The Honest Broker Podcast

The Honest Broker Podcast

By Roger Pielke Jr.NewsSciencePolitics
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The Honest Broker Podcast episodes

  • THB Audio Notes - 24 Aug 2025
    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rogerpielkejr.substack.com

    THB Audio Notes are an experimental new feature here at THB for paid subscribers — in which I briefly reflect on this week’s posts, readings that I’d like to call to your attention, and what I’ve been up to. This is not a podcast, but a brief discussion (< 10 minutes). If you have requests or questions, please drop them into the comments. If you prefer…

    1 min
  • THB Audio Notes - 15 Aug 2025
    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rogerpielkejr.substack.com

    I’m testing out a new feature here at THB for paid subscribers — audio notes in which I talk about this week’s posts and what is upcoming at THB. This is not a podcast, but a brief discussion (< 10 minutes). If you have requests or questions, please drop them into the comments! Thanks for reading, and now, listening!

    1 min
  • Interview with Kelvin Droegemeier

    Listen at Apple Podcasts here

    About Kelvin Droegemeier, Wikipedia, University of Oklahoma

    Dr. Droegemeier’s forthcoming book, Demystifying the Academic Research Enterprise

    My past interviews with presidential science advisors:

    * John H. Marburger III — George W. Bush

    * John H. Gibbons — Bill Clinton

    * Neal Lane — Bill Clinton

    * George Keyworth II — Ronald Reagan

    * Frank Press — Jimmy Carter

    * Edward E. David, Jr. — Richard Nixon

    * Donald Hornig — Lyndon Johnson

    For further reading:

    Pielke Jr. R. & Klein, R. 2009. The rise and fall of the science advisor to the president of the United States. Minerva, 47:7-29. (PDF)



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    52 min
  • How I Became Voldemort in Climate Science

    The episode is free to all. Please consider a share, a comment or subscription. Enjoy!

    Episode notes:

    * Hohenkammer Workshop report

    * A Primer on Egregious Errors in IPCC WG2 on Disasters, published ~3 weeks before the London debate

    * The misleading graph inserted into the IPCC report

    * The Sunday Times article that motivated the London debate

    * My debate with IPCC AR4 WG2 co-chair Christopher Field on BBC Newsnight, the same week as the London debate

    * Foreign Policy’s Guide to Climate Skeptics (2010)

    * Full audio of the London debate, large file (.wav)



    This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rogerpielkejr.substack.com/subscribe
    34 min
  • The Honest Broker Podcast, Episode #2
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    Episode Notes

    * A tip from an IPCC insider (link)

    * Several follow up Twitter threads (here and here)

    * Upcoming online discussion of university climate education (register here, free)

    * A “cap-tie” rule for elite trans athletes (link)

    * Reasonable accommodations for inclusion of trans athletes in elite sport (link)

    3 min
  • Introducing The Honest Broker Podcast
    This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rogerpielkejr.substack.com

    An experiment! Let me know what you think. Some questions:

    * 12 minutes, too long? Too short?

    * Content? More? Different?

    * Guests? Yes/no?

    * What else?

    3 min

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Making sense of science, policy and politics, by Roger Pielke Jr.

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