The climate crisis is the story, the most pressing emergency, of our time, and The Repair is our way to contribute something fresh to the conversation. The weekly episodes in our Season 5 series will explore the cultural roots of our current ecological crisis, and the deep changes Western society will need to make to save the Earth and our species.

With help from historians, leading thinkers, activists, and producers in other countries where climate change hit early and hard, we’ll trace the evolution of the colonizing, extractive Western culture that has driven us into the ecological ditch, and we’ll look at potential solutions—the repair.

The Repair has two new faces on the team: collaborator and co-host Amy Westervelt—the award-winning climate journalist and host of the Drilled podcast—and our story editor, Cheryl Devall.

English Transcripts

Season 5, Episode 1: In the Beginning – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 2: To the Victor – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 3: “Managing” Nature – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 4: Up to Heaven and Down to Hell – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 5: Jakarta, the Sinking Capital – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Bonus Episode: Manchin on the Hill, and Introducing DrilledDownload a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 6: “We Don’t Have the Power to Fight It” – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 7: Deluges and Dreams – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 8: Last Orders – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 9: Pachamama – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 10: The Power Structure, Not the Energy Source – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 11: Change Everything – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Portuguese Transcripts (Courtesy of Polyglot Barbershop)

Season 5, Episode 1: In the Beginning – Download a PDF of the transcript.

Season 5, Episode 2: To the Victor – Download a PDF of the transcript.