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1. Everything You Need to Know about COP 31 | The Spill

   30 oktober 2026 · 1 uur

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   The 31st annual United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP31) kicks off in Türkiye in a couple weeks. Drilled climate reporters — and COP veterans — Nina Lakhani, Amy Westervelt, and Royce Kurmelovs download everything you need to know as the talks commence. Plus, Nina interviews climate activist Harjeet Singh about what the climate movement will be fighting for in Türkiye. Lees meer

   Reading list from today’s show:

   1. “What the Pre-COP in the Pacific Tells Us About What to Expect at COP31,” by Royce Kurmelovs for Drilled.

   2. "Oil majors reap bumper profits as Mideast war drives prices," by Alexandra Bacon for Yahoo! Finance.

   3. Amy Westervelt's new book, Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy.

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2. Three Climate Journalists Take on Digger | The Spill

   23 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 5 min

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   Climate journalists Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakhani and Alleen Brown share whether they loved or hated the polarizing, big budget, box office flop, Digger. Plus a discussion on the role of pop culture in confronting the climate crisis and some of the team's favorite socially conscious music and movies. In the second half of the episode, Ugandan environmental journalist Diana Taremwa-Karakire talks about what it's like covering the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline or EACOP. Lees meer

   Watch list from today's show:

   1. Digger (2026), director Alejandro Iñárritu's big huge climate movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbW1DmEECiM

   2. History of Concrete (2026), John Wilson's quirky infrastructure documentary with environmental undertones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O05arcJjOd0

   3. The Great Experiment (2026), a portrait of a polarized United States during Trump's first term, by directors Stephen Maing and Eric Daniel Metzgar: https://www.thegreatexperimentfilm.com/trailer

   4. Armageddon (1998) doesn't get remembered as fossil fuel industry propaganda but has a strong pro-oil message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-8eEniEfgU

   5. No Other Land (2024) documents a Palestinian family's fight to defend their land against Israeli settlers and soldiers in the occupied West Bank, by Yuval Abraham, Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal and Rachel Szor: https://releasing.dogwoof.com/no-other-land

   6. In The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025), director Kaouther Ben Hania dramatizes the real-life killing of a 5-year-old Palestinian child by Israeli soldiers as she begs paramedics on the telephone to come save her: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrssPpqv6vc

   7. Families Like Ours (2024), Thomas Vinterberg's Danish TV drama with climate displacement as the backdrop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AAPM6y7yCA

   Listen list from today’s show:

   1. Neil Young is as angry as he ever was, and we're here for it. Let's Roll Again was the stand out song (by some distance) from his 2025 album Talkin’ T…

3. The Paradox of Mining Lithium to Save the Planet | The Spill

   16 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 3 min

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   Most proposals to keep fossil fuels in the ground rely on taking new minerals out of the ground — especially lithium, a major component in the batteries powering electric vehicles. In Thea Riofrancos' book, Extraction, she visits the communities most impacted by lithium mining, explores the mineral's politics and history, and proposes a pathway toward harm reduction. Lees meer

   Reading list from today’s show:

   1. Thea Riofrancos' book, Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism

   2. Amy Westervelt's new book, Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

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4. How Tech Billionaires Broke Democracy | The Spill

   9 oktober 2026 · 37 min

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   Tech billionaires have increasing influence over all aspects of our lives, and it's not by accident. Amy Westervelt and Gil Durán both recently published books examining the ideas and individuals driving the phenomenon. They discuss what it has to do with the climate crisis and the deterioration of democracy. Lees meer

   Reading list from today’s show:

   1. Gil Durán's new book, The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy

   2. Amy Westervelt's new book, Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

   3. Lithub interview between Gil and Amy

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5. Garifuna land defenders vs. Survivor (as in the TV show) | The Spill

   2 oktober 2026 · 47 min

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   Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakhani and Alleen Brown chat about Standing Rock 10 years later, Global Witness's latest report on assassinations of land defenders, and why Palestinians in Gaza are land defenders, too. Meanwhile, Afro-Indigenous Garífuna leaders in Honduras have set up an occupation in front of the country's Supreme Court, in defense of their land rights. Nina interviews Karen Spring, coordinator of the the Honduras Solidarity Network, about what this has to do with Trump and the TV show Survivor. Lees meer

