Sam White is a long-time STEAM factory member and professor in the history department. He shares the story of his unlikely trajectory from working towards a job in the State Department to studying the history of climate change. For more about Sam's work, check out his appearance on the History Talk podcast at this link: http://origins.osu.edu/historytalk/sixth-extinction-and-our-unraveling-world   History Talk is a podcast produced by members of the history departments at OSU and Miami University. Sam's story was recorded on October 5, 2017 at the Columbus Speakeasy (www.speakeasycolumbus.org).