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Heard at Heritage
The Heritage FoundationWant the inside scoop on what’s happening here at Heritage? Check out Heard at Heritage. This podcast features cutting-edge analysis and thought from leading experts in and across the Conservative movement, and of course, Heritage’s premiere events and programming - from the heart of Washington D.C. straight to you. Formerly the Heritage Events podcast.
Episode length: 59m
Why Your Transportation Freedom Might be at Risk with Terri Hall
Episode length: 59m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. The Power Hour expands its horizon with this discussion. Jack talks with Terri Hall of Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF) about how our freedom to drive where we want, when we want is being threatened. Terri is an activist who got sick and tired of seeing her highway dollars being wasted and decided to do something about it so she started organizing people to bring integrity back to the system. Before she knew it, she was running an organization whose mission was to do exactly that. While Terri’s work focuses on Texas, you will quickly learn that what she does impacts us all. Jack and Terri cover a lot of ground, discussing everything from highway spending to what regulators are trying to do to track us in our automobiles. You can learn more about Terri’s great organization, Texas TURF, here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America. Thank you for listening, and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
May 2026
Episode length: 59m
Why Your Transportation Freedom Might be at Risk with Terri Hall
Episode length: 59m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. The Power Hour expands its horizon with this discussion in which Jack talks with Terri Hall of Texans Uniting for Reform and Freedom (TURF) about how our freedom to drive where we want, when we want, is being threatened. Terri is an activist who got sick and tired of seeing her highway dollars wasted and decided to do something about it, so she started organizing people to bring back integrity to the system. Before she knew it, she was running an organization whose mission was to do exactly that. While Terri’s work focuses on Texas, you will quickly learn that what she does impacts us all. Jack and Terri cover a lot of ground, discussing everything from highway spending to what regulators are trying to do to track us in our automobiles. You can learn more about Terri’s great organization, Texas TURF, here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 58m
Could Fusion Be Just Around the Corner with Chris Mowry
Episode length: 58m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack invites Chris Mowry of Type One Energy to the Power Hour this week to continue our discussion on fusion energy. Chris explains in detail how fusion works and why it is such a promising energy source. From the fuel to the economics to the technology to the waste issue (or non-issue to be exact), Jack and Chris cover the fusion horizon. Most importantly, though, Chris explains why the time is now for fusion and that it won’t be long before our homes and businesses are being powered by this exciting new source of energy. You can learn more Chris here and about Type One Energy here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
April 2026
Episode length: 59m
Could Fusion Be the Big Energy Breakthrough with Jackie Siebens
Episode length: 59m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. This week Jack invites Jackie Siebens of Helion, one of the nation’s leading fusion energy companies, to the show for a fascinating conversation about this exciting technology. They discuss how the technology works, how close it is to deployment, why fusion could be the key to solving many energy issues, and whether it makes economic sense. But most importantly, Jackie puts to bed the age-old question of whether fusion is just a few decades away. Without giving away the plot, she makes a compelling argument for fusion being much closer than we think. You can learn more about Helion here and more about the fusion industry at the Fusion Industry Association here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our documentary about nuclear energy, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 47m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts, or sometimes future top national experts. In fact, Jack invited three more young professionals with three very different perspectives to continue the discussion. Don’t worry. It is a different conversation. This time Jack is joined by Laura Escher, Savanna Donaldson, and Camilla Cort—each of whom took some time to talk with us about how energy and environment issues impact their lives. You’d never know that they are new to the media game because they were all outstanding. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. And a special thanks to Laura, Savanna, and Camilla. Expectations Exceeded! Thank you for listening, and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 1h 2m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts, or sometimes future top national experts. In fact, Jack is having a bit of a different conversation today. To switch things up a bit, he invited 3 of Heritage’s best interns to join the program to find out what young adults are thinking about energy and environment policy. Jack was joined by Connor Brown, Grayson Ryland, and Payton Kleidon—each of whom are recent or soon to be college graduates and all had interesting perspectives on how energy and environment issues impact their lives. Also, none of them knew that they were going to be on the Power Hour until just before they came on. So what you hear is their authentic thoughts. Spoiler. They all did awesome. So if you want to feel good about the future of the county, you will want to check this one out. