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Is the California Dream Over?
Adam Nagourney, a veteran New York Times reporter based in Los Angeles, wrote recently about whether the California Dream had become a mirage.
On this…
11 months ago
The Coalition Behind Democracy’s Decline
On a recent WhoWhatWhy podcast I spoke with Katherine Stewart, author of Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy.
She …
11 months, 1 week ago
The "Golden Dome" Will Never Happen
Episode 675
The “Golden Dome” that Trump is promising is a fantasy at best.
Back in February, on the WhoWhatWhy podcast, I explored the seductive dream of an i…
11 months, 1 week ago
The "Golden Dome" Will Never Happen
The “Golden Dome” that Trump is promising is a fantasy at best.
Back in February, on the WhoWhatWhy podcast, I explored the seductive dream of an impe…
11 months, 1 week ago
Joan Didion’s early warning about America’s entertainment politics
New York Times film critic Alissa Wilkinson discusses her new book, “We Tell Ourselves Stories: Joan Didion and the American Dream Machine,” which ex…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Execution Denied
Episode 674
In this latest podcast I talk with Emmy-winning journalist Gianna Tobani about "The Volunteer." Gianna Tobani takes me through the harrowing story o…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Fake Alzheimer's Research
Science and medicine promise breakthroughs, but what if the foundation of today’s Alzheimer’s research is built on fraud? Investigative journalist Ch…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Execution Denied
In this latest podcast I talk with Emmy-winning journalist Gianna Tobani about "The Volunteer." Gianna Tobani takes me through the harrowing story of…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why America Can’t Do Big Things
Episode 673
America once built highways and reached the moon. Now we can’t even fix a bridge. The reason? The reforms meant to improve government have paralyzed…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Why America Can’t Do Big Things
America once built highways and reached the moon. Now we can’t even fix a bridge. The reason? The reforms meant to improve government have paralyzed …
11 months, 3 weeks ago