On this academic application edition of the Cultures of Energy podcast we are thrilled (16:57) to welcome old friend Leah Stokes back to the program to talk about her new book, : A Story of Democracy,...

Only much worse politically for Trump and the Republicans.

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Cymene offers an epic #CymRant against AI-gone-wild on this week’s podcast. Then (17:07) we welcome Ting Hui Lau to the podcast to talk about her fascinating and moving new book, , which focuses ...

Dominic and Cymene enjoy a confetti-free trip to Philadelphia on this special Labor Day edition of the podcast. To keep us company (12:24) we welcome Conor Harrison to the program to talk about his ne...

Cymene recounts her visit to The Rocky Horror Picture Show and we wonder whether students can be convinced that academic writing will improve their social lives. Then (17:30) we sit down with the marvelous to talk about her new book : Oil and the Shaping of Nigerian Aesthetics (West Virginia UP, 2025). We begin with how oil seeks to evade both the commodity form and aesthetic forms, and how petrocriticism might respond. What is the true nature of our “blind spot” concerning oil in the global North and how does living on the front lines of extractivism counteract such blindness? We talk about how petroforms shift across genres, highlighting petrofeminism and petrohorror as two particularly interesting genres to consider. We wrap talking about the problem of recovery from petroculture and the world after oil. Hang in there, everyone, peace and love! If you happen to be in Dresden this week for please drop by and say hello!

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The Queen and King of Jetlag recount tales of airplane toilets, surprise geckos and AI abominations on this week’s episode. Then (16:32) Billy Fleming saves the podcast by joining us to talk about his...

Your cohosts’ electric summer adventure has brought them to Thailand! Dominic wonders if he will be allowed to eat Thai spicy food and Cymene reports about feeding baby elephants. Then (13:44) we...

The China adventure continues for your two co-hosts. Cymene and Dominic report from Zhangzhou, a small city of five million in Fujian province, and talk about party hotel life and what might have been...

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. For the first time in the UK, more new electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold over a 12-month period than petrol cars, accord...

Cymene and Dominic report from the first week of their trip to China. And then (11:22) we welcome legal scholar to the podcast to talk to us about battling smog in one of our favorite cities, Los Ang...

It’s World Cup season and so your co-hosts deliver their first ever sports corner. And then (9:38) drum roll please, we welcome the one and only Tim Mitchell back to the podcast to talk about his late...

A Texas Tribune analysis identified at least 248 planned data center projects. Opponents fear the projects will spike Texans’ electric bills and make the grid less reliable. But industry representativ...

Cymene goes shopping with Beyoncé in this episode’s dream sequence and if that weren’t dreamy enough your co-hosts also break down the new film, Backrooms. Then (17:01) we welcome and to the podcast...

Dominic and Cymene eat crepes, share limericks and wonder whether dogs and rabbits might hold the secret to world peace on this week’s episode. Then (13:09) we welcome to the pod to talk about his ne...

Cymene and Dominic talk about shrinky dinks, tiny sweaters, miniaturized submarines and during this week’s intro segment. Then (12:12) we welcome to the conversation to talk about his excellent new ...

Dominic and Cymene marvel at April snow and the ice cream stylings of Ben and Jerry. Then (8:28) we welcome to the podcast to discuss his new book, (Berghahn, 2026). We dive into his background in a...

Computer models of the storm hitting different areas show how much damage is possible, yet flood maps still focus on where flooding is most likely instead.

Cymene and Dominic discuss what happened when ten art school kids were given a disney princess baking challenge on this week’s episode of the podcast. Then (14:48) we welcome Casper Bruun Jensen to th...

Cymene and Dominic lament what is happening in Iran and explore what kinds of dogs they would be on this episode of the podcast. Then (15:47) we welcome to the podcast the amazing multitalented multim...

Dominic and Cymene celebrate the 250th episode of the podcast with tales of steamy avian encounter. And then (16:14) we welcome Nikki Luke to the podcast, author of the brand-new book (MIT Press, 20...

Dominic and Cymene talk about their Cathostant (or is it Protelic?) families in this week’s intro segment. And then (11:59) we are thrilled to be joined by and to discuss their work as the Weatherin...

A private equity–owned airline profits off Trump’s migrant crackdown.

Cymene and Dominic share pirate tales from the Sundance Film Festival and reimagine Heated Rivalry with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk as the lead lovers. Then (15:34) we welcome and to the podcast to dis...

Cymene and Dominic share pirate tales from the Sundance Film Festival and reimagine Heated Rivalry with Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk as the lead lovers. Then (15:34) we welcome and to the podcast to dis...

Texas governor Greg Abbott, a Republican, ordered all state colleges and universities to freeze their applications for new H-1B visas, The Texas Tribune reported. The pause, announced Tuesday afternoo...

We kick things off this week with a short but heartfelt celebration of the tenth anniversary of the podcast. Several friends—Geoff Bowker, Heather Davis, Imre Szeman, John Grzinich, Karen Pinkus and T...

Happy 2026! It’s been quite a year so far and your co-hosts talk about their recent trip to Nicaragua and Shadow’s reinvention as a fly assassin. Then (17:18) we welcome to the conversation to talk a...