33 episodes

Hot & Bothered, hosted by Dissent, is a new podcast on climate change politics for the 99%. Co-hosts Daniel Aldana Cohen and Kate Aronoff investigate the intersections of climate, politics, and the economy, with dispatches from grassroots organizers alongside leading wonks and scholars. Can there be prosperity and redistribution without oil, coal, or gas? Or is our low-carbon future bound to be nasty, brutish, and austere? What kinds of movements can power a fair and thorough transformation of our economy? Hot & Bothered's first season of six episodes pairs reported news roundups with feature interviews on some of climate politics’ most burning questions. If climate justice demands big ideas and even bigger movements, we'll put a mic to them. We’re hot, bothered, and recording. And we want to hear from you! Tweet at us at #HotBotheredClimate.

Hot & Bothered: A Dissent Climate Podcast Dissent

    • News
    • 4.7 • 57 Ratings

Hot & Bothered, hosted by Dissent, is a new podcast on climate change politics for the 99%. Co-hosts Daniel Aldana Cohen and Kate Aronoff investigate the intersections of climate, politics, and the economy, with dispatches from grassroots organizers alongside leading wonks and scholars. Can there be prosperity and redistribution without oil, coal, or gas? Or is our low-carbon future bound to be nasty, brutish, and austere? What kinds of movements can power a fair and thorough transformation of our economy? Hot & Bothered's first season of six episodes pairs reported news roundups with feature interviews on some of climate politics’ most burning questions. If climate justice demands big ideas and even bigger movements, we'll put a mic to them. We’re hot, bothered, and recording. And we want to hear from you! Tweet at us at #HotBotheredClimate.

    A Glide Path to Ruin

    A Glide Path to Ruin

    Where should the climate movement be focusing its energy in the Biden era?

    • 59 min
    A Decade to Win

    A Decade to Win

    Kate and Daniel reflect on the lessons of the last few months and the prospects for ecosocialism in this decade.

    • 56 min
    An Abolitionist Green New Deal, with Jasson Perez

    An Abolitionist Green New Deal, with Jasson Perez

    What does an abolitionist, ecosocialist program look like in practice? Researcher and organizer Jasson Perez explains why working toward police and prison abolition is key to building social movements and, ultimately, expanding the horizon of a vibrant working-class life.

    • 56 min
    Putting Racial Justice First, with Patrick Houston

    Putting Racial Justice First, with Patrick Houston

    Connecting the dots between racial injustice and the climate crisis isn’t just a question of principle—it’s a daily reality. Organizer Patrick Houston describes how the movement can win.

    • 1 hr 1 min
    Why Defunding the Police is Key to a Just Transition, with J. Mijin Cha

    Why Defunding the Police is Key to a Just Transition, with J. Mijin Cha

    What will it take for the climate movement to move beyond statements of solidarity and advance a strategy of targeted divestment from racist institutions, in order to reinvest those resources—and many more, besides—in communities of color?

    • 55 min
    Has the Fracking Bubble Finally Burst? with Bethany McLean

    Has the Fracking Bubble Finally Burst? with Bethany McLean

    The fracking boom that drove a decade of record U.S. oil and gas production was never really profitable to begin with. Has its bubble finally burst?

    • 1 hr 7 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
57 Ratings

57 Ratings

james.t.schwartz ,

Appreciate their perspective

I really appreciate the perspective this podcast brings. Love it!

Ziaddallal ,

One of the best educational podcasts on Politics and Climate.

Serious and funny, informed and informative, well-read and well-spoken. Daniel and Kate offer needed perspectives on how climate politics and justice is central for universal emancipation. The conversations will leave you inspired.

TommyJWFresh ,

Glad you’re back!

So glad you’re back, and please don’t leave! Love your framing, politics, and grace in dealing with a complicated subject. Glad the production has bumped up a notch too!

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