The Climate Denier's Playbook Climate: The Movie [Full Episode Unlock]
Oct 9, 2025
The hosts dive into the controversial documentary Climate: The Movie, critiquing its misleading claims and low production values. They highlight the recycled arguments from earlier works, especially regarding debunked myths and misleading graphs. There's a sharp analysis of how the film presents non-expert opinions as credible. The discussion also uncovers the film's emotional appeal over factual accuracy and critiques its portrayal of climate research funding. A comedic sketch adds levity while satirizing the conspiratorial logic behind climate denial.
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Slick Repackaging Of Old Denial Tropes
- Climate: The Movie repackages old climate denial arguments with slick visuals to persuade online audiences.
- Rollie and Nicole note it targets intuitively skeptical viewers by confirming feelings rather than offering new evidence.
Appeal To Authority Masks Expertise Gaps
- The film leans heavily on credentialed-sounding figures to imply authority on climate science.
- Nicole and Rollie stress many featured experts are physicists without climate expertise, creating a misleading appeal to authority.
Low-Budget Visual Flaws Stand Out
- Rollie recounts noticing amateur filmmaking signs like excess headroom and out-of-focus interviews in the documentary.
- He links these visuals to the movie's low budget and occasional lazy production choices.
