
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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Jun 29, 2023 • 1h 25min
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) and he raised some interesting challenges to my book Fossil Future (which he has enthusiastically endorsed). I suggested, 'Let’s record a discussion where you give me all your challenges to Fossil Future and I try to answer them.' Peter loved the idea, so we made it happen—recording a 90-minute discussion at his office in West Hollywood."

Mar 27, 2023 • 53min
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 opportunities to work for or contribute to the Energy Talking Points project. Also: How Alex and Energy Talking Points are changing AI Chat.

Nov 2, 2022 • 1h 4min
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.amazon.com/Only-Strong-Reversing-Sabotage-American/dp/1538726793
They discuss:
Why America should have a foreign policy of self-interest
What a principled and thoughtful policy of self-interest looks like
How American foreign policy has devolved into various forms of international servitude
The importance of energy security
Senator Cotton's experiences in battle and in Congress
At the end of the show Alex shares some of his differences with Senator Cotton's book and offers some additional reading recommendations.

Jul 27, 2022 • 24min
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 others, has started to become a champion of fossil fuels in Africa.
Jusper discusses his aspirations in agriculture and in energy, and why he is asking for help to invest in his education.
You can support Jusper at his GoFundMe (Alex contributed $1000): https://www.gofundme.com/f/jusper-machogu-further-education-support

May 26, 2022 • 50min
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 Askren. When Ben expressed interest in Fossil future on Twitter, I sent him an advance copy—which he read in full, and loved.
I asked Ben to come on the show to describe how the book impacted his thinking. I also asked Ben, known as one of the great innovators in modern wrestling, about the keys to his innovativeness—keys that apply to virtually any field.
This episode was both a thrill for me and a little surreal since as a longtime Jiu-Jitsu practitioner I've admired Askren from afar for many years. The fact that he responded to Fossil Future so positively is further confirmation to me that the framework and argument of this book are going to impact a lot of people's thinking for the better.

May 26, 2022 • 38min
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 Shellenberger--whom I am enthusiastically supporting, intellectually and financially.
We ended up spending most of the time talking about the energy landscape, including where Fossil Future fits in. But I made sure that we talked about Mike's campaign and why it is worth supporting. I've contributed $5000, an unprecedented amount for me.

May 26, 2022 • 1h 8min
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 at Strive Asset Management to talk about the impact of the ESG movement on investments, its root causes, and how to fight it. Ramaswamy also shares his views on Alex's new book Fossil Future.

Mar 19, 2022 • 1h 20min
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 limitless potential. Drawing from Zubrin’s new manuscript “The Case for Nukes,” they cover:
1. Nuclear’s track record of providing low-cost, reliable, clean, safe electricity.
2. How irrational government policies have made nuclear vastly more expensive than it needs to be.
3. The key policies needed to liberate nuclear.

Mar 14, 2022 • 52min
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 to America’s and the world’s energy crisis.
They cover:
- Why and how most of today’s global energy crisis could have been prevented.
- How government financial regulators have pressured financial institutions to stop lending to fossil fuels.
- Why coal prices, long the most stable of all energy prices, have skyrocketed.
- The connection between energy and freedom.

Jan 1, 2022 • 1h 7min
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: Doomberg’s background and mission, the price and scalability challenges of solar, and the unfolding European energy crisis.
You can subscribe to Doomberg’s Substack at Doomberg.substack.com and Alex’s Substack at alexepstein.substack.com
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