Fissionary Episodes

Mary and Jordan sat down with Jennifer Hayden, President and CEO of the National Museum of Nuclear Science, to talk about how the museum educates and inspires its visitors to learn more about nuclear.

In the Season 5 premiere of Fissionary, hosts Mary Carpenter and Jordan Houghton sit down with Sam Gennawey to uncover how Walt Disney’s imagination extended far beyond theme parks - even to nuclear energy.

Gabriel Ivory, one of the creative forces behind the "I Heart Nuclear" sign at College GameDay, joins Mary and Jordan for the season finale of Fissionary to talk about how a bold move turned into a nationwide campaign.

Mary and Jordan sit down with Illinois State Senator Sue Rezin—a longtime advocate for nuclear energy—to talk about lifting the state’s partial moratorium on nuclear and Illinois’ unique position to support nuclear energy production.

Mary and Jordan sit down with José Gaona, founder and CEO of ZETA, to discuss how nuclear energy is gaining traction with the newest generation of advocates.

In this episode, we catch up with Ryan Pickering on reshaping the nuclear conversation and why the future might just be on-grid and wildly optimistic.

This week, Jordan and Mary sit down with Lisa Frizzell from NWMO to unpack the challenge of long-term nuclear waste storage and how Canada is pulling it off.

Joining Mary and Jordan on this episode is Dr. David Poston, the reactor designer behind NASA’s Kilopower project and one of the leading minds in the push to bring compact, resilient nuclear systems to space.

In this episode, Mary and Jordan sit down with Faraz Ahmed, the former head of Amazon’s global clean energy team, to explore why Big Tech is betting on nuclear.

In the Season 4 premiere, Mary and Jordan catch up on just how fast things are moving in the world of nuclear.

In the Season 3 finale, Jordan and Mary sit down with Mikal Bøe, Chairman and CEO of CORE POWER, a company building scalable nuclear technology for ocean transport.

In this episode, Matt Randall shares stories from his nuclear bike tour, including tours at seven nuclear plants, stealth camping through the night, and the inspiration behind his nuclear advocacy.