Planet of the Humans from Michael Moore, Explained Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Air Date 5/15/2020
Today, Amanda and I discuss the new film Executive Produced by Michael Moore, Planet of the Humans. We try to hit as many topics as we can but do not claim this is an exhaustive list of problems with the film. In short, the film tries to make a few good points but they are completely drowned in a sea of misinformation potent enough to send climate deniers into a joyous tizzy.
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SHOW NOTES
00:00:00 Ch. 1: Intro and Index

00:06:12 Ch. 2: Planet of the Humans DEBUNKED Part 1: Misrepresenting Solar Science - Now You Know - Air Date 5-8-20

00:11:44 Ch. 3: Planet of the Humans DEBUNKED Part 2: Ignoring New Renewable Solutions to Intermittency - Now You Know - Air Date 5-8-20

00:17:12 Michael Moore, filmmakers respond to criticism of new bombshell environmental film Part 1: No Defense of Their Bad Science - The Hill Rising - Air Date 4-28-20

00:20:10 Ch. 4: Michael Moore, filmmakers respond to criticism of new bombshell environmental film Part 2: All the Good Points the Film Failed to Make - The Hill Rising - Air Date 4-28-20

00:24:03 Ch. 5: Michael Moore, filmmakers respond to criticism of new bombshell environmental film Part 3: Population Control? - The Hill Rising - Air Date 4-28-20

00:28:39 Ch. 6: The Climate Conversation has Been Imploded

00:31:04 Ch. 7: The Reason Population Reduction is Not the Answer to Our Climate Emergency

00:33:01 Ch. 8: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Manipulative Editing

00:34:44 Ch. 9: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Poor Interview Sourcing

00:36:28 Ch. 10: Poor Interview Sourcing, Misleading Data: The GM Volt Launch

00:39:02 Ch. 11: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - No Follow-Up Interviews

00:46:12 Ch. 12: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Bad Data by Ignoring Innovation

00:47:21 Ch. 13: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Artificially Inflating Small Issues to Seem Large

00:48:52 Ch. 14: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - We’re Just Asking Questions

00:49:30 Ch. 15: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Terrible Graphs and Visuals

00:52:55 Ch. 16: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Silly Anecdotes

00:54:13 Ch. 17: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Assuming Makes an Ass Out of You and Me

00:57:16 Ch. 18: Comparing Mountain-Top Wind Farms to Mountain-Top-Removal Coal Mining is Unconscionable

00:58:39 Ch. 19: The Mechanics of Making a Bad Documentary - Making Arguments in Nonsensical Ways

01:00:58 Ch. 20: White Men Fail to Discuss Reproductive Justice or Environmental Justice in Any Way

01:02:01 Ch. 21: EVs, Green Energy in Michael Moore's Confused New Documentary Planet Of The Humans - Transport Evolved - Air Date 4-29-20

01:04:47 Ch. 22: The Film Leaves Viewers With a Conclusion the Filmmakers Didn’t Intend

01:05:43 Ch. 23: The Film Doesn’t Speak to Anyone Advocating a New Way of Living

01:07:53 Ch. 24: Who is Benefitting and Who is Being Hurt By This Film?

01:12:00 Ch. 25: Planet of the Humans DEBUNKED Part 3: Emboldened Deniers - Now You Know - Air Date 5-8-20

01:14:53 Ch. 26: Right-Wing Media LOVES This Film: The Left 'has attacked' Michael Moore for his 'Planet Human' documentary - Sky News Australia - Air Date 4-27-20

01:17:03 Ch. 27: Debunking the Idea that Anyone Ever Called for the Film to be Banned

01:18:07 Ch. 28: The Damage to the Climate Movement: The Problem With “Planet Of The Humans” Part. 1 ft. Joshua Kahn Russell - Michael Brooks Show - Air Date 5-7-20

01:24:16 Ch. 29: Attempting to Make Good Points About the Neoliberalism at the Heart of the Climate Movement but Completely Botching it

01:28:28 Ch. 30: The Producers Defend the Use of Bad Science by Asserting that Science Doesn’t Matter

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