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This episode’s guest is Dr. Chris Keefer, the host of the Decouple Podcast and President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy.  Chris got into the energy podcasting space about 2 years ago and has a catalog of over 180 episodes. He has had some great guests and I suggest everyone go check it out and subscribe to his channel.  This episode we discuss his recent trip to advocate nuclear with top Canadian...

This episode’s guest is Joe Brevetti the founder of Charter Oak Production. Joe is a long-time veteran of the oil and gas industry and spent the early part of his career working for Schlumberger and later went on to form his own exploration and production company, Charter Oak Production. This episode we discuss Joe’s career in oil and gas and the lessons he learned that gave him the skillset to st...

This episode's guest is Collin McLelland the co-founder of Digital Wildcatters. Collin was early to the energy industry content creation space and he is someone I have looked to for advice during the Talk Energy journey.  We discuss the upcoming FUZE conference and how DW is trying to bring together all worlds in the energy industry for a single conference. We dive into the struggles of being...

This episode’s guest is Mark Mills. Mark is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a strategic partner with Montrose Lane (an energy-tech venture fund).  Mark also served in the White House Science Office under President Reagan.  This episode we discuss the issue energy misinformation that is being spread in the media and by politicians. We talk about the limitations of the energy transiti...

This episode’s guest is Zion Lights, the founder of Emergency React.  Zion is a climate activist and was once a member of Extinction Rebellion.  I have been accused of having a bit of an echo chamber on the podcast, which is probably fair criticism, so I wanted to have Zion on the pod to get her perspective on Energy and climate.  This episode we discuss Zion’s past working with climate activists...

This episode’s guest is Michael Gayed, the publisher of the Lead Lag Report and the founder of Toroso Investments where he has launched a mutual fund and multiple ETFs.  Michael has been in the investment and media world for a while now and has never seen a time like this in his career.  This episode we discuss the current state of the equity and bond markets, and how the risk on / risk off dynami...

This episode we had two guests on, Calvin Froedge the founder of Marhelm, a shipping analytics company, and Kumar aka @datatrade on Twitter. Both guys consistently put out insightful takes on the markets and I highly I recommend giving them a follow on Twitter if you’re on the platform.  This episode we discuss the global economy and what Calvin is seeing going on in the world of shipping. His Mar...

This episode I had returning guest Daniel Turner on for a livestream conversation. We originally set out to talk about California and the crazy energy policies going on in the state but we covered a lot of other topics as well.  We discuss: -CA's electric vehicle mandate -The blackouts in CA and the government telling people not to charge their electric cars during grid emergencies -The Infla...

This episode we have returning guest Mark Nelson. His last episode “The Nuclear Option” Mark gave a master class on the history of Nuclear energy and the challenges it has faced over the years.  This episode we talk about the future of nuclear energy and where Mark sees the industry heading. We discuss the current role Nuclear is playing in the European Energy Crisis.  He gives an update on the be...

This episode’s guest is Natalie Biggs the Director of Thermal Coal Markets at Wood Mackenzie. Natalie is an expert in the coal market and has been very busy this year following all the craziness with the ongoing energy crisis.  I was excited to have Natalie on because it seems like coal is an under covered topic in the energy world, as many seemed to have forgotten how meaningful coal still is to...

This episode I went live with David Heikkinen to talk about his new role at Strive Investments as Head of Energy Research and new their new ETF investment product $DRLL.  Heik is back from retirement like Jay-Z after the Black Album and is dropping one of his most exciting new projects yet! The work Strive is doing to bring investment back to the oil and gas sector is desperately needed as ESG inv...

This episode’s guest is Mark Neuman, the founder and Chief Investments Officer for Constrained Capital. Mark has built an investing strategy around industry sectors that have been constrained and artificially starved for capital because of the rising popularity of ESG investing.  This episode we discuss the recent trend of ESG investing and how difficult it is to come up with consistent metrics th...

We went live for episode #137: "Oil & Gas Markets Update" with returning guest Abhi Rajendran. This episode we cover the domestic and global oil & gas markets and get Abhi's views on how the year is going so far.  Hope you enjoy the show!  Talk. Energy Podcast: https://talk.energy/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/max_gagliardi   Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkenergypod   Li...

