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The Climate Realism Show

The Climate Realism Show

The Heartland Institute 216 Episodes Aug 16, 2026

The Climate Realism Show is a weekly live show hosted by The Heartland Institute. Each Friday at 1 p.m. ET, Anthony Watts, H. Sterling Burnett, Linnea Lueken, host Jim Lakely, and special guests review the 'Crazy Climate News of the Week' and discuss the biggest stories on global climate and energy policy from a realist perspective, eschewing alarmism.

Episodes

The Climate Regulations Driving Up Costs Across America - #212
The Climate Regulations Driving Up Costs Across America - #212 Aug 16, 2026 5264 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. Sterling Burnett to break down how California’s climate and environmental regulations can affect consumers, businesses, and supply chains far beyond the state’s borders.The mai
The Muppets Mouth Climate Propaganda — The Climate Realism Show #21
The Muppets Mouth Climate Propaganda — The Climate Realism Show #21 Aug 7, 2026 6107 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 political climate message, but even The New York Times doesn’t buy that.On Episode 211 of The Climate Realism Show the Heartland Institute’s Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Sterli
Climate Scientist Fired. Was It For Countering the Narrative? — The Climate Realism Show #210
Climate Scientist Fired. Was It For Countering the Narrative? — The Climate Realism Show #210 Aug 1, 2026 5458 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 conducted actual science experiments, and his work on the effects cosmic rays and clouds have on the climate was leading edge. He was fired after years of moves that look li
Blame Canada! Smoky Skies and Climate Change — The Climate Realism Show #209
Blame Canada! Smoky Skies and Climate Change — The Climate Realism Show #209 Jul 24, 2026 6122 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 Michigan, and to major population centers in the Northeast. Much media coverage blames the fires on human-caused climate change. But what does the actual data say?On Episode 2
Giant Bond Villain Space Mirror Approved by Feds — The Climate Realism Show #208
Giant Bond Villain Space Mirror Approved by Feds — The Climate Realism Show #208 Jul 17, 2026 5232 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 space to reflect sunlight down on earth during the night. And the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, amazingly, just gave that idea the go-ahead.On Episode 207 of The Cli
Trump Restoring Real Climate Science — The Climate Realism Show #207
Trump Restoring Real Climate Science — The Climate Realism Show #207 Jul 10, 2026 4821 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 the office, is reopening it under new management with a real scientist who is not a climate doomer: friend of the show Matt Wielicki.On Episode 207 of The Climate Realism S
We’re Winning! Climate Alarmism Is Losing Its Grip
We’re Winning! Climate Alarmism Is Losing Its Grip Jun 26, 2026 5373 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 News into its main operation, and the latest UN climate negotiations in Germany saw the fewest journalists in attendance in more than a decade.Are these signs that climate
Godzilla El Niño is Coming! — The Climate Realism Show #205
Godzilla El Niño is Coming! — The Climate Realism Show #205 Jun 12, 2026 5364 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!" That's a fun name, but what can we expect in this El Niño cycle? The Climate Realism Show's Anthony Watts, Linnea Lueken, Jim Lakely, and special guest Lois Perry will talk a
Europe Boils – The Climate Realism Show #204
Europe Boils – The Climate Realism Show #204 Jun 5, 2026 4796 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? We will sweat the details.On Episode #203 of The Climate Realism Show, we will also cover some of the Crazy Climate News of the Week, including a comeback for coal power, bring
They Want to Dim the Sun to Save the Earth – The Climate Realism Show #203
They Want to Dim the Sun to Save the Earth – The Climate Realism Show #203 May 27, 2026 5555 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” by spraying the skies of the world with “sunlight-reflecting aerosols.” What could possibly go wrong?On Episode #203 of The Climate Realism Show, we will also cover other Craz
British Voters Dump the Greens – The Climate Realism Show #202
British Voters Dump the Greens – The Climate Realism Show #202 May 15, 2026 5076  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 environmental movement over the real-world concerns of Britons, especially energy costs, have no future. On Episode #202 of The Climate Realism Show, we will talk with special guest Lo
Killing Net Zero with a Thousand Cuts – The Climate Realism Show #201
Killing Net Zero with a Thousand Cuts – The Climate Realism Show #201 May 8, 2026 5049 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 the “villain” in your narrative of panic, but America will no longer play the fool.Net Zero may still be official policy in several European countries, but it’s clear they are

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