Float or Founder is the Toronto startup podcast. Learn from the career and management experiences of local startup and business entrepreneurs, founders, executives, and venture capitalists in Toronto, Canada. Hosted by Samantha Lloyd and Lisen Kaci.
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Reactor – The Podcast for Deeptech & Climate Tech Mission-Driven Founders Reactor is where ambitious founders and industry leaders share the real stories behind scaling deeptech & climate tech impact-driven companies. Hosted by Jérôme Gilleron, this podcast dives deep into the challenges, strategies, and breakthroughs that drive profitable and cashflow-positive growth in climate tech, deeptech, and sustainability. Through candid interviews with startup founders, scale-up executives, and indu ...
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Born in the early 80's and raised on African beats (his roots), Reggae, Funk, Pop /Rock, Hip Hop, House, Break Beats or Electro... Phangan FM's Founder and Instructor/Producer at Koh Phangan Academix Dj School (since 2013). An uncompromising follower of the DIY (do it yourself). Constantly digging for new music, while shaping his own and mixing into various genres dj sets... He was just 15 when he discovered the Electronic scene alongside Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Nathan Fake, Oxia and mo ...
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Far too often, governments behave like toddlers. They’re fickle. They don’t like to share. And good luck getting them to pay attention to any problem that isn’t directly in front of them. They like to push each other to the brink, and often do. But when they don’t, it’s usually because other people enter the proverbial room. Private citizens who step up and play peacemaker when their governments won’t or can’t. People who strive for collaboration and understanding, and sometimes end up findi ...
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3 Weeks, 100+ Homes: Inside the Largest 3D-Printed Neighborhood
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0:42In Georgetown (USA), a full 3D-printed neighborhood is coming online—fast. Not a concept render: real homes, printed on-site, then finished with solar + smart energy controls. Why it matters Speed: printed in about 3 weeks for the shell phase Less waste: additive construction = minimal material offcuts Energy positive potential: solar panels + smar…
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Fog → Drinking Water: The Simple Tech Bringing Potable Water to Arid Regions
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1:19These giant meshes turn fog into drinking water—no pumps, no power. It’s CloudFisher, a system developed by the German NGO WasserStiftung that captures airborne moisture with technical plastic nets stretched into the wind. How it works Zero energy: wind + fog, no electricity required Durable & recyclable: engineered to resist winds up to 120 km/h P…
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How Direct Air Capture Works (and Why Now)
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10:08👋 Imagine a giant vacuum cleaner — but instead of dust, it’s pulling carbon dioxide straight out of the sky. It’s called Direct Air Capture (DAC), and it’s no longer science fiction. Real plants are running today in Iceland, Texas, and California. In this episode of Reactor, we break down: 🌬️ How Direct Air Capture actually works — step by step 🧪 T…
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Floating Solar: Saving Water & Powering Communities #climatetech #deeptech #water #sustainability
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1:12💧☀️ In Australia, 1 trillion litres of water vanish every year — lost to evaporation. But what if the solution was simple… and powerful? Floating solar panels are changing the game. They shade reservoirs, cutting water evaporation by up to 50%, *while also generating clean electricity*. Even better, the cool water underneath helps the panels work m…
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From the ice rink to the fight against climate change. Brent Story once wore the jersey for Team Canada in hockey. Now he’s leading EmitiQ — a company making sustainability simpler for businesses around the world. Instead of endless reports and confusing rules, EmitiQ helps companies: ✔️ Measure emissions automatically ✔️ Follow climate rules corre…
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6 Tips to Generate Revenue as a Deeptech or Climate Tech Founder
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55:59Are you building cutting-edge tech… but struggling to land your first customers? This video is for YOU. Whether you’re in deeptech, climate tech, or any science-based venture, I’ll walk you through 6 actionable sales strategies to help you go from prototype to paying customers — faster. 👇 What we’ll cover: 0:00 Intro — Why deeptech sales are hard 1…
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"We are the People of the Night" @ SEABOARD (Live Rec.)
