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Tom Nelson
Hosted by Thomas Nelson · EN
Interviews and presentations on climate/energy realism and more, with guests including Will Happer, Jerome Corsi, Marc Morano, Carl-Otto Weiss, Valentina Zharkova, Christopher Essex, Henrik Svensmark, Patrick Moore, Ross McKitrick, Willie Soon, Susan Crockford, Peter Ridd, Christopher Monckton, and Richard Lindzen.
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Randall Bock: “Withdraw to Freedom: Navigating the Addiction Maze” #421
3d ago01:24:10Tap to summarizeRandall Bock argues opioids have dual legal and illicit markets and that most prescribed users don’t become street addicts. He recounts refusing drug-seekers (“Dr. No”) and later using buprenorphine as a temporary bridge, advocating a 4–6 month taper to sobriety rather than lifelong “maintenance.” He claims methadone maintenance, originated at Rockefeller University and expanded nationally via Nixon-era policy and Medicaid incentives, aimed to curb New York City crime but instead seeded the first wave of the opioid crisis and spread heroin use. He challenges the “addiction as disease/insulin” analogy, cites Vietnam vet recovery and Rat Park, and promotes his book “Withdraw to Freedom.”00:00 Opioid Desert Intro01:06 Two Marketplaces Theory02:01 Doctor No Stories03:29 Suboxone And DATA 200004:50 Maintenance Therapy Critique06:22 New York City Sets Stage08:04 Bridge To Sobriety Plan10:47 Long Boom And Opioid Spike14:24 Classic Narcotic Control Era17:26 Harm Reduction And Methadone18:43 OxyContin Myth Busting19:48 Addiction As Exposure23:28 Rockefeller Methadone Origins26:40 Crime Control Not Cure28:14 Why Methadone Feels Dopey31:59 National Spread And Incentives36:46 Did Crime Drop Actually38:46 Equality Of Misery40:49 Dealers Adapt And Expand43:03 Dopesick Narrative Setup43:36 Methadone First Wave45:22 Medicalization Lessons48:15 Disease Model Tested50:20 Replacement vs Proclivity53:29 Russia and Hard Truths55:38 Rat Park Recovery01:00:14 Economy and Despair01:03:18 Bock Taper and Five Fs01:09:28 Board Backlash01:11:28 Book Launch Pitch01:13:51 Incentives and COVID Parallels01:19:01 Mental Health Parity01:22:43 Wrap Up and Dual Pathhttps://randybock.com/https://x.com/@DrRandallBock=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Jim Lakely #420
6d ago00:54:46Tap to summarizeJim Lakely, EVP and communications director at The Heartland Institute, describes Heartland’s free-market mission and its global role “pushing back on climate alarmism,” plus his weekly Climate Realism Show. He recounts Heartland’s 16 climate conferences since 2008 (300+ speakers, videos online), efforts to invite opposing views, and claims the IPCC’s mandate is to emphasize human influence. They discuss natural forcings, scientific uncertainty, warming since the Little Ice Age, and skepticism about “global average temperature.” Lakely cites funding pressures in academia, conference disruptions by Climate Defiance, and notes Roy Spencer’s satellite data work. He recounts “Fakegate,” alleging Peter Gleick stole documents and forged a memo. They also discuss COPs, social-media throttling, and AI’s energy demands weakening climate media funding.00:00 Meet Jim Lakely00:32 Heartland Climate Mission01:34 Inside Climate Conferences04:25 Debate And The IPCC07:06 Natural Forcings Focus09:32 Warming And Perspective12:23 Young Skeptics Rising15:40 Disruptions And Threats20:44 Will Happer Spotlight23:25 Models Funding And Media28:01 Journalism Background29:13 Congress Reality Check30:39 Oval Office With Bush32:44 Climate Beat Back Then35:09 Momentum After 202438:32 AI Needs Real Energy40:24 Fakegate Scandal Recap47:03 Inside UN COP Meetings48:57 Social Media Censorship51:38 YouTube UN Banners53:02 Closing Thoughts Freedomhttps://x.com/jlakelySee all Heartland “International Conference on Climate Change” videos here: https://climateconferences.heartland.org/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Thomas Kurz: “Greenhouse Gases and Climate Feedbacks” | Tom Nelson Pod #419
