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Schweitzer Drive

Dave Whitehead

Booking Overview

This is an interview podcast focused on electric power, grid reliability, cybersecurity, energy policy, nuclear technology, and power-system innovation, typically featuring senior utility, industry, academic, policy, and energy-media guests. Suitable pitches include utility and energy executives, grid-security specialists, nuclear and power-systems experts, energy-policy leaders, and established journalists or filmmakers; booking difficulty is medium because the show favors credible industry leaders and recognized subject-matter experts rather than general-interest personalities.

Metrics

Episodes: 87

Frequency: Monthly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Instagram: 9.0k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

kate_wilhite@selinc.com

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Host

Dave Whitehead - Dave Whitehead hosts Schweitzer Drive, interviewing entrepreneurs, innovators, executives, and technical experts about the electric power industry and the technologies shaping its future.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Senior leadership or specialized expertise in utilities, electric power, grid operations, cybersecurity, energy policy, nuclear technology, or power engineering; established energy journalists and filmmakers are also a fit.
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership in utilities or energy associations, Leadership of major university energy or nuclear research programs, Senior responsibility for utility security, resilience, or engineering, Established journalism, keynote speaking, or documentary work focused on energy and power

Recent Guest Discussions

Scott Corwin - Resource Adequacy And The Challenge Of Ensuring Reliable Electricity Supply

Corey Hines - Nuclear Reactor Research, Education, Innovation, And Workforce Development

Betsy Cantwell - The History, Impact, And Expansion Of Wsu's TRIGA Nuclear Reactor And Programs For Training Nuclear Professionals

Sharla Artz - Cybersecurity And Physical Security Risks Facing Utilities, Including The Impact Of AI, Data Centers, And Electrification

Robert Bryce - Current Energy And Power Issues, Climate Advocacy, And His Documentary Work

Recent Topics

Energy, Electric Power, Cybersecurity, Power Grid, Nuclear Energy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Schweitzer Drive
:

The Resource Adequacy Challenge: Ensuring the Power Is There

September 25, 2026

Ensuring there is enough generation is becoming one of the most significant challenges facing the power industry. In this episode, guest host Jackie Peer talks with Dr. James Merlo, CEO of the North American Generator Forum (NAGF), about resource adequacy from the generator perspective. They discuss the realities of maintaining an aging generation fleet, the reliability services generators provide beyond energy production, and what it will take to keep the lights on as AI, data centers, manuf...

The Resource Adequacy Challenge: Keeping the Lights On

July 31, 2026

What does it take to ensure there's enough electricity available when people need it most? In this episode, host Dave Whitehead sits down with Scott Corwin, President and CEO of the American Public Power Association (APPA), to discuss one of the electric power industry's most pressing challenges: resource adequacy.

New Nuclear: Building Capacity, Talent, and Technology at WSU

June 30, 2026

For 65 years, the Washington State University TRIGA nuclear reactor has been an invaluable resource for research, education and innovation. In this episode, Dave Whitehead visits the university to talk with President Betsy Cantwell and the Director of the WSU Nuclear Science Center, Corey Hines, about the origins and impact of the research reactor and how WSU is building on its legacy with new investments, expanded facilities and programs designed to train the next generation of nuclear profe...

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