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2:35:43Recorded Live (with the crowd) on a wednesday, Again a beautiful evening at Paola's Seaboard 💞 High Season Delight!! It was PURE MAGIC ✨️See You Soon on a Dance Floor 🙏💯🎶By Leon MESTER
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Powering the Future with Yesterday’s Nuclear Waste: Hexana’s Big Bet
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2:25What if tomorrow’s clean energy came from yesterday’s nuclear waste? In this episode, we explore Hexana, a French deep tech startup developing a next-generation small modular reactor (SMR) designed to decarbonize heavy industries like steel, chemicals, and even green hydrogen production. Hexana’s sodium-cooled fast reactor doesn’t just generate hig…
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5G from Space: How Constellation Is Connecting the Disconnected
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2:225G from Space: How Constellation Is Connecting the Disconnected What if you could stream Netflix from the middle of the Sahara—thanks to 5G from space? In this episode, we explore the bold vision of Constellation Technologies, a Paris-based startup building a low-orbit satellite network to deliver fiber-like 5G speeds anywhere on Earth. Founded by …
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Drones That Defy Physics: Inside Aerix’s Omnidirectional Revolution
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2:49Drones That Defy Physics: Inside Aerix’s Omnidirectional Revolution What if a drone could flip upside down, spin in place, and hold steady in a 100 km/h storm? In this episode, we explore the mind-blowing innovation of Aerix Systems, a French deep tech startup founded in 2020 by two engineering students in Gironde. Aerix has developed the world’s f…
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Silent Wind, Big Impact: How e-Taranis Is Reinventing Home Energy
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1:23In this episode, we dive into the story of e-Taranis, a French cleantech startup based in the Basque Country that's aiming to democratize wind power for everyday households. Their innovation, Alaé, is a compact, ultra-quiet, and eco-friendly wind turbine designed specifically for urban and suburban homes. Unlike traditional turbines, Alaé starts pr…
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Clean Air, Clean Water One Molecule at a Time - How a Mumbai Startup Is Tackling Industrial Emissions Sustainably
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1:23Purifying the Planet with Chemistry: The Exposome Story In this episode, we explore the story of Exposome, a rising cleantech startup based in Mumbai. Founded in 2020 by Prerna Santaliagoradiya, Exposome is pioneering the use of smart materials and molecular chemistry to clean industrial air and water. Their breakthrough products—like PureSafe and …
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From Global Consultant to Animal Protection Champion - Amelie Campino - Nix
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28:13Reactor Presents: Innovation Meets Conservation An Interview with Amélie Campino, Co-Founder & CEO of Nix Air Solutions Welcome to this edition of Reactor, where we dive deep into the intersection of cutting-edge technology and sustainable impact. Today, we explore the inspiring journey of Amélie Campino, a trailblazer who is harnessing IoT and dat…
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List of investors who really help startups, Berlin Deeptech event and deforestation 101
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9:57If you want to go further: Sponsor this newsletter or one of my LinkedIn posts. Be a guest on my podcast, book me for a conference, or something else? : Work with Reactor. Listen to my podcast, watch my YouTube channel, my TikTok and my Instagram Join the free Reactor community on WhatsApp: deep tech and climate-tech entrepreneurs, events, and disc…
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AI Agents' Discussion, Master Fundraising & Cofounder agreement - This Week’s 5 Good News for Deeptech & Climate Tech Leaders – March 18th, 2025
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9:36In 1 minute: 1️⃣ Plastic Waste Incubator – A free 5-week program for researchers and startups worldwide tackling plastic waste innovation. Apply now to scale your impact! Global but focusing on Asia Pacific. 2️⃣ AI Agents Are Talking to Each Other – What happens when an AI makes a call… and the other side is also an AI? The future of automated, sea…
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Get Funded, Find Advisors, and Scale Your Startup – This Week’s 5 Good News for Deeptech & Climate Tech Founders – March 11, 2025
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5:43In 30 seconds: Top 100 Sustainability Startups – Apply now to get featured & accelerate your impact Third Derivative Climate Accelerator – 18 months of funding & mentorship for climate tech founders The Advisor Trap – How to spot bad advisors and protect your equity YC’s Best Startup Resources – Get world-class startup lessons for free 10 Top Accel…
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The $8 Billion Playbook: How European Startups Can Win in the U.S. - Christina Rebuffet-Broadus - Transatlantia
