Best Roker Report Podcasts (2024)

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RRP: "O manager, where art thou?" - SAFC 23/24 Season Review Part One! 52:26

1h ago52:26

52:26

Aye lads and lasses we threw the towel in early as Dodds and the club drove us a bit insane. Following medical advice we've all had a bit of a break and now we're back to dissect everything in a really disorganised and chaotic fashion, as our Gav is joined by Chris Wynn and Martin Wanless to attempt something resembling a season review for a season…

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Groundbreaking Economic Study Suggests Greater Climate Damages (w/ Dr. Adrien Bilal and Dr. Diego Kaenzig) 51:07

3h ago51:07

51:07

In 2018, economist William Nordhaus won the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his Dynamic Integrated Climate-Economy model, which was the first neoclassical growth model to incorporate the impacts of a warming planet on the global economy. While celebrated for its economic innovations, the DICE model and its outputs have been criticized…

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Is Climate Anxiety Keeping People From Having Children? (w/ Dr. Jade Sasser) 49:04

1h ago49:04

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Over the past five years, there have been several studies showing how the climate crisis is impacting major life decisions. Whether it’s where to live, how to invest, or what to study, young people today are being forced to confront a climate-worsened future and decide what’s best for their personal situation given the very public failures of leade…

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Why Is Climate Change Missing In Our Movies? (w/ Anna Jane Joyner and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson) 56:33

5d ago56:33

56:33

Popular films have massive influence over our culture. It's where we go to see the biggest stories on the biggest screen. It's where we go to see Nicole Kidman do that weird commerical before the film starts. Movies are really, really important. So, why isn't the climate crisis, one of the defining issues of our time, on the silver screen more ofte…

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RRP: "Wish you weren't here" - Sunderland AFC 0-1 Millwall Reaction and Listener Q&A! 58:29

14d ago58:29

58:29

Our Gav and Martin return to react to the increasingly painful and unfortunately still ongoing shite run/limp to the end of our season, following possibly the dullest game we've ever witnessed. Luckily they have some listener questions to try distract them from the football itself. What's the crack? Was that the most boring game we've seen this sea…

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The American Climate Corps Explained (with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi) 35:16

14d ago35:16

35:16

The American Climate Corps, an initiative that will employ 20,000 Americans in its first year to combat the climate crisis, is launching this week as the Biden Administration delivers on another campaign promise. Learning from previous national service programs such as FDR's Civilian Conservation Corps and AmeriCorps, the American Climate Corps wil…

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CNN's Bill Weir On The Life Lessons Found In Climate Reporting 1:09:27

19d ago1:09:27

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For years, we've watched as Bill Weir has brought climate storytelling to one of the biggest news networks on television. On CNN, Bill has traveled the world to cover everything from extreme weather disasters to cutting-edge climate solutions. And throughout an incredibly eventful career, he's learned life lessons he hopes his children and others w…

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The Washington Post's Shannon Osaka On Microplastics, Extreme Weather Costs, And Covering Climate In 2024 1:01:09

1M ago1:01:09

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Shannon Osaka has been one of our favorite climate journalists for years. So we were incredibly excited to have her on this week for a wide-ranging conversation on a variety of climate issues - like microplastics, extreme weather costs in the US, and covering climate change as we exceed 1.5 degrees of warming above pre-industrial levels. Shannon al…

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RRP: “Tangents” - Reaction to Sunderland AFC 0-0 Bristol City and looking at Leeds away! 54:17

29d ago54:17

54:17

Our Gav Henderson welcomes Martin Wanless back to the pod as the lads look back on Sunderland's goalless draw against Bristol City at the Stadium of Light yesterday, ahead to Tuesday night against Leeds at Elland Road, and grab a few listener thoughts on all things SAFC! What's the crack? It wasn't a win - we couldn't get the ball to go in - but wa…

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Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet (w/ Brett Christophers) 1:16:16

1M ago1:16:16

1:16:16

For decades, the biggest pushback against renewable energy was that it was more expensive to generate than electricity that came from the burning of fossil fuels. But all that changed in 2016 when both solar and wind-generated electricity became cheaper than electricity generated by coal and natural gas, at least when using the industry-standard me…

