A podcast for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis. <br/><br/><a href="https://heated.world?utm_medium=podcast">heated.world</a>
HEATED
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A podcast for people who are pissed off about the climate crisis. <br/><br/><a href="https://heated.world?utm_medium=podcast">heated.world</a>
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Recent Episodes
July 2, 2026
A powerful argument against the certainty of doom
<p>This July 4 weekend has the potential to be soul-crushing. On the East Coast, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/weather/fourth-of-july-heat-wave-latest-updates.html">a brutal heat wave</a> is reminding everyone that the climate crisis is not some future abstraction, but an extremely scary present-tense physical condition. In Europe, extreme heat has resulted in more than <a target="_blank" href="https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/06/eastern-u-s-to-broil-after-heat-wave-kills-over-1300-in-europe/">1,300 deaths</a>. Across the U.S., dozens of large wildfires are <a target="_blank" href="https://sg.news.yahoo.com/fast-moving-wildfires-scorch-thousands-182503474.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIA_ZRrBrTZdFLRLUiiihZ55I-P4NDKEq7GuuKV4JxbZuEOHsuDGB6HA8ltC3vcgrX-utFGEneWOXEftZSQOqiY96kgK32hcOzDYbpuASlbMV9EJ8-EZ16QmCoRL0N81jh-z_a-4lPf5Zf-H2vvstaZckmBrPkJBLKZPR6TsAuqi">burning</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.newsweek.com/u-s-drought-predictions-for-july-as-new-map-released-12126259">drought is still gripping</a> much of the Lower 48, and the powers that be are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/climate/trump-super-pollutants-hfc-epa-climate-change.html">doing</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062026/trump-administration-funds-coal-plants-with-repeated-violations/">everything</a> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/29/climate/trump-offshore-wind-duke-energy.html">they can</a> to ensure this is not only the hottest summer on record, but the coldest summer for the rest of our lives.</p><p>So if your temptation is to give in to doomerism right now, I totally get it. But if you looking for a reason not to—and if you have some free time to dive into fiction over the holiday weekend—I recommend picking up <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788779/retro-by-jessica-m-goldstein/">Retro</a>, a novel out last week by author Jessica M. Goldstein.</p><p>The book’s main character, Ash, is a struggling actress dealing with similar feelings of despair and hopelessness about the future. And then she gets a job at Retro, a travel agency dedicated to taking wealthy tourists on highly-curated trips to the past. And slowly, her perspective begins to shift—but not perhaps for the reasons you’d expect.</p><p>What I loved about Retro is that it doesn’t answer that feeling with some cheesy conversion to optimism. It offers something I find far more realistic and useful: the idea that you can be cynical, but you don’t have to be an a*****e. You can know the future is uncertain, and still refuse to abandon it. You can be furious, scared, and nostalgic for what we’ve already lost—and still say, basically: screw it. I’m going to try anyway.</p><p>Bias alert: Jess is also one of my best friends. I don’t really know how to talk about fiction books as a critic, but I do know how to dish with my girl about climate dread, nostalgia, evil tech billionaires, and the romance and power of platonic friendship.</p><p>That’s what today’s podcast conversation is: a tonic for anyone who wants to be hopeful about the future but is struggling to do it. We talk about why Retro wouldn’t exist without Jess’s own feelings about climate change, why doomerism can feel so seductive, and why the unknowability of the future is not a reason to give up on it—but the very reason not to.</p><p>You can find our full conversation at the top of this newsletter, on any of your podcast apps, or on <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtl3JmOlrHQ">YouTube</a>. Just a heads up, we start diving into spoilers about halfway through the conversation, but we give a pretty explicit warning beforehand.</p><p>You can buy Retro <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/788779/retro-by-jessica-m-goldstein/">here</a> (or, for U.K. readers, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/477051/retro-by-goldstein-jessica-m/9780241809457">here</a>), or pick it up at your local public library.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://heated.world/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">heated.world/subscribe</a>
June 29, 2026
I have plastic chemicals in my pee
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit <a href="https://heated.world?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7">heated.world</a><br/><br/><p>I tested my pee for plastic chemicals! In today's episode, I go over the results with Dr. Shanna Swan and Jenna Hua, CEO of Million Marker, the company that administered my test, and talk about how my plastic detox has been going so far. </p>
June 18, 2026
Wildfire season doesn't have to be like this
<p>Last year, the Eaton Fire devastated Altadena, California, killing 19 people, destroying more than 9,000 structures, and leaving an entire community trying to rebuild.</p><p>Now, as Altadena is still recovering, another wildfire season is already underway.</p><p>In this episode of HEATED, we speak with Savannah Bradley, co-founder of A Resilient Tomorrow, a community-led disaster recovery organization launched after the Eaton Fire by Black women with deep roots in Altadena. They discuss what it means to recover from one climate-fueled disaster while preparing for the next one, and what communities actually need to rebuild safely and justly.</p><p>Then we head to Capitol Hill to speak with Rep. Judy Chu about the fight for federal disaster aid, climate resilience funding, and who should pay as climate disasters become more destructive and more expensive.</p><p>HEATED is 100% reader-funded journalism. No ads. No sponsors. No fossil fuel money. Support our work: <a target="_blank" href="http://heated.world">heated.world</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://heated.world/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2">heated.world/subscribe</a>
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