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1:16:52Expanding to the U.S. is every ambitious European founder’s dream—but most burn cash, stall deals, and underestimate the market. In this episode of Reactor, I sit down with Christina Rebuffet-Broadus, U.S. growth expert and CEO of Transatlantia, to break down the exact strategies European startups need to scale, sell, and thrive in America. 💡 What …
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Munich’s Deeptech Boom, Vietnam’s Climate Tech Rise & VC Insights - Reactor Good News Feb, 25th 2025
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6:57This week’s Reactor Newsletter is packed with insights into deeptech, VC funding, and climate innovation. Let’s dive in! But wait, if you want to go further: Sponsor this newsletter or one of my LinkedIn posts: notion.so/175bc230b58280cca2a2f2b11d022cb4 Be a guest on my podcast, book me for a conference, or something else? Work with Reactor: form.t…
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VC Trends, Fundraising Hacks & Sustainability Wins - News in Deeptech & Climate Tech - Feb 10th 2025
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6:10🚀 5 Good News in Deeptech & Climate Tech – Feb 10, 2025 👀 New here? Welcome to Reactor! Every week, we break down the biggest trends in deeptech, climate tech, and startup innovation. If you’re a founder, investor, or just love cutting-edge tech, hit that subscribe button and stay ahead of the curve! This week's Reactor Newsletter is here! Quick hi…
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Reactor Newsletter: 5 Good News Stories in Deeptech and Climate Tech - Feb, 3rd 2025
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7:23🚀 5 Game-Changing Innovations in Deeptech & Climate Tech | Reactor Podcast 📩 Get More Deeptech & Climate Tech Insights 🔹 Subscribe to Reactor Newsletter: https://reactortech.substack.com 🔹 Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com 🔹 Support the Podcast: Like, share, and comment your thoughts below! 💬 What story resonated with you the most? Dr…
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Reactor Newsletter - 5 Good news - Jan, 27th 2024
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6:32Welcome to this week’s Reactor Newsletter, where we bring you the most exciting developments from the worlds of deeptech and climate tech. Here’s your weekly dose of innovation and progress: 1️⃣ EIT Funding Opportunities for Sustainable Innovation 2️⃣ Y Combinator Success Tips: Boost Your Odds 3️⃣ VC Funding Surge: $3B Raised in December 4️⃣ Forbes…
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5 good news in the deeptech and climate startup world - Jan 17th 2025 Edition
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8:54Welcome to this week’s Reactor Podcast, where we bring you the most exciting developments from the worlds of deeptech and climate tech. Here’s your weekly dose of innovation and progress: If you'd like to take it further, you can: Sponsor this newsletter or one of my LinkedIn posts. Book a call or grab lunch with me in Paris and let’s unlock your s…
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From College to Blockchain Startup CEO - Thomas Benoit
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1:16:02Hello everybody and welcome to the Reactor newsletter! In this episode of the Reactor Podcast, I was pleased to interview Thomas Benoit, CEO of Set In Stone. To avoid missing the next episode, hit subscribe! Thomas started a web3 cybersecurity company straight out of college. He has been a deeptech entrepreneur for 5 years and last year, he pivoted…
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5 good news in the deeptech and climate startup world - Jan 9th 2025 Edition 2 - 2025
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6:17Welcome to this week’s edition of the Reactor Newsletter, where we spotlight inspiring innovations and success stories from deeptech and climate tech. Let’s dive in! If you'd like to take it further, you can: Sponsor this newsletter or one of my LinkedIn posts. Book a call or grab lunch with me in Paris and let’s unlock your sales, branding and gro…
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Five Inspiring Stories from the Climate Tech World
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6:41Welcome to Reactor, where we explore growth stories from climate tech and mission-driven companies. In this episode, we’re kicking off 2025 with five pieces of good news from the deeptech and climate tech world. These stories highlight innovative solutions, resourceful strategies, and inspiring founders making a difference. Here’s what we cover in …
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Selling when you have nothing to show for - Deeptech & Climate Tech Startup 101 - Lesson 5
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13:58Mastering the Art of Selling Without a Product & Navigating Tech and Market Risks in Startups Enjoy the episode! keywords deep tech, climate tech, startup, selling ideas, market risk, tech risk, customer engagement, validation, entrepreneurship, funding summary In this episode of Reactor, Jerome discusses the challenges of selling deep tech and cli…
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Corporate VS Startup - Who wins? - Deeptech & Climate Tech Startup 101 - Lesson 4
