Central Heat (w/ Robinson Meyer)

Central Heat (w/ Robinson Meyer)

From Central Air by Josh Barro, Megan McArdle & Ben Dreyfuss

May 13, 2026 · 1h 29m

About this episode

Robinson Meyer discusses oil prices, environmental advocacy, and the social contract with the hosts.

On this week's show: Robinson Meyer , executive editor of the excellent Heatmap News, talks with us about why oil has not gotten even more expensive, if there is hope for permitting reform, why Republicans hate windmills so much, and if there ever been a greater environmental advocate than ‘Degrowth Donald.' And where can we put data centers so they won’t bother anyone? Also this week: Josh's despair at the continued unwinding of the social contract, and Democrats’ despair over the Virginia Supreme Court. Plus, exciting news: we’ll be having a listener gathering in Washington, D.C., the evening of Tuesday, June 2. More details on that soon. Sign up for updates from Central Air at www.centralairpodcast.com . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.centralairpodcast.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Barro, Megan McArdle, Ben Dreyfuss

Guest: Robinson Meyer

Topics covered

  • oil prices
  • permitting reform
  • environmental advocacy
  • social contract
  • Virginia Supreme Court
  • listener gathering

Keywords

  • oil prices
  • permitting reform
  • windmills
  • Degrowth Donald
  • social contract
  • Virginia Supreme Court
  • listener gathering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Heatmap News

Places: Virginia

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