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EPISODE · Jul 3, 2025 · 34 MIN

Bringing the Party to Nuclear With Ryan Pickering

from Fissionary · host NEI

What if saving the world looked more like a rave than a lecture? In this episode, we catch up with Ryan Pickering—former anti-nuclear activist turned DOE policy advisor, co-founder of NICE (Nuclear is Clean Energy) and all-around nuclear hype man. From organizing a rave to support California legislation to collaborating with Indigenous leaders and traveling globally to advocate for nuclear inclusion, Ryan is doing the most in the best way. We get into how culture, community, and energy realism are reshaping the nuclear conversation and why the future might just be on-grid and wildly optimistic.Visit us at www.nei.org/fissionary.NICE: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nice-columbia/Native Nuclear: https://www.nativenuclear.org/Check out Ryan: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_pickering_/?hl=enFissionary Wants To Hear From You! Fill out our short listener surveyMusic used in this episode was created by Beat Mekanik

What if saving the world looked more like a rave than a lecture? In this episode, we catch up with Ryan Pickering—former anti-nuclear activist turned DOE policy advisor, co-founder of NICE (Nuclear is Clean Energy) and all-around nuclear hype man. From organizing a rave to support California legislation to collaborating with Indigenous leaders and traveling globally to advocate for nuclear inclusion, Ryan is doing the most in the best way. We get into how culture, community, and energy realism are reshaping the nuclear conversation and why the future might just be on-grid and wildly optimistic.Visit us at www.nei.org/fissionary.NICE: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nice-columbia/Native Nuclear: https://www.nativenuclear.org/Check out Ryan: https://www.instagram.com/ryan_pickering_/?hl=enFissionary Wants To Hear From You! Fill out our short listener surveyMusic used in this episode was created by Beat Mekanik

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