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To Be Forewarned: The Historical Record on Climate Change
July 14, 2023 09:51 - 26 minutes - 61.7 MBClimate change shapes history, says historian Peter Frankopan. Civilizations thrive or fall on environmental stewardship and adaptability. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Why the Fentanyl Crisis Calls For a New War On Drugs
July 07, 2023 07:27 - 32 minutes - 74.4 MBFentanyl, if left unchecked, is an almost certain death sentence for its users — and for America’s cities. A conversation with Sam Quinones. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
How China, Russia, and Iran are just following the US Example
June 30, 2023 03:06 - 31 minutes - 71.1 MBThe US’s historical ascent to global dominance, and the implications for China, Russia, and today’s geopolitical landscape. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Can Cop Culture Ever Be Changed?
June 23, 2023 06:28 - 32 minutes - 73.9 MBAfter the murder of George Floyd, three police departments confronted aggressive cop culture, overcoming daunting obstacles to champion justice and equity in policing. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
How the Memory of the ’60s Civil Rights Era Is Being Co-Opted
June 19, 2023 05:17 - 21 minutes - 48.5 MBExposing the manipulation of the ’60s civil rights legacy by many diverse movements today that are trying to co-opt it for their own ends. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
What if Ukraine Can Win It All?
June 16, 2023 06:57 - 30 minutes - 70.6 MBLike the “Mouse That Roared,” Ukraine should try for a total victory: foreign policy expert Gideon Rose. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
The Next Fiscal Crisis is Coming to Your Neighborhood
June 09, 2023 09:46 - 35 minutes - 80.5 MBThe next fiscal cliff: Impending state/local fiscal crises loom large due to political short-sightedness in budgeting. Urgent action will be needed. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Space: It’s Not Just for Governments Anymore
June 02, 2023 09:29 - 29 minutes - 66.9 MBAn examination of the shift in space exploration and satellites from government-led to private sector dominance and how SpaceX has led the way. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Not All War Wounds Are Visible
May 26, 2023 09:27 - 29 minutes - 67.2 MBIn recognition of Memorial Day I talk with David Morris, an embedded correspondent during the Iraq war, a victim himself of PTSD, and author of a poignant exploration. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Are We Creating the Species That Will Replace Us?
May 19, 2023 09:33 - 26 minutes - 60.6 MBA deep look at the transformative AI landscape. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
The Era of Social Media Journalism Is Over
May 12, 2023 06:38 - 24 minutes - 56.7 MBBen Smith discusses new media’s rise and fall, the power of individual voices, and journalism’s future. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Wage Suppression and the Fate of the Republic
May 05, 2023 09:13 - 31 minutes - 72 MBMichael Lind looks at workers’ wages, how business and government alliances are suppressing bargaining power, and how this contributes to America’s decline. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Flying Green, Climate Justice, and Higher Prices
April 28, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutes - 72.2 MBA hard-nosed look at the chance of achieving zero-emission aviation by 2050: new tech, alternative fuels, and diverse solutions, all amid uncertainty, rising costs, and limited access. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
The Real Reason We Can’t Contain Gun Culture
April 21, 2023 10:38 - 22 minutes - 50.4 MBA dark look at the unsettling connection between the Second Amendment, America’s gun culture, race, slavery, and the fear of Black retribution. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Myth, Religion, Fascism… The Recipe for Right-Wing Politics
April 14, 2023 06:26 - 31 minutes - 73.1 MBJeff Sharlet explores the complex relationship between religion, religious nationalism, and right-wing politics, and how these forces intertwined with Trumpism. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Cyber Weapons and a New Arms Race… Without Firing a Shot
April 07, 2023 08:24 - 31 minutes - 71.6 MBThe next world war will be fought on a cyber battlefield and the threat of mutually assured destruction is already happening. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Why Israeli Protests Worked… For Now
March 31, 2023 09:04 - 21 minutes - 49.5 MBAn inside look at the recent Israeli protests, the fragility of the Netanyahu government, the potential for a new coalition, and the influence of demographic changes. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/
Creating a World Worth Saving From Climate Change
March 24, 2023 10:05 - 20 minutes - 47.6 MBEnvironmental leader Paul Hawken discusses a holistic set of solutions for dealing with climate change, while simultaneously making the Earth worth saving. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Dissecting the Silicon Valley Bank Debacle
March 17, 2023 04:37 - 48 minutes - 111 MBTwo eminent economists unravel the truth behind Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, its causes, and vital lessons for future financial stability. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Why Christopher Hitchens Matters Now
March 10, 2023 12:00 - 32 minutes - 75.3 MBJournalist Matt Johnson argues that Christopher Hitchens’s legacy of universal liberal values can save liberalism from its current wrong turn. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Russia Will Repeat Its History… Regardless of the Consequences
March 03, 2023 10:01 - 33 minutes - 76.4 MBA former foreign service officer and US Ambassador to Georgia and Kazakhstan looks at why Russia today is more repressive internally and more aggressive externally. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org
Our Constitution Is Outdated and Needs to Be Replaced
February 24, 2023 06:19 - 28 minutes - 65.5 MBIs the US Constitution an elitist rulebook designed to protect capitalism? Read More: www.whowhatwhy.org
Whose History Is It?
February 17, 2023 09:41 - 26 minutes - 61 MBA look at how the myths of American history are being enhanced and weaponized for a partisan agenda. Read More: www.whowhatwhy.org
Why Doesn’t Our Technology Live Up to Our Science Fiction?
