Drilled
A true-crime podcast about climate change.
Season 10
Drilled S10: The Real Free Speech Threat
S10, Ep1 | The Corporate Push to Criminalize Speech
The more successful climate protestors are, the more effort industry is putting in to criminalize them.
The more successful climate protestors are, the more effort industry is putting in to criminalize them.
S10, Ep2 | Disha Ravi on Becoming the “Radical” Face of Protest in India at 22
For Disha Ravi, the price of success for effective climate activism in India was a sedition charge.
For Disha Ravi, the price of success for effective climate activism in India was a sedition charge.
S10, Ep3: In Australia, a State-by-State Approach to Criminalizing Protest
In just a few years, anti-protest legislation has spread rapidly in the country.
In just a few years, anti-protest legislation has spread rapidly in the country.
S10, Ep4: In Vietnam, Tax Evasion Charges Help Lock Up Climate Activists
Since 2021, five prominent climate activists have been jailed on shaky grounds.
Since 2021, five prominent climate activists have been jailed on shaky grounds.
Season 9
Drilled S9: Herb
S9, Ep1 | The Panic
When broadcast news stations stand up to Mobil Oil, the company realizes it needs to go to bat for corporate free speech rights.
When broadcast news stations stand up to Mobil Oil, the company realizes it needs to go to bat for corporate free speech rights.
S9, Ep2 | A Legal Strategy
Herb realizes it’s not enough just to defend corporate free speech in the court of public opinion.
Herb realizes it’s not enough just to defend corporate free speech in the court of public opinion.
S9, Ep3 | The Next Citizens United Will Be a Climate Case
Big Oil is still trying to expand corporate free speech rights.
Big Oil is still trying to expand corporate free speech rights.
Season 8
Drilled S8: Light, Sweet Crude
S8, Ep1 | The Boom
Exxon strikes oil off the coast of Guyana.
Exxon strikes oil off the coast of Guyana.
S8, Ep2 | The Contract
After asking for years, journalists finally see Guyana’s contract with Exxon
After asking for years, journalists finally see Guyana’s contract with Exxon
S8, Ep3 | Unlimited Liability
A lawyer steps in to challenge the risks the government is taking.
A lawyer steps in to challenge the risks the government is taking.
S8, Ep4 | Constitutional Violation
New plaintiffs argue the oil project undermines their constitutional right to a healthy environment.
New plaintiffs argue the oil project undermines their constitutional right to a healthy environment.
S8, Ep5 | On Global Poverty and Global Warming
How the utter failure of international climate negotiations and global development funding has left Global South countries reliant on fossil fuel development to pay for climate adaptation.
How the utter failure of international climate negotiations and global development funding has left Global South countries reliant on fossil fuel development to pay for climate adaptation.
S8, Ep6 | Old-School Greenwashing
Why Guyana’s environmental organizations are supporting an offshore drilling project.
Why Guyana’s environmental organizations are supporting an offshore drilling project.
S8, Ep7 | The Global Oil Rush
What’s happening in Guyana is happening throughout the Global South.
What’s happening in Guyana is happening throughout the Global South.
S8, Ep8 | The Turning Point
Guyana faces some big decisions about its future.
Guyana faces some big decisions about its future.
S8, Ep9 | A Verdict
A Guyanese judge shocks the world with a blistering ruling against Exxon and the government.
A Guyanese judge shocks the world with a blistering ruling against Exxon and the government.
Season 7
Drilled S7: The ABCs of Big Oil, with Earther
S7, Ep1 | The First Day of School
How Big Oil got into the education game, and why it worked so well.
How Big Oil got into the education game, and why it worked so well.
S7, Ep2 | Elementary School
Get ‘em while they’re young.
Get ‘em while they’re young.
S7, Ep3 | High School
Shaping young Americans’ understanding of how things work.
Shaping young Americans’ understanding of how things work.
S7, Ep4 | We’re Going Streaking
How fossil fuel companies influence curricula and research at the university level.
How fossil fuel companies influence curricula and research at the university level.
S7, Ep5 | Ben Franta on Oil on Big Campus
Stanford researcher Ben Franta on fossil fuel influence at universities
Stanford researcher Ben Franta on fossil fuel influence at universities
S7, Ep6 | So…What Do We Do About This?
