This episode is also available as a blog post: https://ourfiniteworld.com/2021/05/04/how-the-worlds-energy-problem-has-been-hidden/

The media tends to report stories that the powers that be want them to report. Often, these represent a favorable view of the future. The real story recently has turned quite "dark." There are already water shortages that are leading to food shortages. More energy of the right type could in theory fix the problem. When energy shortages such as this have occurred in the past, they have tended to lead to wars and pandemics. People aren't expecting this result, however. They are looking for high prices, so they tend to miss what really is happening.  Media tend to miss the real story.