Realistic Sustainability

These days the biggest issue with clean energy isn't the collection process anymore. In some states like Texas, clean energy has been so abundant that people's electric meters even run backward at times. The issue is storage. Join Mike and Nick as they talk about one of the most elaborate ways to store solar energy. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or send...

Join Mike as he talks about Earth Day and how he celebrates. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it on your favorite podcast platform. Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting the podcast by joining our Patreon:  Here Visit our product or recommended book:  Here Visit the RS...

How do companies convince us to buy their products when we are seriously looking for more sustainable items? How do they get us to buy their goods when they are some of the worse on the market? They use those tricky words. Join Mike as he explains the marketing greenwashing tactics companies use to get our money. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a...

This week's product review was wool dryer balls. Mike bought these nearly 2 years ago and is still using them to the day without concern. Join Mike as he tells everyone about his experience using wool dryer balls instead of dryer sheets. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it on you...

Today was a great day! Mike was given a chance to meet Jessica Purcell from Thoughtfully Sustainable . This interview led to a great conversation about how Science and sustainability go hand in hand and the essential role kids' STEM (Science, technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) will play in the future of humanity. Want to learn more about Jessica or Thoughtfully Sustainability visit: Tho...

Mike as he talks about his experience with larger companies looking to learn about sustainability. As Mike gets more opportunities and experiences patterns start to emerge. Join Mike as he talks about how corporate sustainability seems to be lost. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it...

After COVID changed the world more and more people have decided to stay home and homestead. Maybe not everyone but there has certainly been a rising. Hobby farms are popping up everywhere. How does this play with sustainability? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss homesteading. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show...

This week we review the book The Upcycle - Beyond Sustainability--Designing for Abundance by Michael Braungart and William McDonough. This is a great concept from materials and design perspective. Join Mike as he reflects on one of those books that just helps you think about the possibility of the future. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend....

Join Mike and Nick as they discuss the packaging our food is packaged in and whether is there a such thing as sustainable packaging. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it on your favorite podcast platform. Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting the podcast:  Here Visit our...

Away, where is a way? Do you know? If so, what do you do with that information? Join Mike as he talks about the idea of "Away". If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it on your favorite podcast platform. Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting the podcast:  Here Visi...

After the first week of Jamison's project in the Nazarian household, it got Mike thinking about home renovations. Are there projects we could do this year that help the sustainability of the home? Are there any renovations that are sustainable? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss sustainable renovations.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a fri...

After last week's stress, how do you follow it up? By giving. Join Mike as he talks about a great weekend of giving. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it on your favorite podcast platform. Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting the podcast: Here Visit our product or recom...

Millions have watched the ecological and humanitarian disaster in East Palestine Ohio and even though Mike isn't a fan of watching the news, enough asked about it. I think we all know the ecological damage that has been created during this strategy but what about the residents? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss the massive train derailment.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing...

Oh, it was a day... Week... Well, a part of a week.. Either way, it's been rough.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it on your favorite podcast platform. Thank you for listening! Please consider supporting the podcast: Here Visit our product or recommended book: Here Visit the R...

With all of this new information about AI swirling around from automated cars to AI apps that make us look like superheroes to a snarky Bing chatbot what does that mean for us? Can AI be used to benefit humanity or even sustainability? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss the future and how AI will shape it. If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend...

Why does Mike hate greeting cards so much?!? Join Mike has he spends a little time walking through the embodied energy that is in a simple treating card and the affect on waste and energy consumption in the US.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show, please comment or review it on your favorite podcast platfo...

What does it take to create and maintain sustainable communities? Join Mike and Nick as they discuss first what the internet thinks we need and then compare it to what Mike believes we need.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show out, please leave a comment or review on your favorite podcast platform. Thank y...

What happens when you are the local sustainability expert and leader but need a new vehicle? Listen while Mike tortures himself while attempting to replace his car.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show out, please level a comment or review on your favorite podcast platform. Thank you for listening! Please c...

One of the most important topics in financial and even health sustainability is how we manage our finances but few realize how the system is built to keep people either in the economic tier or in poverty. This week Mike and Nick talk about the pitfalls and dangers of poor taxes.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help...

Mike shares one of his favorite books, Cradle to Cradle by Michael Braungart and William McDonough. This is one of the most influential books Mike read in college. Join Mike as he talks a bit about Cradle to Cradle.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show out, please level a comment or review on your favorite...

Seafood. Is it better than a steak? Maybe but as Mike continues to reduce his meat intake, Mike ponders yet again if he should be eating seafood or should it also be removed from his options. Join Mike and Nick as they discuss if there is even a way to eat seafood in a sustainable way.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want t...

This week Mike was pleasantly surprised by his resent purchase. This week Mike tried INSO detergent sheets to see if he could finally replace his massive jug of near water. Looking for a more sustainable way to do laundry, he decided to give it a try but how sustainable is the product? Join us this week as Mike reviews the INSO detergent sheets.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sha...

After seeing the consistent social media fights about vehicle fuels it had Mike wanted to help clear some things up. Join Mike and Nick as they talk about the propulsion of the future when it comes to personal transportation.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to help the show out, please level a comment or review on your...

It's about that time. If you've been convinced by Mike or Nick to start your very own kindness project or edible landscape project, nows is the time. Join Mike as he reminds us all, its time to start planning. Especially if you are looking to do a summer time project in the midwest.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sharing on social media or sending it to a friend. If you want to h...

Well, we tried! Just as Nick was starting to jump on and record... He was called into work. So instead of a last-minute scratch to the show schedule, Mike covered a couple of minor observations that were not really scheduled as shorts but would have never been an entire show alone.  So hopefully you enjoy Mike's mixed tape of recent topics.  If you enjoy this episode, please consider sha...