Power Hour with Alex Epstein

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Oil and gas legend Bud Brigham on the principles behind repeated entrepreneurial success

2026-10-0301:12:38

I sat down with Bud Brigham, founder of Atlas Energy Solutions, to discuss the technology bets, business principles, and philosophical convictions behind his extraordinary record of entrepreneurial success.

Ending America's 52-year ban on supersonic flight, with Boom CEO Blake Scholl

2026-07-2001:04:58

I recently sat down with Blake Scholl, the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, to discuss the persuasion strategies he used to get the US government to legalize civil supersonic flight over land.

Why America can’t build the natural gas pipelines it needs, with Senator Alan Armstrong

2026-06-0532:16

I recently sat down with Alan Armstrong, the former CEO of Williams (one of America’s foremost natural gas pipeline companies) and now the freshman Senator from Oklahoma, to talk about a key part of Congress's ongoing permitting negotiations: the Clean Water Act.

Defense tech prodigy Ethan Thornton on how to quickly deter China from invading Taiwan

2026-01-1401:08:04

I sat down with Ethan Thornton, the 22-year-old defense tech prodigy and CEO of Mach Industries, to talk about an existential issue: how the US can stop China from taking over Taiwan—and, more broadly, the critical role of the US government in improving its weapons procurement system.

How to defeat the IRA subsidies, with Congressmen Chip Roy and Josh Brecheen

2025-06-0246:13

I brought back my podcast Power Hour for a discussion with Congressmen Chip Roy Josh Brecheen about how they defeated a hoard of subsidy-seeking lobbyists to cut off new solar and wind subsidies in the "Big Beautiful Bill."Why also discussed why it's crucial for the Senate to preserve and build on this victory, and strategies for making this happen.http://alexepstein.com

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