Department of Energy’s Direct Current Podcast
Finally, we’re ending our list of obscure U.S. government podcasts with the agency that never ran out of energy to continually release new episodes. Yes, it’s the Department of Energy, and yes, it’s a bad joke.
The agency’s Direct Current podcast has been running since 2016, faithfully putting out one episode per month (almost always) on topics ranging from the hidden costs of rooftop solar, bioenergy, and the plutonium it stuck into the battery of NASA’s Perseverance Rover. Furthermore, Direct Current is also sleekly produced with a great guitar intro.
The Department of Energy hasn’t been on top of the ball with releasing episodes in 2022. You can tell that people who work at the agency has put a lot of effort into making a podcast for the general public, and it’s not bad! Definitely takes second place on my personal list. If only the show’s logo had a dog like the GAO’s. The current is pretty cool, though.
