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HEATEDWhy Sheldon Whitehouse keeps calling out Big OilFor years, Senator Sheldon has been one of Congress’s most relentless climate voices, delivering more than 300 “Time to Wake Up” speeches on the Senate floor about climate change and the fossil fuel industry’s political power.Lately, that persistence has taken a more targeted form: pressing the Trump administration over its extraordinary new favors to the oil and gas industry; investigating its decision to exempt Gulf drilling from endangered species protections; and pushing a windfall profits tax on oil companies at a time when Republicans control Congress and the White House.Whitehouse knows none of it is...
2026-06-0430 min
HEATEDWhy Kate Marvel left NASAThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.worldKate Marvel spent more than a decade at NASA studying the future of life on Earth. Then the Trump administration made that job feel impossible. Marvel, a prominent climate scientist, resigned from NASA last month amid the Trump administration’s sweeping attacks on federal science. Since Trump’s second term started, more than 10,000 federal employees with STEM Ph.D.s have left the government—mostly through layoffs, firings and buyouts—and more than 7,800 research grants were terminated or frozen.In her resi...
2026-05-2829 min
Second NatureCan We Vote Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?Government seems to move slower than the pace of climate change, so do our votes for climate candidates and policies actually make a difference? In this episode, we're connecting the dots between climate and policy and hearing from people around the world about how their governments’ policies are affecting their lives and their regions. We're also catching up with HEATED editor-in-chief Emily Atkin to hear how climate reporting has changed over the past couple of presidential terms and how she keeps her head above water after a decade of reporting on climate. We'll also talk to Co...
2026-05-2742 min
HEATEDWhy Shein bought EverlaneTracy and I go deep about Shein’s purchase of Everlane, fashion industry greenwashing, and what true sustainable fashion looks like. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heated.world/subscribe
2026-05-2142 min
HEATEDHantavirus is a climate storyWhat is coming when it comes to hantaviruses and climate change? How are they connected? And how could the rapidly approaching Super El Nino—a phenomenon worsened by climate change—affect the spread of hantavirus and other infectious diseases?That’s what we’re going to explore today.Special thanks to Drs. Kirk Osmond Douglas, James Shepherd, and Angel Desai for sharing their expertise that informed this story. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heated.world/subscribe
2026-05-1414 min
HEATEDTrump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spendingOur good friends at the Popular Information newsletter have calculated the real cost of the Iran War so far: $72 billion for the first 60 days, or about $1.2 billion in taxpayer dollars per day.The numbers are revealing, in that they show the Trump administration is perfectly capable of finding money when the goal is destruction. But when it comes to protecting Americans from fossil-fueled extreme weather, suddenly we’re told the cupboard is bare.The Trump administration recently released a proposed budget that would cut NOAA by 26 percent. This proposed $1.6 billion cut—equivalent to about 1.3 days of t...
2026-05-0740 min
HEATEDUPDATE: Trump’s DOJ swoops in to save Big OilThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.worldIn our full, subscribers-only interview with Mike Meno, the communications director for the Center for Climate Integrity, we discuss the ins and outs of Big Oil's push for legal immunity, both in and outside the court.
2026-05-0510 min
HEATEDPlastic detox update #1I’ve been trying to “detox my life” from plastic for a few weeks now. In today's episode, we talk about all the ups and downs. I’ll update you all again when I get the results of my pee test back. Make sure you’re subscribed to get it.In related recent news…* Now may actually be a good time to start shifting away from plastic. The American Prospect reports:Petrochemical prices are spiking to four-year highs as the key ingredients, known as feedstocks, cannot get out of the Persian Gulf. Roughly $20 billion to $...
2026-04-3040 min
HEATEDRepublicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil foreverLast week, Big Oil’s top-funded Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Representative Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced a bill called the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act of 2026. They framed it as a way to “protect American energy from leftist legal crusades punishing lawful activity.”What it actually does is give the fossil fuel industry a permanent shield against lawsuits and state laws that seek to hold the industry financially accountable for climate change, and for misleading the public about the catastrophic health, economic and environmental consequences of using their products.In this episode, I break down what this b...
