Episodes

  • Jules de Waart: “Crisis or Hoax?: Climate Change in Science, Media, and Politics” | Tom Nelson Pod #384
    Apr 4 2026

    Jules de Waart, an 84-year-old former geologist, Dutch parliamentarian, civil servant, and physical geographer, discusses returning to climate topics after retirement and writing his skeptical book, "Crisis or Hoax," after an article was refused. He describes translating it to English using translation software and later joining the CO2 Coalition. Using geological and satellite-temperature slides, he argues Earth’s climate has long cycled through icehouse/greenhouse periods, the Holocene had earlier warm periods, and recent temperature spikes align with natural factors rather than CO2. He disputes claims of a strong scientific consensus, cites studies showing few papers explicitly quantify IPCC dominance, critiques alarmist messaging, and urges defending the scientific method and caution on geoengineering.


    00:00 Meet Jules de Waart

    02:49 Why He Wrote The Book

    03:08 Research And Translation Process

    06:13 Two Big Climate Questions

    10:26 Deep Time Climate History

    14:32 Holocene Warm Periods

    18:25 IPCC 1990 And Hockey Stick

    21:02 Satellites Spikes And Natural Drivers

    25:43 Debunking The 97 Percent Consensus

    30:59 Scary Messaging And White Lies

    34:19 Is The Narrative Cracking

    42:49 Power Politics And Global Reset Claims

    49:00 Closing Advice And Scientific Method


    Amazon link for “Crisis or Hoax?: Climate change in science, media and politics”: https://a.co/d/0hF1Dizd

    Tilak Doshi: “This Book by a Dissenting Climate Scientist is the Perfect Red Pill for the Curious”: https://tilakdoshi.substack.com/p/this-book-by-a-dissenting-climate?publication_id=2241724

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  • Audrey Streb: “Asking the Right Questions” | Tom Nelson Pod #383
    Mar 31 2026

    Reporter Audrey Streb discusses joining the White House press pool for The Lion, aiming to ask energy-focused questions. Drawing on her work at the Daily Caller News Foundation, she argues corporate media fuels “climate doomsday” coverage by spotlighting supportive studies and ignoring contrary ones, and she outlines tactics like calling out bad data, highlighting underplayed leads, and framing stories for readers. She cites reporting on retracted climate research, sea-level findings, China’s coal use and its comments on EPA rule rollbacks, and national-security risks from Chinese solar inverters. Her questioning of EPA Administrator Zeldin helped spur Sen. Cynthia Lummis’ bill to block foreign adversaries from commenting on U.S. rulemaking. She also mentions Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund scrutiny, climate litigation “lawfare,” and trade-offs in wind/solar.


    00:00 Meet Audrey Streb

    00:38 Energy Reporter Origins

    01:46 Climate Myth Machine

    03:56 Calling Out Bad Data

    05:53 China and Energy Security

    09:04 Asking the Questions

    14:19 Swampy Climate Funds

    15:38 Tradeoffs of Wind Solar

    21:01 White House Press Pool

    23:35 Allies and Conferences

    24:43 Scientists and Media Attacks

    27:20 Who to Read Next

    29:26 New Investigations Ahead

    31:33 Climate Lawfare Explained

    36:15 Grid Risks from China Tech

    39:01 Will the Hysteria Return

    41:17 Gas Prices and Politics

    43:33 Closing Thoughts and Impact


    https://x.com/AudreyLStreb

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  • Matt Ridley | Tom Nelson Pod #382
    Mar 27 2026

    Matt Ridley discusses an NIH invitation from Jay Bhattacharya to speak on scientific freedom and argues the COVID-19 pandemic was more likely caused by a lab leak than a natural spillover, citing Wuhan research on engineered sarbecoviruses, lack of an infected animal host, and alleged cover-ups. He says scientific institutions resisted debate, harming trust in science, and notes historical lab leaks and ongoing biosecurity and bioterrorism risks. Ridley also critiques overclaims about COVID measures and vaccines and connects pandemic-driven skepticism to climate debates. He then explains themes from his books on progress and on bird sexual selection, lekking, bowerbirds, and how female choice drives beauty, plus brief Darwin and family-history anecdotes.


