- 465
- Episodes
- 246
- Transcribed
- 1,200
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Volts
Volts is a podcast about leaving fossil fuels behind. I've been reporting on and explaining clean-energy topics for almost 20 years, and I love talking to politicians, analysts, innovators, and activists about the latest progress in the world's most important fight. (Volts is entirely subscriber-supported. Sign up!) www.volts.wtf (https://www.volts.wtf?utm_medium=podcast)
- Publisher
- David Roberts
- Category
- news · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Dec 2020
- Latest episode
- 6 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
246 of 465 episodes have a transcript.
6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Best of October 2026
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
The transformative potential of solid-state transformers
30 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The (climate) case against (AI) data centers
Inside a recent episode
Best of October 2026
Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Yes, you got the three P's, the background here, permitting, planning and paying. We're going to touch on all those. Planning is, in my mind, the kind of the most fundamental of the P's, because if you don't have transmission that gets planned, there usually isn't another mechanism to bring it forward. […]
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- Leah Stokes
- Daniel Palken
- Matt Traldi
- Kristian Jensen
- Nick Chaset
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 678 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 522 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100
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- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 91
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