Cultures of Energy
Episodes
Ep. #44 - Stefan Helmreich
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's podcast, Dominic and Cymene continue to process election aftermath and offer thoughts on how to escape the dungeon. Then (14:20) things...
Ep. #43 - Elizabeth Povinelli
10 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic share honest thoughts from the morning after the morning after. Then, because we all need a new superhero right about now, (27:07) ...
Ep. #42 - Andrew Mathews
04 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It turns out that one of your co-hosts is a magical creature – feel free to guess which one. This week we are thrilled to welcome to the podcast (9:...
Ep. #41 - Fred Stenson
01 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On today's special bonus Tuesday episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast, Cymene and Dominic share their election season nerves and then have the ch...
Ep. #40 - Amitav Ghosh
27 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic define (finally!) professionalism and offer a brief review of Leonardo DiCaprio's soon to be released climate change documentary, B...
Ep. #39 - Stacy Alaimo
21 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic say hello from Copenhagen and muse about the humanities' expanding color spectrum. We then welcome (12:12) to the podcast the fabul...
Ep. #38 - Katharine Hayhoe
13 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off her #SXSL White House appearance with Barack Obama and Leonardo DiCaprio, we welcome (10:54) to the podcast this week atmospheric scientist ...
Ep. #37 - Everyday Ogres (feat. Tania Mouraud & Allison Myers)
07 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
We talk art and artistic superpowers on this week's Cultures of Energy podcast. Our special guests (9:59) are the celebrated conceptual and multimedia...
Ep. #36 - Woody Clark
04 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this special bonus midweek episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast, we welcome (10:25) qualitative economist and green energy consultant Dr. Wood...
Ep. #35 - Vanessa Agard-Jones
29 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's podcast dives into 'the chemical turn' in the human sciences. Dominic and Cymene talk intoxication and wonder whether there's a drug that ...
Ep. #34 - Bron Taylor
22 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic compare their ecospirituality on this week's episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast, appreciate the mystical connectivity among ...
Ep. #33 - Standing Rock (feat. Jaskiran Dhillon & Nick Estes)
16 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Until a few weeks ago, most of us hadn't heard about the lawsuit and protest of the Standing Rock Sioux against the Dakota Access Pipeline project. No...
Ep. #32 - Greening Campus Life (feat. Richard R. Johnson)
09 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's our back to school episode this week! And to make some of us feel a little better about being back at school, we want to highlight all the good g...
Ep. #31 - Jan Zalasiewicz
02 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Big news this week, friends, it turns out we're living in the Anthropocene after all. The Anthropocene Working Group (AWG) of the International Union ...
Ep. #30 - Thomas Hylland Eriksen
26 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic and Cymene discuss air conditioning, fathers who don't listen, and share certain VC-ready ideas for revolutionary technology. Then (10:04) we ...
Ep. #29 - Shannon Lee Dawdy
19 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's episode takes a close look at New Orleans and shines some light on the legacies of Hurricane Katrina and the impacts of climate change as ...
Ep. #28 - Fredrik Albritton Jonsson
12 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Your co-hosts wonder why coal seems so sinister and they're pretty sure it has something to do with all those Santa-related threats. Then (8:51) we we...
Ep. #27 - Sunila Kale
05 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic test out the identity of "semi-professional podcasters" by reeling off impressive sounding words like "load-shedding" and "blackout...
Ep. #26 - Dale Jamieson
29 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's Dominic's birthday and he'll cry if he wants to. Your co-hosts first talk green virtue and anthropocenic temperance and Cymene's childhood close ...
Ep. #25 - Benedikt Erlingsson
21 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic briefly highlight the plight of refugee polar bears in Iceland and pitch PolarBearLand as a creative response. Then (9:34) we welco...
Ep. #24 - Veronica Strang
15 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Water, water everywhere. The human sciences have become animated by the politics, ethics and materiality of water of late and for good reason. Our gue...
Ep. #23 - Annemarie Mol
08 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic and Cymene may or may not enjoy an evening cocktail on a perfect Berlin evening on this week's Cultures of Energy podcast. Then, we turn (4:05...
