Non-Toxic
Episodes
How Trump's war in Iran is boosting renewables
21 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit nontoxicpodcast.substack.comA fifth of the world’s oil flows through the Strait of Hor...
How to break the rightwing chokehold on gym culture
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit nontoxicpodcast.substack.comIn this episode of Non-Toxic, I’m joined by fitness influe...
The Dark Side of the Battery Supply Chain
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is our “green” future being built on a global sacrifice zone?In this episode, I’m joined by my former New Yorker colleague Nicholas Niarchos to ...
The doctor who was helping Jeffrey Epstein live (and creep) forever
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve been reading the latest batch of the Epstein files, you may have noticed an unlikely name from the world of longevity and “Medicine 2.0”...
Moggers, Gigachads, and Neo-Nazis
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are you a genetic loser with a recessed maxilla? Have you been brutally framemogged? Will you ever ascend? Welcome to the world of looksmaxxing, where...
Why Climate Denial Feels So Good
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit nontoxicpodcast.substack.comIn this subscriber-only episode, I talk to writer and broadc...
From the vault: Starting the new year with a burning Christmas Tree
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Every year on January 7th, the artist Jay Critchley holds a ceremony inviting attendees to “re-root” themselves to the earth. He also pushes a fla...
Carbon Bros (Bonus mailbag episode)
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amy and I are back after a little hiatus to bring you our long awaited Carbon Bros mailbag episode. We received so many interesting responses fr...
Young men are swinging away from Trump. Will they come back to Democrats?
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Democrats did surprisingly well in the recent spate of elections. One of the key pieces of that story was that young men came back to the party after ...
He's benching 315, habibi
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Democratic pundits have been wringing their hands about how they lost young men in 2024 and how to win them back. With Election Day comming up, I thou...
Carbon Bros: Episode 4 (Integration)
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The kings of the manosphere love to talk about “integrating” a man’s warrior and civilized self, but how about integrating men, and new ideas of...
Why is the fossil fuel industry funding anti-trans politics? (Bonus Episode)
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this eye-opening episode of Carbon Bros, my co-host Amy Westervelt talks with special guest Vivian Taylor. A veteran of both trans rights activism...
Carbon Bros: Episode 3 (Climate Hysteria, Doomers, and Boy Math Solutions)
16 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stop listening to hysterical Swedish teenagers and start listening to reasonable men! Some dudes do have solutions to the climate crisis; they just do...
Bonus Episode: Putting the "tiny" in Petro-masculinity
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode of Carbon Bros, we present an extended conversation with Cara Daggett, who coined the term "petro-masculinity." Daggett delves i...
Carbon Bros: Episode 2 (Energy Dominance)
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to powering the US, “energy dominance” has become a favorite phrase of the Trump administration. But who or what are they trying to ...
Carbon Bros: Episode 1 (The Testosterone Pipeline)
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Manosphere figures like Andrew Tate, Joe Rogan, and Jordan Peterson aren’t just telling men how to treat their girlfriends or train for MMA fights; ...
Carbon Bros launches July 25
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In just over two weeks, Carbon Bros, a collaboration between Non-Toxic and Drilled, will be making its long-awaited debut on July 25. Here’s the gis...
Re-rooting with artist and activist Jay Critchley
31 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join me in the studio of artist and activist Jay Critchley, a Provincetown legend known for his provocative work at the intersection of masculinity, e...
What's Left? with Malcolm Harris
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I'm joined by Malcolm Harris, author of Kids These Days, Palo Alto, and What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisi...
Telling the climate story like it's true crime, with journalist Amy Westervelt
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Like a rhizomatic network, Non-Toxic is linking and building with investigative climate journalist Amy Westervelt. She and the Drilled podcast team wi...
The first weeks of Trump's climate agenda, with Andrew Lewis
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this bonus episode, we're joined by environmental reporter and former Non-Toxic co-host, Andrew Lewis, to discuss the first weeks of the Trump admi...
The problem of Justin Baldoni and fake male feminists, with Emily Kirkpatrick and Dr. Will McInerney
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Non-Toxic, we're going Hollywood, breaking down the PR wars and legal wrangling between the stars of the domestic violence drama, I...
From the vault: We're all hypebeasts now, with Alec Leach
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this end of year episode of Non-Toxic, we dive back into the vault to revisit a fascinating conversation with Alec Leach, a sustainability strateg...
Surviving Fire Season, with Clare Boerigter
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Things are heating up in this episode of Non-Toxic. I'm talking to Clare Boerigter, a fire research fellow, science writer, and former wildland firefi...
Why muscle dysmorphia got so big, with Dr Roberto Olivardia
28 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Non-Toxic, I dive into the world of extreme muscularity with Dr Roberto Olivardia, a researcher and clinician who helped coin the t...
How Trump won the bro vote, with Shauna Daly from the Young Men Research Initiative
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this election special, we're diving deep into the not so surprising rightward shift among young men. Our guest, Shauna Daly, co-founder of the Youn...
