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The Climate Realism Show

Hosted by The Heartland Institute · news · EN-US · 225 episodes

Audience: 22~79k on YouTube

About this Podcast:

A weekly live show every Friday at 1 p.m. ET. The Heartland Institute's Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, host Jim Lakely, and special guests review the "Crazy Climate News of the Week" and the biggest stories on global climate and energy policy from a realist, not alarmist, point of view.

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35%

Guest openness

Selective

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What is The Climate Realism Show about?

A weekly live show every Friday at 1 p.m. ET. The Heartland Institute's Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, host Jim Lakely, and special guests review the "Crazy Climate News of the Week" and the biggest stories on global climate and energy policy from a realist, not alarmist, point of view.

Who hosts The Climate Realism Show?

The Climate Realism Show is hosted by The Heartland Institute. The show has published 225 episodes to date.

What has The Climate Realism Show covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Crappy Feet: Penguins Cause, And Maybe Stop, Climate Change, The Climate Realism Show #221" (18 October 2026, 91 minutes), "Suncor v. Boulder: Biggest Climate Case Ever, The Climate Realism Show #220" (16 October 2026, 92 minutes), and "Covering NYC Climate Week, The Climate Realism Show #218" (25 September 2026, 96 minutes).

How often does The Climate Realism Show publish?

The Climate Realism Show publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 89 minutes across 225 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Climate Realism Show?

Booking probability for The Climate Realism Show is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Climate Realism Show requires a Pod Score of 84 or higher. The Climate Realism Show's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch The Climate Realism Show?

The strongest fits for The Climate Realism Show are Environmental Agencies. The Climate Realism Show has a news audience and around 79,000 subscribers on YouTube.

About the host

The Heartland Institute hosts The Climate Realism Show, a news show with 225 episodes published.

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  • Episode #880

    Crappy Feet: Penguins Cause, And Maybe Stop, Climate Change — The Climate Realism Show #221

    Oct 18, 20261h 31m

    Remember when cows were destroying the planet with their burps? Now penguins are melting Antarctica with their poop. But wait! Other scientists say penguin poop might actually help stop climate change. So which is it...

  • Episode #879

    Suncor v. Boulder: Biggest Climate Case Ever — The Climate Realism Show #220

    Oct 16, 20261h 32m

    The Supreme Court on Monday heard arguments in the most-important climate case in many years, perhaps ever. Suncor v. Boulder may decide whether climate activists can sue modern society out of existence, or whether...

  • Episode #878

    Covering NYC Climate Week — The Climate Realism Show #218

    Sep 25, 20261h 36m

    It’s Climate Week again in New York City. Hollywood celebrities, titans of global industries, high-ranking government officials from around the world, climate justice advocates, and other assorted weirdos are once again...

  • Episode #877

    Massive Victory: EPA Power Grab Ends — The Climate Realism Show #217

    Sep 18, 20261h 29m

    Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Monday announced the repeal of an Obama/Biden rule that regulated emissions of greenhouse gases from power plants with the intent to shutter all coal and most...

  • Episode #876

    What The Heck Is Dairy Net Zero? - TCRS #216

    Sep 11, 20261h 34m

    Net Zero, overall, might be dying in Europe. It’s being rejected by voters in seemingly every election in recent years, and even Democrats here in America don’t talk about it anymore when it used to be a pillar of their...

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  • Episode #875

    The Best of Climate Realism - TCRS #215

    Sep 4, 20261h 8m

    Today the team is traveling to the 42nd Heartland Anniversary Benefit, hosting Governor Ron DeSantis and other distinguished guests. While Jim and the crew are away, enjoy some of the best speeches from past...

  • Episode #873

    The Climate Regulations Driving Up Costs Across America - #212

    Aug 17, 20261h 28m

    California may be only one state, but are its climate regulations effectively becoming national policy? In Episode #212 of The Climate Realism Show, host Andy Singer is joined by Linnea Lueken, Anthony Watts, and H...

