Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast

Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast


Latest Episodes

S5 E3: The Next Generation Science of Pandemics
December 06, 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic serves as a stark reminder that, despite our great achievements, we are still bound by the laws of our own biology. And while the Coronavirus has been a tragedy on a global scale, it has also pushed the scientific community to new le

S5 E2: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 2
July 25, 2024

The second of two episodes, were going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common a battery. Where do they come from? How do they work? And how the U.S. is working to meet the demand for millions of batteries for EVs, grid

S5 E1: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
May 15, 2024

The first of two episodes, were going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common a battery. Where do they come from? How do they work? And how the U.S. is working to meet the demand for millions of batteries for EVs, grid

S4 E5: End of Year Chat with Secretary Jennifer Granholm
December 20, 2023

Join us for an energizing conversation with Secretary Jennifer Granholm, focused on the Department of Energys 2023 accomplishments and the progress of President Bidens Investing in America agenda. From shaping the future of transportation to creating th

S4 E4: 70 Years of Atoms for Peace
December 08, 2023

70 years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower went before the United Nations and delivered a speech unlike anything the world had ever heard. The president spoke in sweeping terms about the terrible destructive power of new atomic weapons. But he also had

S4 E3: Fully Charged: How Batteries Are Combating the Climate Crisis, Part 1
October 17, 2023

The first of two episodes, were going under the hood to take a look at something these EVs all share in common a battery. Where do they come from? How do they work? And how the U.S. is working to meet the demand for millions of batteries for EVs, grid

The Manhattan Project, Part 2 (REBROADCAST)
July 20, 2023

The conclusion of our two part story on the Manhattan Project. We take you to the Trinity site where the first bomb was tested and then follow the Airmen as they drop the first ever atomic bombs. Later, learn about the creation of the Department of Energy

The Manhattan Project, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)
July 20, 2023

The first of two episodes that tell the story of an unprecedented, U.S. government effort to beat Nazi Germany in the race to construct a nuclear weapon, the dawn of the atomic age, and how that legacy is being preserved.

S4 E2: The Extremes of Weather in a Changing Climate
July 06, 2023

In this second episode of season 4 of Direct Current, we dive into a topic thats been in the news a lot lately: extreme weather. While intense storms have splashed across headlines throughout history, the frequency seems to be increasing. Interviews with

S4 E1: Keeping the Lights on in Ukraine
May 03, 2023

Season 4 of Direct Current opens with a race against the clock, as the Department of Energy and National Labs join forces with industry and international partners to get emergency shipments of electrical grid components to Ukraine — before Russian attacks