{"podcast":{"title":"The Global Grit Experience","slug":"the-global-grit-experience-7725883","podcast_index_feed_id":7725883,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/theglobalgritexperience/","website_url":"https://theglobalgritexperience.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/fe42e6ed-fe20-46b2-9b39-19642e447214/Grit-logo-small.jpg","author":"Erika Gilsdorf","episode_count":33,"summary":"The Global Grit Experience is a podcast featuring inspiring people with grit - passion, perseverance and an unwavering dedication in protecting, and loving, nature and wildlife. Whoop! Whoop! Host Erika Gilsdorf (that’s me!) is an international, award-winning video producer, who leaves the camera behind (for the most part) to let conversations breathe authentically in a podcast that spans diverse guests and topics. I include mental health guests, too who help us cope with all the crap and find joy amidst all the junk happening to our outdoors. Uffda…it’s a lot! (I’m a Minnesotan if you can't tell). Most importantly, this is a podcast about inspiration, hope, action, and connection. We have each other my friends!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-29T00:17:45.982777+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883"},"episode":{"title":"The Rise of Populism and Need for Critical Thinking with Dr. Dennis Jacobs","slug":"the-rise-of-populism-and-need-for-critical-thinking-with-dr-dennis-jacobs","published_at":"2026-03-23T11:45:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/the-rise-of-populism-and-need-for-critical-thinking-with-dr-dennis-jacobs","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883","url":"https://theglobalgritexperience.com/episode/whats-populism-why-its-a-big-deal-and-why-critical-thinking-is-well-critical","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/66633529-8e07-4a71-b07f-bb68a0dbe28b.mp3","summary":"The rise of populism is wreaking havoc on the environment. Developing critical thinking is...well...critical, as well as challenging our world views. This was kind of a deep dive that I absolutely loved. I learned so much from Dennis in this episode. Dennis Jacobs is a retired physics professor, pilot, and aeronautical engineer. He’s the author of multiple books including The Search for Science and From McEnergy to EcoEnergy , America’s Transition to Sustainable Energy , cowritten with Sociology Professor and wife, Dr. Karen Branden (also a prior podcast guest). He and Karen built and live in an environmentally friendly house in Northern Minnesota. I could talk with Dennis about a kazillion awesome topics but I asked him what he’s most passionate about sharing and sees as a major concern when it comes to the environment. His answer….the rise of populism.","meta_description":"The rise of populism is wreaking havoc on the environment. Developing critical thinking is...well...critical, as well as challenging our world views. This…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1168,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/episodes/the-rise-of-populism-and-need-for-critical-thinking-with-dr-dennis-jacobs/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-global-grit-experience-7725883/the-rise-of-populism-and-need-for-critical-thinking-with-dr-dennis-jacobs.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}