2026-04-2319 min
HEATEDDetoxing my life, resentfullyWhat are plastics actually doing to our bodies—and why is so much of the conversation focused on individual choices? In this episode of HEATED, Emily Atkin interviews Dr. Shanna Swan, a reproductive epidemiologist whose research on chemicals in plastics—like phthalates—has linked them to fertility problems and changes in reproductive development. The conversation is anchored in the new Netflix documentary The Plastic Detox, which follows couples attempting to reduce their plastic exposure in order to conceive. But we go beyond the individual-level “detox” framing to talk about the larger systems that made this problem so widespread. T...
2026-04-1640 min
HEATEDOil worker says fracking waste eroded his jawTexas-based journalist Saul Elbein believes solid waste is the most important—and most overlooked—environmental story of our lifetimes.Yes, he argues, climate change, air pollution, and liquid waste from fracking are crucially important issues. But across Texas and Oklahoma, he says fracking companies have been spreading their potentially radioactive, PFAS-filled solid waste on farmland and near communities, largely without scrutiny, for decades.Saul told me he sees this as a modern-day Silent Spring: a slow-moving, mostly invisible contamination story hiding in plain sight, one that will only become undeniable once until the damage is alre...
2026-04-0235 min
HEATEDWhy smart people believe myths about electric carsBefore the U.S. and Israel launched their war in Iran, the national average for a gallon of gas was $2.94. One month later, gas is now averaging $3.98 a gallon—the largest one-month jump in U.S. gas prices in the last 30 years.Setting aside the horrors of the war itself—more than 1,000 Iranians have been killed, along with more than a dozen U.S. servicemembers—the spike in gas prices is doing something climate advocates have been trying to do for decades: making people seriously consider electric vehicles.Search traffic for electric vehicles was up 20 percen...
2026-03-2630 min
HEATEDHow fossil fuel ads manipulate usOn this week’s podcast, Tracy and I watch and analyze fossil fuel ads—and we do it with Nayantara Dutta, head of research at Clean Creatives and the lead author of their new report analyzing nearly 2,000 fossil fuel ads from 2020 to 2024. (ICYMI: We covered that report for Tuesday’s newsletter. Check it out!) You can watch/listen at the top of this newsletter, on Youtube, or on any of your podcast players. But if you’re short on time, here are some of the most common ways fossil fuel ads try to manipulate and mislead us:* By using...
2026-03-1927 min
HEATEDOur reaction to the Steyer interviewThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.worldAfter our interview with Tom Steyer, Tracy and I decided to take a few minutes to record our immediate reactions. Here’s that tape!
2026-03-1202 min
HEATEDCan a billionaire fix California?Can a billionaire be trusted to dismantle the system that made them wealthy? California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer understand why you might say no—but he argues he's the guy to break the mold.In our interview, we discuss whether billionaires should exist at all, Steyer’s past investments in fossil fuels, the carbon footprint of billionaire investment portfolios, his proposal to break up California’s electric utility monopolies and lower electricity prices, the dark money campaigns already targeting him, and how he’d use the California governorship to push climate action nationwide. We also talk about our shared trip to...
2026-03-1235 min
HEATEDNBC's top climate reporter resignsFor nearly eight years, Chase Cain covered the most existential threat to humanity for one of the country’s biggest broadcast networks. But last week, the veteran journalist resigned, citing burnout from near-constant internal fighting to get important climate stories on air. In an exclusive interview, Cain talks about the subtle ways climate coverage is suppressed at NBC—not through explicit directives, but through a thousand small cuts over time. HEATED podcast producer Tracy Wholf, a veteran of both CBS and ABC, shares similar experiences. You can follow Chase’s independent reporting journey by subscribing to his YouTube channel. You ca...
