Cultures of Energy
Booking Overview
Metrics
Episodes: 266
Frequency: Every two weeks
Rating: 4.8/5.0
Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000
Listener location: USA
Contact Information
Publicly listed emails
dcb2@rice.edu
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Host
Dominic Boyer - Anthropologist and scholar whose work examines energy, environment, culture, and political life.
Cymene Howe - Anthropologist and scholar focused on energy, environmental change, climate, and cultural life.
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Recent Guest Discussions
Ting Hui Lau - Critical Indigenous Studies And Asian Studies, Lisu Communities, Indigenous Culture And Sovereignty, Survivance, Development, Settler Colonialism, And Fieldwork.
Conor Harrison - Finance And The Electricity Sector, Utility Incentives, Fossil-fuel Plant Retirements, Coal Generation, Crypto And Data-center Electricity Demand, ESG Investing, And Public Power.
Helen Kapstein - Petrocriticism, Oil And Aesthetics, Extractivism, Nigerian Cultural Production, Petrofeminism, Petrohorror, Petroculture, And The World After Oil.
Billy Fleming - Postcarbon Futures, Land And Energy Transitions, New Deal Infrastructure, Environmental Justice, Efficiency, Industrial Policy, Recarbonization, And Managed Decline.
Mona Damluji - Oil Extraction, Iran And Iraq, Petroimperialism, Filmmaking, Cultural Infrastructure, Modernization, And Petromodernity.
Recent Topics
Episodes
266- AI is a bad idea (feat. Mél Hogan)
October 18, 2026
Dominic and Cymene can't wait to tell you all about the new Nathan Fielder documentary, You Can See Everything. But don't worry, no spoilers. It's our last podcast before Halloween so we bring the scares by welcoming (17:02) Mél Hogan to the podcast to talk about data centers and why AI is such a bad, bad idea. We start hot by talking about why AI ought to be considered an irredeemable fascist project. We turn to how AI underwrites the eugenicist class politics of billionaire oligarchs, the A...
265 - The Carbon Wave (feat. Leah Stokes)
October 04, 2026
On this academic application edition of the Cultures of Energy podcast we are thrilled (16:57) to welcome old friend Leah Stokes back to the program to talk about her new book, The Carbon Wave: A Story of Democracy, Parenthood, and the Race to Protect Our Planet (MIT Press, 2026). We start with the problematic paradigm of the carbon footprint and why it doesn't model carbon responsibility either accurately or effectively. Then Leah tells us about how she came to the decision to tell intimat...
264 - Decolonial Endurance (feat. Ting Hui Lau)
September 21, 2026
Cymene offers an epic #CymRant against AI-gone-wild on this week's podcast. Then (17:07) we welcome Ting Hui Lau to the podcast to talk about her fascinating and moving new book, Decolonial Endurance, which focuses on how Lisu communities straddling Southwestern China and Myanmar maintain their Indigenous culture and sovereignty despite the developmental and ethnocolonial schemes targeting them. We start with why Ting thinks it's so important to put Critical Indigenous Studies and Asian Studi...
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Frequently asked questions
How do I get in touch with Cultures of Energy?
Cultures of Energy is hosted by Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe. Its publicly listed email is dcb2@rice.edu. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.
What is the email for Cultures of Energy?
The publicly listed email for Cultures of Energy: dcb2@rice.edu.
How many listeners does Cultures of Energy have?
Podseeker estimates Cultures of Energy reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.
Who is an ideal guest for Cultures of Energy?
Cultures of Energy typically books rising experts. Typical guest background: University-affiliated scholars, established researchers, authors of serious nonfiction or academic books, artists with substantial work on environmental or energy themes, and policy experts with specialized knowledge. Common among recent guests: Published book with an academic or respected nonfiction press; Recognized research or scholarship in climate, energy, environmental justice, extraction, or related humanities fields; Relevant university, research, artistic, or policy work. Recent guests include Ting Hui Lau, Conor Harrison, and Helen Kapstein.
How hard is it to get booked on Cultures of Energy?
Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.
What topics does Cultures of Energy cover?
Recent episodes cover Environment, Environmental Studies, Climate Change, Energy Transition, and Sustainability. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.
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