Podcast
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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Ken Jensen: “The Enemies of Reason” | Tom Nelson Pod #408
6d ago01:04:40Tap to summarizeKen Jensen describes his background in environmental toxicology and medical devices, then argues morality can be grounded without religion. He traces a “true, good, beautiful” triad from Plato through Vitruvius and maps it to objective reality, reciprocity/voluntary exchange, and beauty/grace, contrasting it with a destructive “DOI” (destruction, opposition, inversion) force. He critiques management tactics like permanent crisis, “red dot” diversions, and misuse of Romans 13, citing Katrina clergy response teams. He promotes a “dartboard” model over left-right politics, says ethics and morality are inseparable (Nuremberg vs Nazi view), warns about EU-style centralization, CBDCs, and praises ridicule as a defense. He discusses sound money and presents his books The Enemies of Reason and The Memo.00:00 Meet Ken Jensen01:02 Morality Without God02:23 Early Doubts and Clues05:13 Climate Debate and First Principles06:15 Entropy Uppers and Downers09:02 Religion as Binding Core10:46 Words Shape Thought13:38 Plato Truth Good Beauty17:47 Rome Constantine and Control20:26 Katrina Clergy Response Teams23:12 Triad Mapped to Trinity29:02 Dorothy Model and Inversion30:43 Universities and Private Property34:57 Aesthetics vs Brutalism35:35 Destruction Opposition Inversion36:04 Parasitic Tactics Explained36:59 Inverting the Trinity37:27 Defining What We Defend38:12 Two Books Overview38:57 Dartboard Not Left Right41:04 Morality vs Legal Positivism43:13 Takeaways Recalibration46:37 Studying Evil and Pride49:34 Red Dot Diversions51:17 Wizard of Oz Q and A51:48 CBDCs and EU Centralization56:57 Permanent Crisis and Elites58:33 Ressentiment and Ridicule01:01:20 Sound Money Fixes Society01:04:17 Wrap Up and Contactshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kpjensen/https://www.contactauthorkpj.com/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Hügo Krüger: “Great idea: If it’s really too hot in your house, get some AC” | Tom Nelson Pod #407
1w ago00:29:37Tap to summarizeIn a Paris heatwave (33–40°C), Hügo Krüger says France suffers more indoors because only about 25% of homes have AC, unlike near-universal AC in the US/Japan. He describes ideological and regulatory resistance to AC from ecologists and left-wing politicians, despite AC being a reversible heat pump and France’s electricity being largely nuclear. Apartment rules, aesthetic objections, and energy ratings discourage installation; subsidies favor air-to-water heat pumps that can’t cool. Demand for fans and AC is surging, and politicians propose easing restrictions. He expects fewer deaths than 2003 due to heat alerts, but argues AC would reduce vulnerability.00:00 Paris Heatwave Check In01:00 Why France Lacks AC01:33 Myths About Air Conditioning03:00 Hospitals Trains And Culture03:42 Politics And Nuclear Power Angle07:20 Heat Deaths And Public Response14:47 Regulations Blocking Reversible AC16:44 How Rare Is This Heat17:54 2003 Heatwave Lessons20:31 Hardliners And Building Lobby22:14 Insulation Fans And Daily Life24:11 Bigger Pattern And Nuclear Future29:04 Wrap Up And GoFundMe Plughttps://x.com/hkrugertjie“fundraiser to buy an AC for the French Heat Wave!”: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-me-not-melt-in-paris-2026-heatwave?lang=en_US&ts=1782483248=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summarieshttps://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Erich Schaffer: “Water Vapor Feedback, Part Two” | Tom Nelson Pod #406
