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In this insightful conversation, host Aaron M. Renn sits with Jeff Giesea, Stanford grad, entrepreneur, and founder of the Boyd Institute—a policy lab focused on bold solutions for America's future, tackling gerontocracy, overregulation, AI, and social fragmentation.They dive deep into the structural challenges facing the country: the Boomer Paradox (how older generations are both holding society together and holding it back), the rise of gerontocracy and its impact on young Americans, the transformative power of AI as democracy's best hope, America's declining state capacity and overregulation, and the urgent need to shift from performative culture-war politics to real problem-solving.Whether you're concerned about housing, fiscal policy, technological disruption, or national renewal, this episode offers thoughtful, heterodox perspectives on building a flourishing post-Boomer America.CHAPTERS:(00:00 - Introduction)(00:42 - The Big Issues America Ignores)(02:28 - Gerontocracy: The Real Demographic Crisis)(03:10 - Who Advocates for Young Americans?)(05:34 - The Boomer Paradox: Holding Us Back and Together)(07:13 - The Long Boomer Farewell & Interregnum Ahead)(09:11 - Boomer Influence in Politics & Policy)(10:14 - Property Taxes, Housing, and Robbing the Future)(13:01 - Boomer Caregiving & Political Wreckage)(15:58 - Local Impacts: Schools, NIMBYism, and Driving Laws)(17:03 - Overregulation & Lost State Capacity)(31:05 - Public Sector Competence & Private Sector Dynamism)(32:44 - AI as Democracy's Best Hope for Renewal)(34:04 - Why Democracies Struggle & How AI Can Help)(35:15 - America's Unique Challenges vs. Other Countries)(37:37 - Wanting Competent Government That Delivers)(39:36 - Enemies of Progress: Regulation, Unions, Fragmentation)(41:04 - Emerging Consensus on Reform & Building)(43:46 - Shifting from Performative Politics to Real Solutions)(45:21 - How to Approach Politics) JEFF GIESEA LINKS:
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MODERATION Podcast Trailer Playwright Kevin Kautzman and producer Jeff Giesea of Crying Hill Media discuss MODERATION, a new play about social media content moderators struggling to stay sane at work. Adapted from a Zoom reading by Spooky Action Theater, MODERATION is presented in podcast format over three episodes - each an act from the
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Hour 1 Venezuela, in the heart of darkness? Hypocrisy, is the reason the media and Hollywood are the enemy? Who is IIhan Omar? Her very shady past as a former Immigration fraud? "One is human, the other is not"? Hour 2 Is it time to break up Big Tech? Twitter is leading the way on censorship? Is it 1984 or A Brave New World? The Protections and platforms of Social media? Google controls 90% of what we search for? Open platforms have been great for democracy. Hour 3 'Hate Crime Hoax: How the left is selling a fake race war'. Author, Dr. Will Reilly joins to explain? The Art of False Narratives? Labeling and partisanship isn't for everyone? Glenn Beck and Three days with Tony Robbins? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Best of the Program | 3/13 - Venezuela, in the heart of darkness? -h1 - Who is IIhan Omar? -h1 - Censorship is Only Getting Worse? (w/ Jeff Giesea) -h2 - Hate Crime Hoaxes? (w/ Dr. Will Reilly) -h3 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Episode 83 Jeff Giesea joins me on the podcast. He is an entrepreneur and executive coach based in Washington D.C. He is here to talk about his journey to Fatherhood as a Gay Dad. Please enjoy! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/alec-lace/support
Welcome to weaponized information and the battle for the online narrative. We're joined this week by a panel of experts: Charlie Warzel from BuzzFeed, who reports on disinformation and internet culture, Jeff Giesea, an author on memetic warfare and the organizer of the Deploraball, and Renee DiResta, a leading computational propaganda researcher and Director of Policy at Data for Democracy.
Jeff Giesea discusses his papers "Hacking Hearts and Minds: How Memetic Warfare is Transforming Cyberwar" and "It's Time to Embrace Memetic Warfare"
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http://www.tropicalmba.com/theexit/ Jeff Giesea recently penned an article for the Harvard Business Review titled "Dealing With the Emotional Fallout of Selling Your Business". Needless to say, this article caught the eye of Dan and Ian, who have recently sold the largest business they have ever created. There are a lot of weird and conflicting thoughts that go through your mind when you go through this process. Dan and Ian invited Jeff on to the show this week to speak about his experience selling his businesses, and the trials and tribulations that entrepreneurs face when they make the exit.