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British journalist Louis Brackpool filed a Freedom of Information request regarding government collaboration with TV producers after an EastEnders storyline featured climate intervention and geoengineering. The UK government delayed the request, citing exemptions related to public affairs. The segment notes that similar propaganda efforts occur in the U.S. through organizations like the Norman Lear Foundation.
Norman Lear Foundation, Climate Change Media Scripts
The "Hollywood Health and Society" initiative by the Norman Lear Foundation is highlighted for providing climate change storylines to TV writers. A bizarre news report is played claiming that global warming is dampening human sex drives and reducing birth rates.
Norman Lear Center, Hollywood Health and Society Storylines
The Hollywood Health & Society program at the USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center is identified as a source of "accurate" storylines for television shows like Grey's Anatomy and Law & Order. Funded by organizations such as the CDC and the Gates Foundation, the group provides "tip sheets" to writers to influence public perception on topics like climate change, vaccines, and national security. The hosts characterize this as a political operation embedded in entertainment.
Tomorrowland Movie, Global Warming Propaganda, Show Sign-off
The George Clooney film "Tomorrowland" is described as a vehicle for global warming propaganda, equating climate change with the dystopian futures of Orwell and Huxley. The hosts play a clip from Martin Kaplan of the Norman Lear Foundation, who discusses how his organization successfully embeds specific social "storylines" into popular television shows. The episode concludes with a final thank you to the "No Agenda" producers.