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RRP: "5H1TE" - Reaction to Sunderland AFC 1-5 Blackburn Rovers! 40:47

1M ago40:47

40:47

Our Martin and Chris had the good sense to fuck off on holiday for Easter so Gavin grabbed our heavy loss specialist, Craig Chapman, to see if they could ignore talking about any of the football from the win on Good Friday over Cardiff or the horrific loss yesterday to Blackburn! What's the crack? Those Good Friday vibes didn't continue, the lads w…

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How Do You Behave Ethically In A Climate Crisis? (w/ Travis Rieder) 1:01:34

1M ago1:01:34

1:01:34

The climate crisis presents us with a number of moral challenges. We all produce emissions, but there are massive differences and inequities in how much pollution each individual is responsible for and who is harmed the most by the consequences. As the very real impacts of the crisis only become more obvious and deadly, we continue to ask ourselves…

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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Rhetoric vs Climate Reality 44:38

2M ago44:38

44:38

In 2021, Greta Thunberg spoke to the youth climate movement at an event leading up to COP26. Her famous "Blah, Blah, Blah" speech contrasted all of the things world leaders had said about the climate crisis and what those same leaders had actually done to reduce emissions and create policies to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis. Three years …

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RRP: “Paint drying and other pastimes” - Avoiding talking about Sunderland 0-0 Queens Park Rangers! 38:11

2M ago38:11

38:11

So we stopped a cycle of losing before heading into what is a very welcome international break for most, as Sunlun held QPR to a draw at the weekend. Join Gav and Martin as they try to talk about it all.. and end up talking about everything but the game. What’s the crack? Our worst losing streak in a decade comes to an end, but we didn’t make it ea…

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RRP: "Back to basics?" - The Southampton 4-2 Sunderland reaction & QPR preview! 35:56

2M ago35:56

35:56

If you haven't noticed there's a little gift we've posted full of joy and positivity just prior to this here podcast. Honest it's all great fun. Seriously though we are actually back, as Gav and Chris sat down late last night to look at the Southampton result and ahead to QPR! What's the crack? BREAKING NEWS: WE'RE STILL SHITE It wasn't exactly an …

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RRP: "Doddsfall - The Trilogy" - Combined SAFC reaction to the Swansea, Norwich & Leicester defeats! 1:59:28

2M ago1:59:28

1:59:28

Personal circumstances we don't really need to go on about online have unfortunately put the pods back a couple weeks, so in the interest of continuity/torture/sadism this is a combination of three recordings made after our defeats at home to Swansea, Norwich City and Leicester City… running back to back. This isn't something we'd necessarily advis…

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Degrowth, Malthus, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Giorgos Kallis) 58:50

2M ago58:50

58:50

Over the last century, economic growth, as measured by increases in countries' Gross Domestic Product, has been the key indicator of success. And while GDP has skyrocketed in many countries, so has fossil fuel use, deforestation, and the destruction of natural ecosystems. On top of that, inequality has actually gotten worse in many countries and in…

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The Adventurers Behind A Thrilling New Climate Documentary (w/ Dr. Lonnie Thompson, Danny O'Malley, and Dr. Alex Rivest) 52:26

2M ago52:26

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It's incredible how dramatic climate science can be. That was my first thought after I watched the new documentary, Canary, which chronicles the life and career of Dr. Lonnie Thompson. This week, the subject behind the film, Dr. Thompson, and the co-directors of the documentary, Danny O'Malley and Dr. Alex Rivest, explain how the film came together…

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How Can The Climate Movement Build Real Power? (w/ Dana Fisher) 52:30

2M ago52:30

52:30

Who can the climate movement turn to for real change? Politicians? Business leaders? International negotiators? The reality, as Professor Dana Fisher argues, is that despite major gains for climate action in recent years, none of our leaders are adequately advancing solutions at the speed and scale neccessary to meet the actual crisis we face. And …

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RRP: “Beale Burning Bridges & Doddsy Dilemmas” - Previewing Sunderland AFC v Swansea City! 49:47