2026-03-0529 min
HEATEDClimate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it.In this new series, we’re going to investigate and explain the powerful, systemic forces driving inaction on climate change. We’re going to debunk polluter-funded propaganda; call out media complicity; and press people seeking power on what they’ll actually do about the crisis. And that’s just what we have planned for our first few episodes!Meet our powerhouse new producer in episode one. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heated.world/subscribe
2026-02-2619 min
A Matter of DegreesMelting ICE: The Climate Movement Defends DemocracyBack in December, the Trump administration sent thousands of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into Minnesota. They terrorized communities, took people from their homes, and murdered two American citizens. Climate groups helped lead the resistance. In this episode of A Matter of Degrees, a city stands up to state violence. We bring on Aru Shiney-Ajay, the executive director of the Sunrise Movement, to tell us about leading on the frontlines in Minneapolis. Then we talk to Ben Passer, the McKnight Foundation's Midwest Climate Director, about how preserving democracy is key to climate action. Finally, we chat with Emi...
2026-02-2652 min
The Ski Podcast305: Winter Olympics Special #10 | Bronze for Zoe Atkin
In our 10th and final Winter Olympics Special, Emily and Iain celebrate a bronze medal for Zoe Atkin in the Ski Halfpipe, discuss a photo-finish in the Men’s Skier Cross and look at the potential legacy from the Games for British snowsports.We also pick our highlights from the Games, with contributions from Rachael Oakes-Ash, Betony Garner and Zak, Luca and Freddy Carrick Smith. SHOW NOTESZoe Atkin won Bronze in the Women’s Ski Half Pipe (1:00)This is GB Snowsports best ever return in a Winter Olympics (3:00)Men's Ski Cross...
2026-02-2229 min
KPFA - A Rude AwakeningHEATED Founder – Emily Atkin
Today on A Rude Awakening, I spend the hour speaking climate reporter Emily Atkin, founder of Heated, the most popular climate newsletter on Substack, about her latest piece entitled, “I Don’t Know How To Do This”.
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2026-01-3059 min
Fast Politics with Molly Jong-FastAmanda Litman & Emily AtkinRun For Something’s Amanda Litman examines how Democrats can recruit candidates to win the midterms. Heated’s Emily Atkin details the latest developments in climate change. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-12-2734 min
Biz Book Pub Hub PodcastHUB 480: AUTHOR PANEL - Barrie Atkin and Emily CrookstonBooks have the power to do more than share knowledge—they help us reimagine what’s possible. The right book can spark clarity, shift culture, and offer practical tools that transform how we lead, collaborate, and connect.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, thought leader, or changemaker, you’ll find inspiration here from authors using their books to fuel movements, grow their businesses, and make a difference.
If you're writing or launching a nonfiction book—or supporting authors who are—head over to www.BizBookPubHub.com. It’s your go-to resource for vetted s...
2025-11-1146 min
Good CitizenEmily OsterEmily Oster discusses how communicating data with nuance can rebuild public trust and empower people to make informed decisions about their health. She is a professor of economics at Brown University, the CEO of ParentData, and the author of The Unexpected: Navigating Pregnancy During and After Complications.Find her work at www.parentdata.orgFor more, visit goodcitizenpodcast.com.Follow us on Facebook @TRPresidentialLibraryInstagram @trlibraryX @TRPresLibrary.And sign up for our newsletter at trlibrary.com/newsletter to stay up-to-date on the TRPL!--
2025-08-0828 min
What Could Go Right?Are We the Real Fossil Fools? with Emily AtkinWhy doesn't the media name and shame the real villains of the climate change story? How can tobacco industry-like litigation impact fossil fuel companies? What are the obstacles of transitioning to a clean energy future? Zachary and Emma speak with journalist, author, and founder of the Heated Substack, Emily Atkin. They discuss the Trump administration’s impact on worldwide climate policy and financing, the power of 24 American states participating in fossil fuel lawsuits and Paris Agreement goals, and how Germany walked back its renewable energy stance after Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster. Emily also emphasizes the need for transparent journal...
2025-04-0251 minFast Politics with Molly Jong-FastCharlie Sykes & Emily AtkinMSNBC contributor Charlie Sykes details the chaos within the GOP infighting even before Trump takes office. Heated's Emily Atkin examines the current state of climate change as we head into 2025.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-01-0437 min
Planet: CriticalWTF | Emily AtkinWTF – What Trump F***s.*Beside his extensive sexual assault of women, Trump’s political agenda involves violently assaulting the planet, climate legislation, industry regulations, state-led climate agendas and international negotiations. And that was just the first time round. His second term will likely be far worse, with his team having had four years to plan. Details from Project 2025—published by a think tank with links to the Atlas Network—show how Trump is likely going to strip climate legislation away and ramp up fossil fuel production. I asked Emily Atkin, editor of HEATED...
