{"podcast":{"title":"What Could Go Right?","slug":"what-could-go-right-4120319","podcast_index_feed_id":4120319,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TPG9895805104","website_url":"https://theprogressnetwork.org/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/955cf968-ea1f-11eb-945e-7fe197163d6b/image/bc00763cfb961de16b88744e1460f4c9.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas","episode_count":224,"summary":"It's easy to be pessimistic, especially with headlines dominated by global challenges like a changing geopolitical landscape, the rise in authoritarianism, and a seemingly unstable global economy. But what if, despite all that, humanity is actually making progress?Join Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell every Wednesday as he chats with leading experts like Ian Bremmer and Anne Marie Slaughter to challenge the negativity and find out whether we should be so pessimistic about everything from sustainability and polarization to the future of work. Plus, start your week right with Progress Network Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas, who delivers a weekly dose of essential good news every Monday. If environmental success stories and medical breakthroughs are your thing, you won’t want to miss it.Tune in to discover the evidence for progress and find your reason for cautious optimism.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T14:17:19.191197+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-could-go-right-4120319"},"episode":{"title":"Chernobyl’s Unintended Nature Reserve + The End of the Coal Era and a New Frontier in IVF","slug":"chernobyl-s-unintended-nature-reserve-the-end-of-the-coal-era-and-a-new-frontier-in-ivf","published_at":"2026-05-04T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-could-go-right-4120319/chernobyl-s-unintended-nature-reserve-the-end-of-the-coal-era-and-a-new-frontier-in-ivf","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-could-go-right-4120319","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WRGRS7863877208.mp3?updated=1777863014","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/WRGRS7863877208.mp3?updated=1777863014","summary":"For the first time in over a century, renewables have knocked coal out of the top spot for global electricity generation — and solar is the reason why. Emma Varvaloucas, Executive Director of The Progress Network, breaks down what this energy milestone actually means, and why geopolitics is unexpectedly accelerating the clean energy transition. Plus: forty years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, wildlife is flourishing inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone; a Utah startup claims it has grown functional human sperm in a lab — a potential breakthrough for male infertility; and NASA is branching into the human organ delivery industry. What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and Kaleidoscope. For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.org Subscribe to our (FREE) Substack newsletter: https://theprogressnetwork.org/newsletter/ Watch the podcast on YouTube: / theprogressnetwork Follow us on X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok: @progressntwrk Follow Emma on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyemmavarv/","meta_description":"For the first time in over a century, renewables have knocked coal out of the top spot for global electricity generation — and solar is the reason why. Em…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":824,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/what-could-go-right-4120319/episodes/chernobyl-s-unintended-nature-reserve-the-end-of-the-coal-era-and-a-new-frontier-in-ivf/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/what-could-go-right-4120319/chernobyl-s-unintended-nature-reserve-the-end-of-the-coal-era-and-a-new-frontier-in-ivf.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}