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A Tipping Point
Jun 16, 2026
34m 23s
The Saudi Arabia of Biofuels
Jun 9, 2026
40m 03s
Into the Amazon
Jun 2, 2026
34m 39s
The Brazilian Midwest
May 26, 2026
26m 36s
The Ethanol Kingpin of Iowa
May 19, 2026
31m 35s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/26 | ![]() A Tipping Point | Treating climate solutions like an infinite money cheat might not be a great way to actually solve the problem, though it's sure to make plenty of "green" entrepreneurs rich. It makes sense that businessmen would stay focused on profits, but why do climate advocates keep supporting these ideas? This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil. You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: https://www.intercept.com.br/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 23s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | ![]() The Saudi Arabia of Biofuels | With the sustainable aviation fuel industry set to explode, carbon capture has thrown the corn ethanol industry a lifeline...but what does another corn ethanol boom mean for everyone else? This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil. You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: https://www.intercept.com.br/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 40m 03s | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | ![]() Into the Amazon | Industrial agriculture has wrapped itself in a green cloak in Mato Grosso, promising jobs, money and endless opportunities, all in the name of "sustainability." But the good times are only happening for a select few. Local residents are dealing with extreme weather, lack of access to fresh food, and a pesticide overload that has increased the risk of birth defects and lowered lifespans. Meanwhile, Bruce and the guys have now ventured into new territory: the Amazon.This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil. You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: https://www.intercept.com.br/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 34m 39s | ||||||
| 5/26/26 | ![]() The Brazilian Midwest | Bruce's Brazilian business partners run the state of Mato Grosso and the town the company is headquartered in. So while he fights endless pushback to his pipeline project in Iowa, business in Brazil is booming. This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil. You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: https://www.intercept.com.br/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 36s | ||||||
| 5/19/26 | ![]() The Ethanol Kingpin of Iowa | Bruce's venture in Brazil isn't the first time he tried to go global. What an earlier attempt tells us about him, his business, and what's ahead for both Iowa and "the Brazilian Midwest."This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil. You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: https://www.intercept.com.br/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 31m 35s | ||||||
| 5/12/26 | ![]() The Carbon Gold Rush | As his American company Summit Carbon Solutions struggles with backlash to a carbon capture pipeline linking corn ethanol plants across the Midwest, Bruce Rastetter is not slowing down. Instead, he’s celebrating some big wins for his Brazilian company, FS Fueling Sustainability, from new ethanol-friendly climate policy to government funding for their carbon capture project. Pushkin+ subscribers can hear episodes early and ad-free. Find Pushkin+ on the Drilled show page on Apple Podcasts or at pushkin.fm/plus. Additional resources: The link between corn ethanol and deforestation Peer-reviewed research on the climate problems associated with corn ethanol An explainer on BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration) Reading list on enhanced oil recovery (EOR) Read more about the Summit Pipeline project Carbon Herald on the push to connect Midwest ethanol plants to carbon capture Brazilian government document on technical mission to US midwest Travel schedule of Brazilian government officials while in the Midwest Read more about the explosion of corn ethanol in Brazil: https://drilled.media/news/ethanol-story1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 26m 55s | ||||||
| 5/5/26 | ![]() Welcome to Carbon Cowboys✨ | climate crisiscarbon entrepreneurship+3 | — | Pushkin Industries | IowaBrazil | climate solutionscarbon commodity+3 | — | 4m 21s | |
| 4/28/26 | ![]() Fossil-fueled Fascism✨ | imperialismoil extraction+4 | — | oil majors | VenezuelaIran | fossil fuelsimperialism+5 | — | 22m 27s | |
| 4/21/26 | ![]() On Petromasculinity and Protest✨ | protestfossil fuels+4 | — | Standing RockPushkin Industries | — | protestpetromasculinity+4 | — | 21m 18s | |
| 4/14/26 | ![]() Never Let a War Go to Waste✨ | warfossil fuels+5 | — | — | IraqIran | IraqIran+5 | — | 25m 58s | |
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| 3/17/26 | ![]() Drilling Deep: Karen Hao on How Big AI Is Gambling with the Planet’s Chips✨ | artificial intelligenceclimate crisis+4 | Karen Hao | OpenAISilicon Valley+1 | the planet | AIclimate change+6 | — | 52m 31s | |
| 3/3/26 | ![]() 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?✨ | environmental activismHonduras+5 | Nina Lakhani | Copinh | HondurasU.S.+1 | Berta CáceresHonduras+7 | — | 59m 12s | |
| 2/9/26 | ![]() Just Because the U.S. Says It's Legal Doesn't Make It So: Companies Trading in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk✨ | Venezuelan oillegal risks+3 | Fernanda Hopenhaym | UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights | United StatesVenezuela | Venezuelan oillegal pitfalls+5 | — | 28m 45s | |
