The Black Thread

The Black Thread is a new documentary podcast unravelling Norway’s complex relationship with prosperity, identity, and responsibility in a warming world.

Despite being legally bound to global climate goals, acknowledging the growing risks of climate change, and cherishing its self-image as a responsible, nature-loving champion of human rights…Norway continues to drill for oil.

Over the past half-century, oil has woven itself into the fabric of Norwegian life – from culture to politics, from education to everyday identity.

But what happens when the story of oil as prosperity, pride, and progress collides with the realities of the climate crisis?

Guided by experts, campaigners, journalists, and industry insiders, The Black Thread explores how the contradictions at the heart of Norway’s identity and reputation are sustained, and how Norwegians try to make sense of them.

The Black Thread is a collaboration between Communicating Climate Change and Klimakultur, a Norwegian non-profit focused on building knowledge and community around climate, nature, and justice.

Listen to The Black Thread on Drilled Media now!

The Black Thread is written and narrated by Dickon Bonvik-Stone
Produced and edited by Live Sollid Schulerud
Executive Producer is Vigdis Bonvik-Stone
Artwork is by Ania Rzymyszkiewicz