The PR Machine is Destroying Reality: Amy Westervelt
September 24th, 2026
”Every single issue that is fighting for civil rights and democracy is connected.”
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 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.
Your civic action toolkit recommendations from Amy are:
Be a trusted source of information
Be a missionary for good civic actio
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Credits:
Host: Mila Atmos
Guest: Amy Westervelt
Executive Producer: Zack Travis
Executive Editor: Mila Atmos