    00:00 NIH Invite and Lab Leak

    01:08 Evidence and Coincidences

    02:50 Establishment Pushback

    04:49 Science Trust Fallout

    07:00 History of Lab Leaks

    08:34 Biosecurity and Terror Risk

    10:32 Defining Gain of Function

    11:57 Pandemic Cynicism and Policy

    14:14 Climate Debate Parallels

    18:44 Rational Optimist Progress

    21:12 Neanderthals and Exchange

    25:36 Gene Culture Coevolution

    31:33 Bird Sex and Beauty Intro

    33:56 Sexy Son Hypothesis

    36:14 Sexual Selection vs Natural

    37:10 Why Birds Look Beautiful

    40:27 Wood Thrush Song Evolution

    41:28 Bowerbirds Invent Art

    43:26 Peacock Tail Debates

    45:33 City Life Drives Evolution

    47:47 Traffic and Telegraph Selection

    51:42 Birds Are Poetry

    53:18 Irish Elk Mega Antlers

    56:25 Black Grouse Lek Video

    58:13 Darwin Marries Cousin

    01:00:45 Family Estate Through Centuries

    01:03:59 Wrap Up and Invitation


    https://x.com/mattwridley

    https://www.mattridley.co.uk/blog/

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • David Brett: “Ecofascism” | Tom Nelson Pod #381
    Mar 22 2026

    David Brett, founder of The New Westminster Times, discusses a talk he gave on “eco fascism,” which he says originated with Greenpeace founders. Citing Patrick Moore’s book and his work at Green Spirit Strategies, he argues environmental activism is “90% communications,” using media “mind bombs” (dramatic imagery, celebrities, and litigation) to shape public opinion against mining, oil, forestry, and pipelines. He says Moore, a Greenpeace co-founder, has been “airbrushed” and smeared as disinformation. Brett critiques films like Anthropocene, “Sue Big Oil,” climate-emergency messaging, Greta Thunberg rallies, and NGO “youth washing,” and says activists link climate to Indigenous grievance. He urges industry to invest in human-interest counter-messaging and local civic pushback.


    00:00 Meet David Brett

    00:26 Eco Fascism Origins

    01:08 Mining Versus Activists

    01:34 Patrick Moore Influence

    04:06 Greenpeace Mind Bombs

    07:14 From Whales to Politics

    08:31 PR War Imbalance

    11:59 Smearing Patrick Moore

    16:04 Anthropocene Media Tactics

    21:14 Critical Minerals Pivot

    25:52 Pipeline Battles Canada

    30:58 Greta Rally and Sacred Water

    34:31 Climate Anxiety Messaging

    36:04 Why No Pushback

    36:52 Greenpeace Lawsuit Setup

    37:35 Sue Big Oil Campaign

    39:44 Fires and Weather Hype

    44:37 Youthwashing at City Hall

    47:00 How to Fight Back Locally

    50:30 Human Stories Media Strategy

    57:40 Eco Fascism Endgame

    59:38 Climate Meets Indigenous Grievance

    01:04:34 Media Gatekeepers and Alternatives

    01:08:24 Wrap Up and Links


    The Eco-Fascist War on Private Property: https://x.com/NewWestTimes/status/2012650288553906493

    https://x.com/NewWestTimes

    https://x.com/davidhbrett

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfsOXbN6XqqdL5v3ArKt-NA/videos

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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Robert Cutler: “A 3560-Year Jovian Solar and Climate Cycle” | Tom Nelson Pod #380
    Mar 18 2026

    Robert Cutler argues that climate patterns repeat about every 3,560 years (and 7,120), based on shifting proxy reconstructions—especially high‑resolution Greenland ice cores—and confirming with correlation analysis across Greenland cores, an Antarctic core, and lake sediment records from China and Alaska. He notes phase inversions possibly tied to ~2,400‑year Bray and Bond cycles and highlights alignments among events like the Younger Dryas, the 8.2 ka and 4.7 ka events, and the Dark Ages cold period. Cutler connects 3,560 to harmonics/subharmonics of Jovian-planet conjunction timing, the Jose cycle, and other periodicities (e.g., ~1,850 and ~890 years), suggesting strong non-subtle forcing possibly involving solar activity.


