocated to Louisiana gator country. Norm talks us through his line of baits from himself and sponsors he's partnered with, and tells a few stories along the way. http://ditchpicklebaits Norm's partner companies. Onida Outdoors - https://onidaoutdo…

Silicon Valley Bank was a mid-sized bank that catered to entrepreneurs in the tech sector. The bank was an early supporter of the climate tech and sustainability space, with over 1,500 clients across the industry. But things quickly unraveled this month after SVB executives told investors they'd sold off a massive portfolio of mortgage bonds – crea…

The 1991 collection The State of the Art serves an important function in the bibliography of revered Scottish author Iain M. Banks (1954 - 2013). It collects his short fiction from 1987 to 1989, crucially including the stories "A Gift From the Culture", "Descendant", and the title story. These are entries in Banks' Culture series, and good entry po…

A few weeks ago, TIME Magazine staff writer Alejandro de la Garza found himself on the floor of a hotel room in Nevada with two guys trying to cook sulfur dioxide out of a tin can. Luke Iseman and Andrew Song are the co-founders of Make Sunsets, a startup claiming to be implementing solar geoengineering by launching weather balloons filled with SO2…

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Discarded is a series from Lemonada Media. If you like The Carbon Copy, then we think you’re going to enjoy Discarded. The shadow of Goliath is looming over St. James Parish, Louisiana, and it’s called The Sunshine Project. This $9.4 billion proposed petrochemical plant would sprawl across 2,400 acres, pushing up against the community that has live…

Come watch a live episode of The Carbon Copy! Canary Media and Post Script Media are hosting a live event at Greentown Labs in Somerville, Ma. on April 6. record a live episode of The Carbon Copy with some very special guests. Get your tickets today. In 2020, the top five Western oil & gas supermajors – ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, Chevron, and Total – s…