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Climate Change on Trial

Ep. 11 | Mann & Curry

Climate Change on Trial

Unreported Story Society

Science

4.9942 Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

Is the free speech trial of the century about to collapse? Did Michael Mann's lawyers deliberately show an error-filled document to the jury? High drama in the DC Superior Court as the defendants push for the dismissal of all charges because of the plaintiff's misconduct. Even the judge seemed appalled.

Speaking of dodgy figures, listen as an expert statistician explains how Mann manipulated data to produce the hockey stick graph.

And, hear a witness condemn “jet-setting climate celebrities who are calling me a denier”. Who could she be referring to?

And we tackle the biggest question of all: Will the jury ever turn up on time?

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and I'm Phoele Michaelier. This is a daily podcast from inside the DC

0:10.6

defamation trial of writer and broadcaster Mark Stein. Stein has been sued for defamation

0:15.9

by climate scientist Professor Michael Mann. Stein described Mann's famous hockey stick

0:21.1

graph as a fraud. Mann is also suing writer Ran Simburg who made similar

0:26.6

comments.

0:27.6

We're presenting the podcast in a very special way by having actors reenact court transcripts

0:32.3

verbatim so you get the most exciting exchanges in court every day.

0:37.0

So welcome to climate change on trial, day 11.

0:41.0

Man and Curry. So Mark Stein didn't ask many questions today. He did who ever submit a motion to the

0:48.4

court saying that man and his lawyers engaged in bad faith trial misconduct and he's asking for some pretty

0:56.3

drastic remedies so stay tuned until the end to hear Mark Stein's submission to the court

1:01.9

read by our famous Mark Stein actor.

1:05.6

So the judge came into the courtroom at 945.

1:08.1

I know I'm going to be looking at the time the whole time now because I'm obsessed with this punctuality issue. The jury eventually

1:14.7

arrived in at 9.50 just to remember we're supposed to start at 930. So late again.

1:20.3

They've been late almost every day and several of them have been late.

1:23.4

No, I'm going to correct you their film. They have been late every day.

1:26.8

So every day there's been not one day that they've been on time.

1:29.7

And the judge said today as part of a wider discussion actually he said I intend to have

1:37.7

this case presented to the jury and the jury making their decision next Wednesday.

1:43.9

And I intend to be moving people along and he kind of talked to the jury at the end saying

1:49.9

you have to be here now tomorrow at 915 because we want to get started at 930 but

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