1w ago01:02:04Tap to summarizeThomas Kurz discusses chapters from his book Why There Is No Climate Crisis, citing positive reviews, then explains the greenhouse effect and argues CO2’s warming is limited and logarithmic. He claims doubling CO2 yields about 3 W/m² effective forcing, or ~0.9°C via Stefan–Boltzmann calculations, and says even burning all known fossil fuel reserves would add under ~1°C. He argues “climate crisis” claims rely on compounded positive feedbacks in IPCC models, but says observations show models overpredict warming, relative humidity aloft is declining, and a predicted tropical hotspot is missing. He attributes discrepancies to cloud/aerosol cooling, proposing an Earth “thermostat” and net slightly negative feedback.00:00 Guest and Book Update02:31 Greenhouse Effect Basics04:53 CO2 Absorption and Saturation07:38 Four Ways to Calculate Forcing17:11 Convert Forcing to Temperature21:19 Logarithmic Warming Limits24:20 Fossil Fuels and Max Warming28:13 Feedbacks Behind the Crisis32:55 Models vs Observations41:30 Clouds and Cooling Evidence55:51 Earth Thermostat Conclusion57:52 Q&A and Scientific Method01:01:33 Wrap Up and Farewell“Why There is No Climate Crisis: The Surprising Evidence You Should Know”: https://a.co/d/05rKxsYUhttps://www.whynoclimatecrisis.com/Email: info@WhyNoClimateCrisis.com=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Ray Sanders #418
2w ago01:16:51Tap to summarizeRay Sanders updates his Surface Stations project to classify all 385 UK Met Office weather stations using WMO siting classes, claiming 88% are class 3–5 and 112 meet no regulations, including many in walled or private gardens and car parks. He argues poor siting, degraded maintenance after automation, and rapid platinum resistance thermometers in Stevenson screens create spikes and non-comparable records versus older liquid-in-glass methods. He alleges rounding/conversion issues, data from non-existent “climate averages” sites, refusals under FOI, and deletion of queried webpages. He presents analyses of stable long-term records at Wye and effects from a solar farm at RAF Lyneham, and plans more reconstructions with helpers.00:00 Project Update Intro01:49 WMO Siting Classes Explained03:23 Most Stations Fail Standards05:54 Walled Gardens Hotspots11:55 Car Parks and Heat Sources13:58 Thermometers and Response Time18:27 Stevenson Screen Meets PRT20:36 Sampling Rates and Spikes24:45 Fahrenheit to Celsius Rounding28:00 Maintenance and Automation Decay32:30 Phantom Stations and FOI Fight37:59 Allies and Data Deletions42:16 Searching for Good Stations42:30 Best Station Locations43:39 Wye Data Deep Dive44:59 Anomalies And Baselines46:36 Manual Records Reveal 1930s50:00 Solar Farm Heat Jump51:19 Dyce Vs Craibstone55:06 Met Office Classification Errors59:53 Questionable Data Practices01:02:21 US Climate Reference Network01:07:38 Why He Started The Crusade01:13:53 Focus On Great Britain01:14:51 Thanks And Wrap Uphttps://x.com/RaySand17710097=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Willie Soon and Jonathan Cohler on natural atmospheric CO2 rise #417
2w ago01:21:48Tap to summarizeWillie Soon and Jonathan Cohler argue the rise in atmospheric CO2 is mostly natural, challenging claims it is 100% manmade from hydrocarbon burning. They cite analyses using bomb-produced carbon-14 showing a single-exponential decay and a short CO2 atmospheric residence time (~3.8 years), contrasting with IPCC claims of thousands of years and criticizing undefined terms like “adjustment time.” They say their work falsifies the Suess effect and that delta-13C of atmospheric change stays near -13‰ from 1978–2022 and in proxies over 500 years, inconsistent with a dominant fossil-fuel signature (~-28‰). They discuss ocean/land cycling, solar/energy imbalance hypotheses, and skepticism of ice-core CO2 constancy claims.00:00 Big CO2 Claim Questioned01:30 Decades of Doubt02:16 Researchers Who Challenged It04:13 Natural Rise Hypothesis05:14 Suess Effect Origins07:35 Bomb Pulse Carbon-1412:39 Short Residence Time14:22 Word Games vs Definitions16:44 3.8 Years Explained21:21 Bridge Equation Breakthrough25:34 Peer Pushback and Talks29:43 Physical Tether Theorem34:01 Koutsoyiannis Delta13C Test42:46 Why Delta13C Still Drops44:23 Lineage and Credit45:43 Cycle Time vs IPCC49:14 Debunking Net Sink51:06 Biosphere Expansion Idea51:48 Satellite Imbalance Fraud56:17 Outgassing Explains CO2 Rise01:01:40 Proxy Limits and Ice Cores01:09:26 Future CO2 and Benefits01:13:18 C14 Tracers and Dating01:15:02 Suez Effect Model Critique01:21:15 Wrapping Up and LinksJonathan Cohler – “The IPCC Circle of Lies: Five Papers Falsify the Entire Framework”https://x.com/cohler/status/2081407310493081791Willie Soon – “From Demon to Dinner: The Scientific Case for CO₂ and Fossil Fuels”https://x.com/cohler/status/2081408758308077952Slides:Jonathan Cohler: https://x.com/cohler/status/2081410426147938599Willie Soon: https://x.com/cohler/status/2081410908392133048CERES-Science: https://www.ceres-science.com/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Steve Milloy #416
