For shows from other years :
Saturday Shows
- 2026–01–03 Senator Floyd Haskell provides an example of how not to do representative government ; controversy erupts in Cowley County, Kansas, and I suggest a rule which would substantially change the way “renewable energy development” is approached ; and some good news from Japan and South Korea, bad news from Belgium, and downright stupid news from the European Commission.
- 2026–01–10 Crimes against Peace — Lord Voldemort? — Nietzsche’s Superman as fast–food mascot — a brief discussion of the complicated situation in Venezuela — Putin working hard to get the spotlight back — escalating stupidity in Cowley County, Kansas — “carbon pollution”, literally — colossal stupidity in Japan — further progress, of a sort, with blast.
- 2026–01–17 Nobody is going to Mars this year, for better or worse. I tell you how I know that. The launch vehicle for the NASA Artemis II mission is on its way to the launchpad, in preparation for a manned circumlunar flight which may launch sometime in the next three months, and a possible landing sometime in the coming years. Colour me unimpressed. Chancellor Merz of Germany admits that the nuclear exit was a mistake, again, colour me unimpressed. And I let you know of my upcoming travels, and my continuing anxiety over the US domestic and international political situations.
- 2026–01–24 Weather has disrupted my travel plans, and I spend most of the show talking about how that came about. Unfortunately the result of having to re–plan at short notice is a great deal of distraction and losing my train of thought, so I don’t manage to say much else of value.
- 2026–01–31 More evidence for my position that NASA should just pause operations during the last week of January and first week of February : a serious mishap to one of their three WB–57 Canberra high–altitude research aircraft. Also, my updated (and hopefully final!) travel plans, and a tiny bit of progress toward the token issue for the 75th anniversary of electric power generation by EBR–I.
- 2026–02–07 The ethics of decarbonization, with aspects that perhaps don’t get enough discussion — the problem of funding scientific and technical research and development, in an international context — the South African peace dividend, the moral problem of the African National Congress, and the stupidity of attempts to sabotage the Koeberg nuclear power plant. And I don’t even get to talking about my new film transfers!
- 2026–02–14 Canada’s federalized inter–city passenger service, VIA Rail, differs from Amtrak in a couple of interesting ways. One of these is in providing trolley–style food service, rather than a dedicated snack car, at least in the Windsor—Quebec corridor, which is my only experience with it. Another is in having (again, at least in the Windsor—Quebec corridor) usable Internet service. This, however, does not really excuse my annoying my fellow passengers by recording my show at my seat shortly before airtime, even in business class, where other passengers do not hesitate to get on conference calls and that kind of nonsense. Either way, this abbreviated show focuses mostly on my recent travels, and on a very cheering announcement this week of new nuclear power for Ontario.
Supplementary Shows
- 2026–02–03 Audio from two recently–transferred educational films, The Transuranium Elements with Glenn Seaborg and collaborators, and Understanding Electricity.
