12 episodes
Sustainabro Life Will Sheppard
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5.0 • 6 Ratings
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The most down to Earth sustainability podcast East of the Mississippi (Self Proclaimed). The host, Will Sheppard is a mechanical engineer and avid hiker looking to break the mold of the typical stereotypes about sustainability. This show follows the stories of experts in sustainability, how they got involved in their field and where they are headed in the future. Guests in the past has included entrepreneurs, researchers, and all around great people helping to make the world a place we can be excited to live in.
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12 - Using AI to optimize grid performance for renewables with Tomas Demcak
This week we talk about a technology startup called Fuergy that is using artificial intelligence to optimize the grid for renewable energy
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11 - Self Reliant Living with Kris Bordessa
This week on the show we bring on Kris Bordessa who is the author of a National Geographic book called Attainable Sustainable. Kris has been working towards her self-reliant living goals for the past 10 years and has been sharing her experiences along the way ever since. From the start of her brand Attainable Sustainable Kris has now grown to have a following of over 700 thousand people on a variety of different social media platforms.
On the show today we cover
1. How Kris got started
2. The mindset of self-reliant living
3. How to have a successful garden (small of large)
4. How Kris grew her business from 0 to what it is today -
10 - How COVID can be an opportunity for positive change with Jeremy Caradonna
On this week we bring of Jeremy Caradonna, the author of Sustainability: A History and professor at the University of Victoria. On the show Jeremy and Will discuss topics including fossil fuel policy, tips for running a business, the history of sustainability, living a value driven life and how Jeremy found his passion in life.
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09 - Sustainable Investing with Tim Nash
On this week's episode we had on Tim Nash who is the owner of a sustainability investing firm. They specialize in helping people align their investments with their values. On the show we discussed how Tim got interested in sustainability, the tangible effects of sustainable investing in the market and how you can start investing today.
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08 - Industrial Ecology with Dr. Callie Babbitt
On this episode we are covering a bunch of awesome topics on sustainable design with Dr. Babbitt who is a researcher and industrial ecologist.
In the show we cover:
1. How Dr. Babbitt became interested in sustainability
2. The triple bottom line
3. Total life-cycle analysis of products
4. Modeling design solutions after nature
5. Food Waste
6. Sustainability policy -
07 - Sustainably Swole with Clare Mahr and Marcus D'Aguiar
On this week's episode of Sustainabro Life we are bringing on the whole gang from Sustainably Swole. Sustainably Swole is a vegan lifestyle and fitness blog that prides itself in being based in science and research.
On the show I talk with Clare and Marcus about some of the strategies they use to hit their macros on a vegan diet, some of the stereotypes about veganism and the overall impacts of what being a vegan can do
Customer Reviews
Super cool guests!
The show has had some awesome guests who are really intelligent people. I’m excited to see where it goes!
Good stuff
Pretty great podcast, very informative, the host has some thicc thighs