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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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Recent Guests

Ned Blackhawk
Historian; Yale University professor
Yale University; Western Shoshone
Episode: First America from Critical Frequency
Nick Estes
Citizen of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe; Indigenous scholar
Indigenous scholar
Episode: First America from Critical Frequency
Sakowis Nobis
Indigenous activist and founder of the Great Plains Action Society
Great Plains Action Society
Episode: The Saudi Arabia of Biofuels
Corey Melby
American ag consultant in Brazil
Brazilian agricultural consultancy
Episode: The Saudi Arabia of Biofuels
Lucas Ferrante
Biologist at the National Institute for Amazonian Research
INPA
Episode: The Saudi Arabia of Biofuels
Tim Sahai
Head of Net Zero Lab at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
Episode: The Saudi Arabia of Biofuels
Felipe Sabrina
Reporter
Drilled / Intercept Brasil
Episode: The Saudi Arabia of Biofuels
Nilfo Wansheer
Farmer from Santa Catarina living in Lucas do Rio Verde
Local farming community
Episode: Into the Amazon
Bruce Rastetter
US ethanol magnate and investor active in Brazil
Rastetter/FS/FS Group
Episode: The Brazilian Midwest

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Amy Westervelt
Host and investigative journalist focused on climate, energy, and policy.

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 3.4k ratings
  • Bad Audio

    Host voice is not good

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    Big_Country_135
    United States14 days ago
  • Fascinating! We need to know this stuff that and those who control our fate

    I want everyone to listen to this! Wake up America!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    ShawnaBemm
    United Statesa month ago
  • Extremely necessary

    We need more climate stories and make it more mainstream, and Drilled is that.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Luke_Green
    United States4 months ago
  • Thank you for this!

    Love this podcast! Incredibly informative and incredibly important.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Yojebu
    United States4 months ago
  • Birds of a feather

    Flat earthers use symmetrical reasoning

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    Eddie610267
    United States4 months ago

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Overall, listeners find the show impactful and thought-provoking for understanding climate power dynamics.
Listeners praise rigorous, essential climate journalism with deep reporting and global context.
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Many describe it as essential and highly informative, with strong storytelling and investigative depth.

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Drilling Deep: Karen Hao on How Big AI Is Gambling with the Planet’s Chips
Q: What is the core argument about AGI and climate impact?
The guest argues that AGI is used as a rhetorical tool to justify harmful environmental and social costs, and that climate solutions require diverse, smaller-scale AI approaches and political will, not just large-scale speculative promises.
Drilling Deep: Karen Hao on How Big AI Is Gambling with the Planet’s Chips
Q: How does it feel having the book out?
Hao reflects on the emotional and logistical intensity of the book launch and notes how engagement from readers and industry has evolved since publication.
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.

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Investigation-driven coverage that connects climate policy, corporate power, and political maneuvering to expose how “solutions” are marketed while the realities on the ground—land use, health, and communities—are often sidelined. Across seasons, discussions unpack the intersections of agribusiness, fossil-fuel interests, and environmental justice, blending archival context, on-site reporting, and expert commentary to reveal how power structures shape climate narratives, regulation, and public perception. Noteworthy are the deep-dive investigations into land deals, carbon capture narratives, and the global network of influence behind energy policy, offering listeners a rigorous, context-rich look at who benefits from climate messaging and w... more

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