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The Capitalist Hippie

Marco Pimentel

The Capitalist Hippie presents: Power PlayAI needs more power, faster than America has ever built it. Power Play is a six-part investigation from Quartz and The Capitalist Hippie into the bottlenecks, the fixes, and the economics at the core of AI development.Hosted by Marco Pimentel. Reported by Jackie Snow, Catherine Baab-Muguira, and Joseph Zeballos-Roig. New episodes releasing weekly starting September 15.About The Capitalist Hippie:Capitalist…Hippie. Two words that weren't meant to mix. One worships growth, disruption, and bottom lines. The other? Earth, equity, and a future worth believing in. For decades, they stood in opposition.Not anymore. What was once radical—decarbonization, plant-based proteins, climate-focused investing—is now the biggest economic opportunity of our time. The Capitalist Hippie is a podcast for changemakers rewriting the rules of business. Not as rebellion, but as strategy. Because the world needs founders who push for more. Not just profit, but purp

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98 episodes

  1. Power Play Ep 6: Overbuild 25:48
  2. Power Play Ep 5: Rulemakers 31:35
  3. Power Play Ep 4: Solutions 29:34
  4. Power Play Ep 3: Balance 27:41
  5. Power Play Ep 2: Gridlock 28:53
  6. Power Play Ep 1: AI wants your electricity 34:17
  7. The Hidden Climate Opportunity Sitting in Your Basement 43:17
  8. Brewing the Future: How Fungi Could Feed 8 Billion People 38:03
  9. The Stories We Eat: How Agriculture Communicates 37:39
  10. He Quit NASA to Fix the Way You Power Your Home 40:54
  11. The Circular Economy's Next Big Opportunity 36:47
  12. How AI's Energy Demand Could Accelerate $2 Trillion Climate Solutions 44:58
  13. How AI-Powered Drones Could Save Billions in Wildfire Damage 40:46
  14. How a $10K Prize Grew Apeel Into a $2 Billion Food Waste Unicorn 45:52
  15. From Tiny Plots to Triple Growth: The 250 Sq Ft Farm Model 37:13
  16. Turning $15K and Plastic Bottles Into a Cult Brand 33:13
  17. How Chestnut Raised $160M to Fix the Carbon Offset Industry 48:27
  18. Don't Change the Consumer, Change the Checkout 41:04
  19. ROT to ROI: The Startup Keeping Food Fresher, Longer 44:31
  20. Price. Convenience. Taste. Impact. The New Rules of Building a Sustainable CPG Brand. 41:09
  21. Inside Shift's plan to make browsing a more sustainable experience 31:38
  22. Why This Startup Bet on Boats—and Found a $16 Billion Market Hiding in Plain Sight 51:07
  23. The White Gold Rush: Disrupting Lithium Mining 41:40
  24. Why the Future of Every Job is a Climate Job 44:32
  25. Nature's Anti-Freeze: Bringing an Agricultural Breakthrough to Market 34:12
  26. From Nonprofit Beginnings to Global Impact: The Carbon Run Journey 43:43
  27. Building, Breaking, and Rebuilding: Mitchell Scott's Vision for Sustainable Protein 37:04
  28. Turning Trash into Treasure: How ChopValue's Felix Böck is Scaling Sustainability and Innovation 42:02
  29. Breaking the Mold: How Decade's Kristy O'Leary is Redefining Profit and Purpose 42:32
  30. Taking on Industry Giants: Anie Rouleau's Fight for a Sustainable Future 41:22
  31. Building sustainable food systems - with Corwin Hiebert, VP of Strategic Partnerships for the Ethical Food Group 42:14
  32. Innovating Waste Management Through Technology - with Marco Prayer, CTO and Co-Founder of RecycleSmart 38:26
  33. Fueling the next generation of impact-driven entrepreneurs - with Cordell Jacks, CEO and Co-Founder, Regenerative Capital Group 36:09
  34. Making responsible choices for the planet on a daily basis - with Sanchali Pal, Founder, Commons 36:47
  35. Architecture for our future - with Michael Green, architect 33:47
  36. Tackling food waste - with Jordan Schenck, Chief Customer Office at Flashfood 32:54
  37. Rethinking Wood Waste for a Better Future - with Ben Christensen, CEO and Co-Founder of Cambium Carbon 36:04
  38. Leading the Charge in Sustainable Home Energy Solutions - with Lauren Salz, Co-founder and CEO of Sealed 29:44
  39. Promoting Climate Action Through Storytelling – with Kip Pastor, Founder & CEO of Pique Action 29:32
  40. Empowering Communities through Solar Innovation - with John Witchel, CEO of King Energy 28:37
  41. Transforming Waste Reduction – with Lindsey Hoell, Founder & CEO of Dispatch Goods 31:01
  42. Revolutionizing sustainability - with Mike Winterfield, Founder of Active Impact 37:44
  43. Empowering future leaders in climate action – with Valentina Constancio, Alicia Yang and Emily Coolidge from Pearson College 29:34
  44. A journey towards climate resilience with Britt Wray - Author and Director of CIRCLE at Stanford Psychiatry 44:23
  45. Lighting the way to a brighter future – with Sam Goldman, Co-Founder and President of d.light & Founding Lead - Project Strike Out (IBET) 46:00
  46. Revolutionizing Construction and Building a Sustainable Future – with Dustin Bowers, CEO & CTO at PLAEX Building Systems 41:44
  47. Saving The Oceans One Plastic Bottle At a Time – with David Katz, Founder and CEO of Plastic Bank 45:25
  48. Electrifying the Waves and Revolutionizing Recreational Boating – with Mitch Lee, CEO of Arc Boats 49:08
  49. Revolutionizing Business for a Regenerative Future – with Jill Doucette, Founder of Synergy Enterprises 35:38
  50. Transforming Home Climate Control – with Paul Lambert, CEO & Founder of Quilt 50:01