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    • May 30, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Dismantling of the Global Order That America Created

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 31:20


    A former NATO ambassador shows how Trump has shattered 80 years of global trust in just 120 days, forcing allies to act without America for the first time. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    When Thinking Stops, Evil Spreads: The Danger in Our Everyday Compliance

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 34:58


    When we stop thinking, we enable harm. Elizabeth Minnich warns that systemic evils don't need monsters — “it takes all of us” through everyday compliance. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Hijacking America: The Silent Coalition Behind Democracy's Decline

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 41:22


    A covert alliance of wealth, faith, and fear is quietly dismantling American democracy — one lie, one spectacle, and one grievance at a time. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Has NPR Passed Its Sell-By Date?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 31:29


    NPR: Broadcasting tote bags since 1971. But can they survive a knife fight, their own risk aversion, and that they still think they're college radio?  Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Daniel Ziblatt

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 33:12


    Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Daniel Ziblatt

    Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Yascha Mounk

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 30:58


    Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Yascha Mounk

    Is China a Manufacturing Titan on Borrowed Time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 46:49


    China dominates global manufacturing while facing population collapse. Can Beijing's rush to automation save an economy where factories operate without humans? Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The Progressive Paradox: Why America Can't Do Big Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 48:49


    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 it. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Economic Misunderstanding, Tariffs, and the “Moron Risk Premium”

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 39:04


    New tariffs spark economic drama as investor confidence plummets, alliances shift, and experts warn of a self-inflicted wound on America's global standing. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    O Canada, Our Home Is Under Threat… From America

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 44:09


    The US, from protector to threat: How Trump's annexation talk and tariff threats upended Canada's election and forced the nation to reimagine its future.  Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Moving Nowhere Fast: How Housing Froze the American Dream

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 33:00


    America was once defined by mobility, with a third of its population moving yearly. Today, restrictive housing policies are driving inequality and stagnation. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    What Everyone Gets Wrong About The Economy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 40:17


    Think you know how wealth moves through the economy? Dean Baker reveals the hidden rules and policies that actually determine who gets ahead. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Could Musk Buy Trump His Own Private Army?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 29:42


    Private armies now threaten democracy. When billionaires can buy their own military force, warfare itself becomes a deadly business venture. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Democracy vs. Constitution — The Paradox That Could Break America

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 27:59


    Democracy's greatest achievement — creating a “big tent” for all — may have destroyed our constitutional system's ability to adapt and govern effectively. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Russia, Ukraine, US: The Global Chessboard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 32:45


    Geopolitical expert reveals hidden forces reshaping global power, from Trump-Zelenskyy tensions to Russia and China's strategic calculus. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Robber Barons 2.0: Trump, Musk, and America's New Gilded Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 21:22


    Not democracy's end but the Gilded Age reborn. Trump's McKinley obsession reveals imperial ambitions and endless corruption. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    America's Cultural Revolution From Self-Awareness to Self-Righteousness

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 30:01


    America's rapid transformation from a nation that could laugh at itself to one consumed by judgment and cynicism, threatens the future of democracy itself. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The Missile Defense Mirage

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 32:05


    From Reagan's Star Wars to Trump's Iron Dome vision, the quest for an American missile shield faces harsh technical realities and poses unprecedented global risks. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Paper Tiger, Hidden Fragility: The Truth Behind China's Rise

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 26:05


    China projects global dominance in AI and economics, but internal pressures and risky strategies reveal a superpower on the edge. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    A Weather Event With Fire Embedded

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 42:33


    LA's fires weren't just a “natural” disaster but a climate-driven weather event, revealing how global warming is reshaping California's future. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Partisan Politics Is Democracy's Best Hope

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 25:16


    At a time when partisan warfare threatens democracy, stronger, not weaker, political parties might be our salvation. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    When the Hydrants Ran Dry in Los Angeles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 27:56


    When LA's hydrants failed during massive fires, misinformation spread. What really happened – and the hard truths about our urban water systems. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Algorithms and Empathy: The Human Cost of Innovation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 28:38


    Is technology helping us thrive or tearing us apart? Explore how rethinking innovation could lead to a more connected and human future. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    America's Healthcare Emergency: How to Fix It From the Ground Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2025 36:15


    An MIT economist reveals why short-term fixes fail, and offers a blueprint for a complete system transformation. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    How Clashing Teams of Political Strategists Remade the Democratic Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 31:01


    Democrats once counted on the votes of blue-collar workers, but two rival teams of consultants saw change coming. Their fight over the party's future still echoes today. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Red vs. Blue America: Federalism in the Fight Against Autocracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 26:45


    From civil rights foe to progressive hope: How states' rights flipped from a conservative weapon to a liberal shield to protect democracy. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Unsavory Truths: The Menace Behind Your Holiday Meals

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2024 24:18


    Glazing hams and carving turkeys hide a sinister truth: Our food supply is increasingly dangerous. A look at the meatpacking industry's dark secrets. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The Comfort of False Beliefs: Why We Crave Misinformation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 43:10


