Newest Episodes
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58: Toupeight! Talking Nanotechnology and Lithium Ion Batteries
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about breakthroughs in mining processes using nanotechnology and metal organic frameworks (MOFs), as well as the impact on battery development and solid state batteries. Also: Sputnik, Star Wars, and Steve Martin. Tell us about any oth
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57: Under Pressure – Talking About Geothermal Energy
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about geothermal energy production, company transitions to new models, and upstarts who bust the models entirely like Tesla … and maybe even an Apple Car. Also: more Babylon 5, and a bunch of comedies to make hard times a little bit bri
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56: We’re Calling It Brogurt! Talking Vertical Farming
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about vertical farming, Elon and Kimbal Musk, weird super-bowl parties, and share some thoughts on the Babylon 5 resurgence.
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55: Fungus Among Us – Talking about Net-Zero buildings
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about growing bricks of fungus, green architecture and net-zero buildings, and slaughtering non-English pronunciations. ALSO: movies and television that make them cry (sometimes in fear).
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54: This Thing Blows – Talking About Battery Snow Blowers
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about electric snow blowers (Torque! Blades! Intrigue!), Ego mowers, batteries and other home products, as well as powerful one-man shows, and cartoons about cannibalism. We cover it all this week.
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53: Monkey’s Paw(er-wall) – Talking Tesla Powerwall Issues
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about the unexpected pitfalls Matt experienced when putting in his Tesla Powerwall; also: how the Bee Gees are like Marvel Comics, and why nerds need to be careful about what they wish for.
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52: Flywheel in the Ointment
Listen nowMatt and Sean discuss flywheels and how their old-school approach may have future energy storage applications. And how they hold up against lithium ion batteries. Also: a continuation of the Polly Platt filmography, Karate Kid lives on, and Sean tries to
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51: Podcast & Sons – Talking about Tesla Solar Roof
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about all the non-electric benefits of the Tesla Solar Roof, the importance of depending on experts for installation, and fair (and unfair) criticisms of renewable energy programs. Also: film, television and video game recommendations!
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50: Micromachines – Talking about Arrival Micro Factories
Listen nowMatt and Sean talk about the videogame-style microfactory manufacturing setup of EV maker Arrival, as well as (very differing opinions about) the new Wonder Woman movie, Pixar’s Soul, and and getting into 2021.
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49: Seanny, I Shrunk The Pod – Talking Nanotechnology
Listen nowMatt and Sean small-talk about nanotechnology, try to build bridges between brain-busting ideas and bored classroom kids, and discuss the show The Expanse and the film Nocturnal Animals (and why David Lynch is so confusingly fun to watch).