1w ago01:47:47Tap to summarizeErich Schaffer critiques the “super greenhouse effect” and argues that tropical outgoing longwave radiation stays flat mainly because tropospheric temperature is sluggish relative to surface temperature, not because water vapor amplifies greenhouse trapping. He says regional and seasonal proxies for water vapor feedback are invalid (citing admissions by Ramanathan/Inamdar and Dessler et al.) and claims interannual proxy results are distorted by aspect-ratio choices and improper OLS regression, advocating TLS or rotated-benchmark methods. Reanalyzing published plots (Spencer, Lindzen-Choi, Chung, Andy May), he concludes water vapor plus lapse rate implies strong negative feedback and low ECS (~1 K). He also alleges data “fudging” and broader scientific incompetence.00:00 Super Greenhouse Effect02:20 OLR Calculations Explained03:28 Troposphere Sluggishness05:32 Ramanathan Admission10:23 Feedback Breakdown Math12:37 Two Proxies Debunked14:05 Revisiting Interannual Proxy16:02 Bad Regression Plotting17:16 Aspect Ratio Distortion23:45 OLS vs TLS Regression30:53 Negative Feedback Emerges33:22 Spencer Regression Mystery37:45 Lindzen Choi Critique41:03 Fixing Lindzen Plot51:17 Recent Andy May Example53:21 Rotate Plot Method55:19 Benchmark Slope Trick57:38 Questionable Outliers01:01:26 Proxies Fall Apart01:02:22 Lapse Rate Physics01:05:45 Tropical Hotspot Feedback01:11:10 AR6 Codependency Critique01:14:24 MODTRAN Water Vapor Test01:19:44 Emission Altitudes Explained01:25:22 Net Feedback and ECS01:27:17 Blunders and Sociology01:40:54 Q&A and Takeaway01:44:44 Bonus Coal Math Error01:47:42 Wrap UpErich Schaffer: “Water Vapor Feedback, Part One”: https://youtu.be/2O4mOf9gk-shttps://x.com/erich_schafferhttps://greenhousedefect.com/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Anika Sweetland Part 1: “The science lesson you never received” | Tom Nelson Pod #405
2w ago00:39:42Tap to summarizeTom interviews Anika Sweetland, who argues Earth’s climate changes in predictable natural cycles and that today is relatively cool in a 65‑million‑year context. Using graphs and books by Gregory Wrightstone, she describes ice-age rhythms linked to Milankovitch cycles and 1,500‑year Dansgaard–Oeschger cycles, including the Medieval Warm Period and Little Ice Age, and claims solar activity and cosmic rays better correlate with temperature than CO2. She says the IPCC smooths data and governments use fear for control, while net-zero policies are wasteful and geoengineering in the UK is concerning. Sweetland recounts university climate studies as CO2-focused indoctrination, discusses backlash and support online, and previews a part two on the IPCC.00:00 Meet Anika Sweetland04:40 Ice Ages and Long Cooling07:18 Milankovitch Cycles Explained09:14 Dansgaard Oeschger Cycles11:04 Medieval Warmth and Little Ice Age14:01 Sun Cosmic Rays and Clouds18:21 CO2 Claims and Propaganda21:07 Her Climate Degree Experience23:22 Education Debate and Models27:47 Conference Disruption and Activism30:34 Social Media Pushback34:54 Part Two and Wrap Up35:22 Energy Policy and Geoengineering39:18 Final Thanks and Goodbyehttps://x.com/anika_climateThe 16th International Conference on Climate Change: https://climateconference.heartland.org/Anika on being bombarded with global warming propaganda: https://x.com/anika_climate/status/2037550091544785239=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Joseph Fournier: “Solar-Driven Glacial Atmospheric Dipole” | Tom Nelson Pod #404