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15:33Hello everybody! How do you create a deeptech or climate tech startup? You ask. I have got the question SO MANY TIMES and since we can't all get into deeptech accelerators, I thought that.. Well, I'll give it a shot in a series of videos. Deeptech & Climate Tech startup 101. To watch the previous editions, click here Want to go further with Reactor…
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Deeptech and Climate Tech Startup 101 - lesson 03 - Come on and Pitch Again
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15:53Hello everybody! How do you create a deeptech or climate tech startup? You ask. I have got the question SO MANY TIMES and since we can't all get into deeptech accelerators, I thought that.. Well, I'll give it a shot in a series of videos. Deeptech & Climate Tech startup 101. Reactor is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and suppor…
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Deeptech & Climate Tech Startup 101 - Lesson 2 From Ideas to Execution - The True Value Lies in Action
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16:04Hello everybody! How do you create a deeptech or climate tech startup? You ask. I have got the question SO MANY TIMES and since we can't all get into deeptech accelerators, I thought that.. Well, I'll give it a shot in a series of videos. Deeptech & Climate Tech startup 101. This is the second one. Instead of focusing on ideas: execute. Fast. Repea…
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Creating a Deeptech & Climate Tech Startup 101 - 01 Foundations: Your Mindset - Ep 009
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22:36Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon ! Are you a deeptech or climate startup? Do you want to appear on Reactor special edition called 'Biz Decoder' in front of investors and customers? https://tally.so/r/wzYVGk Find the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/ Follow me on Linkedin / jeromegilleron summary In this episode, Je…
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Building the best deep tech startup acceleration program in the world with Markus Bohl from Intel Ignite- Ep 008
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44:33Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon ! Are you a deeptech or climate startup? Do you want to appear on Reactor special edition called 'Biz Decoder' in front of investors and customers? https://tally.so/r/wzYVGk Find the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/ Follow me on Linkedin / jeromegilleron Our guest today: Markus Boh…
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Climate Startups - new bubble Interview with August Solliv - Impact Supporters Author - EP 007
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56:40Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon ! Are you a deeptech or climate startup? Do you want to appear on Reactor special edition called 'Biz Decoder' in front of investors and customers? https://tally.so/r/wzYVGk Find the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/ Follow me on Linkedin / jeromegilleron Guest Presentation August i…
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5 best ways to crash your deeptech startup like I did with Space Eternity - Ep 006
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20:03Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon ! Are you a deeptech or climate startup? Do you want to shine in front of INVESTORS and CUStOMERS on Reactor newsletter? https://tally.so/r/wzYVGk Find the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/ and the podcast here https://open.spotify.com/show/25DtGEXLS3vJFKYhiky3Pl Follow me on Linked…
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Episode 005 - My interview by Caroline Rousset - in French
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53:57Summary Jérôme Gilleron, the founder of Reactor Media, discusses his background in aeronautics and aerospace and his transition to marketing and sales. He explains the concept behind Reactors, which aims to provide support and resources for early-stage startups. Guiron emphasizes the importance of marketing and personal branding for startups and th…
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Episode 004 - My product is 10x better. Why no one is buying
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15:40Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon ! Are you a deeptech or climate startup? Do you want to appear on Reactor special edition called 'Biz Decoder' in front of investors and customers? https://tally.so/r/wzYVGk Find the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/ Follow me on Linkedin / jeromegilleron Summary In this episode, Je…
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Case Study - A Startup targeting 10 markets - Killing the myth
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18:41Summary In this episode, Jerome Gilleron discusses the importance of focusing on one niche market when starting a business. He emphasizes that solo founders or small teams should not try to address multiple markets simultaneously. Instead, they should identify a niche where they can provide value and have a clear understanding of the pain points an…
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Episode 002 - Building a global anti food waste app - Camille Colbus ex-Too Good to Good - Nb 1 employee
