Scientista

About Scientista

The Scientista Podcast spotlights women (and allies!) reshaping business, politics, and culture. Hosted by behavioral scientist Dr. Sweta Chakraborty and former Assistant Secretary of State Monica Medina, this show brings you candid conversations with changemakers and thought leaders from around the world. Subscribe for behind-the-scenes stories of how some of today’s most inspiring leaders have faced challenges, made tough calls, and turned vision into real-world impact.

Publisher

Scientista

Category

business · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Mar 2025

Latest episode

2 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Oct 2026

   What Are We Willing to Sacrifice? Aimée Christensen on Data Centers, Water, and the American West

   Idaho has sun, wind, geothermal heat, and wide open land. It also has a shrinking aquifer and data center developers who want its power and water. In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Monica sits down with Aimée Christensen, founder of the Sun Valley Forum, to talk about the trade-offs that come with that boom. Aimée argues that communities deserve clear information and a real say before projects break ground. She also wants Idaho's water laws to reflect what each use of water is actual...

2. 

   11 Sept 2026

   From Prime Video to Net Zero: Sally Fouts on Leading Amazon's Climate Pledge

   In this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Sweta and Monica sit down with Sally Fouts, who leads The Climate Pledge at Amazon. Sally started out as a journalism major, worked on the Prime Video and Amazon Studios launches, and moved over to the Pledge three days before the world shut down in March 2020. She thought she had ruined her career. Instead, she helped grow the Pledge into a coalition of more than 700 companies committed to 2040. We talk about what actually changes inside a company o...

3. 

   12 Aug 2026

   Earth Supremacist: Kate Marvel on Feelings, Physics, and the Only Good Planet

   Kate Marvel spent years studying the entire universe. Her conclusion: most of it is garbage, and Earth is the only good planet. So the astrophysicist became a climate scientist, and in this live conversation from Aspen Ideas Climate in Chicago, she explains why she makes no apologies for being an Earth supremacist. Sweta and Monica talk with Kate about her new book, Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet, named a best book of the year by Scientific American. Kate makes the ...

Who has been a guest on Scientista

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

• Abigail Disney
• Abby Hopper
• Ann Drake
• MarySue Barrett
• M Sanjayan

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

15 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

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

Quality

47

Social presence

90

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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