The Climate Denier's Playbook

You ever have a glass full of ice and watch it melt? Sea levels are definitely exactly like that. BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) WANT TO ADVERTISE WITH US? Please contact sponsors@multitude.productions CREDITSCreated by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanEditor: Rebecca SteinbergProducers: Daniella Philipson, Rebecca SteinbergAdditional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute HaroldsonMusic: Tony Domenick Art: Jordan Doll Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCES:MarkRexOfficial. “[Meme about Sea-Level Rise in Sydney Harbour].” X, 16 July 2022, https://x.com/MarkRexOfficial/status/1548435736734547968.Snopes. “[Fact-Check of the Sydney Harbour Sea-Level Rise Meme].” Snopes, https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/sydney-harbor-sea-level-rise/.Australian Associated Press. “Fort Denison Pics No Indicator of Sea Level Rise.” Junee Southern Cross, https://www.juneesoutherncross.com.au/story/9232040/fort-denison-pics-no-indicator-of-sea-level-rise/.Science Feedback. “Photo Meme of Sydney Harbour Incorrectly Claims No Sea Level Rise Has Occurred.” Science Feedback, https://science.feedback.org/review/photo-meme-of-sydney-harbour-incorrectly-claims-no-sea-level-rise-has-occurred/.State Library of New South Wales. [1885 Photograph of Sydney Harbour and Fort Denison]. State Library of New South Wales. [Add the direct link to the specific photograph.]United States Department of Energy, Climate Working Group. A Critical Review of Impacts of Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the U.S. Climate. July 2025, https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf.“Rate of Sea Level Rise Doubled over 30 Years, New Study Shows.” NASA Sea Level Change Portal, https://sealevel.nasa.gov/news/280/rate-of-sea-level-rise-doubled-over-30-years-new-study-shows/.Lindsey, Rebecca. “Climate Change: Global Sea Level.” NOAA Climate.gov, https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-global-sea-level.National Snow and Ice Data Center. “Why Ice Sheets Matter.” National Snow and Ice Data Center, https://nsidc.org/learn/parts-cryosphere/ice-sheets/why-ice-sheets-matter.“The Philippines’ New Frontiers of Human Security: Locating Migration in Climate Foreign Policy.” Pacific Forum, https://pacforum.org/publications/yl-blog-63-the-philippines-new-frontiers-of-human-security-locating-migration-in-climate-foreign-policy/.“How Will Sea Levels Change in the Future?” U.S. Sea Level Change, https://earth.gov/sealevel/us/sea-level-101/future-sea-level/the-basics/.CLIPS:11/26/25: Joe Rogan Experience #2418 - Chris Williamson 10/9/25: Climate Chronicles┋Rising Sea Levels8/13/24: Trump and Musk Talk One-on-One - ABC Listen1/9/25: Joe Rogan Experience #2254 - Mel Gibson9/23/14: The Daily Show - Burn Noticed3/16/23: Tucker Carlson Tonight See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AI is causing climate problems. And the only way to fix them is.... EVEN MORE AI!BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) WANT TO ADVERTISE WITH US? Please contact sponsors@multitude.productions CREDITSCreated by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanEditor: Rebecca SteinbergProducers: Daniella Philipson, Rebecca SteinbergAdditional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute HaroldsonMusic: Tony Domenick Art: Jordan Doll Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSources:Herr, Alexandria. “When the Grid Went Dark, Texans Faced 3.5M Pounds of Excess Air Pollution.” Grist, 24 Feb. 2021, https://grist.org/justice/when-the-grid-went-dark-texans-faced-3-5m-pounds-of-excess-air-pollution/.Joshi, Ketan. “Big Tech Greenwashing Report.” Ketan Joshi, 17 Feb. 2026, https://ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/big-tech-greenwashing-report/.Krol, Aaron. “Is AI’s Energy Use a Big Problem for Climate Change?” MIT Climate Portal, 18 Feb. 2025, https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/ais-energy-use-big-problem-climate-change.Oracle. “AI vs. Machine Learning.” Oracle, https://www.oracle.com/apac/artificial-intelligence/what-is-ai/ai-vs-machine-learning/. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.Tabuchi, Hiroko. “Drillers Burned Off Gas at a Staggering Rate as Winter Storm Hit Texas.” The New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/climate/texas-blackout-flaring-natural-gas.html.Waldman, Scott. “Elon Musk’s Grok Chatbot Has Started Reciting Climate Denial Talking Points.” Scientific American, 28 May 2025, https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/elon-musks-ai-chatbot-grok-is-reciting-climate-denial-talking-points/.“[Business Insider article on NERC and data centers].” Business Insider, 2026, https://www.businessinsider.com/nerc-issues-alert-on-data-centers-threatening-grid-stability-2026-5.CLIPS:4/20/26: Could AI Accidentally Solve Climate Change? With Amy Harder10/18/24: Kara Swisher on The Daily Show6/10/25: Rep Brett Guthrie with Politico says “AI’s gonna solve climate change” at 1:452/17/26: Reid Hoffman (co-founder of Linkedin and Inflection AI) says “AI is the thing that can solve climate change.” in a trailer for a doc about AI4/10/25: International Energy Agency presentation “...the potential for emissions reductions, cutting cost, making energy more affordable far outweigh the direct emission that we would have from the electricity sector.”6/27/24: Bill Gates: AI will accelerate innovation and make it easier to combat climate change10/1/24: Dr. Eric Schmidt at SCSP inaugural AI+Energy Summit10/8/24: CNBC’s coverage of Schmidt’s statement 7/11/25: Why Using ChatGPT Is Like Taking A Rocket From Dublin To London - Karen Hao 1/27/26: Secretary Wright Joins Newsmax’s Chris Salcedo9/21/25: Josef Newgarden is interviewed by an Al version of his younger self for Shell8/4/25: Shell scientist JanElsa chats with her AI younger self about Shell's immersion cooling fluids4/21/26: Prego Releases Device to Record Dinner Table Conversations  