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Apr
17

Earth Day the Right Way: The Hot Take Podcast Is Back!

This Friday is Earth Day and we’re taking it back to its roots: social justice and pointing out the
Mar
27

Biden Passes Gas

Hey Hot Cakes! This week's newsletter includes a free feature on Biden's shockingly bad move to
Mar
23

Upgrade Now to Read: The World Is An Oil-Garchy

Hey Hot Cakes! We just sent an exclusive free essay from Amy out to our paid subscribers about the parallels
Mar
20

Jon Stewart's Struggle to Name the Real Problem

Jon Stewart’s Struggle to Name the Real Problem By Amy Westervelt This week, The Problem with Jon Stewart put
Mar
13

The Great, Big Enormous Lie

The Great, Big Enormous Lie By Mary Annaïse Heglar If there’s two things the fossil fuel industry knows how
Mar
06

One of Us! One of Us!

One of Us! One of Us! By Mary Annaïse Heglar If you’ve been paying attention to the media coverage
Feb
27

War, Who Is It Good For? The Fossil Fuel Industry

By Amy Westervelt Hoo boy, the Debate-Me Bros [https://www.hottakepod.com/debate-me-bro/] really revved up the hot take machine
Feb
13

Don't Wait Until It Becomes a Crisis

Don’t Wait Until It Becomes a Crisis By Mary Annaïse Heglar If you read this newsletter, I trust that
Feb
06

On Joe Rogan, Podcasting and Disinformation

On Joe Rogan, Podcasting and Disinformation By Amy Westervelt Back in 2016, I started a podcasting company, Critical Frequency [http:
Jan
23

The Climate Movement Needs to Hold Itself Accountable

The Climate Movement Needs to Hold Itself Accountable By Amy Westervelt For many, many—too many—years the consensus in