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. And a special thanks to Connor, Payton, and Grayson. You guys killed it! Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 1h 7m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack invites Tom Pyle, President of the Institute for Energy Research, to the Power Hour this week for a timely and informative discussion about energy prices. Are data centers driving up energy prices? Why does conflict in other parts of the world impact our price at the pump? Does the impact of the Iran crisis justify moving away from gas and oil and toward renewables? HINT: No! But to find out why and more, check out this week’s episode. You can learn more about the Institute for Energy Research here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution and check out our documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
March 2026
Episode length: 52m
A Discussion About the Future of Nuclear Energy with Jarrett Blanc
Episode length: 52m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack sits down this week for a fascinating discission with long-time Washington policy practitioner and guru Jarrett Blanc. Jarrett works for one of the world’s leading nuclear companies, Cameco, which, alone, is impressive. But what makes his perspective unique is the career that led him to this point. Jarrett has held senior positions in the Departments of Energy and State, which have taken him to some of the world’s most interesting hotspots at some of the most interesting times. You can learn more about Cameco here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and you can see some of the facilities Jack and Jarrett discussed in our documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 51m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. With the conflict in the Middle East, is now really a good idea for the United States to be cooperating with Saudi Arabia on new commercial nuclear projects? Jack invites Ted Jones—The Nuclear Energy Institute’s Senior Director for National Security and International Programs—to discuss this very issue. Ted draws on years of experience in international commercial nuclear trade to provide insightful analysis to help us to answer this question. And Jack asks the tough questions, so you definitely want to give this one a listen if you want to know the risks and benefits of these sorts of trade deals. Check out the Nuclear Energy Institute for great information about nuclear energy. Here is a good resource to learn more details about United States-Saudi Arabia nuclear cooperation. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 52m
Gas, Oil, and Ethanol Policy with Derrick Morgan
Episode length: 52m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Join Jack today for a wide-ranging and topical discussion with Heritage Foundation Executive Vice President, Derrick Morgan. Jack invited Derrick on to the Power Hour to discuss a recent article he wrote in the Wall Street Journal on the ethanol mandate and why it is time to end the Renewable Fuel Standard. But given Derrick’s deep expertise in gas and oil policy, Jack couldn’t help to use the opportunity to dive into what’s happening in Iran and the impact of oil markets. Informed by years of working in all branches of government and in the private sector, and ground by principle, Derrick brings a unique perspective on all these issues. You can read Derrick’s recent article here and the rest of his great work here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 54m
What Is Happening to Gun Rights in Virginia with William K. Kirk
Episode length: 54m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental (and Second Amendment)policy issues with top national experts. Join Jack today for something a little different—a discussion about how Virginia politicians are working overtime to undermine our right to bear arms. Jack’s guest this week is lawyer, Second Amendment attorney and educator, and all around awesome guy, William K. Kirk. You may know William from his successful YouTube channel, Washington Gun Law. Mr. Kirk publishes videos almost every day to keep viewers up to date on the latest legislative and policy proposals and what they mean for your gun rights. Jack and William cover the full spectrum of issues from why we have gun rights and why they matter to a free society and the specifics of what is happening in Virginia. You can check out William’s website here and his YouTube channel here. The Power Hour sincerely recommends William’s videos if you care at all about any of your Constitutional rights. His videos are the best. Check him out. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 52m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack is going nuclear this week once again with his guest, Michael Lee Anderson, who specializes in thorium fueled molten salt reactors. Mike is an author and innovator with decades of experience in the private sector. Mike and Jack cover the horizon on molten salt technology. They discuss everything from how the technology works to why it makes sense in the marketplace to the types of regulatory changes that are necessary for nuclear to reach its potential. You can learn more about Mike and his work at his website Inov8r.org and definitely check out his book, Thorium Powered Abundance. After listening to this, you will definitely want to check out Kevin’s new book, which can be purchased here. You will also hear us reference our mutual friend and thorium God, Kirk Sorenson. You can check out one his videos here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