3w ago00:59:13Tap to summarizeSteve Milloy reviews Trump’s fossil-fuel agenda, EPA rollback of the 2009 endangerment finding, and concerns that litigation delays and Justice Department staffing could let a future Democratic administration reverse course. The speaker attacks the National Academy of Sciences as climate activists, cites a climate chapter in a judges’ science manual, notes Elena Kagan said she didn’t read it, and urges cutting NAS funding. They praise Matt Wielicki’s appointment to lead the U.S. Global Change Research Program. They argue wildfire-smoke PM2.5 health scares lacked NYC hospital spikes, criticize linear no-threshold regulation (radiation, PFAS), and discuss Yucca Mountain standards. They describe shareholder activism against corporate ESG (Netflix, Exxon), criticize carbon capture subsidies, and praise young “climate realist” advocates.00:00 Trump EPA Rollbacks01:37 NAS Versus Trump04:16 Defunding NAS Push06:30 Kagan Foreword Controversy08:24 Climate Realist Appointment09:43 Democrats And Green Money11:59 Big Tech Climate Censorship13:21 X Algorithms And Reach16:10 Viral Tweet No Warming18:20 Wildfire Smoke Reality Check22:30 EPA PM2.5 Experiments26:12 LNT Model And Hormesis30:18 Yucca Mountain Absurdity32:37 PFAS And Low Dose Effects33:37 Forever Chemicals Are Inert34:41 Dose Makes the Poison36:34 Parts Per Trillion Panic37:31 Why Fear Spreads38:06 Conservative Shareholder Activism41:07 Exxon and ESG Battles42:23 Carbon Capture Reality Check43:53 Subsidies and Nanny Government45:31 Next Gen Climate Realists47:43 Awards and Staying the Course50:31 NASA Names and Media Retreat56:01 Debate Challenge and Wrap UpSteve on X: https://x.com/JunkScienceWeb: https://junkscience.com/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Marc Glendening #415
3w ago00:54:45Tap to summarizeMark Glendening argues free speech in Britain and the West is under increasing internal attack, citing “non-crime hate incidents,” broad Public Order Act powers, online and even private-message prosecutions, and proposals to criminalize non-affirmation of transgender identity under “conversion therapy” laws. He says enforcement is often aimed at the right and anti-transgender feminists, though he notes prosecutions of some left-wing Palestine Action supporters. Glendening traces today’s speech controls to cultural strategies developed after Marxism waned, highlighting Gramsci, the Frankfurt School (especially Marcuse), and French postmodernists. He urges electoral pressure campaigns, praises Elon Musk and X, and warns that debanking, digital ID, and Soros-backed regulation threaten liberties.00:00 Meet Mark Glendening01:07 Britain’s Free Speech Legacy02:04 Non Crime Hate Incidents04:23 Policing Private Speech06:52 Who Gets Targeted09:29 Conversion Therapy Crackdown16:09 Why the New Left Censors21:21 Three Intellectual Roots28:37 The Sixties Cultural Turn36:12 Words Liberal vs Progressive43:31 Digital ID and Debanking44:46 Fighting Back Politically48:04 Elon Musk and X50:07 US Elections and Internet Speech52:20 Final Thoughts on Libertyhttps://iea.org.uk/tag/marc-glendening/https://iea.org.uk/publications/transgender-ideology-a-new-threat-to-liberal-values/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Ron Clutz Part 1: “Highlights from 3400 Climate Blog Posts” #414
