In the 51st installment of The Atomic Exchange Podcast, co-hosts Dr. Goran Calic and Michael Tadrous break down Jean-Baptiste Fressoz’s book More and More and More and its core claim: societies do not “transition” neatly from one fuel to another, they stack new energy sources on top of old ones. They explain why common transition narratives can be misleading, why “clean” shifts often just move the material and emissions burden elsewhere, and what that means for real-world policy. Tune in for a clear, practical conversation on how energy actually changes, and why the details policymakers miss matter.

In the 50th installment of The Atomic Exchange Podcast, co-hosts Dr. Goran Calic and Michael Tadrous step away from nuclear for a milestone conversation with Dr. Mohit Bhandari, Chair of Surgery at McMaster University. They talk about why mentorship matters (especially for young men), how strong careers are actually built over decades, and why persistence beats talent more often than people think. They also dig into practical ideas you can use right now: creating a clear personal vision, learning when to say no, and choosing principles that keep you grounded as life gets busier. Tune in for an honest conversation about success, meaning, and becoming the kind of person others can rely on.

In the 49th installment of The Atomic Exchange Podcast, co-hosts Dr. Goran Calic and Michael Tadrous welcome back Professor Andy Wu of Harvard Business School to break down the reported U.S. capture of Nicolás Maduro and what it could mean for Venezuela’s future. Rather than reading it as a pure geopolitical matter, they take an interesting management lens: analyzing how PDVSA was misrun, why output collapsed despite massive reserves, and how that failure fed sanctions, foreign dependence, and instability. They also wrestle with the hardest part of the operation: who takes over next, what a realistic “turnaround plan” would look like, and what the U.S. should prioritize if it wants a more stable outcome. Tune in for a focused conversation on Venezuela, oil, and the management choices that shape geopolitics.