Shocked
Episodes
Unintended Consequences
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From protest camps to courtroom battles, activists have tried for years to stop oil pipelines—but the oil keeps flowing. This episode examines why r...
Temp Agency
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The world isn’t on track for the worst-case climate scenario anymore—but that doesn’t mean the future is safe. In this episode, climate scientis...
Climate Disinformation
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, fossil fuel companies spread doubt about climate science—even as their own research confirmed the danger. In this episode, Shocked trac...
Serious Money
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oil transformed Guyana from one of the world’s poorest countries into one of its fastest-growing economies—practically overnight. In this episode,...
Bonus: A Climate Conversation Across the Aisle with Lisa Murkowski and Heidi Heitkamp
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does pragmatic climate policy look like today? In this special episode, our Michael Greenstone sits down with Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) a...
Water Rising
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sea level rise doesn’t look like a single global flood—it looks like repeated, localized disasters: flooded streets, collapsing home values, and h...
Battle of the Batteries
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To compete with China’s dominance in battery technology, the U.S. needs more than just ambition—it needs new chemistry. This episode traces the ri...
Farmer's A.I.manac
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Accurate weather forecasts save lives—but not everyone gets them. In this episode, Amy Harder looks at how AI is transforming weather prediction in ...
Markets for Pollution
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In theory, the free market should help solve climate change. In reality, it’s rarely that simple. This episode explores how emissions markets work, ...
Moneyball for the Environment
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For years, the EPA tried to inspect as many polluters as possible—but with limited staff, only a small fraction of sites could be checked each year....
Vultures
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the 1990s, millions of vultures quietly vanished from India—and the consequences were deadly. This is the story of how a cheap painkiller set off...
Geoengineering
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When disaster strikes and funding fails, some experts and leaders are considering a Plan B: deliberately cooling the planet by reflecting sunlight bac...
Bad Energy
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Air conditioning isn’t the luxury some consider it to be—it’s essential to life in a warming world. The real problem is the fossil fuels that po...
A warmer world is here. Now what?
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you tired of the same climate and energy stories? A warmer world is here. We’re living with it. Now what? Will countries ever stop burning fossi...