We face economic, environmental, and social challenges every day that require sustainable solutions. Entrepreneur, scientist, and author Robert Colangelo talks with experts across a variety of global sectors – Energy, Transportation, Food, Agriculture, Water & Waste Management, Climate, and more. Every week, Robert and his guests explore practical, cost-effective, and innovative solutions. You’ll hear objective facts to help you make informed choices so that your lifestyle and business can be more sustainable. Listen every week to hear the latest show, download our complete library of podcasts from Spotify and Apple, and tune into 780 AM & 105.9 FM, WBBM Chicago, to listen to the Green Sense Minute every Thursday and Saturday.
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Flying Sports Car - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Sam Bousfield is creator of the Switchblade flying sports car and CEO of Samson Sky.
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Sam Bousfield: Flying Sports Car
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Can a car fly? Sam Bousfield, Creator of the Switchblade flying sports car and CEO of its manufacturing company, Samson Sky, was last on the Green Sense Show in 2016. Still on the startup runway, Sam returns to the show to give us an update on his progress and when the first flying car will be available for sale. He discusses the new pilot training program, what materials are needed to develop the car sustainably, the challenges of developing a flying car, how the vehicle performs, insurance and other costs, and more.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Quitting Urban Farming - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Jason Halm quit urban farming and has advice for people who want to change careers.
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Jason Halm: Changing Green Careers
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Can you have an urban farming job that you're passionate about and still make a livable wage? Jason Halm describes how he's become a recovering urban farmer and has advice for people who want to change careers. Jason is also the first guest contestant for the Green Quiz; he answers questions with some fun facts about agriculture.
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Emotional Intelligence - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
This week’s Green Sense Minute features Paige Franks, senior executive search advisor with BEST Human Capital and Advisory Group, who is passionate about emotional intelligence.
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Paige Franks: Emotional Intelligence
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Tuesday May 21, 2024
Paige Franks, senior executive search advisor with BEST Human Capital and Advisory Group, discusses emotional intelligence: the history, how it helps people work together, why it's important, and how it is different from IQ.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Supply Chain - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Lisa Anderson, founder of LMA consulting, who discusses global changes in the supply chain.
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Lisa Anderson: Supply Chain Changes
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Lisa Anderson, a management and supply chain consultant and founder of LMA consulting, discusses the history of container shipping, how the global supply chain has changed to become more sustainable, how COVID has affected shipping, issues with the Panama Canal, attacks at ports, logistic infrastructure, and other challenges.
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Sybil Derrible: Engineering Sustainable Infrastructure
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Sybil Derrible, Professor of Urban Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, discusses how cities can be engineered to be more livable with sustainable infrastructure. He compares American cities to European ones, and talks about water and energy supplies, transportation and traffic, and education.
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Sustainable Cities - Green Sense Minute
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Sybil Derrible, Professor of Urban Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, researches sustainable infrastructure.