Urgent Futures with Jesse Damiani

Jesse Damiani

Welcome to the Urgent Futures Podcast, the show that finds signal in the noise. Each episode, I sit down with leading thinkers for dialogues that clarify the chaos, from culture to the cosmos. www.realitystudies.co

About PodLP

PodLP is the leading podcast app for feature phones. With 10M+ installs in nearly every country, PodLP is available for KaiOS on the KaiStore and JioStore, as well as Cloud Phone and Android. If you're interested in promoting "Urgent Futures with Jesse Damiani" on PodLP, contact sales@podlp.com.

Screenshots are mockup renders of PodLP for KaiOS. Actual design may vary based on platform, operating system, and app version.

Urgent Futures with Jesse Damiani

Episodes (106)

Thu Aug 13th AI’s Climate Footprint: New Report Argues We’ve Been Dramatically Underestimating the Energy & Emissions Toll - Erald Kolasi | Rapid Response #31
Jul 1st The Future of Free Speech & Censorship - Karen Attiah | Rapid Response #30
Jun 25th On 'Withnessing': Storytelling, Spirituality, & Healing Toward Freedom - Maytha Alhassen | Rapid Response #29

Urgent Futures with Jesse Damiani

Aug 13, 2026
2¾ hours
60 MB

AI's actual energy & emissions footprint is a fiercely debated subject. Today's guest, Erald Kolasi, led a report that I coauthored that proposes new estimates...which are much worse than has been previously reported. Listen on... Support the show by checking out: ProtonVPN (gold-standard VPN—fast and safe. Click the link to get 55% off VPN Plus: $4.49/mo). ZBiotics (Decrease impact of hangovers. Code: JESSEDAMIANI for 10% off), MUD\WTR (43% off starter kits), 1Password (simplify your life and increase digital safety), Mission Farms CBD (healthy, effective CBD for relief, sleep, and wellbeing—25% off with email). Back in January I ho...

Urgent Futures with Jesse Damiani

AI’s Climate Footprint: New Report Argues We’ve Been Dramatically Underestimating the Energy & Emissions Toll - Erald Kolasi | Rapid Response #31

Jesse Damiani

00:00 -01:05:56