Peeling back skincare for men, with Jessica DeFino
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Non-Toxic, we're talking with beauty critic Jessica DeFino about the evolving culture of male beauty standards. From the rise of th...
Wild Man Weekend, with Ian MacKenzie
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Non-Toxic, we're traumatizing our egos in nature's vastness and exploring the roots of the term "toxic masculinity" in the mythopoe...
What does prison reveal about toxic masculinity? with Dr Terry Kupers
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 1 of Season 3, I talk to one of the main figures responsible for the spread of the term “toxic masculinity,” Dr Terry Kupers, an academ...
Greetings from Money Island! A special Earth Day bonus episode
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have a special Earth Day bonus episode. The intrepid producer of our show, Andrew Lewis, is reporting from the Society for Environmental ...
Help me, Non-Toxic. (Bonus call-in epsiode)
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For this bonus episode of Non-toxic, we're catching up with our producer, Andrew, and taking calls from our loyal listeners while dispensing poorly th...
Right to Roam, with Paul Powlesland
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the Season 2 finale of Non-toxic we're talking with barrister Paul Powlesland about the universal right to enjoy natural places, despite what lando...
The new climate denial, with Callum Hood from the Center for Countering Digital Hate
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where does your crazy climate-denying uncle come up with those outlandish talking points that he trots out at Thanksgiving or Christmas? Things like: ...
A part-time Indian and full-time rapper, with Mato Wayuhi
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we'll be talking with Mato Wayuhi, a musician, rapper, and composer from South Dakota, whose forthcoming major label debut is called Stankf...
Can the Amazon Rainforest be saved? with Richard Mosse
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to photographer, filmmaker and artist Richard Mosse, who spent two years documenting the desctruction of one of the most ecologicall...
We're all hypebeasts now, with Alec Leach
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we're joined from Berlin by author and sustainability expert, Alec Leach. As a former fashion editor, Alec has spent a large part of his ca...
The decade we could have stopped climate change, with Nathaniel Rich
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Non-Toxic, we talk to Nathaniel Rich, author of Losing Earth: A Recent History. It’s a bracing conversation about the little know...
Climate babies (part 2) with Amanda Sukenick and Matti Häyry
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Non-toxic, we're talking with activist Amanda Sukenick and philosopher Matti Häyry about the state of antinatalist thinking, e...
Climate babies (part 1) with Sian Norris
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do abortion restrictions have to do with climate change? According to believers of the Great Replacement conspiracy theory, it's all connecte...
The masculine urge to drive a pickup truck, with Lucy von Sturmer
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Non-toxic we're talking about the state of advertising in the age of the climate crisis with Lucy von Sturmer, greenwashing guru and ...
Is the cure to male loneliness going to the park? With Hannah Seo
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Researchers are starting to discover surprising links between loneliness and biophobia. Why are people avoiding social interactions and staying inside...
How Danish fashion brands Ganni and (di)vision made sustainability cool
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to sustainability, something is popping in the state of Denmark. In this bonus episode, recorded in the offices of Ganni during Copenhag...
Will your corpse be waste or compost?
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the season finale of Non-toxic, and we’re thinking about endings. In this case, what happens to our bodies when we die. We’re asking why do...
To save pollinators, plant native. With JP Charisma
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a better way to landscape your garden. That's the message Jordan "JP Charisma" Parker is preaching on YouTube and TikTok, wher...
The ex-intelligence operative bringing wildlife traffickers to justice
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that illegal wildlife trafficking is the fourth largest criminal enterprise in the world? Though it touches every corner of the globe–t...
"Operation Beefluencer" with Joe Fassler
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fire up the grill, fellas… This week, Andrew talks to journalist and author Joe Fassler, who went undercover for The Guardian to investigate an invi...
After cooling with Eric Dean Wilson Part 2
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get your personal protection gear on as we dive into the second of a two-part conversation about the history of the air conditioning with author Eric ...
After cooling with Eric Dean Wilson Part 1
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brrrr. It’s cold in here.In the first part of a two-part conversation with author Eric Dean Wilson, we journey into the shady underworld of used ref...
Going hog wild with Lauren Larson
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, it’s Man vs Pig, and Man is losing. We head to the hill country of Texas with journalist Lauren Larson to understand why scientists...
How to blow up a pipeline with Daniel Goldhaber
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this explosive episode, we talk with the filmmakers behind How to Blow Up a Pipeline, a new movie adapted from Andreas Malm’s political manifesto...
Alpha male brain worms with Connor Meyer
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this follow-up to Episode 1's conversation on incels (involuntary celibate men) and their obsession with the idea of the alpha male, we drill i...
"I am the Alpha" with Callum Hood
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of this two-part series, we're talking about the myth of the alpha male, where it came from, how it's developed, and why it has r...
The eco-gender gap
16 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Non-toxic is a new podcast dedicated to exploring the intersection of masculinity and the climate crisis, hosted by critic and cultural journalist Dan...