Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchDemocracy’s Next Chapter: Hope or Decline? with Brink Lindsey
What really went wrong with global politics? Emma welcomes Brink Lindsey, Senior VP at the Niskanen Center and author of The Captured Economy: How the Powerful Enrich Themselves, Slow Down Growth, an…
Published on 10 hours ago
Parent by Numbers with Emily Oster
How can parents use data without becoming overwhelmed by getting things right and wrong? Zachary and Emma welcome Emily Oster, a professor of economics and author of several data-driven parenting and…
Published on 1 week ago
The Progress Report: Clean Energy Is Crushing It
On this week’s Progress Report, Emma covers a whopping five reports of optimism from around the world. Poverty is declining in Iraq and Indonesia, and risk of child poverty is down across Europe. Chi…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Godfather of the New Right with Sam Tanenhaus
What can we learn from the history of the American Right? Zachary and Emma welcome Sam Tanenhaus, historian and author, whose most recent work is his biography Buckley: The Life and Revolution That C…
Published on 2 weeks ago
The Progress Report: We're Divorcing Like It's 1959
This week on The Progress Report, Zachary and Emma cut through the doom and gloom to deliver feel-good news. This episode covers stories from the USDA’s hilariously unconventional wolf-deterring tact…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Is the US Still a Rule of Law Country? with Joyce Vance
It’s time to right the ship of democracy! Zachary and Emma sit down with powerhouse legal expert Joyce Vance, former U.S. Attorney and author of the popular Civil Discourse Substack and upcoming book…
Published on 3 weeks ago
The Progress Report: Crime Is Down, Fear Is Up!
On this week’s episode, Zachary and Emma dig into three surprising pieces of underreported good news. Illinois becomes the first state to ban AI from acting as a therapist, which is sparking a debate…
Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago
Shaking Up the Vatican with Austen Ivereigh
How can an American pope change the world? Zachary and Emma dive deep with renowned papal expert Austen Ivereigh, British journalist, acclaimed author, and historian, to discuss Pope Leo XIV, the fir…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Are We Wasting Our Talent? with Rutger Bregman
Are we measuring success all wrong? Rutger Bregman seems to think so. Zachary and Emma welcome Rutger, a Dutch historian and journalist, and author of Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Sta…
Published on 1 month ago
The Progress Report: Japan’s Tsunami Tech Saves Lives
On this week's Progress Report, Zachary and Emma dive into some optimistic stories you may have missed during your doomscrolling. From tsunami-stopping tech in Japan to social media-powered rescue mi…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago