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Climate meets culture, politics, and everything in between. Every week we synthesize the biggest stories from the Viro newsletter and go deeper — more context, stronger takes, real talk. Caring about the planet has never been more urgent. Or more interesting.

Jun 22

Data Centers in Space

Something different this week — no co-host, no weekly rundown. Just one subject, the full picture, and about twenty minutes. Last week, Elon Musk became the world's first trillionaire when SpaceX went public in the largest IPO in history. The pitch beh...

14 min
Jun 17

Stay human, please

This week we're asking a simple question: in a world optimizing for efficiency, automation, and engagement — what does it actually cost us to be human? Three stories. One theme. A poem broke the internet. Shawn Smucker, a bookshop owner from Lancaster,...

25 min
Jun 8

The Pope enters the chat

This week we go deep on the story nobody in Big Tech wants you to connect: AI is draining the planet's water, burning fossil fuels to keep up, and the people most affected had no say in any of it. We cover: Pope Leo XIV's 42,000-word encyclical Magnifi...

20 min
Jun 1

Solar Keeps Winning

Solar keeps winning. And this week we have the receipts. What we cover: Indiana Jones Gets It — Harrison Ford showed up to Arizona State's biggest graduating class ever and opened with "the world my generation left you is a real mess." No hedge. No opt...

11 min
May 19

Spies, Boos, and Shein Buying the Soul of Sustainable Fashion

This week billionaires are getting checked. By Utah women. By college graduates. And by the slow collapse of every brand that promised to do better. What we cover: Mr. Not-So-Wonderful — Kevin O'Leary wants to build a hundred billion dollar data center...

17 min
May 15

Where's the Water?

Episode 5 — Where's the Water? This week we follow the thing nobody in Big Tech wants to talk about. The water. Where it goes. Who takes it. And what happens when nobody is watching. What we cover: Where's the Water — A Georgia data center secretly dra...

19 min
May 4

When Protecting the Planet Gets a Standing Ovation

Episode 4 — Billie, The King, and Two Billionaires in a Courtroom This week we go from a pop star greening her tour to a king getting a standing ovation in Congress — with a billionaire courtroom showdown in between. What we cover: Billie Eilish Goes G...

17 min
Apr 27

Dirty Data Centers, Beautiful Clean Coal, and the AI Fighting Back

This week we go deep on the real cost of the AI boom — and who's actually paying for it. What we cover: The Billionaire Problem — The Atlantic followed Bezos into his consequence-free reality. We connect it to what's actually happening on the ground. T...

20 min
Apr 20

Wait, Allbirds is an AI Company?

This week Allbirds sold their soul — and their shoes — to become an AI data center company. We break down the absurdity, the Benefit Corporation betrayal, and what it says about the AI gold rush. Then we talk about Tom Steyer, the climate billionaire r...

13 min
Apr 19

Wait, The White House Runs on Solar?

Episode 1 — Wait, The White House Runs on Solar? This week we're diving into three stories that perfectly capture the moment we're in — where climate policy is going one direction and culture is going another. What we cover: The White House Solar Situa...

15 min

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Climate meets culture, politics, and everything in between. Every week we synthesize the biggest stories from the Viro newsletter and go deeper — more context, stronger takes, real talk. Caring about the planet has never been more urgent. Or more interesting.

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