Drilled

Cara Daggett, a Virginia Tech political scientist and creator of 'petromasculinity,' dives into how energy dominance reflects gender dynamics in America. She discusses the transition from revering nature to exploiting resources, linking fossil fuels to masculinity and power. The conversation explores the historical roots of land ownership ideologies and critiques contemporary attitudes towards climate activism. Daggett highlights how traditional views on masculinity intertwine with climate denial, revealing psychological factors behind resistance to environmental policies.

This discussion dives into the surprising overlap between masculinity and climate denial, highlighting how figures like Andrew Tate and Joe Rogan propagate skepticism in their communities. The podcast examines how social media algorithms amplify toxic masculinity while shaping opinions on environmental issues. It also reveals the historical manipulation of climate narratives by the fossil fuel industry. Sociological factors influencing conservative men’s denial of climate change are unpacked, along with the challenges faced by younger generations in reconciling these views with climate urgency.

Energy Transfer has successfully kept a lot of stuff out of the court, including the tribe's concerns about the pipeline's impact on their water source and how very valid that concern turned out to be. We learn about the spills and water issues the pipeline has already caused. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where the law of the land ends, the story begins. Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Ian Urbina returns with a new season of his riveting podcast anthology, The Outlaw Ocean, which explores the most lawless place on earth — the vast unpoliceable ocean.  In this episode, the Libyan Coast Guard is doing the European Union’s dirty work, capturing migrants as they attempt to cross the Mediterranean into Europe and throwing them in secretive prisons. There, they are extorted, abused and sometimes killed. An investigation into the death of Aliou Candé, a young farmer and father from Gineau-Bisseau, puts the Outlaw Ocean team in the cross-hairs of Libya’s violent and repressive regime. In this stunning three-part series, we take you inside the walls of one of the most dangerous prisons, in a lawless regime where the world’s forgotten migrants languish. More episodes of The Outlaw Ocean are available here: https://link.mgln.ai/drilled Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In her new book Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Climate Crisis, Media, and Power, University of Toronto media scholar Hanna E. Morris argues that whether they realize it or not, some climate journalists, obsessed with preserving a self-determined “moderate center,” are deploying some of the same tropes and reinforcing some of the same narratives as the extreme right. Even as they see themselves defending democracy and confronting the climate crisis, these media elites might be contributing to a prize sought by both the MAGA right and the fossil fuel industry: Preventing the emergence of a hopeful, democratic, and class-defying movement against climate change. Earlier this month, Morris spoke with Drilled about the who gets to choose which climate solutions are “right” and which ones are “wrong,” what the media’s divergent treatment of the Green New Deal and the Inflation Reduction Act reveals about its entrenched biases, and why a sense of fatalism and inevitability seems to pervade so much mainstream climate coverage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coming at you July 25th, Carbon Bros, a cross-over miniseries from Drilled and Non-Toxic. You’ve heard it from cable news pundits, Democratic strategists, and your favorite YouTuber: young men swung the last U.S. election for Trump. Understanding what’s driving “the manosphere” and how to reach the young men in its grips is on everyone’s mind right now, but we’re zooming in on a different corner of it: the intersection between male grievance culture and climate denial. Why are American men less likely than women to believe in climate change, or take personal or political actions against it? What does their reluctance to deal with the climate crisis have to do with men’s shift to the right in general? And what can be done to reverse it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

By this point, Energy Transfer has quietly dropped both Cody Hall and the other Indigenous activist initially named in the suit, Krystal Two Bulls, from the case and is focused solely on Greenpeace. So what exactly is Energy Transfer accusing them of? And what evidence do they have? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tensions run high in North Dakota as jury selection for the trial unfolds. Jurors with biases linked to the fossil fuel industry surprisingly make the cut. The aggressive tactics of corporations against activists reveal a disturbing trend of silencing dissent. The struggle for Indigenous rights takes center stage, spotlighting the impact of corporate law firms on family protections. As legal battles rage on, media freedom is under threat, raising critical questions about justice, ethics, and First Amendment rights.

Cody Hall, an Indigenous water protector and member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, shares his firsthand experiences from the Standing Rock protests. He discusses the emotional complexities faced by activists as they fought against the Dakota Access Pipeline, emphasizing the importance of Indigenous rights. Tensions with law enforcement and unexpected legal challenges reveal the harsh realities of activism. Hall also sheds light on a controversial lawsuit filed against Greenpeace, raising questions about corporate power and environmental justice.

In this episode, Alex Ip, founder and editor of The Xylom, reveals the dramatic transformation of Ingleside on the Bay, Texas, from a quiet community to a booming oil export hub. He discusses how residents went from indifference to activism as they faced environmental hazards and health crises from nearby oil facilities. The podcast delves into their struggles for accountability, the impact of data loss on environmental awareness, and the vital role of journalism in advocating for better regulation and community safety.