    00:00 Meet Robert Cutler

    27:27 Correlation Confirms 3560

    31:05 Predictions and Next Steps

    32:33 Where 3560 Comes From

    34:04 Can Planets Modulate Sun

    36:40 Solar Core Resonance Idea

    40:39 Harmonics in Planet Orbits

    41:56 Impulsive Conjunction Forces

    43:44 JPL Data and Long Cycles

    47:50 Grand Alignment Phase Markers

    49:57 Jose Cycle and Barycenter

    53:02 Hidden 890 Year Beat

    57:14 Rapid Climate Event Timing

    59:55 Harmonic Subharmonic Map

    01:02:18 Summary and Open Questions

    01:06:30 Reproducible Code and Tools

    01:08:43 Next Steps and Wrap Up


    https://x.com/RCutler34

    A 3560-Year Jovian Solar and Climate Cycle: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.27244.01925

    Simple python script to download and plot climate and sunspot data with 3560- and 7120-year offsets: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/401300980_Simple_python_script_to_download_and_plot_climate_and_sunspot_data_with_3560-_and_7120-year_offsets

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Randall Bock: “Autism Dissent” | Tom Nelson Pod #379
    Mar 14 2026

    Randall Bock, a primary care physician and writer, discusses science as both knowledge and method, warning that post-COVID dissent can harden into new dogma. He argues the autism “epidemic” is confounded by shifting definitions, DSM changes, diagnostic substitution (notably from intellectual disability), incentives, and social context, making single-cause claims unreliable. Bock describes internal conflict with Brownstone and criticizes Toby Rogers’ vaccine-centered, revolutionary framing, including calls for massive reparations and abolishing vaccines, as unscientific moral certainty. He supports case-by-case risk–benefit thinking on vaccines and urges precise classification and evidence-led inquiry, comparing autism debates to oversimplified climate debates.


    00:00 What Science Really Is

    03:30 From Dissent To Dogma

    05:48 Blind Men And Autism

    09:04 Defining Autism First

    10:49 Why Autism Looks Bigger

    15:50 Genes Epigenetics And Timing

    18:36 Twin Studies And Disputes

    21:32 Diagnostic Drift And Labels

    26:24 Mental Health Incentives

    29:47 More Analogies Chrysalis

    30:11 Butterfly Spectrum Metaphor

    31:12 Gala Night Confrontation

    35:01 Amateur Versus Expert

    37:06 Autism Tsunami Claims

    39:32 Marxist Vaccine Narrative

    41:45 Denialism and Data

    43:49 Monocausal Vaccine Thesis

    45:59 Anger and Overcorrection

    48:08 Amish and Diagnosis Context

    51:44 Climate Analogy and Precision

    55:48 RFK Memory and Institutions

    57:25 Case by Case Conclusion


    https://x.com/@DrRandallBock

    Autism, Vaccines, and the Diagnostic Empire: https://randoctor.substack.com/p/autism-vaccines-and-the-diagnostic

    The Truth About Autism and Vaccines Doesn’t Suit Either Side: https://dailysceptic.org/2026/02/14/the-truth-about-autism-and-vaccines-doesnt-suit-either-side/

    The Hidden Cost of Mental Health Parity”: https://brownstone.org/articles/the-hidden-cost-of-mental-health-parity/

    Unraveling Autism’s Surge: Genetics, Environment, and the Expanding Diagnostic Net https://randoctor.substack.com/p/unraveling-autisms-surge