February 2026
Episode length: 1h 1m
Not Your Grandfather’s Geothermal Energy with Tim Lines
Episode length: 1h 1m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack is joined this week by top energy expert, Tim Lines, CEO of Geothermal Wells, LLC for a fascinating discussion about the latest technological innovations around geothermal energy and how the technology can help solve the world’s energy problems. Tim describes how the technology works and why it can be applied to supply power for nearly any energy need. Not just a tech talk, Jack and Tim cover other issues as well, such as the economics of geothermal and the challenges to its broad deployment. You can learn more about Tim’s impressive background here and his company, Geothermal Wells, LLC here. After listening to this, you will definitely want to check out Kevin’s new book, which can be purchased here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Get Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and don’t forget to check out our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 50m
What’s Really Driving the Climate Change Debate with Kevin Mooney
Episode length: 50m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack is joined this week by journalist and author, Kevin Mooney, to discuss his hot-off-the-presses book, Climate Porn: How and Why Anti-Population Zealots Fabricate Science, while Targeting American Capitalism, Freedom, and Independence. Kevin brings a whole new perspective to the climate change debate, delving into how policies are used to impact far more than climate. His background in journalism is clearly on display as uncovers many truths that you won’t want to miss. After listening to this, you will definitely want to check out Kevin’s new book, which can be purchased here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! And while you are picking up Kevin’s book, you might as well check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening, and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 53m
How Green Energy Policies Are Failing America with Author Steve Goreham
Episode length: 53m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Author Steve Goreham joins the Power Hour this week for a wide ranging conversation about all the ways that green energy policies are hurting America. Jack and Steve talk about the state of the climate change, powering AI, electric vehicles, and more. Having written multiple books on the subject, Steve brings unmatched insight into this important conversation. You can learn more about Steve here, you can check out his latest book here, and when you are done reading that, you can get the rest of his books here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 59m
A Path Forward on Spent Nuclear Fuel Management with Lake Barrett
Episode length: 59m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Join Jack for a wide-ranging discussion with one of the nations top nuclear energy experts, Lake Barrett. Whether it was as the on-site Director for the clean up of the Three Mile Island incident, overseeing the Department of Energy’s nuclear waste office, or advising the private sector on critical nuclear energy issues, Lake Barrett has done it all. Most recently he gathered, along with former NRC Chair Allison MacFarlane, a group of experts to develop a path forward for finally fixing the nation’s decades old nuclear waste conundrum. Lake discusses the new report, which can be found here, along with a bunch of other stories and insights that you don’t want to miss. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America, which interestingly features Lake Barrett. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
January 2026
Episode length: 50m
How Green Subsidies Make Us Dependent on Chinese Minerals with Ben Lieberman
Episode length: 50m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack is joined this week by Ben Lieberman, Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. Anchored by a discussion of his recent article describing how green energy subsidies artificially increase demand for Rare Earth Minerals, Ben and Jack cover a variety of issues, including how government efficiency standards hurt American consumers and why made-up, leftist “holidays” like “World Car-Free Day” are ridiculous. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 49m
Nuclear Powered Boats and Much More with Joel Spangenberg
Episode length: 49m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack is joined this week by Joel Spangenberg of CORE Power to discuss the promise of using nuclear energy to power commercial ships and to provide floating nuclear power plants for emergency power or even to bring electricity to regions that lack modern energy infrastructure. Could nuclear energy be the key to reestablishing American shipbuilding leadership? Will the nations that master maritime nuclear energy be those that dominate the future? What do Russia and China think about that? Check out this conversation to find out! You can learn more about CORE Power and sign up for their very informative newsletter here. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
