Episodes 27
Avg. Duration 26m
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Apple Rating 5.0 (7)
Since Apr 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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A podcast for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis.

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Why Sheldon Whitehouse keeps calling out Big Oil

Jun 04, 2026 30m

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 about climate change and the fossil fuel…

Why Kate Marvel left NASA

May 28, 2026 29m

This 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…

Why Shein bought Everlane

May 21, 2026 42m

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. If you'd like to discuss this with…

Hantavirus is a climate story

May 14, 2026 14m

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 worsened by climate change—affect the spread…

Trump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending

May 07, 2026 40m

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 billion in taxpayer dollars per day.The…

UPDATE: Trump’s DOJ swoops in to save Big Oil

May 05, 2026 10m

This 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…

Plastic detox update #1

Apr 30, 2026 40m

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 get the results of my pee test back.…

Republicans introduce extreme bill to ban lawsuits against Big Oil forever

Apr 23, 2026 19m

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 2026. They framed it as a way to “protect…

Detoxing my life, resentfully

Apr 16, 2026 40m

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 interviews Dr. Shanna Swan, a reproductive…

Oil worker says fracking waste eroded his jaw

Apr 02, 2026 35m

Texas-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…

Why smart people believe myths about electric cars

Mar 26, 2026 30m

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 gallon—the largest one-month jump in U.S. gas…

How fossil fuel ads manipulate us

Mar 19, 2026 27m

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 author of their new report analyzing nearly…

Our reaction to the Steyer interview

Mar 12, 2026 2m

This 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…

Can a billionaire fix California?

Mar 12, 2026 35m

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…

NBC's top climate reporter resigns

Mar 05, 2026 29m

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 veteran journalist resigned, citing burnout…

Climate coverage is shrinking. We're expanding it.

Feb 26, 2026 19m

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…

Where does the climate movement go from here?

Jul 31, 2025 40m

With the Trump administration’s attack on America’s climate and environmental protections getting more extreme by the day, it’s easy to feel like there is no path forward for effective climate action…

JD Vance’s cowardly climate denial

Oct 02, 2024 6m

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 whether climate change is real or fake,…

Why are Republicans so obsessed with refrigerators?

Sep 23, 2024 11m

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…

MAGA's scariest environmental proposal

Sep 17, 2024 13m

The 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…

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