STORIES FROM LEADERS SERVING PEOPLE FIRST.
When People Lead
When People Lead is a podcast about nonprofit, civic, and mission-driven leadership when the stakes are real and the work affects real people.
EP05 · FEATURED EPISODE
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We've Turned the Corner - Hydrogen, Microgrids and Community Energy with Shannon Souza & Dave Edlund
Jeff Rola talks with Shannon Souza and Dave Edlund about hydrogen, microgrids, distributed generation, clean fuels, and community-scale energy in the Pacific Northwest.
EPISODE LIBRARY
Launch lineup
EP01 · CARLY AUTEN AND MEREDITH KNOPP
Jeff Rola talks with Carly Auten of Neighbor Impact and Meredith Knopp of the St. Louis Area Food Bank about what leadership looks like when hunger is real, constant, and deeply local. The conversation covers dignity-centered food access, the scale behind food banking, and why hunger can affect anyone - but anyone can affect hunger.
EP02 · LYLE ESTILL AND WOODY TASCH
Jeff Rola talks with Lyle Estill and Woody Tasch about Slow Money, local food systems, community investing, and what it takes to keep capital circulating locally.
EP03 · RENEE ALEXANDER AND THOMAS ROGERS
Jeff Rola talks with Renee Alexander and Thomas Rogers about the Peace Corps, USAID, humanitarian response, service abroad, and the quiet discipline of building trust across borders.
EP04 · RALPH KEELING AND ART MILLER
Jeff Rola talks with Ralph Keeling and Art Miller about the Keeling Curve, atmospheric CO2, climate science, scientific responsibility, and what communities can still learn from long-range data.
EP05 · SHANNON SOUZA AND DAVE EDLUND
Jeff Rola talks with Shannon Souza and Dave Edlund about hydrogen, microgrids, distributed generation, clean fuels, and community-scale energy in the Pacific Northwest.