Oil and gas legend Bud Brigham on the principles behind repeated entrepreneurial success
I sat down with Bud Brigham, founder of Atlas Energy Solutions, to discuss the technology bets, business principles, and philosophical convi...
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Power Hour with Alex Epstein
Every week on Power Hour energy philosopher Alex Epstein breaks down today's top energy, environmental, and climate issues.
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20 of 330 episodesEnding America's 52-year ban on supersonic flight, with Boom CEO Blake Scholl
I recently sat down with Blake Scholl, the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, to discuss the persuasion strategies he used to get the US go...
Why America can’t build the natural gas pipelines it needs, with Senator Alan Armstrong
I recently sat down with Alan Armstrong, the former CEO of Williams (one of America’s foremost natural gas pipeline companies) and now the f...
Defense tech prodigy Ethan Thornton on how to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan
I sat down with Ethan Thornton , the 22-year-old defense tech prodigy and CEO of Mach Industries , to talk about an existential issue: how t...
How to defeat the IRA subsidies, with Congressmen Chip Roy and Josh Brecheen
I brought back my podcast Power Hour for a discussion with Congressmen Chip Roy Josh Brecheen about how they defeated a hoard of subsidy-see...
Peter Thiel challenges Alex Epstein on Fossil Future
From Alex Epstein: "Recently I was having dinner with Peter Thiel (the billionaire investor/entrepreneur who founded PayPal and Palantir) an...
How to become an Energy Freedom Policy Architect
On the latest episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein explains in detail how to create Energy Freedom Talking Points, and announces new opportun...
Senator Tom Cotton on "Only the Strong"
On the latest episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein interviews Senator Tom Cotton about his important new book, Only the Strong . https://www....
Jusper Machogu, emerging African Energy Champion
On this special episode of Power Hour Alex Epstein interviews Jusper Machogu, a Kenyan farmer who, thanks to the influence of Alex and other...
Wrestling legend Ben Askren on how Fossil Future impacted his thinking
On this special episode of Power Hour to celebrate Fossil Future's launch week, I'm joined by wrestling legend and former MMA superstar Ben...
CA candidate for governor Michael Shellenberger on the governor's race, energy, and Fossil Future
On this special episode of Power Hour to celebrate Fossil Future's launch week, I'm joined by California candidate for governor Michael Shel...
Vivek Ramaswamy's positive alternative to "ESG" investing
On the latest episode of Power Hour, Alex Epstein is joined by Vivek Ramaswamy, author of Woke, Inc. and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman a...
How to liberate nuclear energy, with Robert Zubrin
Alex Epstein is joined by futurist, nuclear engineering PhD, and energy expert Robert Zubrin to talk about how to liberate nuclear energy’s...
Joe Craft, America’s leading coal CEO, on America’s strangled coal potential
Alex Epstein interviews Joe Craft, CEO of Alliance Resource Partners, America’s most successful coal company, on the causes of and solutions...
A discussion with Doomberg about the European Energy Crisis and solar’s scalability problems
On the latest Power Hour, Alex Epstein is joined by Doomberg, a rising pseudonymous star in the energy humanist movement. They discuss: Doom...
The threat of declining American oil with Michael Lynch
On this week’s Power Hour, Alex Epstein has a wide-ranging conversation with oil expert Michael Lynch about Lynch’s latest paper on how poli...
Bjorn Lomborg on the bad climate thinking of COP 26
As COP 26 wrapped up, Bjorn Lomborg joined Alex Epstein to discuss the many examples of bad thinking that have shaped the conference, includ...
The rise of Michael Shellenberger and the energy humanist movement
On this week's Power Hour, Alex Epstein is joined by Michael Shellenberger, author of the bestselling Apocalypse Never and San Fransicko, to...
A wide-ranging discussion with leading climate economist Richard Tol
When leading climate economist Richard Tol publicly criticized a Twitter thread of Alex Epstein’s blaming anti-fossil fuel policies for the...
Best-of Power Hour: The Future of Oil With Michael Lynch
From Alex Epstein, host of Power Hour: This week's Power Hour is a best-of episode, featuring a now prophetic interview with energy economis...