Episode
Why Gas Companies Don't Want You Driving On Water (Gashole)
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- Paranoid American
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- Jun 2, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1935
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Summary
In this episode, Paranoid American and Uncle Sean review "GasHole," a documentary that emerged right after the 2008 financial crisis when gas prices hit $4-5 per gallon. The film claims oil companies, automakers, and government actors deliberately killed inventors and suppressed revolutionary fuel efficiency technologies to maintain their stranglehold on energy. But looking back from 2026, the hosts uncover how this documentary may have been early propaganda seeding climate change narratives and pushing electric vehicle adoption through fear and conspiracy theories.