Bruce's venture in Brazil isn't the first time he tried to go global. What an earlier attempt tells us about him, his business, and what's ahead for both Iowa and "the Brazilian Midwest."

This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil. You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: https://www.intercept.com.br/

Bruce's venture in Brazil isn't the first time he tried to go global. What an earlier attempt tells us about him, his business, and what's ahead for both Iowa and "the Brazilian Midwest." This season is a collaboration with the Intercept Brasil. You can get the show in Portuguese on their feed as well, and companion stories at: <a href="https://www.intercept.com.br/">https://www.intercept.com.br/</a>

Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay. Hosted and reported by award-winning investigative climate journalists and led by Amy Westervelt, each season unravels new evidence of deception, disinformation, and the power structures keeping real climate solutions out of reach.

Drilled is a true-crime climate change podcast exposing how corporate corruption and political operatives built decades of climate denial and delay. Hosted and reported by award-winning investigative climate journalists and led by Amy Westervelt, each season unravels new evidence of deception, disinformation, and the power structures keeping real climate solutions out of reach.

A true-crime podcast about climate change, hosted and reported by award-winning investigative journalist Amy Westervelt.

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The Ethanol Kingpin of Iowa

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Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakhani and Alleen Brown on the world on fire, how the media is covering the climate crisis, what's happening with the industry as a whole, and how it all relates to rising authoritarianism. The Spill is our new weekly show to bring you news, rants, and interviews in between narrative seasons.

Reading list from today's show:
Amy's book: geni.us/broughttoyouby
The Guardian on fossil fuel companies' war profiteering: https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/aug/04/revealed-major-oil-firms-make-93bn-profits-amid-war-and-climate-crisis
Nina's past reporting on extreme heat deaths: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/09/extreme-heat-deaths-autopsy
Drilled coverage of criminal conduct in Venezuela: https://drilled.media/news/hopenhaym
Drilled reporting on the U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana triangle: https://drilled.media/news/guyana-venezuela
Alleen's new series "The Propagandist": https://drilled.media/podcasts/drilled/16/s16-ep01

Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakhani and Alleen Brown on the world on fire, how the media is covering the climate crisis, what's happening with the industry as a whole, and how it all relates to rising authoritarianism.&nbsp;The Spill is our new weekly show to bring you news, rants, and interviews in between narrative seasons.
Reading list from today's show:
<ul>
<li>Amy's book: <a href="http://geni.us/broughttoyouby">geni.us/broughttoyouby</a></li>
<li>The Guardian on fossil fuel companies' war profiteering: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/aug/04/revealed-major-oil-firms-make-93bn-profits-amid-war-and-climate-crisis">https://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2026/aug/04/revealed-major-oil-firms-make-93bn-profits-amid-war-and-climate-crisis</a></li>
<li>Nina's past reporting on extreme heat deaths: <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/09/extreme-heat-deaths-autopsy">https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/oct/09/extreme-heat-deaths-autopsy</a></li>
<li>Drilled coverage of criminal conduct in Venezuela: <a href="https://drilled.media/news/hopenhaym">https://drilled.media/news/hopenhaym</a></li>
<li>Drilled reporting on the U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana triangle: <a href="https://drilled.media/news/guyana-venezuela">https://drilled.media/news/guyana-venezuela</a></li>
<li>Alleen's new series "The Propagandist": <a href="https://drilled.media/news/guyana-venezuela">https://drilled.media/podcasts/drilled/16/s16-ep01</a></li>
</ul>

Welcome to "The Spill," Our New Weekly Newscast

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Alleen could only put together a story like this because she's stayed on the beat for a decade, building relationships and hunting for documents. At the 10-year anniversary of the Standing Rock movement, she gives us a look at why it's important for democracy for journalists to go deeper than breaking news. Speaking of which...Buy Amy's book! https://geni.us/broughttoyouby

For a look at the primary documents underpinning this series, head to https://drilled.media/.This mini-series was reported in partnership with High Country News, and a print feature accompanying it is available on their website: https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-8/inside-standing-rocks-propaganda-war/.

Alleen could only put together a story like this because she's stayed on the beat for a decade, building relationships and hunting for documents. At the 10-year anniversary of the Standing Rock movement, she gives us a look at why it's important for democracy for journalists to go deeper than breaking news. Speaking of which...Buy Amy's book! <a href="https://geni.us/broughttoyouby">https://geni.us/broughttoyouby</a> For a look at the primary documents underpinning this series, head to <a href="https://drilled.media/">https://drilled.media/.</a>This mini-series was reported in partnership with High Country News, and a print feature accompanying it is available on their website: <a href="https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-8/inside-standing-rocks-propaganda-war/">https://www.hcn.org/issues/58-8/inside-standing-rocks-propaganda-war/</a>.

Episode 3: The Story of a Decade-Long Investigation

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The pipeline has been built, the protest camps disbanded, but the fight isn't over. As pipeline opponents set up a new camp in Iowa, the Tiger Swan propagandists follow them, this time with the help of an undercover infiltrator. A WhatsApp chat reveals the private spies' machinations.

For a look at the primary documents underpinning this episode, head to https://drilled.media/.This mini-series was reported in partnership with High Country News, and a print feature accompanying it is available on their website: https://www.hcn.org/

The pipeline has been built, the protest camps disbanded, but the fight isn't over. As pipeline opponents set up a new camp in Iowa, the Tiger Swan propagandists follow them, this time with the help of an undercover infiltrator. A WhatsApp chat reveals the private spies' machinations. For a look at the primary documents underpinning this episode, head to <a href="https://drilled.media/">https://drilled.media/.</a>This mini-series was reported in partnership with High Country News, and a print feature accompanying it is available on their website: <a href="https://www.hcn.org/">https://www.hcn.org/</a>

Episode 2: The Real Outside Agitators of Iowa

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