2024-11-0743 min
Second NatureCan We Vote Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?Government seems to move slower than the pace of climate change, so do our votes for climate candidates and policies actually make a difference? In this episode, we're connecting the dots between climate and policy and hearing from people around the world about how their governments’ policies are affecting their lives and their regions. We're also catching up with HEATED editor-in-chief Emily Atkin to hear how climate reporting has changed over the past couple of presidential terms and how she keeps her head above water after a decade of reporting on climate. We'll also talk to Co...
2024-10-2342 min
Past Due with Ana Marie Cox and Open Mike EagleDay 24: Emily AtkinWelcome to Day 24 of '90 Days with Ana Marie Cox.' In the wake of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, Ana talked to Emily Atkin, founder of the Substack newsletter "Heated," about climate disinformation, the political rhetoric around fossil fuels, and why courage—not hope—drives action.—Watch along on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/@90DaysWithAnaMarieCox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2024-10-1255 min
HEATEDJD Vance’s cowardly climate denialSometimes, being a climate reporter feels like being in a twisted version of Groundhog Day. Every time you think the world has finally moved beyond debating whether climate change is real or fake, you wake up to find that the day has reset—and a white guy with oil money seeking power pushed the button.Last night, JD Vance pushed the button while thousands of Americans were suffering from one of the deadliest hurricanes in U.S. history. At the vice presidential debate on Tuesday, Donald Trump’s running mate cast doubt on the “idea” that heat-trapping pollutio...
2024-10-0206 min
Achieving Success with Olivia AtkinEp. 100 Achieving Inclusivity: Championing Disability Rights with Emily PurryWhat happens when you have all the qualifications but can't get past the in-person interview? Emily Purry, founder of Purry Consultants, shares her raw journey of job hunting with a visual disability and how it sparked a mission to transform workplace inclusion. Despite having a master's degree, Emily faced rejection after rejection once employers met her face-to-face, leading her to discover the gap between what companies say about diversity and what they actually practice. Her story reveals why one in four people have disabilities, yet most workplaces remain unprepared to support them authentically.Emily breaks down the difference...
2024-09-2456 min
HEATEDWhy are Republicans so obsessed with refrigerators?Over the last year, Republicans have begun championing a new and novel environmental cause. It’s not the air; it’s not the water; it’s not the climate crisis. It’s refrigerators. Apparently they’re getting way too efficient. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heated.world/subscribe
2024-09-2311 min
HEATEDMAGA's scariest environmental proposalThe blueprint for Trump’s second term envisions deregulating ubiquitous and carcinogenic “forever” chemicals. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit heated.world/subscribe
2024-09-1713 minFast Politics with Molly Jong-FastCharlie Sykes, Emily Atkin & Kevin KruseMSNBC columnist Charlie Sykes skewers Trump’s performance at NABJ. Historian Kevin Kruse of Campaign Trails examines the more chaotic moments of presidential conventions. Heated’s Emily Atkin brings us up to speed on the latest climate news. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-08-0253 minFast Politics with Molly Jong-FastCharlie Sykes, Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman & Emily AtkinThe Bulwark's Charlie Sykes discusses the GOP's mind-bending flip-flop on their own border bill. Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman detail their new book, 'Find Me the Votes: A Hard-Charging Georgia Prosecutor, a Rogue President, and the Plot to Steal an American Election.' HEATED editor Emily Atkin examines the misinformation surrounding Biden's latest move to protect the environment and combat climate change.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-02-0751 minFast Politics with Molly Jong-FastJon Allen, Emily Atkin & Matt NegrinNBC's Jon Allen talks about Bidenomics and his taking responsibility for the economy. Comedy writer Matt Negrin reacts to the Supreme Court's latest appalling ruling on affirmative action. Plus, Heated's Emily Atkin explains our changing climate and what can be done to address the climate crisis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2023-06-3054 min
HEATEDStacey Abrams wants YOU (to go electric)This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.worldIn our full interview with Stacey Abrams, we dive deeper into her personal and professional experience with climate change; details of the electrification incentives in the IRA; the potential challenges with ensuring equity in electrification; and her views on the role of fossil fuels in a net zero future. We also discuss how Abrams’s love of sci-fi influences her imagination of the future.That full interview—both transcript and audio—is available to paid subscribers only. If you’re a free s...
