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HEATEDWhy aren’t Democrats talking about climate?
The midterm elections are less than a week away, and there’s a lot riding on the results, including how much more damage Donald Trump can do to the climate…
HEATEDWhy smart people believe the myth that natural gas is clean
Back in July, Data for Progress published a national poll with a shocking result: 50 percent of likely voters believe natural gas is a form of clean energy…
HEATEDWho’s telling you climate change is no big deal?
Is climate change actually a big deal anymore? Or is everything, like, totally chill now? Climate scientist Kate Marvel and disinformation researcher Philip…
HEATEDThe myth of “forest management”
For season one of the HEATED podcast, Tracy and I threw a lot of ideas and formats at the wall. Over 20 episodes in five months, we covered everything from…
HEATEDA powerful argument against the certainty of doom
This July 4 weekend has the potential to be soul-crushing. On the East Coast, a brutal heat wave is reminding everyone that the climate crisis is not some…
HEATEDI have plastic chemicals in my pee
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.world I tested my pee for plastic chemicals! In today's episode, I go over the results…
HEATEDWildfire season doesn't have to be like this
Last year, the Eaton Fire devastated Altadena, California, killing 19 people, destroying more than 9,000 structures, and leaving an entire community trying to…
HEATEDWhy Sheldon Whitehouse keeps calling out Big Oil
For 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…
HEATEDWhy Kate Marvel left NASA
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.world Kate Marvel spent more than a decade at NASA studying the future of life on Earth…
HEATEDWhy Shein bought Everlane
Tracy 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…
HEATEDHantavirus is a climate story
What 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…
HEATEDTrump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending
Our 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…
HEATEDUPDATE: Trump’s DOJ swoops in to save Big Oil
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.world In our full, subscribers-only interview with Mike Meno, the communications director…
HEATEDPlastic detox update #1
I’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…
HEATEDRepublicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever
Last 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…
HEATEDDetoxing my life, resentfully
What 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…
HEATEDOil worker says fracking waste eroded his jaw
Texas-based journalist Saul Elbein believes solid waste is the most important—and most overlooked—environmental story of our lifetimes. Yes, he argues, climate…
HEATEDWhy smart people believe myths about electric cars
Before 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…
HEATEDHow fossil fuel ads manipulate us
On 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…
HEATEDOur reaction to the Steyer interview
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.world After our interview with Tom Steyer, Tracy and I decided to take a few minutes to…
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…
HEATEDNBC's top climate reporter resigns
For 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…
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…
HEATEDJD Vance’s cowardly climate denial
Sometimes, 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…
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…
HEATEDMAGA's scariest environmental proposal
The blueprint for Trump’s second term envisions deregulating ubiquitous and carcinogenic “forever” chemicals. This is a public episode. If you'd like to…
HEATEDStacey Abrams wants YOU (to go electric)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit heated.world In our full interview with Stacey Abrams, we dive deeper into her personal and…
HEATEDListen to our interview with Rep. Ro Khanna
It 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…
HEATEDHow banks finance the climate crisis
Today’s newsletter is a collaboration with Emily Holden at Floodlight, a new non-profit news organization dedicated to investigating the corporate and…
HEATEDAn interview with MSNBC's Ali Velshi
Below is a written transcript of Episode 6 of the HEATED podcast, out today on all your podcast apps, or at the audio file at the top. My guest is MSNBC anchor…
HEATEDOil crumbles, Mary Heglar shines
Today’s newsletter contains the audio and edited transcript for Episode 5 of the HEATED podcast, out today on all your podcast apps. My guest is climate…
HEATEDWant to prevent the next pandemic? Fight climate change
Below is a written transcript of Episode 4 of the HEATED podcast, out today on all your podcast apps, or at the audio file at the top. My guest is pediatrician…
HEATEDFor subscribers: My unedited Anthony Rogers-Wright interview
Hey there, paid subscribers! ICYMI, episode 3 of the HEATED podcast is out now. You should have gotten an email with the final cut and written transcript about…
HEATEDEpisode 3: COVID-19 and climate justice
Below is a written transcript of Episode 3 of the HEATED podcast, out today on all your podcast apps, or at the audio file at the top. My guest is climate…