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Episode 2207: Barry Lynn on Liberal Democracy's Last Stand against Big Tech
While many fear that Trump offers an existential threat to American democracy, Barry C. Lynn believes that the real danger comes from big tech compan…
2 years ago
Episode 2207: Martin Schmidt, President of Rensselaer Institute of Technology, on how Quantum Computing is about the change the world
Finally a tech show not about AI. Martin Schmidt is the President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) as well a distinguished technologist in h…
2 years ago
Episode 2206: Josh McConkey on How to Be the American Weight Behind the Spear
Dr Josh McConkey’s new book, Be the Weight Behind the Spear, is about how to fix America. McConkey, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for Congress …
2 years ago
Episode 2205: Edward Goldberg explains how the US Came to Lead (and Lose) the World
Is there anyone who still believes in America as a force for good in the world today? There’s that doddery old cold warrior Joe Biden, of course, and…
2 years ago
Episode 2204: Sharon McMahon on Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History
Instagram superstar and “Here’s Where It Gets Interesting” podcast host Sharon McMahon has been dubbed America’s government teacher. In her first boo…
2 years ago
Episode 2203 with Saad Mohseni: The best-informed person in the world about Afghanistan
Back in April 2011, Saad Mohseni was made one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world. And who exactly is that, you might ask. I have to a…
2 years ago
Episode 2202: Ray Suarez on what it means to be an American in the 2020's
There are few more authoritative American journalists than the longtime NPR and PBS host Ray Suarez. So it was a real treat to sit down with Ray earl…
2 years ago
Episode 2201: Brigid Schulte on turning the daily grind of work into a more meaningful life
Do you work too hard? Is it ruining your life? If so, then you may want to look at Brigid Schulte’s new book, Over Work, an exploration of why Americ…
2 years ago
Episode 2200: Ryan Hampton on the reckless capitalism causing America's drug addiction crisis
Few people are more familiar with America’s drug addiction crisis than Ryan Hampton. A former addict himself as well as the author of three books on …
2 years ago
Episode 2199: Anindya Ghose on Maximizing our Well-Being in the Age of AI
Not everyone fears that AI revolution represents an existential event for humanity. Anindya Ghose, the Heinz Riehl Professor of Business at NYU’s ill…
2 years ago