A glimpse into how people are manipulated to believe things that aren’t true.
A great series that starts off showing how a PR firm (Hill and Knowlton) helped big tobacco companies create doubt about the increasing scientific evidence showing the link between smoking and cancer. The focus shifts to climate change, how we were coaxed into doubting scientific evidence, and how climate change became a political issue. I’d like a follow up series on how the pro-Brexit campaign used the same tactics and how the knowledge of experts is being eroded by populism.
Vigornian. via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 08/17/20
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At last a truly balanced piece on climate science from the beeb. After years of insisting on pitching political climate deniers against honest scientists. Fascinating, insightful and a great listen from episode 1 to 10 in one go. Go on treat yourself.
zzubeeb56 via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 08/05/20
This is a show that could have been a decent hour-long traditional radio documentary, yet it’s struggling to be a podcast and suffering as a result. And as a podcast, it’s very formulaic, featuring lots of annoying podcast clichés, like always having to talk in the present tense, trying to turn...Read full review »
Djewesbury via Apple Podcasts · Sweden · 07/29/20
Having read about the receipt of the oil companies back in the sixties we need more programs like this one. We need to let everyone know how climate catastrophe is looming, how tobacco hurt millions. Then we need to think of structural changes. Heads up hope up. First educate ourselves
bbcjewel via Apple Podcasts · Great Britain · 07/28/20
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