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The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental  policy issues with top national experts.  Join Jack today for a wide-ranging and topical discussion with Heritage Foundation Executive Vice President, Derrick Morgan.   Jack invited Derrick on to the Power Hour to discuss a recent article he wrote in the Wall Street Journal on the ethanol mandate and why it is time to end the Renewable Fuel Standard.  But given Derrick’s deep expertise in gas and oil policy, Jack couldn’t help to use the opportunity to dive into what’s happening in...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental (and Second Amendment)policy issues with top national experts.  Join Jack today for something a little different—a discussion about how Virginia politicians are working overtime to undermine our right to bear arms.  Jack’s guest this week is lawyer, Second Amendment attorney and educator, and all around awesome guy, William K. Kirk.  You may know William from his successful YouTube channel, Washington Gun Law.  Mr. Kirk publishes videos almost every day to keep viewers up to date on the latest legislative and policy...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack is going nuclear this week once again with his guest, Michael Lee Anderson, who specializes in thorium fueled molten salt reactors.  Mike is an author and innovator with decades of experience in the private sector.  Mike and Jack cover the horizon on molten salt technology. They discuss everything from how the technology works to why it makes sense in the marketplace to the types of regulatory changes that are necessary for nuclear to reach its poten...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by top energy expert, Tim Lines, CEO of Geothermal Wells, LLC for a fascinating discussion about the latest technological innovations around geothermal energy and how the technology can help solve the world’s energy problems.  Tim describes how the technology works and why it can be applied to supply power for nearly any energy need.  Not just a tech talk, Jack and Tim cover other issues as well, such as the economics...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by journalist and author, Kevin Mooney, to discuss his hot off the presses book, Climate Porn: How and Why Anti-Population Zealots Fabricate Science, while Targeting American Capitalism, Freedom, and Independence.   Kevin brings a whole new perspective to the climate change debate, delving into how policies are used to impact far more than climate.  His background in journalism is clearly on display as uncovers many truths that you won’t want to miss.   <...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Author Steve Goreham joins the Power Hour this week for a wide ranging conversation about all the ways that green energy policies are hurting America.  Jack and Steve talk about the state of the climate change, powering AI, electric vehicles, and more.   Having written multiple books on the subject, Steve brings unmatched insight into this important conversation. 

You can learn more about Steve here, you can check out his latest book here, and when y...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Join Jack for a wide-ranging discussion with one of the nations top nuclear energy experts, Lake Barrett.  Whether it was as the on-site Director for the clean up of the Three Mile Island incident, overseeing the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste office, or advising the private sector on critical nuclear energy issues, Lake Barrett has done it all.  Most recently he gathered, along with former NRC Chair Allison MacFarlane,  a group of experts to develop a path f...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by Ben Lieberman, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute.    Anchored by a discussion of his recent article describing how green energy subsidies artificially increase demand for Rare Earth Minerals, Ben and Jack cover a variety of issues including how government efficiency standard hurt American consumers and  why made up, leftist “holidays” like “World Car-Free Day” are ridiculous.  

As always, you can join the conversation at  thepowerhour@heritage.org!  Check out Ja...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by Joel Spangenberg of CORE Power to discuss the promise of using nuclear energy to power commercial ships and to provide floating nuclear power plants for emergency power or even to bring electricity to regions that lack modern energy infrastructure.    Could nuclear energy be the key to reestablishing American shipbuilding leadership?   Will the nations that master maritime nuclear energy  be those that dominate the future?  What do Russia and China think about that? ...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack welcomes Power Hour alum, Nick Loris, Executive Vice President for Policy at C3 Solutions, to the program this week for a wide-ranging discussion on climate, how the U.S. can win in a commercial nuclear energy competition with Russia and China, and loan guarantees.  Stay until the end for a heated, but good-natured debate on government loan guarantees for energy projects.  Guess what side Jack takes?   Loris puts up a good fight, but you decide who win...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Most of us agree that nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and clean.  But one question that remains in the United States is what to do with the waste.  One country that is well on its way to solving that problem is France and part of their solution is recycling it and the company that provides that service is Orano.  Orano doesn’t just do work in France but are an important part of America’s commercial nuclear indus...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack welcomes entrepreneur, media personality, and small farmer Elaine Culotti to the podcast this week.  You might know Elaine from Discovery’s Undercover Billionaire or her real estate adventures, and now you will get to know her as a rancher and farmer.  Jack and Elaine have a wide ranging and light hearted discussion on everything from how to better get farm fresh food to more Americans to how she become of our nation’s most successful entrepren...