We went live for episode #136 with returning guest Brian Gitt. We discuss Brian's recent trip to Europe with Michael Shellenberger where they visited the Dutch Farmers and Germany to discuss the energy crisis,  This episode we also dive into some of the recent topics in energy including a lot of the common misinformation that is online.  Love having Brian on the show and this episode did not...

This episode’s guest is Ellen R. Wald PHD, a professor in middle east history and President of Transversal Consulting. Ellen study history and focused on Saudi Arabia, its rich history in oil & gas development and the role the Kingdom plays in global geopolitics. Ellen’s book "Saudi Inc." is a deep dive into Saudi Arabia’s role in the world oil markets and the history of Aramco.  Thi...

Talk Energy #134: "Hot Take of The Day" with David Ramsden-Wood. We talk about the current state of the world.  DRW's take on energy, politics, and everything else controversial! Don't want to miss this one, highly entertaining.  Hope you enjoy the show!  Talk. Energy Podcast: https://talk.energy/   Twitter: https://twitter.com/max_gagliardi   Twitter: https://twitter.com/talke...

This episode’s guest is Nick Hanson the CEO & co-founder of Luxor. Nick started the company with a bootstrapped business model back in 2017 and has grown Luxor into one of the more recognizable brands in Bitcoin mining and analytics.  This episode we talk about Nick’s views on the intersection between energy and Bitcoin mining. We discuss the 3-part series he is writing about energy. He gives...

This episode I had Josh Young with Bison Interests back on the show and we went live on Twitter spaces. Great conversation on this one and we open it up to questions the last 15 minutes of the episode. We get Josh's take on the oil macro environment, supply constraints, natural gas prices, what he is paying attention to in energy equities, and more!  Hope you enjoy the show!  Talk. Energy Pod...

This episode I went live with Rory Johnston! Rory is the founder of Commodity Context. Sorry my audio quality is a little rough in the first half but Rory comes through loud and clear and he does great so it is definitely worth the listen!  We cover: -The global oil & gas markets -Supply & demand on US oil markets -Update on Russian sanctions -Natural gas Hope you enjoy the show!  Talk. En...

This episode’s guest is Grant Raney. Grant is the CEO of Environmental Impact Solutions and VP of Land at Impact Energy Operating. As a fellow OKC energy entrepreneur, it was great to sit down with Grant and talk in person about the different energy start-ups he has going on.   This episode we discuss what it is like starting an upstream production company. We talk about how Impact Energy sources...

This episode’s guest is Luke Gromen. Luke is the founder of FFTT (Forest For The Trees) a research firm that aggregates a wide variety of macroeconomic, thematic, and sector trends to identify investable, developing economic bottlenecks for its customers.  Luke has been an active voice lately warning about the potential looming sovereign credit crisis and the implications it will have for the glob...

We went live for this episode of Talk Energy with David Heikkinen as the guest. We talked about: -What we are currently reading -The current Macro backdrop -Leverage in the Crypto world and the impact on Bitcoin/Mining -Having good mentors -I vs We in business and in life Hope you enjoy the show!  Talk. Energy Podcast: https://talk.energy/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/max_gagliardi  Twitter: http...

This episode’s guest is Mike Alfred. Mike is on the board of Eagle Brook Advisors and Iris Energy and has decades of investing experience in the public markets as well as experience as an entrepreneur who has built multiple start-ups.  Mike was also early on calling out the warning signs on the Celsius Network and Luna Terra collapse. He has been an active voice warning people about the dangers of...

We are live for this week's episode of Talk. Energy podcast with returning guest Daniel Turner from Power the Future. We are talking about the Biden Administration's recent response to higher energy prices. Talk. Energy Podcast: https://talk.energy/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/max_gagliardi  Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkenergypod LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talkenerg...

This episode is part 2 where I sat down with my brother Gus Gagliardi, the host of the Fire Code Tech Podcast and we talked about my professional career.  There has been a lot of growth in the podcast’s audience the last 6 months and a lot of new listeners. I thought it would be fun to record an origins story episode giving my background for those that don’t know.   The first half we talk about my...