2w ago01:53:12Tap to summarizeJoseph Fournier discusses his Substack article proposing a “solar-driven glacial atmospheric dipole” to explain the Last Glacial Maximum contrast between ice-covered North Atlantic regions and ice-free Beringia. He reviews Milankovitch cycles, zonal vs meridional winds, ITCZ migration, Holocene aridity/desert formation around 4,200 years ago, and Neoglacial solar sensitivity. He focuses on how solar variability (UV, interplanetary magnetic field, energetic particle precipitation, cosmic rays) affects stratospheric polar vortices and couples to tropospheric indices (NAO, SAM), influencing clouds, sunshine, ocean circulation (AMO/AMOC), and glaciers, citing proxy reconstructions and Bond events. They also address the Atlantic “cold blob” freshwater argument and farming implications.00:00 Beringia Glacial Mystery02:35 Dedication and Wind Focus06:08 Holocene ITCZ Shifts10:21 Deserts and Neoglacial Questions15:02 Milankovitch Limits17:22 Zonal vs Meridional Flow22:09 Southern Annular Mode Basics25:12 SAM Impacts and Ocean Carbon28:48 Cloud Belts and Brightening34:32 SAM History and Solar Minima38:12 Polar Vortex Coupling40:17 Solar Magnetism Explained45:18 GCRs and Stratosphere Temps52:01 Sunspots vs Hurricane Power56:01 EPP Ozone and Aurora Link58:36 Solar System Harmonics01:01:02 Solar Wobble Link01:02:34 Jupiter Quakes Core01:06:41 Zonal vs Meridional01:11:32 NAO SPV Coupling01:14:21 Bond Events Framework01:17:42 Ice Rafted Debris01:25:26 Greenland Melt Drivers01:30:38 AMO Gulf Stream THC01:37:10 Cosmogenic Isotope Cycles01:42:34 Glacial Dipole Conclusion01:45:46 Atlantic Cold Blob01:49:13 Farming Outlook Wraphttps://x.com/JosephF55175005=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →William van Wijngaarden: “Evidence doesn’t support climate hysteria” | Tom Nelson Pod #403
3w ago00:41:23Tap to summarizeWilliam Van Wijngaarden explains the greenhouse effect as higher, colder radiating layers caused by more greenhouse gases, noting roles of CO2, water vapor, ozone, methane, and N2O, and emphasizing cloud uncertainties. He cites rising CO2 (320 ppm in 1960 to ~430), N2O and methane increases, but highlights non-monotonic temperature history including a 2000–2016 “hiatus,” and claims climate models overpredict warming by about threefold. He argues data do not show worsening trends in Arctic ice (recently flat), hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, or precipitation, and glacier retreat began after the Little Ice Age. He says ocean pH would drop from 8.18 to ~7.93 with doubled CO2, corals grow fastest in warm water, eliminating cattle would cool ~0.05°C, and fertilizer cuts risk food shortages. He calls for more observations (clouds, Argo oceans) and concludes warming is modest (~1°C ±1°C) and net-zero policies lack evidence.00:00 Meet The Guest03:19 Key Greenhouse Gases05:44 Temperature Record Mysteries07:20 Models Versus Reality08:39 Infrared Spectrum Explained10:53 Satellites Confirm Physics11:58 Clouds And Uncertainty15:10 Arctic Ice Reality Check16:28 Glaciers Wildfires Hurricanes20:12 Natural Variability Lesson21:52 Ocean Acidification Facts23:52 Corals And Warm Water24:48 Methane And Livestock Myth27:06 Fertilizer And Food Tradeoffs28:51 CO2 Greening Benefits30:56 Big Picture Conclusions33:04 New Research Water Vapor34:04 Observations Over Modeling36:05 Measuring Oceans And Ice39:21 Looking Ahead Calmly41:16 Final Thanks And WrapWilliam’s website: https://wvanwijngaarden.info.yorku.ca/=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Emmet Connor: “Red Pandemic: The Global Marxist Cult” | Tom Nelson Pod #402
3w ago01:00:43Tap to summarizeIrish author and analyst Emmet Connor tells host Tom he has focused since 2015 on Marxism/communist indoctrination, defining it as an international revolutionary ideology aimed at destroying existing hierarchies and rebuilding a utopia. He argues “globalism” and the New World Order are communism repackaged, seen in open borders, climate policy, food controls, attacks on farming, education, and cultural issues like DEI and gender ideology, with Christians targeted. He discusses Ireland’s pro-globalist politics, COVID as totalitarian economic attack linked to the CCP, and a broader China/Russia-led push for world dominance, including Africa via Belt and Road. Connor promotes his Dallas presentation and