The Four Worlds Podcast
The Four Worlds Podcast explores how a simple idea can grow into something that changes the world. Each episode takes you on a journey—from the spark of inspiration, through the creation process, innovation challenges, and to the path of real-world production.
From sketch to shelf and prototype to product, join us as we uncover the stories behind breakthrough inventions and innovations with the creators, engineers, designers, and visionaries who bring them to life.
The Four Worlds Podcast
Latest Episodes
Inside Alexandrea Pangburn’s World of Wildlife Art
A mural can be more than just a pretty backdrop for the city streets. But when the mural is four or five stories tall and features the face of one of the area's native animals, it’s likely to make people stop and consider the species and their ...
What Deep Isolation Is Doing Differently with Nuclear Waste
While managing spent fuel from current commercial reactors is a major concern for nuclear engineers today, one question remains about nuclear energy, SMRs, and next-gen reactors: where does spent fuel go long term? Rod Baltzer from
How Janelle Lynch Sees Beyond the Image
A great photograph does not always start with an idea. Sometimes the physical 'yes' forms within the body when the light hits the subject just right. ☀️We talk with photographer Janelle Lynch
Safe by Design: How Terra Innovatum’s Micro Reactors Are Changing Nuclear Energy
The grid is strained, AI data centers are exploding in demand, and clean baseload is once again on the table. Alessandro Petruzzi, Co-Founder and CEO of Terra Innovatum, joins the show to tal...
Almost Human: How Realbotix Is Redefining Humanoid Robots
A humanoid robot that looks you in the eye, answers questions in 100+ languages, and continues to chat with you long after the camera crew has left… sounds like science fiction. Yet, this is the future that is quickly becoming the present for c...
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