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Energy Capital PodcastStop Heating Texas Like It’s 1985 (with Kurt Heim)Every time a winter storm hits, Texans run through a mental checklist: gather more blankets, drip the pipes, and hope the grid holds up. Kurt Heim, Vice President of Environmental Advancement at Daikin Comfort Technologies North America Inc., understands why that anxiety stuck after 2021’s devastating Winter Storm Uri.But this reliability and affordability problem has a surprisingly accessible solution.In this episode, Kurt and host Matt Boms zero in on a big part of winter peak demand that doesn’t get enough attention: electric resistance heating, especially in older houses and apartments. These systems use...
2026-02-1141 min
Texas Tribune TribCastIs our grid all fixed?In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Matt Boms about the Texas electrical grid's strong performance during the recent winter storm. Does that mean the problems of 2021 are behind us?
2026-02-0334 minTexas Tribune TribCastIs our grid all fixed?In this week's episode, Matthew and Eleanor speak with Matt Boms about the Texas electrical grid's strong performance during the recent winter storm. Does that mean the problems of 2021 are behind us?
2026-02-0334 min
Energy Capital PodcastTexas Got Tested, Grid Stayed UprightTexas just got another winter gut-check—not on the level of the deadly 2021 freeze, but still with enough ice, outages, and anxious headlines to remind everyone how fast confidence can evaporate.In this episode, Matt Boms and Josh Rhodes unpack what they saw in real time. The biggest takeaways are simple: a lot has improved, and some of the hardest problems are still sitting right in the open.“There were a lot of questions… what has changed since Winter Storm Uri [in 2021]. The first part of that is absolutely the winterization efforts.”“Texas deserves a lot of cre...
2026-01-3132 min
Energy Capital PodcastMore Power that's Faster and Fairer — Roundtable DiscussionTexas is not short on energy.Texas is short on time.New load is arriving faster than the grid can plan, permit, and build, raising a question that will shape our state’s future: can Texas grow without sacrificing reliability or pushing costs onto the wrong people?That was the backdrop for our first Energy Capital roundtable with Matt Boms, Joshua Rhodes, and Micalah Spenrath.The Defining Story of 2025When we talked about the biggest energy story of 2025, everything circled back to load. Not just more demand, but uncertain de...
2026-01-0827 min
Energy Capital PodcastFlexibility Driving Reliability and Affordability with Matt BomsThis episode is a little different. As I wrote on Friday: this is both a transition and an expansion. Several folks will be stepping up to use this platform and I couldn’t be more excited to hear what comes next.A platform, now with more places to standArchimedes said: “Give me a place to stand and I will move the Earth.” This podcast will become a platform for more people to stand.The podcast is moving into a multi-host format, and one of those new voices is Matt Boms, Execut...
2025-12-1438 min
Oxide and FriendsBringing up CosmoOxide is bringing up its next generation server. To discuss the (amazingly smooth) bringup process, Bryan and Adam were joined by members of the oxide team. Tales of adversity, re-work, un-re-work, and triumph!In addition to Bryan Cantrill and Adam Leventhal, we were joined by Oxide colleagues Nathanael Huffman, Ian Sobering, Matt Keeter, and Aaron Hartwig.We mentioned quite a few terms! Here's a helpful guide:Cosmo - Oxide’s next-generation sled (currently in development) with an AMD Turin CPUGimlet - Oxide’s current-generation sled with an AMD Milan CPUTurin - AMD Epyc 9005 SeriesMilan - AM...
2025-04-241h 55
WBSRocks: Scaling Growth with AI, Enterprise Software, and Digital TransformationWBSP682: Grow Your Business by Learning Why Understanding Software BOMs is Critical w/ Matt Van ItallieSend us a textThe CrowdStrike incident has shed light on the hidden risks within software supply chains, prompting companies to reevaluate their security posture and the role of software bills of materials (SBOMs). While some may view this as an isolated event, the reality is that vulnerabilities within supply chains are often deeper and more complex than they initially appear—especially as AI-driven advancements introduce even greater dependencies and potential attack surfaces. Despite this growing risk, many buyers still overlook SBOMs when selecting software solutions, failing to recognize their critical importance for transparency, security, and regulatory co...
2025-02-1855 min
Jesse‘s Black Shirt Mixtape PodcastBlack Shirt Mixtape Ep 55** Episode 55- Live on Electromagnetic Radio**
***TRACKLISTING***
1. What It Feels Like (Carrtoons Remix)...Potato Head People ft T3, Illa J, & Kapok
2. Ghosts Again...Depeche Mode
3. Pleasure+Pain...FIT
4. New Order T-Shirt...The National
5. Black Samurai...jev.
6. Thin Line...Jurassic 5 feat Nelly Furtado
7. Noheresville...Quasi
8. Crossing Guard...Model/Actriz
9. Everytime...The Bom Bom Boms
10. I Wanna Dance With You...Royel Otis
11. Technova (snippet)...Towa Tei
12. Find A Way...A T...
2023-02-242h 00
Nightcaps at the TheaterEpisode 21:Le père Noël est une ordure/Santa Claus is a Bastard
Bonjour, Mon Ami, tonight Nightcaps at the Theater is going back to Paris, France, with the raunchy, raucous, frolicking farce that is 1982’s Le père Noël est une ordure or Santa Claus is a Bastard/Stinker. If you ever have had a rough time during the holidays or are just down in general then why don’t you call in to our “SOS Distress Friendship” Suicide Prevention Hotline. We are all here for you during this holiday season, as long as we aren’t stuck in an elevator, breeding rabbits, eating oysters, or throwing random corpse pieces...
2018-12-0200 min