book, and provides X/email contacts.00:00 Introduction to Emmet Connor00:40 Defining Marxism02:59 Globalism and New World Order04:16 Unwitting Marxist Promotion05:52 Open Borders Policy08:31 Climate Change Movement11:44 Controlling the Food Supply13:01 War on Farming14:07 Ireland's Political Situation16:02 COVID and Great Reset19:00 Marxism as Kryptonite19:55 Marxism's Effect on Africa22:41 China's Influence in Africa24:59 Global Communist Strategy27:15 Brexit and UK Politics28:49 Trump and Marxism31:33 Elections and Global Impact33:18 Second Amendment Importance34:24 Death Toll of Marxism36:58 Attacking the Traditional Family38:53 Drag Queen Story Hour40:57 COVID and Parental Awareness42:57 Christianity Under Attack45:12 Population Control Agenda46:53 UN Socialist Leadership48:11 Stakeholder Capitalism49:08 Internationalist Groups50:27 Attacking the US Dollar53:17 Greta Thunberg and Climate56:01 Reception and Outreach58:29 Boiling It Down59:38 Final Thoughtshttps://x.com/ResolvingRRed Pandemic: The Global Marxist Cult on Amazon: https://a.co/d/079j3En7Guest spot on the Peter McCormack show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb-uJmcQXccEmmet’s Dallas presentation on Marxism is highly recommend as an overview of the subject: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI2cy4Dp_8M=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Ronald Stein: “California Refinery Crisis” | Tom Nelson Pod #401
4w ago00:52:08Tap to summarizeRonald Stein discusses California’s “refinery crisis,” arguing that heavy regulation is driving remaining refineries to consider leaving, after recent closures and a reported 17% decline from peak refining. He says California is an “energy island” with no pipelines over the Sierra Nevada, so most fuel must be made in-state; otherwise it would come from foreign refineries, potentially in Asia, raising costs, emissions, and national security concerns for military and international airports, ports, and trucking. Stein contends wind and solar only generate electricity and cannot replace refined-oil products used for transportation fuels and countless derivatives. He criticizes politicians and the press for not addressing practical replacement plans and advocates “energy literacy.”00:00 Refinery Crisis Begins00:42 California Energy Island01:22 Fuel Demand Reality Check02:03 Refineries Leaving Warning02:58 Climate Policy Pushback04:12 Voters Politicians Press05:04 Wind Solar Limits06:00 No Backup Plan06:14 Regulators And Newsom08:49 Oil Derivatives Explained09:47 Crude Types And Fracking11:46 How Regulations Drive Out13:15 Outsourcing Emissions Abroad14:39 Import Dependence Grows16:29 Shipping And Port Bottlenecks18:34 Clean Air But High Demand20:20 National Security Takeover Talk22:37 Campaign Silence And Media23:29 Planes Need Real Power24:51 Battery Plane Reality Check25:36 Electricity Imports Warning25:56 Importing Power and Fuel26:17 AI Power Crunch29:08 Refinery Rules and Costs30:54 Foreign Dependence Risks32:25 Scaling Alternatives34:35 Energy Literacy and Policy36:25 Nuclear Future39:26 Wind Reality Check41:32 California Oil Underfoot44:33 Oil Seeps and Tar Pits46:36 Zero Emissions Reality49:45 Global Poverty and Demand50:45 Where to Follow Ronald=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →John Parmentola: “How could Sea Levels Fall by 400 Feet During an Ice Age?” | Tom Nelson Pod #400
