The Climate Denier’s Mailbag

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. 

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CREDITS 

• Created by: Rollie Williams, Nicole Conlan & Ben Boult
• Hosts: Rollie Williams & Nicole Conlan
• Executive Producer: Ben Boult 
• Editors: Paul Ramsdell & Laura Conte
• Producers: Daniella Philipson, Irene Plagianos
• Fact Checking: Canute Haroldson
• Music: Tony Domenick 
• Art: Jordan Doll 
• Special Thanks: The Civil Liberties Defense Center

SOURCES

• Ahmed, N., & Harlan, C. (2025, April 12). Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change. The Washington Post.
• Climate Town. (2023, July 17). Parking Laws Are Strangling America | Climate Town. Www.youtube.com.
• Edwards, B. (2025, July 12). The A-list passengers who have swapped luxury travel for humble public transport as Dua Lipa was pictured travelling via Kings Cross. Mail Online; Daily Mail.
• Ekin Karasin. (2025, June 4). Noel Gallagher stuns London commuters as Oasis star spotted on Tube. The Standard; Evening Standard.
• Grabar, H. (2023). Paved Paradise. Penguin.
• Jacobs, J. (1961). The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Random House.
• Kenner, R. (2014). Merchants of Doubt. Www.documentaryarea.com.
• Mau, V. (2025, March 14). Domestic Market Penetration Rate for New EV Cars Exceeded 50% for Seven Consecutive Months - Climate Scorecard. Climate Scorecard.
• Nolan, H. (2025, July 15). When Do You Need to Quit Your Job? Hamiltonnolan.com; How Things Work.
• Oreskes, N., & Conway, E. M. (2010). Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. Bloomsbury.
• Romm, J. (2022). Climate Change: What Everyone Needs to Know. New York: Oxford University Press.
• Shoup, D. C. (2017). The High Cost of Free Parking. London and New York: Routledge.
• Singh, A. (2025, June 29). Viral Map Shows Paris’ Pollution Drop As City Trades Cars For Bike Lanes. NDTV.
• Taylor, A. (2025, July 10). The Atlantic. The Atlantic; theatlantic.
• Ulin, D. L. (2015). Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los Angeles. University of California Press.
• Valente, D. (2024, November 7). NYC Subway Ridership Reaches A Record One Billion In 2024. Secret NYC.
• William Ros