What can be done, and who’s trying to do it.
What can be done, and who’s trying to do it.
S7, Ep7 |
What are U.S. schools teaching kids about climate change today?
What are U.S. schools teaching kids about climate change today?
Season 6
Drilled S6: The Bridge to Nowhere
S6, Ep1 | Don’t Mess With Texas
How the fracking boom led to a plastics boom
How the fracking boom led to a plastics boom
S6, Ep2 | Erasing the Imaginary Line
A new fight against Formosa.
A new fight against Formosa.
S6, Ep3 | And Then There Was Covid
A perfectly timed pandemic
A perfectly timed pandemic
S6, Ep4 | Keeping Oil Alive
The fossil fuel industry’s plastic playbook uncovered.
The fossil fuel industry’s plastic playbook uncovered.
S6, Ep5 | Whack-a-Mole
The endless thread of problems on the front lines.
The endless thread of problems on the front lines.
S6, Ep6 | A Busload of COVID
A utility threatens a town over its proposed gas ban.
A utility threatens a town over its proposed gas ban.
S6, Ep7 | The New Climate Villains
The industry adjusts to a new role.
The industry adjusts to a new role.
S6, Ep8 | Anatomy of a Front Group
The country’s largest utility starts a front group and charges ratepayers for it.
The country’s largest utility starts a front group and charges ratepayers for it.
S6, Ep9 | Epic Astroturfing
An early test case.
An early test case.
S6, Ep10 |
The great gas lock-in
The great gas lock-in
Season 5
Drilled S5: La Lucha En La Jungla
S5, Ep1 | Lockdown
A lawyer on lockdown faces a pandemic.
A lawyer on lockdown faces a pandemic.
S5, Ep2 | The Colonizers
The early days of oil colonialism
The early days of oil colonialism
S5, Ep3 | The Trial
The trial gets underway in Ecuador.
The trial gets underway in Ecuador.
S5, Ep4 | The Secret Tribunal
An explainer on investor-state disputes, and Chevron’s claim against Ecuador
An explainer on investor-state disputes, and Chevron’s claim against Ecuador
S5, Ep5 | The Big Guns
Chevron kicks things up a notch, bringing on new lawyers and PR firms
Chevron kicks things up a notch, bringing on new lawyers and PR firms
S5, Ep6 | A Verdict And a New Charge
The case takes a bizarre turn.
The case takes a bizarre turn.
S5, Ep7 | The Linchpin
Chevron's attorneys go after the documentary filmmaker chronicling the case.
Chevron's attorneys go after the documentary filmmaker chronicling the case.
S5, Ep8 | Damages
Chevron drops a shocking new case.
Chevron drops a shocking new case.
S5, Ep9 | The Judge
Corruption charges start to fly against the judges.
Corruption charges start to fly against the judges.
S5, Ep10 | The Kill Step
Chevron makes good on its promise to fight the Ecuadorian judgement until hell freezes over.
Chevron makes good on its promise to fight the Ecuadorian judgement until hell freezes over.
Season 4
Drilled S4: There Will Be Fraud
S4, Ep1 | There Will Be Fraud: How the Coronavirus Pandemic Turned into Christmas for Big Oil
From de-regulation to a laundry list of subsidies, the pandemic was the best thing to happen to fossil fuels in a long time.
From de-regulation to a laundry list of subsidies, the pandemic was the best thing to happen to fossil fuels in a long time.
S4, Ep2 | Reporter Justin Mikulka on Why ExxonMobil and Chevron Are the Biggest Opponents to a Shale Gas Bailout
Covid bailouts for shale companies have some surprising opponents.
Covid bailouts for shale companies have some surprising opponents.
S4, Ep3 | Amid the Pandemic Free-for-All, Unlit Flares at Texas Shale Refineries Are Dumping "Unimaginable" Amounts of Methane into the Atmosphere
Industry has leveraged the pandemic for a get-out-of-jail-free card on emissions.
Industry has leveraged the pandemic for a get-out-of-jail-free card on emissions.