Jun 501:14:07Tap to summarizeJohn Parmentola discusses a puzzle of how sea levels fell ~400 feet during ice ages and argues global annual solar input is nearly constant, implying compensating regional heating when the Arctic cools. Using Antarctic ice-core temperature proxies and orbital mechanics, he introduces a new “countervailing obliquity precession effect” (COPE): a biannual insolation asymmetry that increases tropical-zone energy deposition while Arctic summer insolation and melt potential decline, affecting the hydrological cycle, moisture transport, albedo, and glacial descent. He estimates the evaporation energy need (~10^26 J) and says COPE energy over millennia exceeds this. He cites satellite/top-of-atmosphere energy-balance analysis (~1 W/m² net gain) and notes tests: second-half-year precipitation bias, possible Arctic moisture-transport bias, and CO2 outgassing seasonality. Links to his preprint and related work are mentioned.00:00 Sea Level Ice Age Mystery09:33 Warming Before Glaciation12:01 Evaporation Energy Math13:28 Solar Input Basics17:10 Why Insolation Stays Constant20:54 Milankovitch Parameters Explained26:45 Obliquity Heat Redistribution29:08 Seasonal Zone Matrix33:33 Arctic Insolation Then vs Now40:05 Milankovitch Hypothesis Summary40:56 Snow Ice Evidence42:15 Orbit Month Swap43:54 Hidden Insolation Split46:12 Seasonal Energy Gap48:48 Tropical Energy Build50:15 COPE Defined53:01 Satellite Signal Test56:24 Past Interglacial Match59:22 Summary And Wrap01:01:08 Q And A Tests01:05:51 Website And Preprint01:06:30 Economic Growth Detour01:11:21 Final Links Farewellhttps://johnparmentola.com/2019: The Great Mystery of Economic Growth”: https://youtu.be/sx-55BhuFksJohn Parmentola: Estimating the Holocene Warm Period Termination | Tom Nelson Pod #96: https://youtu.be/6c3yW6s0shQ=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
Transcribe →Mel Counts: “Olympic Gold; Played With Bill Russell, Wilt, Havlicek & West” | Tom Nelson Pod #399
Jun 300:50:11Tap to summarizeMel Counts recounts growing up in a small Oregon town, being mentored by an early coach, his rapid growth to 6'11", and recruitment to Oregon State, where he made a Final Four and later realized he could turn pro. He describes making the 1964 U.S. Olympic team under Hank Iba and winning gold over the Russians, his most cherished team honor. Drafted by the Boston Celtics, he won two championships and shares stories about Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, travel and pay in the era, and later stops including the Bullets, Lakers, and Suns, facing legends like Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Kareem, and Walton. He discusses pensions, family, faith, giving back, and staying active at 84.00:00 Meet Mel Counts00:21 Small Town Beginnings01:29 Oregon State Breakthrough01:51 Slats Gill Lessons03:12 Final Four Teammates04:01 Olympic Tryouts Camp04:40 Tokyo Gold Medal06:45 Celtics Rookie Life08:21 Traded To Bullets09:25 Scary Team Flight11:21 NBA Travel Pay Then14:53 Red Auerbach Stories16:35 Wilt Chamberlain Era17:42 Rings Watches Stages18:32 Physical Game Changes19:24 Wilt Strength Tales21:24 Guarding Legends Film22:26 Lakers Suns Wilt Sweat23:41 Wilt Helped My Role24:46 Practice With Russell25:39 Road Trip Win Streak26:23 Playing With Jerry West27:30 Game 7 Balloons Drama29:27 Bill Russell The Ultimate Winner30:36 Boston Life Lessons33:02 Hall Of Famers Era33:57 Pete Maravich Memories34:46 Three Point Revolution37:21 Durability And Old School Training39:53 Nutrition And Wilt Hot Dogs41:46 Pensions And Player Benefits43:40 Money Mistakes Then And Now45:17 Rings Faith And Family45:57 Giving Back And Life Advice48:51 Staying Active And Final WrapBasketball Reference: https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/c/countme01.htmlMel Counts highlights: https://youtu.be/7XcO7xAc_r4Mel Counts NBA2K: https://youtu.be/JllZNFwnn9AMel Counts replaces Wilt Chamberlain late in 1969’s NBA championship game seven: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnu5vMfPtbw&t=8256s=========Slides, summaries, references, and transcripts of my podcasts: https://tomn.substack.com/p/podcast-summariesMy Linktree: https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1
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