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) revealed last week that ‘Arctic Frost’—the FBI's election-related investigation into President Donald Trump, launched in 2022 by the Biden administration—issued 197 subpoenas for 430 conservatives, including the late Charlie Kirk's Turning Point USA, Ed Martin, Dan Scavino, and Ed Corrigan.

This investigation was used as a method to spy on the conservative movement as a whole. Mike Howell, President of the Oversight Project, joins the show to talk about why Arctic Frost demands accountability. 

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The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Jack welcomes Joshua Spodek back to the Power Hour this week for another fascinating conversation about his unique journey in finding life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through sustainable living.  Way more than just a guy who picks up after himself, Josh is an author, academic, and entrepreneur--he is a someone we can learn from as we work to live up to our own personal standards. 

You can learn more about Josh h...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts.  Tired of oil, global warming, and nuclear power? Then you don’t want to miss this fascinating conversation with Mollie Engelhart who tell us about how her commitment to conservation informed her evolution from LA vegan restauranteur to Texas rancher and so, so much more!  She tells the story in her new book, “Debunked by Nature: How a Vegan-Chef-Turned-Regenerative-Farmer Discovered that Mother Nature is a Conservative.” 

Check out Mollie’s Texas ranch, Sovereignty Ran...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. The Heritage Foundation’s Director of if its Center for Data Analysis, Kevin Dayaratna joined Jack this week in welcoming Travis Fisher for a fascinating conversation about the Department of Energy’s recently released report on climate change.  Travis, who currently directs the Cato Institute’s energy and environmental policy studies, helped produce the report and provides unique insight into it.  Having overseen a similar report at Heritage, Kevin brings additional depth to this extraordinary conversation.   If you are tire...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack is joined this week by Power Hour Alum, Daren Bakst, Director of the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s Center for Energy and Environment to discuss the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent proposal to rescind the 2009 endangerment finding.  What is the endangerment finding?  Put simply: it provides the legal justification for nearly all global warming regulation.  To find out why you should really care, you will want to check out this episode.    

You can follow Dar...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Join Jack this week for an informative discussion with his Heritage Foundation colleague and policy expert, Mario Loyola.  With years of experience in think tanks, academia, and government, Mario brings a unique perspective and is the perfect person to help us to understand the energy provisions in the Big Beautiful Bill.  Jack and Mario’s discussion covers the horizon of topics, including subsidies, regulation, and energy markets.  And if you listen close, there might even be a mini...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.   Jack is joined today by Dr. H.M. “Hash” Hashemian .  Dr. Hashemian is not only one of the nation’s most impressive nuclear energy industry leaders as President and CEO of AMS Corporation, but he just began his tenure as President of the American Nuclear Society.  Dr. Hashemian brings his unique perspective to a host of issues during this week’s conversation.

Don’t forget to check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution ...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Jack invites Kirk Sorensen, Founder and Chief Technologist at the nuclear energy technology company, Flibe Energy , to discuss Iran’s nuclear program.  The two discuss the ins and outs of the sorts of capabilities a country like Iran needs to build a weapon and what was being done at each site that was bombed.  They even get into so spicy policy discussions and throw out some rather provocative questions about non proliferation policy that are worth...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. The Heritage Foundation’s Virginia Allen takes over hosting responsibilities today to lead us through a discussion about President Trump’s executive orders on nuclear energy policy with a familiar guest: Jack Spencer.  Virginia and Jack discuss how the EO’s could have major impact on the future of nuclear energy how many of their policies align with much of what we’ve discussed on the Power Hour. 

