The PR Machine is Destroying Reality: Amy Westervelt

We discuss how the interlocking web of public relations, think tanks, and university research funding by private actors and corporations have polluted the information ecosphere. Warping the truth is destroying reality and eroding democracy.   Amy’s civic action toolkit recommendations are:  Be a trusted source of information and get off social media! Be a missionary for good civic action Amy Westervelt is an award-winning investigative climate journalist and the host of Drilled, a true-crime podcast about climate change. Her new book is Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Conned the Public, and Broke Democracy. Let’s connect! Follow Future Hindsight on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/futurehindsightpod/ Discover new ways to #BetheSpark: https://www.futurehindsight.com/spark  Follow Mila on X: https://x.com/milaatmos  Follow Amy on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/amywestervelt.bsky.social  Read Brought to You By: https://bookshop.org/shop/futurehindsight  Sponsor: Thank you to Shopify! Start your free trial at SHOPIFY.COM/hopeful Early episodes for Patreon supporters:https://patreon.com/futurehindsight  Credits: Host: Mila Atmos Guests: Amy WesterveltExecutive Producer: Zack TravisExecutive Editor: Mila Atmos