
Episode 564 • • 8:53 - 12:06
564: Summer of Snowden
Typhoon Haiyan, Philippines Disaster Relief, Global Warming Narrative
The hosts analyze the media coverage of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, predicting a "Typhoon-a-thon" celebrity relief effort will soon follow. They discuss how the storm is being linked to global warming and compare it to Hurricane Sandy, noting that Sandy was reclassified as a hurricane in public vocabulary to affect insurance payouts.