Will they lead to a  Nuclear R...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts. Join Jack and astrophysicist Dr. Willie Soon on this week's episode to get an education on why you shouldn't believe everything you hear about climate change.  Dr. Soon is the Co-Team Leader of the Center for Environmental Research and Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Earth Physics and Space Science.  He's also been one of the most outspoken and credible critics of establishment global warming science for decades.  

If you want...

In 2009, the Environmental Protection Agency’s Endangerment Finding labeled greenhouse gas emissions a threat to public health and welfare. Now, with mounting empirical evidence, improved climate models, and real-world observations, the EPA is reconsidering that determination. New data reveals a more nuanced climate reality than in 2009.
Climate policy continues to carry enormous economic and legal implications, and reconsidering the Endangerment Finding is both justified and necessary.
Panel: The Failures of Carbon Pricing and Associated Policy Implications

The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, National Review Institute, and Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation are pleased to announce that Dr. Elizabeth Edwards Spalding will deliver the second annual Lee Edwards Lecture in Conservative Leadership.
In addition to being the daughter of Lee Edwards, Dr. Spalding is the Chairman of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation and Founding Director of the Victims of Communism Museum. She is a Senior Fellow at the Pepperdine University School of Public Policy and a Visiting Fellow at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College. Dr...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by Glen Lyons, one of the nation’s leading and most innovative thinkers on electricity markets. Glen has worked in the gas and oil industry and served as a member of ERCOT, the body that regulates Texas’ electricity grid and is now the founder and Chief Advocate for Advocates for Consumer Regulated Electricity.  This conversation is not only interesting but very timely and important as states around the nation are trying...

Join The Heritage Foundation and leading medical scientists for a discussion of cutting edge medical technology and its wider implementation to make Americans healthier. Photobiomodulation (PBM) and hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) are two proven treatments that stimulate cell growth in patients suffering from a vast array of conditions. Managing pain, promoting wound healing, and treating brain injuries are just a few of the applications for these treatments.
How can the Department of Health and Human Services under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. encourage the wider use of alternative treatments in its mission to treat the human body as an in...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by Joanne Frederick, the President of the Board of Directors  for Stop MPRP, Inc.   This one is complex, folks and has Jack way out of his comfort zone.  MRPR is an electricity transmission line project that would carry power produced in Pennsylvania and distribute it in Virginia and go through Central Maryland in the process.  While we want to see energy development, we also believe strongly that local opinion matters.  You will wa...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack is joined this week by his Heritage Foundation colleagues Mario Loyola and Austin Gae to discuss how states are taking matters into their own hands to ensure that their electricity grids remain robust and reliable.   Mario and Austin give us a sneak peek into their soon to be published research paper on how Texas is responding and Mario tells us about his recent Wall Street Journal article explaining how intermittent energy like wind and solar...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Join Jack for this fascinating episode where he discusses nuclear energy policy reforms with on of the nations most innovative thinkers on the subject, Rod Adams. Rod is a long time player in nuclear energy, hosting one of the most informative web pages on the subject: Atomic Insights.    His fabulous podcast, where he interviews some of the industry’s top leaders can also be found there.   