2023-03-2408 minFast Politics with Molly Jong-FastRick Wilson, Emily Atkin & Dennis BaronThe Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson drops by to talk to us about Trump wanting to throw out the Constitution. Heated’s Emily Atkin tells us about corruption in the climate change advocacy world. Dennis Baron, author of You Can’t Always Say What You Want, talks to us about what Elon Musk actually means when he says he’s a “free speech absolutist.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-12-0548 min
HEATEDListen to our interview with Rep. Ro KhannaIt is very difficult to get television news networks to tell climate change stories—especially ones that place the blame on fossil fuels. The House Oversight Committee’s ongoing investigation into Big Oil, and its role in misleading the American public about climate change, is an example.According to Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), who is leading the investigation with committee Chairwoman Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), it’s been tough to get television news to cover this—but not because it’s not an important story. “I've been told by bookers who have me on their television shows that c...
2022-09-2133 min
The Ski PodcastBeijing 2022 Update with Graham Bell & Emily Sarsfield (Bonus Episode #25)Iain was joined by 5-time Olympian and BBC Ski Sunday presenter Graham Bell and Skier Cross athlete & Eurosport presenter Emily Sarsfield to discuss all the talking points so far from Beijing 2022.Intersport Ski Hire Discount CodeSave money on your ski hire by using the code ‘SKIPODCAST’ at intersportrent.com, or simply take this link for your discount to be automatically applied at the checkout.SHOW NOTESCharlotte Bankes was eliminated at the Quarter Final stage of the Snowboard Cross https://twitter.com/BBCSport/status/1491313791447019520
Kirsty Muir finished 5th in the Skier...
2022-02-0933 min
The Performance Capture PodcastSeason 4 – Episode 03 – EMILY SCHWEBER: Casting actors for performance captureEmily began her career working on commercials and movies in the Bay Area. After moving to Los Angeles, she worked with the late Mali Finn on such films as Terminator 2, True Lies, and Titanic for James Cameron, L.A. Confidential and Wonder Boys for Curtis Hanson, The Matrix for the Wachowskis, and The Client, A Time to Kill, Batman Forever, and Tigerland for Joel Schumacher. Her video game credits include Star Wars: Battlefront II, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus and The New Order, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Killzone: Shadow Fall, and most recently Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, N...
2022-02-0526 min
Wild with Sarah WilsonEMILY ATKIN: The best case ever for climate rage!Emily Atkin is America's foremost climate journalist and founder of the Heated newsletter, awarded Best Environmental Journalism of 2020.. I remember first coming across Emily on Twitter when she posted about fossil fuel media campaigns. Her Tweet targeted Twitter. The then Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren subsequently retweeted Emily's tweet, tagging Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey …who then changed Twitter's policy around fossil fuel advertising. It was all just a bit meta. And super powerful. Emily and I then connected two years ago when she asked to repost a blog essay I'd written about Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison's horrendous handling of the...
2021-12-211h 07
The Daily Beast PodcastUNLOCKED: Are We Just Going to Ignore That Exxon Video?A lobbyist for a giant oil company admitted in a video that the industry spreads disinfo to stop efforts to combat climate change and no one really talked about it. Molly Jong-Fast had Emily Atkin, climate reporter and author of the daily climate newsletter, HEATED, come on this bonus episode The New Abnormal to find out why: “The fuckery is immense.”If you haven't heard, every single week The New Abnormal does a special bonus episode for Beast Inside, the Daily Beast’s membership program. where Sometimes we interview Senators like Cory Booker or the folks who ex...