    It's not just about fake news — our hunger for control and community makes us surprisingly eager to embrace comfortable lies over difficult truths.  Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Dismantling Democracy Is the Point

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 28:08


    When ‘burning it all down' becomes reality: The toxic mix of personal rule and zealous ideologues threatens to dismantle federal power. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Women Voters and the Firewall That Wasn't

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2024 16:13


    What happened to women voters as Harris drew fewer of them than Biden in 2020? Even in pro-choice strongholds, economic concerns trumped reproductive rights. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Five Days Out: The Threat of an October Surprise

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2024 34:18


    The dangerous game of private, back-channel diplomacy has long corrupted American elections. How the 1980 October surprise still haunts American politics. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Your Vote, Amplified: How AI Is Revolutionizing Political Participation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2024 27:22


    Want your vote to really count? See how AI meets democracy in a Princeton lab.    Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    January 6 As You've Never Seen It Before: The ‘Fight Like Hell' Documentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 22:17


    Think you know everything about January 6? Think again. Jon Long's raw, footage reveals shocking truths. Democracy hangs in the balance. Listen. Watch. Decide. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Beyond Deregulation: The Existential Threat of ‘Ungoverning'

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 38:36


    Experts reveal the dangers behind Trump and Project 2025's radical agenda and how the deliberate dismantling of government agencies threatens democracy.  Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Mobile Voting Is Coming

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 24:22


    Is mobile voting the future? It could boost turnout and reduce polarization. Piloted in some states, it has the potential to transform elections nationwide. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Rewriting Reality: How the Battle for History Shapes the Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 32:19


    Attacks on US education and historical truth mirror global authoritarianism.    Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Red Counties, White Sheriffs: Sheriffs Reshaping America's Political Landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 38:14


    In 80 percent of US counties, white sheriffs wield unchecked power, aligning with militias and influencing elections. Democracy hangs in the balance.   Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    AI's Dirty Secret: Sweatshops, Carbon, and the Race to the Bottom

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 33:07


    Behind AI's rapid rise: exploited workers in digital sweatshops and mounting environmental costs. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The 9/11 Generation: How Past Trauma Shapes Today's Young Voters

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2024 34:03


    From 9/11 chaos to the 2024 ballot box: How the 9/11 aftermath still echoes in young voters' minds. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Supreme Court's Immunity Gift to Trump: The Ghosts of Nixon, Bork, and Scalia

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 29:10


    How SCOTUS turned ex-presidents into immune monarchs, made them above the law and protected by an “authoritarian constitution.” Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The Day After November 5: Confronting the Post-Election Crisis

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 26:59


    As Democrats celebrate their successful convention, a 50-year plot threatens the transparent process on which a fair election depends.  Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Gaslighting America: The GOP's ‘Ministry of Truth'

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2024 26:33


    How the war on reality threatens democracy. From January 6 to COVID-19, if truth becomes malleable we lose America's ability to function coherently. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The Financial World's Untamed Beast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 29:17


    Cryptocurrency: Pandemic boom, spectacular bust, now rising again. Is it revolutionizing finance or another factor threatening economic stability? Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    15 Years Before the White House: Kamala Harris Talks Crime Policies

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 24:34


    From San Francisco DA to presidential hopeful: Kamala Harris's evolving stance on criminal justice, in her own words. Read More:  www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Why Democracy Might Be Its Own Worst Enemy: The Fatal Flaw in Our System

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 47:31


    Democracy's fatal flaw: citizens struggle with its complexity. As elite influence wanes, populism surges. Is democracy devouring itself in the digital age?

    Embracing Chaos: Everything We Do Matters in a World We Can't Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 32:38


    Feeling anxious in chaotic times? Embracing life's unpredictability can lead to resilience and impact. A new framework for thriving in an uncertain world. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The Trump/Vance Puppetmaster

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 26:17


    Silicon Valley's Sinister Takeover: The Trump-Vance Ticket and the Rise of Tech Autocracy Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    From Tear Gas to Trump: How One Week in Seattle Shaped 21st Century Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 28:38


    From Seattle's streets to the White House: How four days of protests in 1999 sparked the populist revolution that's still shaping America and the world today. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Has the American System Reached Its Expiration Date? A July 4th Examination

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 39:54


    Felon vs. aging incumbent: Is this the best America can do? How our constitutional system is failing us, and how radical systemic changes could save it.   Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    Weathering the Storm: A TV Meteorologist's Fight for Facts in a Post-Truth Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 25:27


    When did weather forecasting become life-threatening? Meet Chris Gloninger, the TV meteorologist who faced death threats for reporting on climate change. A tale of science vs. politics. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

    The Couch vs. The Ballot Box: The Struggle for Civic Participation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 45:06


    Voter apathy is high. Are reforms making it worse? A radical approach to save democracy by empowering busy citizens.  Read More:  www.WhoWhatWhy.org

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