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're back for Season 4!The White House put out a video owning the libs and their pesky obsession with the auto stop-start feature, but does it actually make any sense?BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) WANT TO ADVERTISE WITH US? Please contact sponsors@multitude.productions CREDITSCreated by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanEditor: Rebecca SteinbergProducers: Daniella Philipson, Rebecca SteinbergAdditional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute HaroldsonMusic: Tony Domenick Art: Jordan Doll Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCESAmerican Automobile Association. (2014, July 24). AAA’s tests reveal real-world benefits of automatic stop-start technology. AAA Newsroom. https://newsroom.aaa.com/2014/07/aaas-tests-reveal-real-world-benefits-automatic-stop-start-technology/Autostop Eliminator. (n.d.). Autostop Eliminator. https://www.autostopeliminator.com/Barney Cotton. (2022, April 12). Stop-start engines and idling – Common myths revealed. RAC Drive. https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/emissions/stop-start-engines-common-myths-busted/Brown, S. (2026, February 19). EPA repeals legal basis for regulating greenhouse gases: What it means for the US—and the world. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/insights/endangerment-finding-repeal-explainedEnvironmental Protection Agency. (2024). The 2024 EPA automotive trends report: Greenhouse gas emissions, fuel economy, and technology since 1975. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi?Dockey=P101CUU6.pdfEnvironmental Protection Agency. (2026a, February 12). Administrator Zeldin eliminates off-cycle credit for almost universally hated start-stop feature in vehicles. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-zeldin-eliminates-cycle-credit-almost-universally-hated-start-stopEnvironmental Protection Agency. (2026b, February 12). Final rule: Rescission of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act. https://www.epa.gov/regulations-emissions-vehicles-and-engines/final-rule-rescission-greenhouse-gas-endangermentEnvironmental Protection Agency. (2026c, February 12). President Trump and Administrator Zeldin deliver single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-and-administrator-zeldin-deliver-single-largest-deregulatory-action-usHanon Systems. (n.d.). ICE thermal management. https://www.hanonsystems.com/En/Solutions/IceHuff, S., Davis, S., Boundy, R., & Gibson, R. (2023). Auto stop-start fuel consumption benefits. SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2023-01-0346Holpuch, A. (2026, February 15). Trump administration ends credit for start-stop feature in cars. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/business/energy-environment/epa-tax-credits-stop-start-ignition-cars.htmlKelley Blue Book. (2026, March 4). Do automatic start-stop systems improve fuel economy? https://www.kbb.com/car-advice/auto-off-on-fuel-savings/Jenks, C., & Dewey, S. (2026, February 17). The legal reasoning behind the endangerment rescission. Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability, Harvard University. https://salatainstitute.harvard.edu/the-legal-reasoning-behind-the-endangerment-rescission/U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (2026, February 18). Rescission of the greenhouse gas endangerment finding and motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act. Federal Register, 91(32), 7686–7795. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-18/pdf/2026-03157.pdfYamada, A., Nishida, S., Yokoyama, N., Abei, J., Danjo, T., Florida, L., Brodie, B., & Nagano, Y. (2013). Cold storage air conditioning system for idle stop vehicle. SAE Technical Paper Series. https://doi.org/10.4271/2013-01-1287CLIPS3/11/15: Info Wars4/21/25: Louder with Crowder, calls it the “gayest feature in all of modern cars”5/15/25: Zeldin on News Nation5/19/25: Zeldin on Fox5/21/25: Rep. Doug LaMalfa on CSPAN, begin at 1:16:00 to 1:21:287/29/25: Sean Hannity Show7/30/25: Info Wars at 5:408/23/25: Zeldin on The Glenn Beck Program (endangerment, not specifically auto stop)12/6/25: Fox segment on stop start, Zeldin is interviewed2/12/26: 23:51 Zeldin’s announcement, w/ “Largest Deregulation” posters2/13/26: White House video on X declaring “Auto start-stop is officilly dead.”2/14/26: Sean Hannity Show but begin earlier at 4:35 to hear all the climate denier stuff4/8/26: Zeldin & WSJ tweet → WSJ article is “Drivers Celebrate the Demise of the Most Hated Feature in Their Cars”4/9/26: AI video tweet from Zeldin4/8/26: Zeldin at The Heartland Institute’s 16th International Conference on Climate Change, begins talking about endangerment finding at 21:38 and auto stop at 25:51, saying “apparently it was the most popular part of the decision” (at the start of this video, the pres of Heartland says “The truth is clear. There is no climate crisis. The science is very clear.” followed by applause!) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rollie and Nicole are back with an exciting update about season 4, and a mini explainer on the Trump administration’s “clean beautiful coal” mascot Coalie.BONUS EPISODES available on PatreonSOCIALS & MOREWANT TO ADVERTISE WITH US? Please contact sponsors@multitude.productions DISCLAIMER: Some media clips have been edited for length and clarity. CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanEditor: Laura ConteProducers: Daniella Philipson & Rebecca SteinbergAdditional Research and Fact Checking: Carly Rizzuto & Canute HaroldsonMusic: Tony Domenick Art: Jordan Doll Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCESTrump touts 'Beautiful Clean Coal', addresses energy costsTrump At UN: 'Climate Change Is The Greatest Con Job'10 Things to Know About How OSMRE Supports America’s Energy Legacy and Communities See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rollie and Nicole take a break from poisoning their brains with climate disinformation by bringing you a climate-themed book club.