4w ago01:04:53Tap to summarizeRon Clutz summarizes themes from his “Science Matters” blog, framing climate change as three linked claims: humans warm the Earth, the warming is dangerous, and government can stop it. He argues climate sensitivity estimates are declining and models overpredict warming, citing comparisons of model outputs to observations, weak long-term temperature correlation with fossil fuel use, and claims that storms, wildfires, sea level rise, Arctic ice, and drought trends are not worsening as asserted. He criticizes “reductionism” to CO2 and radiative forcing, emphasizing water vapor, convection, and hydrology, plus solar/cloud and ocean-cycle influences (ENSO/PDO/AMO). He also questions adjusted temperature records and UN policy effectiveness.00:00 Meet Ron Clutz01:13 Climate Change Three Claims05:18 Is Warming Dangerous10:17 Can Government Stop It12:23 Reductionism In Climate Science17:32 Greenhouse Physics And Water Vapor23:10 CO2 Sources And Temperature Lag25:26 Complexity And Data Adjustments33:29 Extreme Events And Attribution35:53 Model Failures And Scenarios42:10 Testing Greenhouse Theory51:02 Sunshine Clouds And Solar Cycles55:19 Oceans Drive Climate Cycles01:02:24 Hydrology And Closing Thoughts01:04:17 Wrap Up And Next Sessionhttps://rclutz.com/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →David Smith: “Wokicide: A Quality-Control System to Reclaim Education” #413
Jul 1701:08:42Tap to summarizeDavid Smith explains his book “Wokicide,” arguing that “woke” (critical social justice theory rooted in critical theory and postmodernism) persists in universities and schools because education lacks quality control, not because of politics. He proposes applying ISO 9001 and HACCP-style quality assurance to K–12 and universities: validated curriculum specifications, independent expert panels, hazard analysis, audits (scheduled and targeted), corrective action, and continuous improvement. A central Workplace Improvement Notice (WIN) system would let staff and even parents file tracked complaints with guaranteed responses, replacing DEI/unconscious-bias training with “deprogramming” modules and prioritizing evidence and accountability. Smith says QA would stop unvalidated ideological drift and is affordable by redirecting existing DEI-related spending.00:00 Intro and Two-Part Talk00:58 Why Woke Persists01:30 Education Lacks QA02:10 Validation Over Ideology04:53 Defining Woke Origins06:35 From Civil Rights to Overreach07:43 Flawed Woke Reasoning10:02 How Woke Spreads11:16 Equity Outcomes and Activism13:33 Deconstruction Playbook17:50 Woke Hall of Fame21:39 Perfect Storm in Education25:42 QA Solution Framework27:41 ISO 9001 and HACCP29:42 Authority and Adoption30:55 Four Phases Implementation33:35 Validation and Hazard Analysis34:47 Audits Monitoring Corrective Action37:09 Aggressive Feedback Loops39:05 WIN Notice Explained41:41 Curriculum Content Validation43:12 Audits in K-12 Schools44:53 K-12 QA Wrap Up45:47 Universities as the Source47:29 University Validation Hurdles50:30 University Auditing Red Flags51:58 Objections and Pushback57:12 Failure Modes and Fixes59:39 Cost and Staffing Reality01:02:08 Closing Q&A and Next StepsAmazon Kindle version: Wokicide: Pest Control for Education: https://a.co/d/0d0YeApM========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Gianluca Alimonti: “Three “climate matrix” papers” #412
Jul 1400:44:24Tap to summarizeGianluca Alimonti discusses three “climate matrix” papers: a 2022 review of extreme weather time series and response indicators that found no clear worsening trends (later retracted, which he argues lacked specific scientific grounds and reflected political pressure); a 2023 analysis of EM-DAT natural-disaster records concluding the post-1970 rise is largely improved reporting, with trends stable since about 2000 and disaster deaths decreasing; and a recent framework proposing 43 IPCC-aligned impact-driver and response indicators to assess “climate crisis,” finding most show no worsening, many improve, and few worsen. He criticizes media/official claims of rapidly rising disasters and emphasizes adaptation and prevention.00:00 Meet Gianluca Alimonti00:02 Climate Matrix Trilogy Overview01:31 Paper One Extreme Events03:11 Hurricanes Rain Tornado Data05:31 Retraction Controversy09:50 Paper Two Disaster Claims12:36 EM-DAT Reporting Bias17:27 Stable Trends Since 200021:42 Paper Three Defining Crisis23:12 Media Term And Search Trends27:05 Building A Crisis Framework28:20 Drivers Floods Cyclones Fires31:53 Response Indicators Scorecard35:59 Adaptation Beats Mitigation37:49 Conclusions Media Distortion39:38 Q&A Retraction And Outreach41:40 Where To Find Work44:05 Closing Thanks And FarewellHome page: https://www0.mi.infn.it/~alimonti/homepage/indexEn.htmPielke Jr on “The Alimonti Addendum”: https://rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/the-alimonti-addendum=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
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