S4, Ep4 | In Colorado, Seniors Held Hostage by Fracking
COVID pits public health against oil industry profits
COVID pits public health against oil industry profits
S4, Ep5 | How Big Oil Is Using the Pandemic to Push More Plastic
How the industry is using the pandemic to push more single-use plastics.
How the industry is using the pandemic to push more single-use plastics.
S4, Ep6 | Earth Day in Louisiana: A Petro State Fights Back
Petrochemicals, petroleum, plastic, and fossil-fueled philanthropy on the Gulf Coast.
Petrochemicals, petroleum, plastic, and fossil-fueled philanthropy on the Gulf Coast.
S4, Ep7 | The U.S. Government Has Been Rubber-Stamping New Oil and Gas Projects—This Lawsuit Hopes to Change That
A lawsuit filed against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over a small project in Massachusetts could have big implications
A lawsuit filed against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) over a small project in Massachusetts could have big implications
Season 3
Drilled S3: The Mad Men of Big Oil
S3, Ep1 | The Father of Public Relations
Standard Oil and the first modern PR guy.
Standard Oil and the first modern PR guy.
S3, Ep2 | The Oil-Nazi-Propaganda Triangle
The American PR men who advised Hitler.
The American PR men who advised Hitler.
S3, Ep4 | Oil Slick, Part 1—The Rise of the Corporate Persona
Mobil’s PR guy, Herb Schmertz, takes a whole new approach.
Mobil’s PR guy, Herb Schmertz, takes a whole new approach.
S3, Ep5 | Oil Slick, Part 2—False Equivalence and Free Speech
Schmertz and the art of “creative confrontation.”
Schmertz and the art of “creative confrontation.”
S3, Ep6 | Manipulating the Masses and Predicting the Future—Edward Bernays and W. Howard Chase
From propaganda to PR to issues management.
From propaganda to PR to issues management.
S3, Ep8 | Meet The Harrisons
The godparents of greenwashing.
The godparents of greenwashing.
Season 2
Drilled S2: Hot Water
S2, Ep1 | A Crisis, a Cover-Up, and a Community on the Front Lines of Climate Change
West Coast crab fishermen find their livelihoods threatened by climate change.
West Coast crab fishermen find their livelihoods threatened by climate change.
S2, Ep2 | A Late Season and a Shaky Future
The crabbers start to get desperate.
The crabbers start to get desperate.
S2,Ep3 | Two Lawsuits at Once, Both Driven by Climate Change
The first industry to sue Big Oil.
The first industry to sue Big Oil.
S2, Ep4 | Taking Big Oil to Court
The case and the evidence.
The case and the evidence.
S2, Ep5 | David v. Goliath
The crabbers are in for an even bigger fight than state and municipal governments.
The crabbers are in for an even bigger fight than state and municipal governments.
S2, Ep6 | Facing Extinction
Which industries do we protect, and which do we let go?
Which industries do we protect, and which do we let go?
Season 1
Drilled S1: The Origins of Climate Denial
S1, Ep1 | The Bell Labs of Energy
Exxon’s foray into global warming research
Exxon’s foray into global warming research
S1, Ep2 | The Turn
From research to suppression
From research to suppression
S1, Ep3 | Weaponizing False Equivalence
The weaknesses in the U.S. media system that allowed climate denial to flourish.
The weaknesses in the U.S. media system that allowed climate denial to flourish.
S1, Ep4 | Exploiting Scientists’ Kryptonite: Certainty
Turning doubt into a product.
Turning doubt into a product.
S1, Ep5 | Aggressive Think Tanks, Shouty Pundits, and a New Religious Argument
Shifting culture to enable the success of climate denial.
Shifting culture to enable the success of climate denial.
S1, Ep6 | The First Step to Influencing Policy: Setting Research Agendas
If you unravel climate policy back to its origins, eventually you get to academic research
If you unravel climate policy back to its origins, eventually you get to academic research
S1, Ep7 | Campaigns So Successful They’ve Landed In Court
Dozens of climate cases prosecuting denial.
Dozens of climate cases prosecuting denial.
S1, Ep8 | Winning the War
Radical social change is still entirely possible.
Radical social change is still entirely possible.