  • Episode #872

    The Muppets Mouth Climate Propaganda — The Climate Realism Show #21

    Aug 7, 20261h 42m

    There is no let-up in the culture’s attempt to scare our kids about climate change. The latest development is a segment on Sesame Street to teach kids not to be scared of extreme weather. The producers deny it’s a...

  • Episode #871

    Climate Scientist Fired. Was It For Countering the Narrative? — The Climate Realism Show #210

    Aug 1, 20261h 31m

    One of Denmark’s most internationally recognized climate researchers, Dr. Henrik Svensmark, was just sacked from his long-time position at the Technical University of Denmark. Unlike many climate scientists, Svensmark...

  • Episode #870

    Blame Canada! Smoky Skies and Climate Change — The Climate Realism Show #209

    Jul 24, 20261h 42m

    Wildfires in Canada have become a major story in the US because the smoke from those fires have traveled a very long way, covering the skies of cities in the Upper Midwest as far south as Chicago, over nearly all of...

  • Episode #869

    Giant Bond Villain Space Mirror Approved by Feds — The Climate Realism Show #208

    Jul 17, 20261h 27m

    How many Bond villain schemes can climate alarmists come up with? Apparently one every month or so. The latest scheme to “save the planet” and help make solar installations viable at night is to put giant mirrors in...

  • Episode #868

    Trump Restoring Real Climate Science — The Climate Realism Show #207

    Jul 10, 20261h 20m

    For many years, the U.S. Global Change Research Program has been a font of climate alarmist propaganda instead of a federal department focused on science. That is now changing. The Trump administration, which shut down...

  • Episode #867

    We’re Winning! Climate Alarmism Is Losing Its Grip

    Jun 26, 20261h 30m

    Is the media’s nonstop climate panic finally losing steam? Major outlets are scaling back climate coverage. The Washington Post fired 13 Climate Desk reporters, NPR disbanded its climate desk, Politico is folding E&E...

  • Episode #845

    Godzilla El Niño is Coming! — The Climate Realism Show #205

    Jun 12, 20261h 29m

    Ocean temps are rising in the tropical Pacific Ocean, a natural and regular phenomenon called El Niño. Climate modelers say this year's could be one of the biggest ever, and some have nicknamed it "Godzilla El Niño!"...

  • Episode #866

    Europe Boils – The Climate Realism Show #204

    Jun 6, 20261h 20mS0

    <p>Summer has arrived in Europe a little early this year and alarmists in the media say it’s unprecedented, dangerous, all because of climate change. But what if it is not our fault? What if it’s not all that unusual...

  • Episode #865

    They Want to Dim the Sun to Save the Earth – The Climate Realism Show #203

    May 27, 20261h 33mS0

    <p>The world seems to not lack for climate alarmist Bond villains with wild schemes to “save the earth” by way of geo-engineering that ranges from the silly to the dangerous. A company is now poised to “cool the earth”...

  • Episode #864

    British Voters Dump the Greens – The Climate Realism Show #202

    May 15, 20261h 25mS0

    <p> Voters in this month’s elections in Great Britain delivered a shocking win for Reform UK, and was a clear rebuke of the “green” Net Zero agenda of the political elites. Politicians and parties that put the...

  • Episode #863

    Killing Net Zero with a Thousand Cuts – The Climate Realism Show #201

    May 8, 20261h 24mS0

    <p>Upon taking office in 2025, Donald Trump immediately got busy reversing and defunding the previous administration’s radical climate and energy agenda. That sent a message to the world: You may still cast America as...

  • Episode #862

    It's ‘Weather’ Season … Again. What to Expect – The Climate Realism Show #200

    May 1, 20261h 39mS0

    <p>Spring is here, which means it is Hurricane Season, Tornado Season, Allergy Season, all normal and natural aspects of life on Earth. Climate alarmists, however, will be telling you this year promises to be the worst...

  • Episode #861

    Taking Back Earth Day – The Climate Realism Show #199

    Apr 24, 20261h 25mS0

    <p>Earth Day 2026 came and went without the energy and attention of past years. There was less climate scolding and fewer denunciations of the “high-carbon lifestyle” than in years past. As Heartland’s Anthony Watts...

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