2M ago49:47

49:47

Chris and Gav look at the Beale burner fiasco that unfolded since we last recorded, at the task Dodds has ahead of him now for the rest of the season, and look ahead to his first challenge against Swansea on Saturday! Or they try to but get distracted aye. What's the crack? BurnerGate; Well that's not very a clever thing to do is it lad? The lads t…

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What's Keeping Nuclear Energy From Playing a Larger Role in Decarbonization? (w/ Dr. Matt Bowen) 46:24

3M ago46:24

46:24

The International Energy Agency, among other prominent modelers of our energy future, projects that nuclear energy's current global capacity must double by 2050 in order for the world to hit its decarbonization goals. The annual investments needed to reach this doubling far exceed anything that's being invested today in new nuclear facilities. Just…

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RRP: "The Departed" - Reaction to Michael Beale 'parting ways' with Sunderland AFC and a return to DoddsBall!! 38:09

3M ago38:09

38:09

Aye there'll be more from us on this in the near future - specifically burner related - but Gav and Chris sat down to give their initial thoughts on the short tenure of Michael Beale coming to an end at SAFC and the appointment of Doddsy as caretaker coach for the rest of the season! What's the crack? Beale gets his name in the Sunlun record books;…

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Why Is 'New Climate Denial' So Popular On Social Media? (w/ Imran Ahmed) 55:53

3M ago55:53

55:53

"It is vital that those advocating for action to avert climate disaster take note of this substantial shift from denial of anthropogenic climate change to undermining trust in both solutions and science itself, and shift our focus, our resources and our counternarratives accordingly." In the introduction to a new report from the Center for Counteri…

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RRP: "O manager, where art thou?" - SAFC 23/24 Season Review Part One! 52:26

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Groundbreaking Economic Study Suggests Greater Climate Damages (w/ Dr. Adrien Bilal and Dr. Diego Kaenzig) 51:07

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Is Climate Anxiety Keeping People From Having Children? (w/ Dr. Jade Sasser) 49:04

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Why Is Climate Change Missing In Our Movies? (w/ Anna Jane Joyner and Matthew Schneider-Mayerson) 56:33

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RRP: "Wish you weren't here" - Sunderland AFC 0-1 Millwall Reaction and Listener Q&A! 58:29

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The American Climate Corps Explained (with White House National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi) 35:16

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CNN's Bill Weir On The Life Lessons Found In Climate Reporting 1:09:27

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The Washington Post's Shannon Osaka On Microplastics, Extreme Weather Costs, And Covering Climate In 2024 1:01:09

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RRP: “Tangents” - Reaction to Sunderland AFC 0-0 Bristol City and looking at Leeds away! 54:17

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Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet (w/ Brett Christophers) 1:16:16

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RRP: "5H1TE" - Reaction to Sunderland AFC 1-5 Blackburn Rovers! 40:47

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How Do You Behave Ethically In A Climate Crisis? (w/ Travis Rieder) 1:01:34

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Elizabeth Kolbert on Climate Rhetoric vs Climate Reality 44:38

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RRP: “Paint drying and other pastimes” - Avoiding talking about Sunderland 0-0 Queens Park Rangers! 38:11

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RRP: "Back to basics?" - The Southampton 4-2 Sunderland reaction & QPR preview! 35:56

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RRP: "Doddsfall - The Trilogy" - Combined SAFC reaction to the Swansea, Norwich & Leicester defeats! 1:59:28

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Degrowth, Malthus, and the Climate Crisis (w/ Giorgos Kallis) 58:50

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The Adventurers Behind A Thrilling New Climate Documentary (w/ Dr. Lonnie Thompson, Danny O'Malley, and Dr. Alex Rivest) 52:26

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How Can The Climate Movement Build Real Power? (w/ Dana Fisher) 52:30

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RRP: “Beale Burning Bridges & Doddsy Dilemmas” - Previewing Sunderland AFC v Swansea City! 49:47

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What's Keeping Nuclear Energy From Playing a Larger Role in Decarbonization? (w/ Dr. Matt Bowen) 46:24

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RRP: "The Departed" - Reaction to Michael Beale 'parting ways' with Sunderland AFC and a return to DoddsBall!! 38:09

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Why Is 'New Climate Denial' So Popular On Social Media? (w/ Imran Ahmed) 55:53

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