Ep. #22 - Iceland! (featuring Heiða Helgadóttir & Guðmundur Jónsson)
30 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Coming to you straight outta Reykjavík, Cymene and Dominic chat about the many remarkable things happening in Iceland this summer, the Melt research ...
Ep. #21 - Jeff VanderMeer
23 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic debate the merits of season 1 of Bloodline and quickly agree to disagree on this week's Cultures of Energy podcast. Then (9:25) we ...
Ep. #20 - Albert Pope
16 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic talk about the future of low carbon city, Dominic learns about "subsidence" and then we welcome to the studio (10:55) our esteemed ...
Ep. #19 - Dipesh Chakrabarty
10 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
After the usual nonsense, we welcome to the podcast this week (5:11) Dipesh Chakrabarty, theorist and historian extraordinaire from the University of ...
Ep. #18 - Platform London (feat. Anna Galkina)
03 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Back home in Houston, Cymene and Dominic discuss their efforts to save small animals (with mixed results). Then, in London, (11:05) Dominic talks to D...
Ep. #17 - Karen Pinkus
27 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Ithaca NY, we talk (8:35) to OG energy humanist (and sometimes rockstar) Karen Pinkus, Professor of Italian and Comparative Literature at Co...
Ep. #16 - Giorgos Kallis
20 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It's a deep dive into "degrowth" this week on the Cultures of Energy podcast. We welcome (6:57) Giorgos Kallis, a political ecologist and ecological e...
Ep. #15 - Michael Hathaway & Brit Ross Winthereik
13 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to a special bonus double episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast! This week we offer new perspectives on two countries—China and Denmark—...
Ep. #14 - Lawrence English
06 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week Cultures of Energy welcomes the brilliant (and fully certified) sound artist and composer Lawrence English (http://lawrenceenglish.com) to t...
Ep. #13 - Cultures of Energy 5
29 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week's energy humanities podcast recaps and takes inspiration from CENHS's fifth annual spring research symposium, otherwise known as Cultures of...
Ep. #12 - Natasha Myers
22 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
It’s all about plants on this week’s Cultures of Energy podcast. Our guide is anthropologist Natasha Myers, director of the Plant Studies Collabor...
Ep. #11 - Toby Jones
15 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Cultures of Energy podcast turns toward the Middle East as Dominic and Cymene speak (8:35) with Rutgers historian Toby Jones, author of ...
Ep. #10 - Timothy Morton
08 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic talk drug awareness to open this week’s episode of the Cultures of Energy podcast and then (6:10) share laughs and ecological tho...
Ep. #9 - Laura Watts
01 Apr 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is our first recorded out of the studio and on the road in St. Andrews, Scotland. Dominic and Cymene appreciate all that St. Andrews has ...
Ep. #8 - Diane Nelson
25 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Cultures of Energy podcast is brought to you by the number zero. Our co-hosts cover the need for more fun in academic life and Hollywood...
Ep. #7 - FotoFest 2016 (featuring Judy Natal & Marina Zurkow)
11 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s Cultures of Energy podcast is a double episode focusing on two art shows that CENHS has sponsored for Houston’s FotoFest 2016 biennial...
Ep. #6 - Imre Szeman
04 Mar 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic and Cymene debate what Albertan city is most like Houston and then (6:44) talk to Imre Szeman, Canada Research Chair in Cultural Studies and P...
Ep. #5 - Stephanie LeMenager
24 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cymene and Dominic embrace amateurism as they have trouble pronouncing names on this week’s podcast. Then (8:28) they talk to Stephanie LeMenager, P...
Ep. #4 - John Hartigan
14 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dominic Boyer and former Lost Boys extra, Cymene Howe, banter easily on this week's Cultures of Energy podcast. Cymene then (6:16) talks to anthropolo...
Ep. #3 - Roy Scranton
08 Feb 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s Cultures of Energy podcast, Cymene and Dominic share getting up close and personal with the Anthropocene in the form of Tropical Sto...
Ep. #2 - Anna Tsing
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cultures of Energy Podcast is now on iTunes! Stitcher soon! We celebrate Anna Tsing, Professor of Anthropology at the University of California Santa C...
Ep. #1 - Paolo Bacigalupi
19 Jan 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a little preview of the Cultures of Energy Podcast! Look for episodes on iTunes and Stitcher as soon as all the tubes get connected and all the...