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Boiling Point

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Climate Change
California
Los Angeles
Renewable Energy
Smog
Clean Energy
Wildfires
Electricity Rates
Southern California Edison
Plastic Pollution
Air Pollution
Electric Vehicles
Trump Administration
Microplastics
Inflation Reduction Act
Rooftop Solar
Colorado River
Air Quality
Gavin Newsom
Utility Reform Network

Join Boiling Point in its second season as independent investigative reporter Miranda Green walks listeners through the climate challenges and solutions facing our natural world. Produced by LA Times Studios, the weekly series will feature interviews with Los Angeles Times reporters, state officials, business leaders and scientific experts discussing the latest news and trends impacting California... more

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Lucy Stone is the executive director of Climate Spring, a company that supports the development of climate narratives on TV and the big screen.

For the first episode in Boiling Point’s Planet Hollywood series, Host Miranda Green speaks with Stone ab... more

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On this week’s episode of Boiling Point, Miranda Green speaks with Los Angeles Times climate reporter Hayley Smith about how AI bots are meddling in California’s clean energy policymaking. Plus, Susanne Rust shares the latest from the Boiling Point n... more

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In her new book, The Carbon Wave, political scientist Leah Stokes traces the years of work involved in the creation of the Inflation Reduction Act, the landmark climate law that she helped shape. She talks with Miranda Green about the law’s legacy, h... more

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Artificial Intelligence or AI seems to be all around us. It’s part of every conversation, every news cycle, and in every product. When people talk about AI, data centers are typically not far behind. But data centers use up a ton of energy and only a... more

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Lucy Stone
Executive director of Climate Spring, supporting climate narratives for film and television.
Climate Spring
Episode: Planet Hollywood: Lucy Stone Reveals the Secret to Making Climate Movies Work
Hayley Smith
Los Angeles Times climate reporter who reported on fake public comments to air district staff.
Los Angeles Times
Episode: AI Bots Are Lobbying Against Clean Energy
Leah Stokes
Political scientist specializing in environmental policy and author of The Carbon Wave.
University of California, Santa Barbara
Episode: The Climate Law That Trump Couldn’t Quite Kill
Blanca Begert
Los Angeles Times reporter covering data centers and their environmental impacts
Los Angeles Times
Episode: Is there a Greener AI option?
Cassie Buhler
Postdoctoral researcher at UC Berkeley studying energy-efficient AI applications for conservation
University of California, Berkeley
Episode: Is there a Greener AI option?
George Skelton
Los Angeles Times political columnist who has covered nine California governors
Los Angeles Times
Episode: Introducing: The California Politics Podcast
Phil Willon
California Politics Editor for the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
Episode: Introducing: The California Politics Podcast
Bill McKibben
Climate activist, author of 21 books, and founder of Third Act.
Third Act
Episode: Boiling Point Live at Climate Week NYC
David Gelles
New York Times managing climate correspondent and author of Dirtbag Billionaire.
The New York Times
Episode: Boiling Point Live at Climate Week NYC

Hosts

Miranda Green
Host of Boiling Point; investigative journalist focusing on climate, policy, and investigative reporting.
Patt Morrison
Host on multiple episodes; veteran LA Times journalist.
Ian James
LA Times water reporter; covers Colorado River and megadrought impacts.

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 132 ratings
  • Smoglandia needs to be a book

    I really appreciate learning about LA’s history with smog, specially now that it is coming back.

    I would definitely buy the book and see the documentary if they happen.

    Also, we need to spread the word because this fight against smog is not in the past but also in the future.

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    5
    Lucesmm
    United States10 months ago
  • LOVE SMOGLANDIA!

    This feels like the LA history I never knew I was missing! Having lived here for years, I feel like Smoglandia is connecting me even more to my home!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    aquaticearthcowgirl
    United Statesa year ago
  • Smoglandia- Ya had me at “ Patt”

    Patt Morrison is the consummate professional. Anything she does you can count on being well- researched and well- told. Great sense of humor and…what a great voice!!!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    nancymil
    United Statesa year ago
  • Just found, after the closing curtain 😥

    Sammy, you are a leader! Thanks for everything you've done!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    coolfactor
    Canadaa year ago
  • Great content, questionable ad choices?

    Love the content and journalism but was legitimately shocked when there was a Southern California Edison ad about their “fire preparedness” in the first five minutes of the latest episode? I thought Sammy was playing this to critique it but no…it was just an ad. A super greenwashed ad. Lost some respect.

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    3
    Ewilli343
    United Statesa year ago

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Planet Hollywood: Lucy Stone Reveals the Secret to Making Climate Movies Work
Q: Do you feel like there's a right or wrong way to incorporate climate narratives into TV and film?
Stone says there is no single formula for a good climate story, but stories should avoid relying on unhelpful tropes or leaving audiences in hopelessness. A range of stories can give audiences catharsis, possibility, or ways to understand change.
Planet Hollywood: Lucy Stone Reveals the Secret to Making Climate Movies Work
Q: How did you shift the way that you were thinking about telling that messaging, and what tools did you take with you from having worked in climate communication?
Stone says Climate Spring broadens climate storytelling across genres and centers human stories, real change, and possible futures rather than presenting climate only as depressing or dystopian.
AI Bots Are Lobbying Against Clean Energy
Q: What does Senate Bill 1159 do?
It prohibits knowingly using AI to represent that a real person engaged with a government agency and gives agencies more flexibility in handling AI-generated requests. It also authorizes agencies to explore verification tools for public comments.
AI Bots Are Lobbying Against Clean Energy
Q: What was the air district debating for these hearings?
The South Coast Air Quality Management District was considering a surcharge on gas-powered furnaces and water heaters to discourage their purchase and reduce smog-forming pollution.
Boiling Point Live at Climate Week NYC
Q: How can we utilize the weather to discuss climate issues more broadly, and especially with El Niño?
The panel distinguishes naturally occurring El Niño from human-caused warming, while explaining that El Niño is occurring on an already hotter, more stressed planet. Speakers recommend connecting weather impacts to local experiences, economic consequences, and careful scientific communication.

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The show consistently covers climate policy, science, and practical solutions affecting California and the broader U.S. It features in-depth conversations with reporters, scientists, lawmakers, and industry voices to unpack how weather, energy, water, and environmental regulations intersect with daily life and business. Episodes often balance on-the-ground reporting with policy analysis, highlighting local impacts—from water megadroughts and offshore wind debates to plastics regulation and air quality history—while exploring potential paths forward. A standout trait is the willingness to interrogate federal-state dynamics and to spotlight underrepresented communities and regional perspectives in environmental storytelling.

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1. Lucy Stone
2. Hayley Smith
3. Leah Stokes
4. Blanca Begert
5. Cassie Buhler
6. George Skelton
7. Phil Willon
8. Bill McKibben

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