How is throwing soup at a painting going to help when doing nothing also doesn’t help?

How can we possibly be expected to trust settled climate science when we simply refuse to do so? BONUS EPISODES available on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/deniersplaybook) SOCIALS & MORE (https://linktr.ee/deniersplaybook) CREDITS Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben BoultHosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole ConlanExecutive Producer: Ben Boult Producers: Ben Boult & Gregory Haddock Editor: Gregory HaddockResearchers: Carly Rizzuto, Canute Haroldson & James CrugnaleArt: Jordan Doll Music: Tony Domenick Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense CenterSOURCESBattle of Ideas 2015 | speaker | Martin Durkin. (n.d.). Archive.battleofideas.org.uk. Retrieved June 8, 2024British Thought Leaders. (2024, April 23). The Science Simply Does Not Support the Ridiculous Hysteria Around Climate At All: Martin Durkin. YouTube. Burns, D. (2024, April 11). Review of Climate: The Movie (The Cold Truth) reveals numerous, well-known misinformation talking points and inaccuracies - Science Feedback. Https://Science.feedback.org/. Claire Fox. (n.d.). Academy of Ideas. Retrieved June 11, 2024Clement, N. O., Michael E. Mann, Gernot Wagner, Don Wuebbles, Andrew Dessler, Andrea Dutton, Geoffrey Supran, Matthew Huber, Thomas Lovejoy, Ilissa Ocko, Peter C. Frumhoff, Joel. (2021, June 1). That “Obama Scientist” Climate Skeptic You’ve Been Hearing About ... Scientific American. Cook, J. (2019). Arguments from Global Warming Skeptics and what the science really says. Skeptical Science. Desmog. (n.d.). Willie Soon. DeSmog. Retrieved June 10, 2024Does Urban Heat Island effect exaggerate global warming trends? (2015, July 5). Skeptical Science. GOV.UK. (n.d.). FAST CAR FILMS LIMITED filing history - Find and update company information - GOV.UK. Find-And-Update.company-Information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved June 8, 2024Hayhoe, K. (2017, November 23). New rebuttal to the myth “climate scientists are in it for the money” courtesy of Katharine Hayhoe. Skeptical Science. Hayhoe, K. (2024, April). Katharine Hayhoe on LinkedIn: There’s a new climate denial movie doing the rounds. In the first 42… | 54 comments. Www.linkedin.com. Hobbes, M. (2023, June 18). x.com. X (Formerly Twitter). Jaffe, E. (2011, October 25). Bloomberg - Are you a robot? Www.bloomberg.com. Kriss, S. (2016, May 12). “Brexit: the Movie” Reveals Why the Upper Classes Are So Excited About the Prospect of Leaving the EU. Vice. Lowenstein, A. M. (2024, March 21). A Green New Shine for a Tired Playbook. DeSmog. Martin Durkin. (n.d.). DeSmog. Retrieved June 8, 2024Mason, J., & BaerbelW. (2024, March 23). Climate - the Movie: a hot mess of (c)old myths! Skeptical Science. Overland, I., & Sovacool, B. K. (2020). The misallocation of climate research funding. Energy Research & Social Science, 62(62), 101349. Ramachandran, N. (2021, February 11). Asacha Media Group Takes Majority Stake in U.K.’s WAG Entertainment. Variety. Schmidt, G. (2023, September 6). RealClimate: As Soon as Possible. Www.realclimate.org. Sethi, P., & Ward, B. (2024, May 2). Fake graphs and daft conspiracy yarns in Durkin’s latest propaganda film. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. Wag Entertainment. (n.d.). Wag. Wagentertainment.com. Retrieved June 8, 2024Weinersmith, Z. (2012, March 21). Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal - 2012-03-21. Www.smbc-Comics.com. Westervelt, A. (2023, March 1). Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years. The Guardian. Wikipedia Contributors. (2019, December 3). William Happer. Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation. Yan, F. (2024, January 29). Fossil fuels fund Doerr School of Sustainability research, data shows. The Stanford Daily. MORE LINKSDurkin on Australian TV (1) -Global Warming Swindle Debate Pt1Durkin on Australian TV (2) -Global Warming Swindle Debate Pt2Prof. Hayhoe on How Research Funding Actually Works - Climate change, that's just a money grab by scientist... right? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