 If you haven’t already, check out Jack’s book...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack invites Power Hour veteran Daren Bakst, Director, Center for Energy and Environment at the Competitive Energy Institute, to discuss CEI’s new book Modernizing the EPA: A Blueprint for Congress.   Jack and Daren talk about why EPA exists, how its power expanded over time, corruption in the agency, and what to do about it.  You can download the book here and give Daren a follow on X @darenbakst.   Don’t forget to grab your copy of Nucle...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Leonardo Da Vinci said that “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”   Could that also be the case with nuclear energy? Jack invites Deep Fission CEO Liz Muller to the Power Hour this week to discuss a reactor whose utility is defined by its elegance of design.   Jack and Liz talk about nuclear economics, the waste issue and its solutions, and a host of other topics.  You can learn more about the company and technology here.  Don’t forget to ch...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack invites Dr. John Dunn to the Power Hour this episode for an absolutely fascinating conversation about how government science is corrupted to support the agendas of politicians and bureaucrats.  Dr. Dunn is a physician and attorney who has spent his career uncovering the truth behind some of the scientific lies our political leaders have relied upon to justify their regulatory power grabs.  My promise to you is that you will be smarter and more ske...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Join Jack for this special edition of the Power Hour where he interviews Dr. Kevin Dayaratna about the EPA’s recent deregulatory actions to unleash American energy.  Along with Andrew, Jack and Kevin discuss how the EPA’s actions impact the electric vehicle mandate, the clean power plan, CO2 regulations, and coal power.    Get you copy of Jack’s new book, Nuclear Revolution , make sure to check out our nuclear energy documentary Powering America!, and see the clima...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack welcomes a couple of his Heritage Foundation colleagues to the Power Hour for a wide ranging discussion of the latest energy and environmental news.  Energy expert Austin Gae, making his second appearance on the Power Hour is joined by Power Hour regular, Andrew Weiss.  Andrew steps away from his co-hosting duties and joins us as a guest expert.  The trio discuss a bevy of issues—everything from panicking renewable energy advocates to Department of Energy...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Join Jack for a wide ranging discussion this week with one of the nuclear industry’s most interesting thinkers and doer, Danial Stout.   Dan has worked in the fuel business, for one of the nation’s major nuclear utilities, and held leadership positions in government trying to solve the nation’s nuclear waste issues.  He’s led licensing, technology development and permitting efforts.  And now he runs Advanced Nuclear Advisors, a firm dedicated to getting new nuclear p...

On Wednesday President Trump signed an executive order to rescind all funds from federally funded education programs that allow men to participate in women’s sports or share their private spaces! This marks a major victory for women’s rights and the fundamental reality that there are only two sexes: male and female. What needs to happen next in the fight against gender ideology?

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Put your thinking cap on for this one, folks, and get ready to earn you PhD in thermodynamics!  Jack invites Dr. Michael von Spakovsky to the Power Hour this week for a conversation that combines policy with technical, academic knowledge.  Dr. von Spakovsky is a professor at Virginia Tech’s Department of Mechanical Engineering who has spent a career thinking about how complex systems, large and small, work.  It turns out that this research can help u...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack has a fascinating conversation about nuclear energy this week that you don’t want to miss.  He talks with Dr. James Howe, a Coast Guard vet and leading expert on nuclear technology, policy, and industry.   This wide-ranging discussion covers everything from challenges facing the nuclear industry to innovative uses for nuclear technology like space travel.  Of course, Jack mentions his new book, Nuclear Revolution .  Not to be outdone, Dr. Howe fires back with a discussion...

The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the most interesting energy and environmental policy issues of the day with top national experts.  Jack interviews Josh Spodek this week who is one of the most interesting people that has graced the Power Hour studio over the past couple of years.    Josh is a long-time environmentalist and conservationist (and so much more) who doesn’t just talk about a commitment to the environment but lives it with each decision he makes.  Rather than plying guilt or coercion, Josh explains how his choices have made his quality of life better and how...

The growing coalition of Americans concerned about our country’s health presents a unique opportunity to confront the misalignment between our medical, health, agricultural systems, and the American people. A critical examination of corporate influence, government regulatory agencies, and the pharmaceutical industry reveals systemic issues contributing to our country’s health crisis.
Join us for an in-depth discussion of these critical issues as experts explore the origin of these challenges, the failed role of our public health systems, and the need for a comprehensive bipartisan effort to restore the good life and help Americans live the healthy life agai...