   Reading list from today’s show:

   1. The Propagandist, Drilled's narrative podcast series on propaganda aimed against the Standing Rock movement

   2. Global Witness's annual report on assassinations of land defenders

   3. Nina Lakhani's chapter on ecocide in Gaza is featured in the book Gaza: The Story of a Genocide

   4. Nina's other book, Who Killed Berta Cáceres?: Dams, Death Squads, and an Indigenous Defender’s Battle for the Planet

   5. El libro de Nina, traducción al español, ¿Quién mató a Berta Cáceres?

   6. Reportage desde el campamento de resistencia Garífuna por la periodista Mexicana Blanche Petrich

   7. Amy Westervelt's new book, Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy

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6. Carbon Credit Markets Have a Human Rights Problem | The Spill

   25 september 2026 · 40 min

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   Drilled global climate justice reporter Nina Lakhani interviews Elisa Morgera, the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change about Morgera’s latest report on the fundamental shortcomings of credit markets. Posed as a solution to the climate crisis, carbon credit markets have for years failed to deliver, while violating the human rights of the people most impacted by the climate crisis. Meanwhile, states have developed carbon tunnel-vision, fixating on schemes to reduce carbon emissions, while avoiding the root cause of the issue: fossil fuels. Lakhani and Morgera discuss all that and more. Lees meer

   Reading list from today’s show:

   1. Elisa Morgera's latest report on rethinking carbon markets.

   2. Elisa's report on transforming food systems

   3. Diana Taremwa-Karakire's recent piece for Drilled on a Kenyan carbon credit project

   4. Nina Lakhani’s analysis on the Santa Marta climate conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels

   5. More reporting on the failures of carbon markets

   6. Amy Westervelt's book: https://geni.us/broughttoyouby

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7. The Climate Movement Fights Back | The Spill

   18 september 2026 · 42 min

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   In this week's episode Alleen Brown speaks with Aru Shiney-Ajay, executive director of The Sunrise Movement about being infiltrated by the feds, why fighting authoritarianism is a climate fight, and more. Lees meer

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8. Welcome to "The Spill," Our New Weekly Newscast

   11 september 2026 · 48 min

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   Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakhani and Alleen Brown on the world on fire, how the media is covering the climate crisis, what's happening with the industry as a whole, and how it all relates to rising authoritarianism. The Spill is our new weekly show to bring you news, rants, and interviews in between narrative seasons. Lees meer

   Reading list from today's show:

   Amy's book: geni.us/broughttoyouby

   The Guardian on fossil fuel companies' war profiteering: https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/aug/04/revealed-major-oil-firms-make-93bn-profits-amid-war-and-climate-crisis

   Nina's past reporting on extreme heat deaths: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/09/extreme-heat-deaths-autopsy

   Drilled coverage of criminal conduct in Venezuela: https://drilled.media/news/hopenhaym

   Drilled reporting on the U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana triangle: https://drilled.media/news/guyana-venezuela

   Alleen's new series "The Propagandist": https://drilled.media/podcasts/drilled/16/s16-ep01

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9. Episode 3: The Story of a Decade-Long Investigation

   8 september 2026 · 40 min

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   Alleen could only put together a story like this because she's stayed on the beat for a decade, building relationships and hunting for documents. At the 10-year anniversary of the Standing Rock movement, she gives us a look at why it's important for democracy for journalists to go deeper than breaking news. Speaking of which...Buy Amy's book! https://geni.us/broughttoyouby Lees meer

   For a look at the primary documents underpinning this series, head to https://drilled.media/.This mini-series was reported in partnership with High Country News, and a print feature accompanying it is available on their website: https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-8/inside-standing-rocks-propaganda-war/.

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10. Episode 2: The Real Outside Agitators of Iowa

    1 september 2026 · 44 min

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    The pipeline has been built, the protest camps disbanded, but the fight isn't over. As pipeline opponents set up a new camp in Iowa, the Tiger Swan propagandists follow them, this time with the help of an undercover infiltrator. A WhatsApp chat reveals the private spies' machinations. Lees meer

    For a look at the primary documents underpinning this episode, head to https://drilled.media/.This mini-series was reported in partnership with High Country News, and a print feature accompanying it is available on their website: https://www.hcn.org/

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