Emmet Penney talks to experts, workers, journalists, and scholars from all over the world about nuclear energy, energy issues, culture, and society. Subscribe to the Substack to get the newsletter and the podcast sent directly to your inbox: www.nuclearbarbarians.com.
This podcast is supported by the Foundation for American Innovation.
America needs power on the grid and needs it now. Aside from component queues and permitting challenges, another obstacle stands before consumers for whom speed-to-power is the greatest priority: interconnection to the grid.
An old friend, Travis Fisher, joined me to discuss Consumer Regulated Electricity, his solution for getting private power, poles, and wires on the grid without waiting in line and burdening rate-payers.
This episode, the first in a trilogy on transmission issues, touches on the regulatory burdens private power faces and what to do about them.
15 Sept 2026
SPR: Trade It to Save It ft. Arnab Datta (Employ America)
On today’s episode we take a brief break from all things nuclear to discuss the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. Arnab Datta, Managing Director of Policy Implementation at Employ America, joined me to break down the basics of the SPR and outline what can be done to make it more robust.
This one’s for the real energy heads and anyone who cares about American resilience.
19 Aug 2026
The Future Belongs to Builders ft. Jonathan Webb (The Nuclear Company)
In the final installment of my follow up series with nuclear companies, I spoke with Jonathan Webb, the co-founder and CEO of The Nuclear Company.
For those who don’t know, TNC is pursuing a fleet-scale build of big reactors (and perhaps small ones too!) with cutting edge tech to turn blue collar workers into the Iron Men of megaprojects. Jonathan broke down his vision for nuclear, why workers are the key to everything, what’s going on with TNC’s VC Summer build, and so much more. His big-hearted passion for nuclear really struck a chord with me.
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