Age of Adoption

About Age of Adoption

The Age of Adoption podcast explores the monumental transition from a period of social, economic, and environmental research and exploration – an Age of Innovation – to today's world in which companies across the economy are furiously deploying sustainable solutions – the Age of Adoption. Listen as our host, Keith Zakheim, CEO of Antenna Group, talks with experts from across the climate, energy, health, and real estate sectors to discuss what the transition means for business and society, and how corporates and startups can rise above competitors to lead in this new age. This podcast is brought to you by Antenna Group, a global marketing and communications agency that partners with Fully Conscious brands — those with the courage to lead transformative change across Climate & Energy, Real Estate, Health, and beyond. Our clients include visionary corporations, startups, investors, and nonprofits who recognize that meaningful impact requires more than awareness; it demands bold action. In today's Age of Adoption, where every sector must incorporate sustainable solutions into foundational systems, we amplify brands standing at the forefront of change, shaping a better future for our planet and its people. To learn more, visit antennagroup.com.

Publisher

Keith Zakheim

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Jul 2018

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 101 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Long Road to Nuclear

   X-energy CFO Daniel Gross shares his journey from nuclear skeptic to advocate, discussing advanced reactor safety and financing nuclear energy as mainstream infrastructure in this interview with Keith Zakheim.

2. 

   10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Chemistry for a Changing World

   Vivi Hollertt, global sustainability strategy leader at Nouryon, discusses how chemistry drives sustainable product innovation and growth, exploring the path to overcoming price premiums in this interview.

3. 

   21 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The New Case for Nuclear

   Host Keith Zakheim interviews Jon Wentzel, Senior Vice President of Communications at the Nuclear Energy Institute, about reframing nuclear energy's narrative for scale and fuel security.

Inside a recent episode

The Long Road to Nuclear

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And especially, by the way, the choice is not a zero-sum choice when it's not wind renewables or fossil. And that's the beauty of nuclear, right? That it can be all of the above and still be clean. Yeah, that it can have all of the convenience that you get from fossil in terms of being baseload, not intermittent, even load following to some extent, but it's also carbon-free. But I was coming... in terms of my adoption story, from this point of being very anti-nuclear. And I just did the research and reconsidered my own position. And it turns out that in terms of deaths per terawatt hour, nuclear is the safest energy form out there, safer than coal, gas, even wind. […]

Who has been a guest on Age of Adoption

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Daniel Gross
• Vivi Hollertt
• Jon Wentzel
• Lisa Magnuson
• Joe Speicher

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

49

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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