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36:33Summary Camille Colbus, the first employee of Too Good to Go, shares her experience in scaling the app that fights food waste. She emphasizes the importance of passion and belief in the product when convincing stores to join the platform. Camille also discusses the key elements that investors look for, such as the mission and potential impact of th…
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Episode 001 Reactor Podcast Christina Rebuffet-Broadus US Market, Marketing and Deeptech
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37:27Christina Rebuffet-Broadus is a coach and consultant specialized in helping European companies successfully land in the USA. She has helped dozens of deeptech and climate companies and she is sharing with tips about personal branding, how to finally reconciliate tech and sales and sharing her experience of entrepreneurs and with companies from Gren…
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#deeptech #startup #sales #deeptech #startup #sales Very first episode of Reactor! Thanks for watching this episode and see you soon ! Do you need help developing your deeptech or climate business? https://linktr.ee/reactornewsletter Find the newsletter here: https://reactortech.substack.com/ Follow me on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerome…
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The United States Library of Congress selected Dr. Strangelove as one of the first 25 films in the National Film Registry. As we approach the 60th anniversary of Dr. Strangelove (in Jan 2024), our live podcast panel takes a critical look at the dark comedy and reveals how the satire is uncomfortably realistic, even to this day. Using dialogue from …
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Some questions fall far outside the scope of what governments are designed to answer. How will we explain ourselves to extraterrestrials? What can we say to warn humans 10,000 years in the future about the nuclear waste we’re leaving behind? Assuming we develop the proper technology, would it be beneficial to breed glowing cats? Two decades after N…
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Fishermen dying mysteriously off the coast of Japan. Entire populations of sea animals disappearing. Despite decades of work by the international community, the high seas remain law enforcement’s biggest blind spot, and the site of environmental crimes whose effects reach around the world. But some people are attempting to stop these crimes: We fol…
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In February 2020, an elite group of biosecurity experts, worried about the threat of pandemics, plays a bizarrely prescient role-playing game. They run into an age-old pattern of secrecy and mistrust, one that thwarts their efforts to ‘beat’ the game. We travel back to a (real-life) period when dozens of mysterious deaths occurred in a closed Sovie…
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There are no international laws against littering in space, which is a shame, because individual governments love to blow things up in low-Earth orbit. The result? A crisis of ricocheting debris that goes on forever. As private industry sends an unprecedented number of satellites into orbit, security experts find themselves in a race against the cl…
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Windmills in a North Korean Cabbage Patch
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35:59An arms-control advocate accepts an invitation to the dacha of a hard-partying North Korean power broker. There, through a haze of smoke and propaganda, they identify some common ground and set out to test a hypothesis: That it’s possible for Americans and North Koreans to work together toward peace. The result is a tense but extraordinary moment i…
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As the Cold War draws to a close, a group of American scientists hatches a plan to board a Soviet warship with a nuclear weapons detector to prove to their own government that the USSR is open to nuclear arms verification. Meet the guys who brought a slug of depleted uranium through security at LaGuardia Airport, sat atop a Soviet nuclear device in…
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If you’re reading this, and you’re not in some sort of irradiated, post-apocalyptic hellscape… well, you can thank our host Jeffrey Lewis. He studies nukes—who has them, who wants them, and how to prevent them from going off—so that we’re less likely to die in a nuclear war. The thing is, lots of people have jobs like this. They’re not celebrities …
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Introducing: The Reason We’re All Still Here
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2:46With the Iran nuclear deal dead as a doorknob, Jeffrey Lewis set out to make a new podcast, one that tells stories of scientists, journalists and maybe a vigilante or two... private citizens who are working to solve diplomatic problems and prevent the next global catastrophe. Yes this podcast is about saving the world – one arduous, unlikely, under…
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Episode 5: The Worst Case Scenario (Almost)
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23:02The Deal tells the story of the Iran nuclear deal: how it came together, how it fell apart, and what that means for the rest of us. Hosted by Dr. Jeffrey Lewis, director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. He tweets @armsc…
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