Épisodes

  • Climate Disasters of February 2026 and the Latest Heat Waves

    Climate Disasters of February 2026 and the Latest Heat Waves
    Jul 11 2026
    What is climate change doing to the planet, and the humans and animals who live on it, right now? We answer this question listing some of the major floods, fires, and fatalities of recent months, skipping ahead to the latest heat waves that broiled Europe and spoiled July 4 celebrations in much of the United States.
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    28 min
  • Re-Thinking National Security for the Climate Changed World

    Re-Thinking National Security for the Climate Changed World
    Jul 5 2026
    With the help of one of the world's leading scholars on international relations, we try to re-think the concept of national security for a climate changed world. As the world sees one climate catastrophe after another, it becomes clear that the things we care about cannot be secured by people with guns. So how can we secure it? Also we look at the Russia-Ukrainian border through the lens of climate change and the role fossil fuels play in this dangerous stand-off.
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    28 min
  • A Hostile Obituary for the ExxonMobil CEO Who Burned the World

    A Hostile Obituary for the ExxonMobil CEO Who Burned the World
    Jun 27 2026
    Lee Raymond was one of the great mass murderers in the history of the world. A longtime executive, President, and CEO of ExxonMobi and the mastermind of climate denialist misinformation, he was an ecocidal lunatic who seemed to believe in making more money No Matter What, even if it killed millions and made the world burn. Good riddance, Lee Raymond, and other climate news.
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    28 min
  • Seven Reasons to Doubt the 'Deal' with Iran

    Seven Reasons to Doubt the 'Deal' with Iran
    Jun 20 2026
    This week, there's a supposed-maybe-hinted-at 'deal' with Iran that's getting more sustained attention than the last time there was supposedly a 'deal' with Iran. Even if this agreement does materialize, there's a whole lot of reasons to doubt that it's going to work. This episode explains seven of those reasons.
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    28 min
  • The Iran War is Back, and Why We Can't Stop the Economic Fallout

    The Iran War is Back, and Why We Can't Stop the Economic Fallout
    Jun 7 2026
    We're back to active hostilities in and around the Strait of Hormuz. We're back to very active hostilities in Lebanon and Gaza. In looking at the fallout, the second half of this episode argues that the inflationary pressure from fossil fuels is stronger than central banks can contain. Even interest rate hikes and currency interventions aren't enough to keep inflation down when fossil fuel prices are spiking.
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    28 min
  • The U.S. is Losing the Iran War, and How They're Handling That

    The U.S. is Losing the Iran War, and How They're Handling That
    May 23 2026
    The United States is losing the Iran War. They tried to prompt a popular uprising, to change the regime, to unblock the Strait of Hormuz, to extract a promise of no nuclear enrichment. All that has failed. Iran actually extended its fuel blockade to the Emirati port outside the Strait. Now the Trump administration is trying to claim the war is over, even as the missiles continue to fly. This isn't Iranian propaganda--it's right there in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. We're getting some Orwellian statements out of the White House about this fossil fuel war with Iran.
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    28 min
  • Ben Leffel on Climate Deniers

    Ben Leffel on Climate Deniers
    May 17 2026
    Ben Leffel, public policy professor, was with us last episode to talk about cities making efforts to cut their emissions. Those were the good guys in the story. This week we get to the bad guys: climate lobbyists seeking profits, and climate deniers.
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    28 min
  • What Cities Can Do About Climate Change (with Ben Leffel)

    What Cities Can Do About Climate Change (with Ben Leffel)
    May 12 2026
    Ben Leffel, who researches climate policy for a living, is with us for two episodes. This is the first, mainly about cities and what city governments can do on climate. It's probably more than you think. These are the good guys in the story. Next week's episode features the bad guys.
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    28 min