
A weekly live show every Friday at 1 p.m. ET. The Heartland Institute's Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, host Jim Lakely, and special guests review the "Crazy Climate News of the Week" and the biggest stories on global climate and energy policy from a realist, not alarmist, point of view.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 213 | Founded | 16 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsPolitics | |||

Summer has arrived in Europe a little early this year and alarmists in the media say it’s unprecedented, dangerous, all because of climate change. But what if it is not our fault? What if it’s not all that unusual? We will sweat the details.
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The world seems to not lack for climate alarmist Bond villains with wild schemes to “save the earth” by way of geo-engineering that ranges from the silly to the dangerous. A company is now poised to “cool the earth” by spraying the skies of the world... more
Voters in this month’s elections in Great Britain delivered a shocking win for Reform UK, and was a clear rebuke of the “green” Net Zero agenda of the political elites. Politicians and parties that put the environmental movement over the real-world c... more
Upon taking office in 2025, Donald Trump immediately got busy reversing and defunding the previous administration’s radical climate and energy agenda. That sent a message to the world: You may still cast America as the “villain” in your narrative of ... more
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Great show but needs a marketing boost.
I would put Linnea Luekin as Host and hire Natalie Winters from Steve Bannon’s Podcast “The War Room” as an advisor and contributor!
Keep up the awesome work!
Truth is like sunshine
If you are interested in following science, this isn’t the podcast for you. Of your liking to reinforce what bunk Fox News has passed along, here’s more of the same.
Staggered to discover people waste their time putting out such rubbish
Having studied environmental science at the university level, I sometimes get curious what climate deniers are up to…
Boy, you folk do not disappoint! This pod is full of nonsense arguments that if you think, even for one second, are utter nonsense. The bias is gobsmacking
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The show consistently presents climate policy and energy issues through a climate-realism lens, critiquing alarmist narratives and mainstream policy proposals. Episodes frequently challenge Net Zero goals, promote fossil-fuel–driven energy independence, and favor market-based, deregulation-minded solutions. A distinctive pattern is the mix of panel discussions, data skepticism, and cultural references, often interspersed with sponsor messages. This approach tends to attract listeners who value data-driven critique of climate activism and an emphasis on policy realism and energy security. Notable for its recurring Heartland Institute perspective, entertaining banter, and willingness to debate controversial topics, the program likely stands o... more
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