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EPISODE · Jun 3, 2026 · 15 MIN

#4 The Banality of Pipelines: Shell, Nigeria, and the Bureaucrats Who Looked Away

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Internal documents reveal Shell continued pumping oil through a Nigerian pipeline for years despite mounting evidence of pollution. We examine how ordinary corporate decision-making produces extraordinary harm — through the lens of Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil.'

Internal documents reveal Shell continued pumping oil through a Nigerian pipeline for years despite mounting evidence of pollution. We examine how ordinary corporate decision-making produces extraordinary harm — through the lens of Hannah Arendt's 'banality of evil.'

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Internal documents reveal Shell continued pumping oil through a Nigerian pipeline for years despite mounting evidence of pollution. We examine how ordinary corporate decision-making produces extraordinary harm — through the lens of Hannah Arendt's...

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