Make America Better Now
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsHosted by Citizen Koala Monet, Make America Better Now is a make-your-own-manifesto podcast built in real-time, with micro episodes on topics at the intersection of democracy and capitalism. By joining me on this journey, you will have a chance to reflect on big issues and can create your own manifesto alongside my own. I’ll be your guide and have the outline to get you (and me!) started. If you are wondering how this country gets better, then you’ll have a lot of thought-starters to form your own, comprehensive outlook. Talk soon.
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Episodes
MABN Episode 21 - Family or the individual, Part II
June 28, 2020 19:00 - 4 minutes - 2.89 MBWe spend more time thinking about the individual in the context of the family, ultimately landing on a notion of family responsibility.
MABN Episode 20 - The individual or the family
June 27, 2020 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.6 MBWe are turning our attention to the basic structures and the permanent things in our society. And before we get to that big picture stuff, we'll take a moment to investigate the human-level first. What should be the basic unit of society? The individual or the family?
MABN Episode 19 - Sports and culture
June 26, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.02 MBThere is no I in team, but we still are very individually focused, when we should be Team America.
MABN Episode 18 - How sports informs our democracy
June 25, 2020 18:00 - 5 minutes - 4.05 MBSports are the start. And other parts of culture and entertainment, too.
MABN Episode 17 - Quotas in business, education, and government
June 24, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.85 MBAmerica loves the underdog in sports, but why not in life?
MABN Episode 16 - Proportional Voting and Quotas
June 23, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 2.99 MBProportional voting can do a better job of incorporating forgotten and marginalized Americans, while we introduce the topic of quotas based on a Bloomberg Businessweek article.
MABN Episode 15 - TRC and Electoral Systems
June 22, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.72 MBTo connect to the previous episode, this and the next session offer up examples and opportunities to close the gap in generational injustices from the past with the expectation of today's generations.
MABN Episode 14 - Do bad now, say sorry later, and keep the money
June 22, 2020 01:00 - 4 minutes - 3.02 MBWe've spent the first dozen episodes on why we still want to talk about Democracy and not some other form governing, as well as capitalism over communism and socialism. We still need to upgrade our systems and this episode explores a topic at forefront of the news with the uprisings and Black Lives Matter.
MABN Pilot Episode 13 - Democratic Capitalism, capitalism what is it good for absolutely something, Part III
June 20, 2020 23:00 - 4 minutes - 3.26 MBDemocratic capitalism can beat out greed capitalism, despite all the built-in advantages where the government helps greed capitalism succeed. I think we say - no more.
MABN Pilot Episode 12: Private Ownership, Capitalism what is it good for absolutely something, Part II
June 19, 2020 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.7 MBOn June 19, Freedom Day, we discuss private ownership and suggest valuing labor at least equal to that of capital.
MABN Pilot Episode 11 - Capitalism, what is it good for, absolutely something, Part I
June 18, 2020 15:00 - 5 minutes - 3.69 MBIn this episode, we lay the foundation on why this Koala is still focused on capitalism over other economic structures. To start this miniseries on economic systems, today's focus is on the family and private property.
MABN Pilot Episode 10 - What does democracy mean to you?
June 17, 2020 16:00 - 5 minutes - 4.16 MBIn this episode, we finish off our democracy discussion we some famous quotes about democracy and I offer my own reflection on what democracy means to me, your bookish Koala.
MABN Pilot Episode 9 - Democracy, best of the worst, Part IV
June 16, 2020 16:00 - 7 minutes - 5.19 MBTo close out this miniseries on why democracy is best of the worst, this session focuses on communism and socialism, in order to demonstrate that democracy can incorporate those ideas and still be a democracy.
MABN Pilot Episode 8 - Democracy, best of the worst, Part III
June 15, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.42 MBThis episode explores America's love for monarchies, despite leaving one in the 18th century, as part of our discussion on why democracy is the best of the worst in terms of incorporating other governing elements.
MABN Pilot Episode 7 - Democracy, best of the worst, Part II
June 14, 2020 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.8 MBAs we continue our discussion exploring why democracy is the best of the worst and should be considered our foundational form of governing, this session layers in concepts of American federalism, as well as centralized and decentralized systems.
MABN Pilot Episode 6 - Democracy, best of the worst, Part I
June 13, 2020 22:00 - 4 minutes - 3.19 MBWe've got to confirm why we think Democracy is still the foundation of our political system. In this session we start a multiple-part series exploring why we should continue with democracy and also a new way to think about democracy, socialism, communism, dictatorships, monarchies, oligarchies, and anarchies.
MABN Pilot Episode 5 - Starting at the beginning
June 12, 2020 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.54 MBAll good manifestos should start with how we view the natural state of our world and universe. This micro-session asks you to contribute your thoughts on traits for the American psyche.
MABN Pilot Episode 4 - Inspecting the Foundation
June 11, 2020 17:00 - 5 minutes - 3.85 MBWe take a step back and talk about why we need to inspect the foundation of our American democracy and capitalism and also start soliciting ideas for this manifesto.
MABN Pilot Episode 3 - Preferential Treatment
June 10, 2020 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.94 MBIn this pilot episode, your writer and host, Citizen Koala Monet, investigates preferential treatment in the context of Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter.
Pilot Episode 2: Cancel Culture, Boycotting, and Buycotting
June 09, 2020 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.94 MBAfter spinning the wheel of topics and landing on arts and entertainment, Citizen Koala Monet came across a trending article in the National Review about cancel culture.