Three Climate Journalists Take on Digger | The Spill

Oct 23, 2026 · 1h 5m

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On this episode

ABAlleen BrownHost
AWAmy WesterveltHost
DTDiana Taremwa-KarakireGuest
NLNina LakhaniGuest

About this episode

Climate journalists Amy Westervelt, Nina Lakhani and Alleen Brown share whether they loved or hated the polarizing, big budget, box office flop, Digger. Plus a discussion on the role of pop culture in confronting the climate crisis and some of the team's favorite socially conscious music and movies. In the second half of the episode, Ugandan environmental journalist Diana Taremwa-Karakire talks about what it's like covering the controversial East African Crude Oil Pipeline or EACOP. Watch list from today's show: 1. Digger (2026), director Alejandro Iñárritu's big huge climate movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbW1DmEECiM 2. History of Concrete (2026), John Wilson's quirky…