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Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay. Hosted and reported by award-winning investigative climate journalists and led by Amy Westervelt, each season unravels new evidence of deception, disinformation, and the power structures keeping real climate solutions out of reach.

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This week marks the 10-year anniversary of the hired hit that took Berta Cáceres’s life and robbed both the Honduran and global environmental movements of a uniquely effective leader. Cáceres was targeted by a dam company, with an assist from the pol... more

Last June, journalist Mario Guevara was arrested while covering an anti-ICE protest in Georgia, transferred to ICE detention, and locked up by the federal government for more than 100 days. But Mario is not the kind of ICE-criticizing reporter you mi... more

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Fernanda Hopenhaym, member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights walks Drilled senior global climate justice reporter Nina Lakhani through the many legal pitfalls companies getting involved in the United States seizure of the Venezuela... more

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It's easy to feel like climate "doesn't matter" as the United States descends into fascism, as if climate and democracy are somehow separate issues. Researcher Oscar Berglund and Amy Westervelt connect the dots between the global backlash to climate ... more

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Recent Guests

Nina Lakhani
Senior global climate justice reporter
Drilled; author of Who Killed Berta Cáceres
Episode: 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Gustavo Castro
Mexican environmentalist and anti-capitalist organizer; founder of Otros Mundos Chiapas
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Episode: 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Miriam Miranda
Garífuna leader and ally of Berta Cáceres
Garifuna people leadership; Copin collaborator
Episode: 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Karen Spring
Co-coordinator of the Honduras Solidarity Project
Honduras Solidarity Project
Episode: 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Laura Zúniga Cáceres
Daughter of Berta Cáceres
Copin
Episode: 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Rosalina Domínguez
Lenca leader and ally in commemoration
Copin/Indigenous movements
Episode: 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Juan López
Libre Party community leader in Tacoa (Aragua area)
Libre Party
Episode: 10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Mario Guevara
Journalist covering immigration and law enforcement
MG News
Episode: From Question Everything: Why did ICE Lock Up this Pro-Trump Reporter? (Part One)
Fernanda Hopenhaym
Member of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Episode: Just Because the U.S. Says It's Legal Doesn't Make It So: Companies Trading in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk

Hosts

Amy Westervelt
Host and investigator, an award-winning journalist specializing in investigative climate reporting.
Daniel Penney
Co-host and contributor with a focus on climate advocacy and business.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 3.4k ratings
  • Roundup

    The other thing with the glyphosate is its use, not to control weeds during growth but for ‘desiccation’ just before harvest.! Beans are an example, green growth, then brown so they can all be the same for harvest.. I remember (BSc Agr 1980!) talk of withdrawal etc., sometime between application and harvest. Also, they should be having buffers around wetlands and water bodies. Sad to see.

    Sticking to Canadian or other produce for sure.

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    Rick in Canadia
    Canada19 days ago
  • Good, serious reporting on fossil lobbying

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    Lasse
    2 months ago
  • Climate hoax

    Put on a coat, take off the coat.

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    Big Sincho
    United States2 months ago
  • Fascinating. I loved the Carbon Bros mini series and also the Black Thread (essential listening for Canadians in late 2025).

    Podcast Addict
    5
    Aurorespera
    3 months ago
  • Black Thread Broke My Brain

    Just finished the mini series. For an expat living in Norway, this is a relief (words put to thoughts I had but wasn’t able to communicate) and a disaster (society scale ultra pro max self deception). Love the depth of the show!

    Apple Podcasts
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    rahmenbedingung
    Norway3 months ago

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10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Q: What unfolded in the aftermath of her murder, and what does the current state of accountability look like?
The investigation revealed a coordinated, transnational effort involving a dam company, intermediaries, and state actors; eight people have been convicted, but many officials and banks linked to the case have not faced accountability, underscoring pervasive impunity.
10 Years After Berta Cáceres’s Murder, Why Is Honduras Still So Dangerous for Environmentalists?
Q: So Nina, what attracted you to Berta Cáceres's story and what was your first impression of her as a leader?
Nina describes Berta Cáceres as a powerful, charismatic, and strategic organizer who could unite diverse movements and articulate complex local struggles in global terms, making her a major threat to the elites who profited from extractive projects.
From Question Everything: Why did ICE Lock Up this Pro-Trump Reporter? (Part One)
Q: How did the judge view Mario's actions during the protest?
The judge noted that Mario was acting as a journalist and should be protected by freedom of speech as outlined in the Constitution.
Just Because the U.S. Says It's Legal Doesn't Make It So: Companies Trading in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk
Q: What are the rules, the norms, the laws that corporations could be at risk of violating if they engage in the selling and the trading and the buying of this oil and its refined products?
Hopenhaym explains that companies have responsibilities under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which outline potential direct and indirect liabilities regarding human rights violations and illegal actions.
Just Because the U.S. Says It's Legal Doesn't Make It So: Companies Trading in Illegally Seized Venezuelan Oil Face Legal Risk
Q: What legal exposure do the stated aims and what we're now seeing being put into action mean for the seizure of Venezuelan oil?
Hopenhaym discusses how U.S. military actions and unilateral interventions have violated the UN Charter, making the legality of oil extraction and trade questionable for companies involved.

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A distinctive voice in climate change media, this podcast investigates the complex interplay between corporate interests, political maneuvering, and the persistent denial of climate science. Hosted by experienced investigative journalists, the content is rich in true-crime storytelling as it uncovers the underlying history of deception, disinformation, and the extensive systems that facilitate climate change denial. Each season explores various themes, often featuring powerful narratives that reveal the lengths to which various entities have gone to obstruct meaningful climate action, while making the case for accountability in environmental matters. This engaging approach not only educates listeners about significant issues impacting clima... more

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