Podcast appearances and mentions of Gregory B Jaczko

For decades, the development of nuclear power has sparked staunch debate among scientists, politicians, and activists alike. Proponents claim that nuclear energy is the most effective way to combat climate change while still meeting the world's growing demand for energy. But its critics argue that expanding nuclear energy is dangerous, costly, and ill-advised. Should nuclear energy fuel our future? Keynote Conversation: Bill Nye - Scientist and CEO of the Planetary Society For the Motion: Kirsty Gogan - Co-founder and Executive Director of Energy for Humanity Daniel Poneman - Former Deputy Secretary of Energy Against the Motion: Gregory B. Jaczko - Former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Arjun Makhijani - President of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research A message from our sponsor: Get started and master topics with  thegreatcoursesplus.com/DEBATE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 2009-2012, Dr. Gregory Jaczko oversaw the U.S. government's response to Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster. An NRC commissioner from 2005-2009 and former science policy advisor to Senator Harry Reid, he is now an adjunct professor at Princeton University and Georgetown University, and has created a clean energy development company. In Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator, Jaczko blows the lid off the public and private controversies surrounding nuclear energy and explains how the U.S. government has allowed it to endanger our lives. (recorded 1/14/2019)

0:00 - Thom welcomes Greg Grandin, author of 'The End of the Myth from the Frontier to the Border Wall'- a fascinating description of the way both secret and overt American intervention in Latin America has created the flow of refugees that Trump is exploiting for his own purposes. Listeners add their own fascinating dimensions as they chime in. ----16:02 - Thom reads from 'Confessions of a Rogue Nuclear Regulator' by Gregory B. Jaczko ----21:33 - Thom has a fascinating talk with listeners about Progressive strategy in responding to Trump's crazy. ----30:30 - The conversaton continues, as Congressman Mark Pocan responds to listener challenges. ----37:41 - Then- as the president's cabinet officials get $10,000 per month raises, even as many ordinary federal workers are out on furlough. Thom extends the conversation to the sometimes harsh economic reality Americans are facing. But hope is on the horizon as the blue wave continues to roll ashore... right? ----48:25 - Former Congressman Bob Ney from Talk Media News brings his insight on the constantly moving chessboard in Washington. ----54:46 - Callers close out the hour with theories and proposals.