Sparking Interest Podcast

Sparking Interest Podcast


Latest Episodes

Elementary, My Dear Watt-son | Ep 21
August 01, 2025

When a mysterious periodic table appears in Victorian London, Sherlock Holmes suspects a sinister forceone that categorizes matter with unnerving precision and foreshadows discoveries yet to come. Dr. Watson is soon swept into a whirlwind of glowing port

The Hydrogen Hype or Just Hot Air? | Ep 20
July 24, 2025

Sometimes, what looks like a clean solution explodes under scrutiny. dont buy the hypeexplore the facts. now streaming: a brutally honest deep dive into hydrogen’s promise and pitfalls. Powered by curiosity, our latest episode looks at the truth,

The Post-Ampocalyptic Guide to Power | Ep 19
July 16, 2025

Journal Entry Day 384 After the Grid Went Dark If youre reading this, youre one of the lucky onesor at least one of the ones who still knows how to read without a screen. I found this journal tucked in an old REI backpack, and I figured its tim

The Birds and The Fans | Ep 18
July 09, 2025

Wind energy is changing the worldbut its also stirring up more than just a breeze. In this episode, Kaden takes you into the skies to explore the surprising connection between clean energy and the c

Can a Nuclear Bomb Power a City? | 17
July 02, 2025

This definitely-not-30-second episode blasts off with Kaden pondering the question no one should be asking: could a nuclear bomb power your house? What follows is a dangerously hilarious deep dive int

The Dark Side of The Sun | Ep 16
June 26, 2025

In this high-energy episode of Sparking Interest, host Kaden pulls back the shiny curtain on solar power to uncover its surprising flaws. From hard-to-recycle panels and land-hogging solar farms to di

A Robot Who Loves Power | Ep 15
June 06, 2025

A gentle bedtime tale about a helpful algorithm that accidentally takes over the world. In this narrative-rich episode, Kaden explores humanitys evolving relationship with artificial intelligence th

The Hidden Science of Fuels: Why Some Are More Powerful Than Others | Ep 14
May 28, 2025

Why does wood smolder while hydrogen explodes? What makes one fuel safe for cooking and another strong enough to launch rockets? In this explosive debut episode, Kaden breaks down the science of combu

The Most Useless Ways to Generate Power (That People Tried Anyway)
May 22, 2025

In this electrifying episode of Sparking Interest, Kaden dives headfirst into humanitys most hilariously misguided attempts at generating power from jellyfish-powered solar cells to hamster-wheel e

Coal Built Our World. Now It Might Destroy It. | Ep 12
May 07, 2025

In this gritty, cheeky, and science-packed episode, Kaden dives into the dark legacy of coalfrom the rock that powered empires to the pollutant thats heating our planet. How did ancient solid swamp