WTF Now? by S7

In this episode of  WTF Now? , Rick Wheatley reconnects with Lt Gen Mark Hertling (US Army, ret.) — former Commanding General of US Army Europe, former head of Initial Military Training at TRADOC, and author of If I Don't Return — a book that began as a handwritten journal Mark kept during the first Gulf War, when his cavalry squadron had been briefed to expect 50% casualties and he had two yo...

Enjoying the podcast? 👉 Tap  Follow , leave us a ⭐️ review, or hit the 👍  Like  button to support thoughtful, honest conversations. In this episode of  WTF Now? , Veronica Lie and Ben Wood step into the host seat — and they've brought a guest worth the occasion. Alison Taylor — author of  Higher Ground  and Clinical Associate Professor at NYU Stern School of Business — joins them to ask one...

Michael Liebreich has spent decades working on climate solutions. He's also one of the sharpest critics of how the climate community argues its case. In the final part of this three-episode series, recorded at Rick's off-grid cabin above Oslo, the conversation turns to the narratives shaping the climate debate — and why getting them wrong damages the very cause they're meant to serve....

How does the energy transition look from the forest above Oslo — a city built on oil wealth but racing toward electrification? Part 2 of our conversation with BloombergNEF founder and Cleaning Up podcast co-host Michael Liebreich is now live. This time, Rick and Michael leave the electrification revolution happening on the streets of Oslo (see Part 1) and head into nature — hiking up to Rick’s sem...

The energy transition and climate action: what's really going on? Part 1 | Michael LiebreichPart 1 is here! For this new episode of WTF Now?, we decided to change things up. Michael Liebreich, a leading global expert on clean energy and transport, joins S7's Rick Wheatley on a drive through Oslo before the pair head out of the city and hike up to Rick’s off-grid cabin. This episode is a response t...

In this episode of WTF Now?, Rick Wheatley sits down with Erin Sikorsky - Director of the Center for Climate and Security and author of Climate Change on the Battlefield: to explore how a hotter, more volatile climate is reshaping security, geopolitics, and business risk. From flooded bases to melting runways and strained military deployments, Erin explains why climate change is no longer a future...

Enjoying the podcast?  👉 Tap Follow, leave us a ⭐️ review, or hit the 👍 Like button to support bold, honest conversations. In this episode, Rick Wheatley sits down with  Lt Gen Sir Graeme Lamb , former Commander of the UK’s Field Army and the SAS, to open Season Two of  WTF Now?  — and to ask a pressing question:  What the hell happened to the West? From the Cold War to Iraq and Afghanistan, Gr...

Enjoying the podcast? Tap follow, leave a review, or give us a like. In this episode, Rick and Tariq Fancy, former Chief Investment Officer, Sustainable Investing at BlackRock, unpack why the sustainability movement may have been a dangerous distraction, giving governments cover to avoid real rule changes. We also dive into the deeper political questions—like why the Democrats keep losing—and what...

Norway electrified faster and earlier than almost anyone, leading the world in renewable power generation, EV uptake and clean heating. Few countries have gone further in proving that a fully electrified society is possible. But instead of building industries to export technology at scale, Norway has largely kept its electricity advantage within its borders, while continuing to export hydrocarbons...

Enjoying the podcast? Tap follow, leave a review, or give us a like. As the internet grows more polarised and manipulated, we’re joined by Jon von Tetzchner—co-founder of Opera and CEO of Vivaldi—to reflect on its evolution and where it all went wrong. With rising social and geopolitical tensions, can businesses still rely on a global web and unchecked profiling? A founder driven by purpose over p...

Enjoying the podcast? Tap follow, leave a review, or give us a like. Somewhere along the way, we lost the room. For years, action on climate, inclusion and inequality shaped our politics, jobs and identities. Progress felt inevitable - until it didn’t. Now, many feel anxious, angry, and left out of the future they thought they were building. This episode’s guest, Yves Daccord, has worked in war zo...

Enjoying the podcast? Tap follow, leave a review, or give us a like. In this first episode, we sit down with leading energy expert  Jan Rosenow  to explore—across three chapters—some surprising truths about the energy transition. We start with what we’ve dubbed the  inconvenient truth  about the energy system, uncovering shocking facts about its inefficiencies. Then, we dive into the hotly debated...

The world is crazy confusing at the moment. Long-held assumptions about the fabric of our societies, economies and industries are unravelling. Many business leaders are questioning the course their organisations have been on over the past decades – whether we are talking participation in the energy transition, reliance on cross-border supply chains, ambitious emission targets or their role in soci...