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EPISODE · Sep 11, 2025 · 38 MIN

Carbon Capture at Rock-Bottom Prices

from What's Your Problem? · host iHeartPodcasts and Pushkin Industries

Shashank Samala is the CEO and co-founder of Heirloom, a carbon capture start-up. His problem is this: Can you use crushed up rocks to permanently suck carbon out of the atmosphere? And can you do it cheaply enough to have a global impact?On today’s show, Shashank explains why he believes rocks could be the backbone of carbon capture, how his childhood in India shaped his outlook on climate change, and how government policy is shaping today’s direct air capture industry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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