December 2025
Episode length: 1h 1m
The Power Hour | Competing with Russia and China on Nuclear Energy with Nick Loris
Episode length: 1h 1m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes Power Hour alum, Nick Loris, Executive Vice President for Policy at C3 Solutions, to the program this week for a wide-ranging discussion on climate, how the U.S. can win in a commercial nuclear energy competition with Russia and China, and loan guarantees. Stay until the end for a heated, but good-natured debate on government loan guarantees for energy projects. Guess what side Jack takes? Loris puts up a good fight, but you decide who wins. Email us and let us know! You can learn more about C3 Solutions and Nick’s great work here and check out C3’s online News Magazine here, where you can also sign up for their weekly newsletter. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
November 2025
Episode length: 59m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Most of us agree that nuclear energy is safe, reliable, and clean. But one question that remains in the United States is what to do with the waste. One country that is well on its way to solving that problem is France and part of their solution is recycling it and the company that provides that service is Orano. Orano doesn’t just do work in France but are an important part of America’s commercial nuclear industry that is why Jack is excited to welcome Orano-USA CEO Jean-Luc Palayer to the Power Hour. Join Jack and Jean-Luc for a full ranging discussion on fueling American’s reactors, the potential for recycling the spent fuel to help manage nuclear waste in the United States, and much more. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America, where you can see footage from France’s recycling facility . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
Episode length: 1h 17m
Big Issues and Small Farms with Elaine Culotti
Episode length: 1h 17m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes entrepreneur, media personality, and small farmer Elaine Culotti to the podcast this week. You might know Elaine from Discovery’s Undercover Billionaire or her real estate adventures, and now you will get to know her as a rancher and farmer. Jack and Elaine have a wide ranging and light hearted discussion on everything from how to better get farm fresh food to more Americans to how she become of our nation’s most successful entrepreneurs. You can learn more about Eliane and her many projects at elaineculotti.com and follow her on Instagram @lipstickfarmer. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
October 2025
Episode length: 52m
Walking the Conservation Walk with Joshua Spodek
Episode length: 52m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Jack welcomes Joshua Spodek back to the Power Hour this week for another fascinating conversation about his unique journey in finding life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness through sustainable living. Way more than just a guy who picks up after himself, Josh is an author, academic, and entrepreneur--he is a someone we can learn from as we work to live up to our own personal standards. You can learn more about Josh here and check out his most recent book, Sustainability Simplified: The Definitive Guide to Understanding and Solving All (Yes, All) Our Environmental Problems. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America. Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
September 2025
Episode length: 54m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. Tired of oil, global warming, and nuclear power? Then you don’t want to miss this fascinating conversation with Mollie Engelhart who tell us about how her commitment to conservation informed her evolution from LA vegan restauranteur to Texas rancher and so, so much more! She tells the story in her new book, “Debunked by Nature: How a Vegan-Chef-Turned-Regenerative-Farmer Discovered that Mother Nature is a Conservative.” Check out Mollie’s Texas ranch, Sovereignty Ranch. And definitely check out here book. You can follow Mollie on Instagram @talktomollie. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
August 2025
Episode length: 51m
The Power Hour is a weekly podcast that discusses the day’s most interesting energy and environmental policy issues with top national experts. The Heritage Foundation’s Director of if its Center for Data Analysis, Kevin Dayaratna joined Jack this week in welcoming Travis Fisher for a fascinating conversation about the Department of Energy’s recently released report on climate change. Travis, who currently directs the Cato Institute’s energy and environmental policy studies, helped produce the report and provides unique insight into it. Having overseen a similar report at Heritage, Kevin brings additional depth to this extraordinary conversation. If you are tired of being told that there is a scientific consensus around climate change, you don’t want to miss this one. You can follow Travis on X @ts_fisher and Kevin @kdd0211. As always, you can join the conversation at thepowerhour@heritage.org! Check out Jack’s book, Nuclear Revolution, and our nuclear energy documentary, Powering America . Thank you for listening and please don’t forget to subscribe and help us to spread the word.
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