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Summary
In this "The Spill" episode, hosts Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakani, and Aline Brown discuss the accelerating pace of climate breakdown, citing catastrophic Himalayan floods, record fossil fuel profits, and undercounted heat deaths in the US and Europe. They critique the media landscape for normalizing these crises and failing to connect dots between geopolitical events like the Iran war and Venezuela oil grabs with environmental impacts. The conversation also highlights the rise of authoritarianism and information warfare, including Aline’s new podcast on private security propaganda at Standing…
Topics discussed
Sponsors: Brilliant, Optum, and Odu
Show format and introduction
Himalayan glacier collapse and Nepal floods
Fossil fuel profits vs. cost of living
Boundary Waters fires and personal impacts
Extreme heat and autumn-like conditions in UK
Undercounting heat-related deaths globally
US heat death data and Maricopa County investigation
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Sponsor: Farmers Land Trust
US intervention in Venezuela and oil politics
Oil traders, war crimes, and Trump's agenda
Media coverage of climate and propaganda
Tech platforms, regulation, and media ecosystem
Organizing climate coverage in newsrooms
Exxon, Guyana, and missing context in reporting
Retraction of civil society and climate activism
Standing Rock and private military propaganda
Book: Brought You By and information warfare
Climate displacement, migration, and justice
Upcoming projects: COP and MAGA influence
Credits and final sponsors
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