S6 Episode 8: Trash and PowerOf manatees and Mata Hari, happiness vs. stuff, George Carlin, Mt. Trashmore in Miami, reducing waste in Canada, the US, and the EU, and a controversial trash incinerator /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/38875225
S6 Episode 7: Damming and UndammingThe Klamath River undammed, a dam proposal likened to flooding the Sistine Chapel, fighting to preserve the forests that feed the Panama Canal, and Brazil's energy transition /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/38385020
S6 Episode 6: Weapons of the WeakTrembitas, community-based conservation in Ukraine, Europe's magnificent beech forests, and why we should care about biodiversity /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/38037985
S6 Episode 5: Germans Know How to PartyTrabis, asparagus fests, Germany's "two voices" elections, the Berlin Wall, Angela Merkel, the Greens, and climate/energy progress /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/37628880
S6 Episode 4: A Cruel BargainClass, race, and leaf blowers, Monticello, strong vs. weak local powers, The Birds, and Cate Blanchett /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/37227705
S6 Episode 3: Janis and the Sea of Forested HillsBrazil's singular Atlantic Forest, coffee, gold, a creature named Janis, and the intertwined histories of indigenous people, slaves, British railroads, and Japanese immigrants in Brazil /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/36801830
S6 Episode 2: Let Them Drink LeadWho could lose the most from overturning pollution standards for air pollution, toxic chemicals, and lead in drinking water, a box of chocolates, and the dry cleaners of Palm Springs /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/36128760
S6 Episode 1: All the President's MenThe St. Valentine's Day Massacre of 2025, why we have the federal civil service, "ambition must be made to counter ambition", SpaceX threatens ocelots, and the Everly Brothers /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/35561170
S5 Episode 10: The Great Rice FiascoJapan's 2024 elections, sea turtles, rice prices, recycling rules, Japan's energy insecurity, and the proximity principle /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/34820265
S5 Episode 9: Behind the Curtain in WonderlandTrump voters on climate change, red state renewables, Republican tariffs that could lower our carbon footprints, and the March Hare's generous offer /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/34211170
S5 Episode 8: Will Climate Change Influence US Swing State Voters?The potential impacts on swing state elections of climate change, the Inflation Reduction Act's largesse, extreme weather, state demographics, and surges in voter registration /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/33519557
S5 Episode 7: "A Crisis Waiting to Occur"Why swing states rule in the US's presidential elections, legal experts' fears about election stealing in 2024, and how direct popular election failed in the US Congress /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/33475607
S5 Episode 6: Dear Rich White PeopleYachts, inequalities reminiscent of the robber barons, and why we must target the rich with climate policies /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/32848877
S5 Episode 5: The Silly Party Takes WestminsterLabour's victory in the UK, aggressive climate plans, a famous lettuce, and an introduction to carbon inequality /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/32323662
S5 Episode 4: European or Italian First?A guide to the European Parliament elections, the EU's climate and energy "moonshot," bicycling in Denmark, and the 10-50 rule /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/31668652
S5 Episode 3: Will Panama Be Green?Panama's unprecedented elections, massive demonstrations over the environment and foreign influence, toucans, and a tragedy with echoes of the US's colonial presence in Panama /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/31132258
S5 Episode 2: And Then There's BhopalWhy politicians have (at times) taken strong environmental action in the US, the UK, Brazil, Germany, and Japan, and why those who were killed at Bhopal "were the lucky ones" /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/30666003
S5 Episode 1: The Greens, Tasmania, and Tricky DickGreens in Europe and in Australia, Lake Pedder, "Iron Pants" Muskie, the Clean Water Act, and excerpts from Nixon's secret Oval Office tapes /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/30190358
S5 Preview: Chain of Fools2024 and elections worldwide, the states in the US's national elections, and carbon inequality (or, the rich vs. everyone else) /episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29534853
S4 Episode 10: The Devil's Hair DryerGrass, leaf blowers, and environmental justice, with stops across the US and in Canada, Brazil, and the EU/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270468
S4 Episode 9: The Unicorn and the LionScotland and the rest of the UK leave coal behind, Net Zero, modern struggles between the unicorn and the lion, and my Scottish grandfather/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270473
S4 Episode 8: Smoke and MirrorsSmoky skies, hiking the Oregon desert, wolves, tightening an air pollution standard, Aristotle, and the gospel of GDP/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270478
S4 Episode 7: Mt. Mitchell, Zöbelboden, and the Taj MahalThe Taj Mahal, forests in the US and Austria, an ecologist's lunch with coal executives, and a speech by Margaret Thatcher/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270483
S4 Episode 6: Everything Is a Size You Can't SeeThe Brazilian Amazon forest and the Cristalino River take us on an unforgettable journey, while the violence of history and politics of the present shadow our steps/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270488
S4 Episode 5: The Goose That Laid the Golden EggThe most polluted city on earth, seeing Brazil's forests from many angles, the US government and Brazil's military coup, and George Santos's shoes/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270493
S4 Episode 4: Shotgun Marriage, KittensAn historic African American school and a proposed mega-landfill, what happens when landfill protections fail, the proximity principle, and a fierce battle over clean air in Los Angeles/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270498
S4 Episode 3: Shotgun Marriage, CatsWater wars in the American West, US Supreme Court cases on climate change, and state-level renewable energy achievements/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270503
S4 Episode 2: The Wings of a ButterflyThe US's messy political system, the states, and a butterfly that affected the course of US climate politics/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270508
S4 Episode 1: Pilgrims and Progress 2022Stories of abundance that fall short, and the disconnect between well being and economic growth/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270513
S4 Preview: Déjà Vu and a New US Climate LawAugust surprise: Why the US climate and renewable energy policy window slammed open now/episode/index/show/9534c026-5a0f-43e0-889c-62f8a3194be9/id/29270518