2021-07-1220 min
Reliable SourcesJuly 4, 2021: Independence from the virus; partisan media in a Biden-induced slump; is Tucker Carlson the new Alex Jones?Plus... Running out of words to describe the climate crisis; a reporter's notebook from Kabul; will Bill Cosby speak out, and will anyone listen? Dr. Jonathan Reiner, Oliver Darcy, Sara Fischer, David Sanger, Jennifer Epstein, Anna Coren, Emily Atkin and David Wallace-Wells join Brian Stelter.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-07-0440 min
Not Good Enough68 — Kristina Kerscher Keneally’s Kaptive Kid KornerOn the pod this week: stealing valor, cringing out of our skin, Scott Morrison's climate spin and children used as political pawns.
Thanks to special guest show-notes author, podcast host Tom Lang.
Anzac Biscuit Day
Anzac day is becoming increasingly iffy, and the kids just aren’t feeling it any more.
The government loves to pay lip service to the troops, and then turn around and do things like lend money to veterans using their pensions as collateral, and then not restore the pension after they pay it back.
This is the inside of Evie’s...
2021-04-2857 min
The Digiday PodcastHeated founder Emily Atkin shows what it takes to make the transition from staff writer to SubstackerThe allure of Substack has lured many journalists away from their traditional newsroom roles to a position of becoming their own editors, artists, marketers, accountants, and most importantly, bosses. Emily Atkin was one of the first to feel the draw, leaving her position as a staff writer at The New Republic in September 2019 to launch her climate change-focused newsletter, Heated, that same month."I definitely did not have the idea beforehand. I was at the place in my job at the time where I wanted to make a move. I weighed my options [and Substack] seemed like...
2021-04-2048 min
HEATEDHow banks finance the climate crisisToday’s newsletter is a collaboration with Emily Holden at Floodlight, a new non-profit news organization dedicated to investigating the corporate and ideological interests holding back climate action. ICYMI, we ran an interview with Holden about Floodlight’s launch last month.Our article today investigates how decision-makers at major banks have conflicts of interest on climate, and what that means for the projects they back—like Line 3 in Northern Minnesota. It is also running in The Guardian.At the top of today’s e-mail, you’ll also find a behind-the-scenes, podcast-style audio interview about this story. It...
2021-04-0728 min
Reliable SourcesHow is climate change coverage changing? A conversation with Emily Atkin, Emily Holden and John SutterWhat are the functions of climate journalism? With polarization preventing consensus, where do reporters meet their audience? John Sutter, Emily Atkin and Emily Holden share insights about covering the climate crisis in a roundtable discussion. Atkin, who writes the HEATED newsletter, says she is not preaching to the choir, she is "teaching the choir how to sing." Holden talks about her new nonprofit outlet Floodlight and the value of newsroom collaboration. Sutter, a filmmaker and CNN climate analyst, describes how climate coverage has evolves and shares his hopes for the first installment of his documentary series "Baseline."...
2021-03-1949 min
SpillThe Greenwashing OlympicsA dramatic reading of the book Donald J. Trump: An Environmental Hero with Emily Atkin and Brian Kahn, plus a look at the energy industry's annual conference, CERA Week, or as we like to call it, the Greenwashing Olympics.For more of Emily's reading: https://heated.world/p/reading-is-fundamentalSubscribe to our newsletter: https://realhottake.substack.com/subscribe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021-03-0729 min
PodsongsEmily Atkin on taking on the deniers with powerful climate journalismEmily Atkin is an environmental reporter and writer, best known for founding the daily climate newsletter HEATED. She also launched a podcast by the same name to explore the intersectional issues highlighted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Previously she was a reporter for The New Republic and ThinkProgress. She is an author in the collection All We Can Save edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson, and a columnist at MSNBC. Atkin was raised in New York, and went to school at SUNY New Paltz for journalism.
2021-02-2243 min
The Weekly Climate[Jan 4-10’21] 9 yearsWelcome to this weeks edition of The Weekly Climate 🎉References: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and [6].When writing this newsletter, one thing that continuously puzzles me is that it is so much easier to find climate news about the US than any other place. I always have to spend quite some time to make sure the newsletter is balanced and that it’s not too US-focussed. Most research, case-studies, policy and innovation news I find comes from the U.S. The US seems to have all the great climate reporters: Emily Atkin, Amy Westervelt, Mary Annaïse Hegglar, and many more. There’...