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  • Peter Bailey: “The Epic of You” | Tom Nelson Pod #378
    Mar 10 2026

    Author Peter Bailey, president of the Prouty Project in Minneapolis, discusses formative travel and life experiences that shaped his leadership work and book, "The Epic of You." He recounts teenage journeys to India and a six-month overland trip across Africa featuring malaria, scarce roads in the Sahara, forged passports, wildlife in Tanzania and Kenya, and a flash flood. He describes early struggles with low self-esteem, addiction and sobriety at 22, risky subway riding, and later adventures like a Wyoming rodeo fall and learning polo at 55. Bailey explains using Joseph Campbell’s heroic journey to reframe adversity, details his 13-minute TEDx talk including his wife’s cancer “power and purpose” mindset, shares practices on names, mindfulness, and resting, and emphasizes community and discernment amid AI.


    00:00 Meet Peter Bailey

    00:33 Early Travel Roots

    02:04 Six Months Across Africa

    03:21 Hard Lessons and Journals

    05:09 Crossing the Sahara

    08:03 Safari Parks and Floods

    10:10 Iran Riots at Sixteen

    13:14 Book Origins and Identity

    15:25 Subway Demons and Risk

    16:07 Rodeo Wipeout Story

    19:34 Learning Polo Later

    22:01 Outward Bound and Dogsleds

    24:10 Staying Warm and Prepared

    25:02 Lonesome Dove Quotes

    26:32 Prairie Stories and Brotherhood

    28:02 From Hardship to Heroic Journey

    28:46 Mapping the Heroic Journey

    30:45 Leadership Work and Gifts

    31:11 Crafting the TEDx Talk

    32:08 Power and Purpose in Cancer

    33:29 Owning Your Epic Life

    34:44 Learning from Adversity and Nature

    36:48 Remembering Names with Intention

    40:38 Mindfulness over Multitasking

    42:37 Rest All the Time

    45:29 Anchoring Mindset in Sports

    46:55 Everyday Epicness and Service

    49:26 Next Chapter Aging and AI

    52:11 Closing Thanks and Farewell


    https://www.peter-bailey.com/

    “The Epic of You” on Amazon: https://a.co/d/00P4YyVK

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    52 mins
  • Clare Craig: “Spiked” | Tom Nelson Pod #377
    Mar 6 2026

    Tom interviews British doctor Clare Craig about her new book (including a newly released audiobook) and her involvement in a European Court of Human Rights case. Craig describes being smeared and censored during COVID, alleging UK information operations involving the 77th Brigade and a Counter Disinformation Unit, and cites claims of UN/UNICEF-funded influencer campaigns and problematic WHO priorities. She argues COVID policies (lockdowns, masking, distancing) and vaccines failed to stop infection, severe disease, or death, critiques scientific publishing and peer review, and recounts a dispute with The Lancet over a myocarditis paper she says misused data. Craig discusses ethical drift toward utilitarian public health, revisits historical narratives on smallpox vaccination and the 1918 “Spanish flu” (including a possible aspirin-toxicity role), and outlines the Finnish “Mika” case over vaccine restrictions.


    00:00 Meet Clare Craig

    09:26 Losing Trust In Institutions

    18:42 Ethics Nuremberg To Helsinki

    24:51 Smallpox Vaccine Origins

    29:10 Crude Early Vaccines

    29:58 Pushback and Belief

    30:49 Smallpox Vaccine Reality

    31:59 Monkeypox Emergency Politics

    33:57 Spanish Flu Numbers

    36:02 Two Pathologies Explained

    38:12 Aspirin Toxicity Theory

    42:24 Covid Wave Math

    45:00 Aerosols Everywhere

    48:05 Household Data and Vaccines

    52:18 Where Did Flu Go

    54:03 Dashboards and Modeled Data

    56:20 Human Rights Case Closing


    https://x.com/ClareCraigPath

    Spiked: A shot in the dark: https://a.co/d/4W8P2JD

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