But I need my truck to drive to my job at JPMorgan.

What are you hopeful about? Is it okay to drive a semi-truck? Do you dare me to read Merchants of Doubt in a week? In this very special episode, Rollie and Nicole answer these questions and also other questions from our super cool and fun Patreon community.

AS IF we could live without oil!

First it was getting colder, now it’s getting hotter. wHiCh oNe iS iT?!

Sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic is my god-given right as an American.

Every left winger should have their eyes held open and be forced to watch this on repeat until it sinks in.

They say the wind is driving the whales crazy.

Have you tried turning the EPA off and on again?

Why stop emitting when we can just plant a bunch of trees?

Why do America’s trains suck? What was your worst sketch? Can I have $10? In this very special episode, Rollie and Nicole answer some hard-hitting questions from the listeners and a few special guests…

Why should I have to change my lifestyle when there’s all those poor people over there we can blame?!?

How can we possibly be expected to trust settled climate science when we simply refuse to do so?

How I'm I supposed to live my life with a car that only goes 300 miles per charge when I might need to go to the dry cleaner 4 miles from my house?

The government is forcing me to buy an electric vehicle even though it emits more than a Ford F-350 truck smoking an unfiltered cigarette. COMMUNISM!

The ocean is vast and complex, but I’m sure we can fix climate change by dumping a bunch of algae food into it.

Problem: fossil fuels. Solution: different fossil fuels.

Why reduce our CO2 emissions when we have a perfectly good Bond-villain plan to stop the sun from heating Earth up in the first place?

Great news! We’re back with a second season of Finland’s 8th favorite comedy podcast, The Climate Denier’s Playbook! Full episodes dropping in early March, and in the meantime, we’re here to give you a little peek at the climate myths we’ll be ghost-busting for Season 2. We’ll also answer some listener-submitted questions, and even crack wise about a fun little Tucker Carlson clip that didn’t fit anywhere else in the season.

In his defense, how much could the climate possibly have changed in the 6,000 years the earth has existed?

How can America be expected to lead when we don’t want to?!

RED ALERT! The shadowy deep-state cabal of coastal elites that controls the world is using “ESGs” and wOkE CaPiTaLiSm to kneecap the American entrepreneurial spirit!

On a very special episode, Nicole and Rollie talk about their origin story, how they got into comedy and climate change, and more. You’ll NEVER guess what happened next!

Global warming too hot for you? Just go to the mall.

Carbon dioxide is part of a plant’s diet THEREFORE unmitigated carbon emissions are automatically a good thing.

First it was getting colder, now it’s getting hotter? wHiCh oNe iS iT?!

NO!!! The radical left is using climate lockdowns to imprison us in communist cities where we’ll be forced to walk to all the nearby amenities.

The thing these “scientists” will never tell you is that the sun has natural cycles that are causing all the climate change.

Once we get everyone in an electric vehicle, we’ll be all good, brother!

How dare you criticize fossil fuels! Don’t you know you live in a society that has become utterly dependent on them?!?

Comedians Rollie Williams (Climate Town) and Nicole Conlan (The Daily Show) use their Master’s degrees to debunk the climate myths polluting our news atmosphere.