2021-01-1100 min
Climate OneTalk Green, Play Dirty: Corporate America’s Mixed RecordQuestioning science, funding vocal climate denial groups, and encouraging the focus on personal carbon footprints are corporate America’s preferred tools for shifting the responsibility for action on climate from industry to the individual. “Companies that are very much pro-climate action, that are acting in their own operations, are mostly silent on public policy,” says Bill Weihl, former Sustainability Director at Facebook. But with more workers holding their employers accountable and the start of a departure from shareholder-first capitalism, is the role of the corporation shifting? Visit our website for more information on today's episode. G...
2021-01-0853 min
Reply All#170 A Song of Impotent RageAlex Goldman tackles his newest job: prophet of doom.Taylor Moore's podcasts, Rude Tales of Magic and Fun CityEmily Atkin's newsletter, HeatedJohn Colpitts' latest album, The Ochre WorldWant to learn to play drums? Learn from John ColpittsListen to Song Exploder, a huge inspiration for this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2020-12-1736 min
HEATEDThree climate feminists walk into a bar(I wish. We just talked on the phone.) Subscribe at heated.world
2020-10-1226 min
Serenbe StoriesTelling Stories To Save The Earth: Dr. Katharine Wilkinson & Mary Annaïse HeglarIn this episode, Steve Nygren and Monica Olsen talk with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and writer + podcaster Mary Annaïse Heglar about the power of voice, their love of nature, and the new book "All We Can Save," which showcases the work of women at the forefront of the climate movement who are harnessing truth, courage, and solutions to lead humanity forward. As Mary Annaïse says, "Climate isn't a story, it's a saga," and "we are the heroes in the tale of saving the planet.” Katharine calls on us all to be "clim...
2020-10-121h 07
Warm RegardsFighting Back Against Climate Disinformation and Intimidation, with John Cook and Lauren KurtzThis episode of Warm Regards, part of our season-long exploration of the often unexpected stories behind climate data, builds on our last episode's conversation with Amy Westervelt and Emily Atkin on climate disinformation. We speak with John Cook, from Skeptical Science and the George Mason University Center for Climate Change Communication, and Lauren Kurtz, the Executive Director for the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, about the different ways that those who care about climate science and climate action can fight back against myths, disinformation, and intimidation.
The full transcript of this episode can be found on our Medium page:
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2020-10-0549 min
Explore Full Audiobook Collection TodayAudiobook: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis by Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438581 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Author: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Narrator: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ilana Glazer, Sophia Bush, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Kimberly Drew, America Ferrera, Cristela Alonzo, Janet Mock, Bahni Turpin, Jane Fonda, Alfre Woodard
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes
Release date: September 22, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4
Genres: Social Science
Publisher's Summary: Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate...
2020-09-223h 06Discover Best-Selling Audiobook Collection for Your LibraryAyana Elizabeth Johnson - All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate CrisisPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/438581 to listen full audiobooks.
Title: All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis
Author: Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Narrator: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Ilana Glazer, Sophia Bush, Katharine K. Wilkinson, Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Kimberly Drew, America Ferrera, Cristela Alonzo, Janet Mock, Bahni Turpin, Jane Fonda, Alfre Woodard
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 15 hours 6 minutes
Release date: September 22, 2020
Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.63 of Total 19
Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary: Provocative and illuminating essays from women at the forefront of the climate...
2020-09-223h 06Warm RegardsDisinformation Over Data with Amy Westervelt and Emily AtkinIn this episode, part of our season long exploration of climate data, Jacquelyn Gill discusses the long history of fossil fuel industry-perpetuated climate disinformation with investigative journalists Amy Westervelt and Emily Atkin, and how they use data to hold these companies accountable.
A full transcript of the episode can be found at:
https://medium.com/@ourwarmregards/disinformation-over-data-with-amy-westervelt-and-emily-atkin-b5c7aeba0613
Show Notes
You can find both our guests on Twitter:
Amy Westervelt:
https://twitter.com/amywestervelt
Emily Atkin:
https://twitter.com/emorwee
For more of their work, check out the following sites:
Amy's podcast Drilled:
https://www.criticalfrequency.org/drilled
Amy's...
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