Realistic Sustainability

There are times you are asked to do something that is just too good of an opportunity to pass up. About a month ago, Rob from the Curated Culture and a veteran of our show asked if I would be willing to do a townhall type show. He had collected questions from friends and family and wanted to ask them. This is 1 of 7 parts that were pulled from the over an hour conversation. I hope you enjoy it, I...

This week Mike and Nick lighten it up a bit and talk about the benefits of house plants. From air filtration, productivity benefits to comfort, the brothers discuss it all. Join us while Mike bores Nick with his lover of house plants.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The more...

There are times you are asked to do something that is just too good of an opportunity to pass up. About a month ago, Rob from the Curated Culture and a veteran of our show asked if I would be willing to do a townhall type show. He had collected questions from friends and family and wanted to ask them. This is 1 of 7 parts that were pulled from the over an hour conversation. I hope you enjoy it, I...

This week Mike and Nick take a look at what happens to us when 50% or more jobs are automated. What happens when businesses no longer need us to do their jobs? In a world where people don't always agree, what happens if governments do prepare for the loss of jobs? Join us this week as they try to sort it all out.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your...

There are times you are asked to do something that is just too good of an opportunity to pass up. About a month ago, Rob from the Curated Culture and a veteran of our show asked if I would be willing to do a townhall type show. He had collected questions from friends and family and wanted to ask them. This is 1 of 7 parts that were pulled from the over an hour conversation. I hope you enjoy it, I...

It seems that the Realistic Sustainability team is contacted at least monthly to look at memes on Facebook stating negative things about electric vehicles. Mike has decided that it would just be easier to address those concerns on air. Join Mike and Nick as they discuss some of the most passed-around memes in the social media world targeting electric vehicles.  We hope you enjoy the show and...

There are times you are asked to do something that is just too good of an opportunity to pass up. About a month ago, Rob from the Curated Culture and a veteran of our show asked if I would be willing to do a townhall type show. He had collected questions from friends and family and wanted to ask them. This is 1 of 7 parts that were pulled from the over an hour conversation. I hope you enjoy it, I...

Join Nike and Mike as they discuss the basics of green roofs and live walls. What are they? Why would you want them?  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The more people that we can expose to sustainability, the better.  Thank you! Please consider supporting the podcast: Her...

There are times you are asked to do something that is just too good of an opportunity to pass up. About a month ago, Rob from the Curated Culture and a veteran of our show asked if I would be willing to do a townhall type show. He had collected questions from friends and family and wanted to ask them. This is 1 of 7 parts that were pulled from the over an hour conversation. I hope you enjoy it, I...

Welcome to the first of Nick's unsustainable holiday series. During these shows, we start to take a closer look at our holidays and what we can do to be more sustainable while still celebrating the season. The goal is to reduce our footprint while making the holiday more meaningful.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a r...

Times have changed and so have the actions needed to make a real difference in your lifetime. The days of protest and fighting are now just the norm, let sustainability factors be different. Today, we just need to prove it while no one is looking and it will get the attention you wanted. Mike talks about how to move forward to support sustainability subjects.  We hope you enjoy the show and i...

What starts off as a structured conversation about social justice unravels into a venting of an uneven system. Join Nick and Mike as they discuss the connection between social justice and sustainability and how they need to function hand in hand.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a review on your favorite podcast platfo...

This week we take a look at 100% clean hydrogen fuel. Is that seriously real? Join Mike this week as he looks at the idea of 100% clean hydrogen fuel systems.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The more people that we can expose to sustainability, the better.  Thank you! P...

Join our fun 1-year anniversary show featuring Rob Boggan from the Curated Culture and Jamison Conn (Nazarian) our favorite nerd wife while we discuss how the last year has been. From the pitfalls to the joys, listen and Nick and Mike talk about it all. Join us for a fun behind-the-scenes look at the Realistic Sustainability podcast team.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please cons...

Sometimes we do things because we think they are right or we are simply just following a trend but why do we truly reduce our consumption in sustainability? Join Mike as he briefly explains and gives an example of how our tiny choices make a massive impact on the world around us.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a revi...

Let's talk a bit about fracking. The US has very much supercharged its use of fracking over the last 20 years. Are fracking wells only used for fossil fuels? Listen is as Mike and Nick discuss fracking. We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The more people that we can expose to sustaina...

A stigma? Yup somehow over the last two generations we went from using everything up to turning our noses up at those who do the same. Lets take a look at the stigma of reusing single-use items.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The more people that we can expose to sustainabi...

Is there a connection between climate concerns and the risk of disease? Join Mike and Nick as they take a look at some of the links between climate change and emerging diseases.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a review on your favorite podcast platform. The more people that we can expose to sustainability, the better....

Here we are hitting the 1-year milestone and I just wanted to take a moment and thank everyone who takes the time to listen to our show. For Nick, Jami, my kids, and everyone else who works so hard to produce this show we would thank each and every one of you. We're honored you take the time to listen. We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and famil...

This week Nick and I woke up early to talk about Solar Freaking Roadways! This was one of those episodes Nick has been wanting to do for a long time and finally, we were able to get it squeezed in. For more information on Solar Roadways click the link. If you are looking for their fun YouTube video click HERE We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends an...

Occasionally either information changes or we just get it wrong. In the past, it has been said that the great pacific garbage patch is an island of trash. Today we know that the image of a solid island in the middle of the ocean is wrong. Join Mike as he discusses the great pacific garbage patch. We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or l...

This week Mike surprises Nick with a topic that was misunderstood. We can't hold it against Nick because most people misunderstand Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). Join Mike and Nick as they walk through the normal contaminants in your home that could be affecting your health and what you can do to limit them.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friend...

On this short, we briefly chat about vertical farming big and small because in my garden, I decided to grow up instead of out and it worked great! What are the advantages? Can we replace currently farming methods with large indoor buildings? Join Mike as he discusses, vertical gardening and farming.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and fa...

This week Mike and Nick wanted to talk about how sustainability practices and methods can be applied to daily lives and it kinda turned into a life discussion between two brothers. Join us for a show that never really got on the rails before it fell off as we discuss how sustainability would have helped us in our lives and tactics to include it now.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do,...

Sometimes we like to revisit topics to help remind people of things happening in our world that are important. Few things are more important than how we as humans treat our oceans. This week Mike circles back around to discuss the practice of overfishing our oceans and why we do it.  We hope you enjoy the show and if you do, please consider sharing it with your friends and family or leave a r...