The Other Side of The Story
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Journalists used to consider it their solemn obligation to report on the issues they covered from a variety of perspectives. This is no longer the case. More than a decade ago, reporters abandoned the responsibility to be open to alternative viewpoints as the media organizations they worked for became wholly-owned subsidiaries of liberal, so-called progressive corporations. Then, as we got more and more of our ‘news’ via the Internet from Google, Facebook, Twitter, and other social media, Orwellian censorship became the norm.
Tom Harris and Todd Royal break through this iron curtain of political correctness, giving listeners THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY on issues in science, technology, politics, health, and even entertainment. Whether you agree with their perspectives or not, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY is your must-listen antidote to the propaganda of the Fourth Estate.
Tom Harris is Executive Director of the Ottawa, Canada-based International Climate Science Coalition and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute. He has 42 years of experience as a mechanical/aerospace engineer, science and technology communications professional, and S&T advisor to a former Opposition Senior Environment Critic in Canada’s Parliament.
Todd Royal is a McKinney, Texas-based energy policy expert and author. A graduate of Pepperdine University’s School of Public Policy, Todd’s expertise has informed the United States Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Congress, and the States of Kentucky, California, and Texas. His subject matter expertise covers hydraulic fracking, green hydrogen, battery storage technologies and nuclear reactors. A member of The Screen Actors Guild, Todd is also a trained actor with experience on stage, on television, in film and as a voice actor.
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The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – California families face soaring electricity costs as millions struggle to pay energy bills. Jason Isaac explains how policy choices prioritize symbolism over reliability, driving energy poverty. He also examines renewed U.S. involvement in Venezuela’s oil sector and how global energy shifts create consequences, risks, and opportunities for American consumers today…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – The UNFCCC was fundamentally flawed right from the start. It assumed there was a climate problem, even though IPCC, launched two years earlier, had not yet established that there actually was one. And it gave China and other developing countries, now the greatest source of emissions, an opt-out clause so that…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Dr. Hickey shows that, if you apply ECCC’s trend analysis method to their data, you find an increase of 1.74° C from 1948 to 2018. And then, he tells us, if you correct for the one-degree step increase in 1998, you find only a 0.29°C rise. That small change “is indistinguishable from zero,” explains Hickey. “There is no evidence of warming.”
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Imagine scrubbing the scientific method from the kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) education system across the United States, or teaching students that they shouldn’t question consensus narratives, even in science, and simply following politically correct approaches like obedient lemmings. Sounds crazy, right?
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Even when solar power plants are built in Canada, the U.S., or Europe, the panels themselves are usually made in China. That is because manufacturing has shifted from Europe, Japan, and the U.S. to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) over the past decade, with PRC investing over USD 50 billion in the photovoltaic supply…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – The National and Liberal parties in Australia have also called for a retraction of dangerous and expensive climate plans? Or that New York State and Governor Kathy Hochul appear to have stepped back from green energy, regarding buildings and pipelines. Or that Massachusetts also seems to be stepping back from renewable energy?
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Coal mining illustrates the dynamic: federal energy transitions reduced demand, but state-level permitting and environmental rules added costs that hastened closures. Steel and heavy manufacturing faced similar pressures, with regulatory hurdles limiting retooling or expansion. Agriculture, too, struggles under complex labor, land-use, and…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Climate anxiety grips a generation, fueling fear, eco-grief, and hopelessness about the future. Heartland Institute fellow Linnea Lueken challenges the idea of a climate crisis, arguing that exaggerated narratives harm young people’s mental health and overlook technological progress that ensures abundant, affordable energy for generations to come…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – COP30’s collapse offers a strategic opening for critics of the UN climate process. By examining how consensus rules, censorship efforts, and vague finance pledges shaped the outcome, opponents prepare to undermine future COPs. Understanding the UN’s climate history becomes essential as groups aim to replicate this failure and challenge its global authority and…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Francis Menton challenges prevailing climate narratives, questioning whether renewable-powered grids have ever been proven at scale. He examines the practical and economic realities of shifting cities to wind, solar, and battery systems while critiquing New York’s climate policies. His work offers a sharp, reasoned perspective on energy, governance, and environmental…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – The UN Climate Change Conference in Brazil is steeped in Orwellian language that flips meaning on its head. From calling the Amazon the planet’s “lungs” to labeling carbon dioxide as “pollution,” delegates push narratives that distort basic science. Even “green energy” is portrayed as clean despite its human and environmental costs, revealing a deeper agenda shaping global…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – The UN’s COP30 conference in Brazil claims to save the rainforest but destroys it for a highway restricted to delegates. While preaching climate restraint, thousands fly in, fueling hypocrisy. True progress means practical pollution control, clean energy, and honest trade-offs, not costly global spectacles that harm the environment and the world’s poor…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – Hamas runs summer camps training thousands of children to hate and kill Israelis, funded indirectly through Western support of UNRWA. Expert Joseph Ben-Ami exposes how UNRWA’s education system fuels indoctrination and child soldier recruitment, while he and Tom analyze Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal and question whether Hamas will ever disarm or simply…
The Other Side of the Story with Tom Harris and Todd Royal – At the last minute, the Trump administration stepped in and threatened to target any nation that supported the “Net Zero Framework,” the UN International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) attempt to force ship owners to comply with their wishes, with tariffs and other serious economic penalties. Most IMO delegates came to their senses and…













































