Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast

About Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast

Direct Current is a podcast about energy -- the kind that lights our homes, powers our lives and shapes our world. From the U.S. Department of Energy's digital team in Washington, D.C., Direct Current brings you fresh, insightful stories of how we generate and use electricity, what that means for the planet, and the cutting-edge science that's driving a global energy revolution.

Publisher

U.S. Department of Energy

Category

government · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2016

Latest episode

10 Jan 2025

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jan 2025

   S5 E4: Science Powered by Exascale

   Host Dr. Chris Smith interviews DOE National Lab computing experts about how exascale computing accelerates groundbreaking research in fields like cancer and space exploration.

2. 

   6 Dec 2024

   S5 E3: The Next Generation Science of Pandemics

   Host Dr. David Sandalow interviews Dr. Jane Doe, a leading virologist, about the scientific breakthroughs and ongoing challenges in pandemic preparedness.

3. 

   25 Jul 2024

   S5 E2: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 2

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about how batteries combat the climate crisis by powering EVs and grid storage.

Who has been a guest on Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast

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

• Jennifer Granholm
• Colin Zarzycki
• Alan Rhoades

Reach and audience

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

YouTube views

17,104,526

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

108 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 79 / 100

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

Quality

65

Social presence

97

YouTube

93

Engagement

91