| 2/3/26 | ![]() How Climate Protest Backlash Led to Present-Day Repression✨ | climate protestrepression+3 | Oscar Berglund | Pushkin Industries | United States | climateprotest+5 | — | 46m 00s | |
| 2/2/26 | ![]() A "Green Transition"? If Only It Were That Simple✨ | energy transitiondecarbonization+3 | Jean-Baptiste Fressoz | — | — | energy transitiondecarbonization+5 | — | 57m 00s | |
| 1/20/26 | ![]() Introducing Lawless Planet: "Surveillance and Sabotage on the Dakota Access Pipeline"✨ | Dakota Access Pipelineactivism+4 | Jessica ReznicekRuby Montoya | TigerSwanThe Intercept+2 | — | Dakota Access Pipelineactivism+6 | — | 46m 15s | |
| 1/12/26 | ![]() Drilling Deep: John Vaillant on Climate Change and Wildfire✨ | climate changewildfires+4 | John Vaillant | Fire Weather | — | wildfiresclimate change+5 | — | 1h 01m 22s | |
| 12/29/25 | ![]() The Norwegian Paradox: Norway's Fossil Fuel Dilemma | In this bonus episode of The Black Thread, we examine a single legal case that distilles the Norwegian paradox perfectly: the planned electrification of the Melkøya gas processing plant. It's a key conflict site where Norway's net zero transformation clashes with its fossil fuel industry, Indigenous rights, youth climate activism, worker safety, and even criticism from the United Nation.Additional resources:Communicating Climate ChangeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 24m 54s | ||||||
| 12/28/25 | ![]() How Climate Activists Successfully Fight Obstruction | Despite growing repression worldwide, climate activists continue to stick it to obstructionists and drive change. In this season's finale, Jennie Stephens (University of Ireland Maynooth) and Sharon Yadin (University of Haifa) share the effective strategies that activists can use to push back against the forces that block climate action.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 56m 51s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 | ![]() How Litigation Works to Fight Climate Obstruction | It's bleak out there and while climate obstruction can feel overwhelming, there are efforts being made to fight back against it. One of them is litigation and holding corporations legally accountable. Joana Setzer (London School of Economics) speaks to how climate litigation is being used to challenge companies, enforce climate commitments, and push for climate action globally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 48m 19s | ||||||
| 12/2/25 | ![]() Drlling Deep: Uruguay's Renewable Energy System with Natasha Hakimi Zapata | More than a decade ago—when wind and solar power were far more expensive than they are today—Uruguay, long plagued by droughts and energy shortages, transitioned its entire economy such that 98% of its electricity now comes from renewable sources. They did it in just two years, and used the savings to slash the country's poverty rate from 40% into the single digits. Natasha Hakimi Zapata covers Uruguay's transformation in her book, Another World Is Possible: Lessons for America from Around the Globe. Hakimi Zapata shares how activists and policymakers can learn from Uruguay's transformation and why progressive movements should confidently articulate the economic benefits of renewable energy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 55m 08s | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | ![]() COP Out: What the Heck Happened at COP30? | We're bringing you episode 5 of Dana R. Fisher's COP Out podcast, from the Center for Environment, Equity and Community at American University, featuring our own Amy Westervelt and legendary climate scientist Dr. Katharine Hayhoe talking about what happened at this year's COP, whether the process is fixable, and how to get the benefits of global convening without all the headaches. Check out the rest of Dana's series here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 56m 30s | ||||||
| 11/25/25 | ![]() How and Why Climate Adaptation Measures Get Blocked | Working against regulations on emissions might protect the economic interests of those with money to lose, but why would anyone fight against adapting to survive climate disaster? In the negotiating rooms at COP 30, adaptation was one of the biggest debate areas. Laura Kuhl (Northeastern University) and Stacy-Ann Robinson (Emory University) explain why adaptation policies face scrutiny and opposition.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 46m 28s | ||||||
| 11/24/25 | ![]() Carbon Bros Mailbag: Navigating Traditional Male Spaces and the Benefits of Solidarity | Daniel Penny and Amy Westervelt return for the Carbon Bros mailbag episode, answering listener questions from around the world about masculinity, traditional male spaces, vocational therapy, solidarity, and the role of gender in engaging in climate action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 41m 39s | ||||||
| 11/17/25 | ![]() Drilling Deep: Jessica Green on Why We Need More Confrontation at COP | After four decades of the United Nations climate conference COP, progress on global climate action remains slow. So what isn't working? How is it possible that so much fanfare, so many words, and so much work—much of it genuine and good-faith—has amounted to such little progress?University of Toronto political science professor Jessica F. Green has some ideas. In Existential Politics: Why Global Climate Institutions Are Failing and How to Fix Them, the longtime observer of global climate negotiations and expert on carbon accounting argues that the COP embodies a “win-win” approach to a problem for which someone has to lose. The challenge is to make sure the right people (and planet) do the winning, while the “fossil asset owners,” as Green describes them, do the losing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. | 47m 59s | ||||||
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