About this episode
On The Gist, wise words from the mouth of Jeff Bezos… by way of Amazon's Alexa. In the interview, green energy may be clean, but that doesn't mean its infrastructure is any less garish. Energy reporter Amy Harder reminds us that one of the lesser-discussed obstacles to a Green New Deal is good old-fashioned nimbyism: "A lot of people don't like power lines being constructed right in their backyards." Harder covers energy for Axios, and writes its Harder Line column. In the Spiel, it may feel right to ask that we believe women making accusations of sexual assault. But a better corrective would be simply to not discredit them out of hand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices