Nerds for Humanity

Zach Graumann's "Long Shot" and discussion of Andrew Yang and the Yang Gang

Tom and Zach talk about his new book, lessons learned from the presidential campaign, the idea of identity branding, the NYC mayoral campaign, and the Forward Party.

Forward Party NY Governor Candidate Larry Sharpe

Tom and Larry discuss UBI, Andrew Yang, new policy ideas, and the two-party duopoly.

Luis Rivera is running for Congress

Luis was the Yang Gang member who made an Andrew Yang 2020 mobile game. Now he's running for congress in VA.

David Kim is running again

After coming within a few percentage points in his last congressional run, David Kim is back. Hear why.

Dr. Jermaine Johnson Sr is running for Re-Election

Former Yang 2020 SC head Jermaine Johnson on his first term in office and decision to run for re-election.

Technology in the era of misinformation in Russia, Ukraine, Brazil, and America

David Nemer professor at UVA / Harvard...

Update from Level Up California

California UBI, RCV, and other policy innovation efforts. 

Looking back on the Trump and Biden Presidency

Tom and Bowdoin professor Andy Rudalevige discuss presidential policies and politics.

Donna Imam, pro-UBI, almost won her congressional campaign in 2020 and is back at it for 2022

How a GenX and Millenial consume news in 2022

Tom and Nerds for Humanity Bowdoin College intern Yordana Gerdzhikova discuss how media polarization and the importance of teaching critical thinking to kids early.

Steve Marchand former head of Yang 2020 New Hampshire

Tom and Steve talk about 2022, GOP prospects, Andrew Yang's decision to go 3rd party.

Peter the MAGA brother returns to the Nerd Zone

Tom and Peter discuss Trump, Covid, Politics, Rittenhouse, and Andrew Yang.

Is China an adversary, ally, competitor, something else? One perspective from Singapore.

Tom interviews Victor Tay who is chairman of the UN Global Compact Network Singapore on the governing council of the China-ASEAN Business Alliance.

Meet 4 of the most Approved candidates on Of the People

Tom interviews Ally Dalsimer, Sass, Lourin Hubbard, and Shervin Aazami  https://ofthepeople.us/candidates?s=all-time

How are campaigns funded and the future of political advertising

Tom discusses politics with Bowdoin College professor of Government, Michael Franz. 

Is Abstract.us going to peel back the curtain on legislation

Tom and Patrick, Abstract's CEO, discuss what it is, how it works, and why Patrick thinks it's going to revolutionize how laws are written.

Jason Call for Congress

Jason Call is laying the groundwork for a campaign for Congress in Washington's Second Congressional District for 2022. He's looking into continuing our people-powered campaign and run on popular ideas like Medicare for All, a Green New Deal, criminal justice reform, and a guaranteed living-wage job for all. https://ofthepeople.us/candidate/7l6cfr3c

Josh Weil is running for US Senate to challenge Rubio

Tom and Josh discuss his approach to Florida politics and policy. Learn more about Josh on OTP https://ofthepeople.us/candidate/e3schphb 

Erica Smith is one of the top Approved candidates on Of the People

Erica is running for US Senate in North Carolina. See why she's one of the most approved candidates on http://OfThePeople.us/candidates

Brittany Ramos DeBarros: Proud Afro-Latina Staten Islander, community organizer, and progressive combat veteran running to fight for NY-11 in Congress.​

Teresa Huang is running for CA State Assembly

Tom and Teresa discuss running for office as an AAPI mom. https://ofthepeople.us/candidate/wx4fw3s5

Shervin Aazami is running for Congress (CA-30)

Curtis Sliwa announces his support for a UBI Pilot as GOP Nominee for NYC Mayor

Tom and Curtis talk about his cats, support for Andrew Yang, and desire to introduce a UBI pilot for New York City.

Michelle Wu on why she's ready to be Boston's next mayor

Tom moderated a fireside chat with Michelle for a fundraiser recently. This is an excerpt from the event!

First-Hand Account Working from the US Capitol Building during the Insurrection

Sherman Tylawsky is a KCL and Texas A&M graduate, host of the Friends & Fellow Citizens podcast and serve as Communications Director for a small maritime consulting firm. He offers an episode about some of my experiences as a House intern in lockdown during the Jan. 6 insurrection and the broader conversation of promoting healing and civility across the U.S. Having worked for elected officials on both sides of the aisle at the local and federal levels, I am also happy to speak about bipartis...

Andrew Yang's second hire for his 2020 presidential campaign shares some war stories

Andrew Frawley was head of marketing for Yang 2020 and the inventor of the famous MATH hat.

2021 US National Threat Assessment

After Covid, what do we face? China, Russia, Iran, N Korea, Ecological Disasters, Terrorism...

Yang NYC Mayoral Race Weekly Update

Can Yang do it? It's looking pretty good. Let's share the data.

What's actually in Biden's $2T Infrastructure bill?

Tom breaks down the pie chart of what's in the bill, how much, and if Radical MAGA hyperventilation over it is justified.

If you thought the Georgia voting law was just about banning water, you're mistaken

Tom breaks down 5 ridiculous things in Georgia voting law that make it one of the biggest assaults on democracy in decades.

Everything you wanted to know about Basic Income

...but were afraid to ask. Join Tom as he moderates a panel discussion with Max Ghenis from the UBI Center and Stacey Rutland from the Income Movement for this California Yang Gang sponsored policy nerds discussion.

How NY Assemblyman Ron Kim went from Bernie Delegate to Yang Gang

Tom and Ron talk about Ron's own political career as a young Hamilton College graduate and his recent decision to campaign with and endorse Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC.

Is the Oregon People's Rebate the next Marijuana Legalization movement

Tom and some of the organizers for a rebate to the Oregonians from a sales tax on large corporations discuss their ballot initiative and how it relates to Andrew Yang's Freedom Dividend.

What's the future of the GOP in a post-Trump world? Rio from Moving Forward Pod and Tom discuss.

Is America ready for four parties? Where will traditional Republicans of Trump Republicans go?

Can Andrew Yang win the Black Vote in NYC - Melanated Council of Yang (MCOY)

How do we feel about Yang's decision to run for Mayor and is he doing enough to win the critical black vote?

Can you remember Donald Trump's Top Ten Lies?

Tom reacts to some of the most interesting ones. It's incredible how numb we all became to them.

Ranked Choice versus Approval versus Star voting -- which one is best?

Panel discussion with Katherine Gehl (author of "The Politics Industry"), Aaron Hamlin (Center for Election Science), and Sarah Wolk (Star Voting).

MAGA Brother and Biden Nerd Debate why Trump Supporters are still "Mad as hell."

Two Americas on display in this sibling argument.

What, exactly, is Trumpism and the MAGA movement? Two Snowflakes Discuss...

Tom and Phil shoot the breeze. Phil has a bachelor's from Bowdoin and a master's degree from the Johns Hopkins School of International Studies and works on the renewable energy sector from Vermont. He loves the San Francisco Bay Area and is a triathlete.

Can Andrew Yang win in NYC? Let's ask New Yorkers who'd know.

Badrun Khan & Seth Barron from City Journal join Tom in the Nerd Zone to talk about New York City politics and Yang's chances.

Angry Nerd Reacts: Donald Trump's Full Call with Georgia Republican Brad Raffensperger. #TrumpTapes

Let's listen to and analyze what the President said to Brad Raffensperger and see if we don't get to triggered by TDS. About 3 p.m. Saturday, President Trump held an hour-long call with Brad Raffensperger, Georgia’s secretary of state, in which he repeatedly urged him to alter the outcome of the presidential vote in the state. He was joined on the call by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and several lawyers, including longtime conservative attorney Cleta Mitchell and Georgia-based att...

2020's Biggest Political Surprises and Predictions for 2021

Tom is joined by Josh from NPV and Steve Marchand from Yang 2020 NH. Josh and Steve bring some really deep and insightful analysis to the Nerd Zone which is why Tom keeps inviting them back all the time :-)

Anthony Scaramucci endorses Andrew Yang for Mayor of NYC

Tom and the Mooch catch up on Trump, Yang, and the future of the GOP.

MAGA brother and Yang Gang brother debate Trump and #StopTheSteal

Tom's brother, Peter, is a big time supporter of President Trump. Tom and Peter debate who won and what options remain for MAGA supporters and their dear leader.

Daniel Markovits of Yale Law and author of "The Meritocracy Trap"

How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class, and Devours the Elite

Professor of Public Health David Himmelstein, co-founder of Physicians for a National Health Program

David Himmelstein is a distinguished professor of public health and health policy in the CUNY School of Public Health at Hunter College, an adjunct clinical professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He is also the co-founder (with Steffie Woolhandler) of Physicians for a National Health Program, an organization advocating for single-payer healthcare in the United States.

Jermaine Johnson, former head of Yang 2020 SC, on his victory in the SC State House

Jermaine and Tom catchup on Jermaine's win as well as his plans for a Palmetto Dividend!

Everything you wanted to know about Covid-19 from Red Dawn scientist Dr. Eva Lee

Eval Lee is a Rice and Columbia trained mathematician and public health modeler at Georgia Tech. She was an early member of the Red Dawn working group of scientists and public health experts predicting a national pandemic as early as Feb 2020.

Andrew Yang joins Yang Gang Creator all-star panel

Paget Kagy, Fred the Felon, Matt from Zach & Matt, and Dennis from Trumper for Yang join Tom to discuss the future of the Yang Gang movement and surprise guest Andrew Yang joins at around 37:00 to talk about potentially working in the Biden Administration.

How the Swiss govern

Tom and Swiss friend Lovro discuss how Switzerland's direct democracy works compared to the US approach.