February 10, 2023 08:18 - 34 minutes - 79.3 MBWhy technological progress is really stuck. A look at what happened to all the cool technology that 1960s science fiction promised us. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/why-doesnt-our-technology-live-up-to-our-science-fiction
Would the World Be Better Off Without Us?
February 03, 2023 09:44 - 28 minutes - 66 MBA look at the shocking idea that the end of humanity’s reign on earth might be a good idea and might, in fact, be inevitable. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/would-the-world-be-better-off-without-us
Power, Paranoia, and the Fraying of Our Politics
January 27, 2023 12:07 - 28 minutes - 65.6 MBFrom neoliberalism to evangelicalism, a look at history, power, myth, and paranoia in our current politics, and an alternative vision of liberal democracy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/power-paranoia-and-the-fraying-of-our-politics
50 Years After Roe: The Fight Returns to Its Roots
January 20, 2023 00:30 - 26 minutes - 60.1 MBFelicia Kornbluh argues that the movement must now focus on broader issues and on grassroots politics, not the courts. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/50-years-after-roe-the-fight-returns-to-its-roots
Why Independent Journalism Matters
January 13, 2023 09:35 - 30 minutes - 69.5 MBMickey Huff, founder of Project Censored, looks at the importance of independent media and why organizations like WhoWhatWhy have become vital in preserving the free press. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/why-independent-journalism-matters
Hiding History
January 06, 2023 10:19 - 24 minutes - 56.6 MBA case study of one man’s effort to understand the dark side of Cold War history, which remains shrouded in unnecessary government secrecy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/hiding-history
Let’s End the Year With Art
December 16, 2022 08:25 - 26 minutes - 61.1 MBWe end the year with a revealing and inspiring conversation on the power and purpose of art. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/lets-end-the-year-with-art
The New Global Citizen: The Buying and Selling of Citizenship
December 09, 2022 10:47 - 21 minutes - 49.2 MBThe implications of commodifying citizenship and passports, and the ethical, legal, and cultural implications of this practice. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-new-global-citizen-the-buying-and-selling-of-citizenship
The China Protests Are About More Than Lockdowns
December 02, 2022 09:50 - 29 minutes - 68.5 MBRAND Corporation China expert Timothy Heath deconstructs the current wave of protests in China and looks at the broader context of what it might mean and why. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-china-protests-are-about-more-than-lockdowns
Who Sets the Rules for Global Banking?
November 25, 2022 21:31 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBA look at a little-known Paris- based organization whose job is to keep “bad money” out of the global financial system. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/who-sets-the-rules-for-global-banking/
Progressive Politics in the UK: A Conversation With Mhairi Black, MP
November 18, 2022 09:11 - 33 minutes - 75.8 MBAs the Conservtaive government in the UK struggles, progressives like 28-year-old MP Mhairi Black are providing a stark contrast. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/progressive-politics-in-the-uk-a-conversation-with-mhairi-black-mp
Wall Street vs. Main Street: Never the Twain Shall Meet
November 11, 2022 09:46 - 34 minutes - 78.5 MBA look at the price we pay for an economy that has become irrevocably splintered between a “real” economy and a financial markets-based economy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/wall-street-vs-main-street-never-the-twain-shall-meet
Democracy Will Likely Be Voted Out on Tuesday
November 04, 2022 06:29 - 28 minutes - 64.9 MBA look at how the idea of democracy runs counter to MAGA “theology,” and why hate, attention, and bad behavior will win out. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/democracy-will-likely-be-voted-out-on-tuesday
US Elections: Dangerous Erosion of Trust in a Dangerously Untrustworthy Process
October 28, 2022 08:25 - 1 hour - 173 MBElection experts Jonathan Simon and Lynn Bernstein go deep into how America's myriad of voting systems operate, and the reasons trust in them has cratered. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/us-elections-dangerous-erosion-of-trust-in-a-dangerously-untrustworthy-process
Does Economics Drive All Politics?
October 21, 2022 03:33 - 25 minutes - 58 MBFinancial Times economic analyst Martin Wolf gives an overview of global economic forces, and looks at Britain’s economic and political chaos. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/does-economics-drive-all-politics
Jonathan Simon introduces WhoWhatWhy’s US Election Report Card
October 18, 2022 09:34 - 18 minutes - 41.9 MBWhoWhatWhy’s first US Election Report Card is a state-by-state look at the ways in which our voting system is failing democracy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/jonathan-simon-introduces-whowhatwhys-us-election-report-card
Russian Nukes… A Second Look
October 14, 2022 10:29 - 37 minutes - 86.2 MBAn examination of the stark reality of the use of battlefield nuclear weapons, by RAND Corporation senior defense researcher David Shlapak. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/russian-nukes-a-second-look
January 6 Was Only the Starting Gun
October 07, 2022 06:37 - 24 minutes - 56.6 MBA reporter embedded with the January 6 rioters warns that the dogs of domestic war have now been fully unleashed. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/january-6-was-only-the-starting-gun
The Law Firm Protecting Trump and the Extreme Right
September 30, 2022 10:45 - 31 minutes - 72.4 MBLike Mob lawyers protecting their clients, the Jones Day law firm cocoons the extreme right and defends the worst excesses of corporate America. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-law-firm-protecting-trump-and-the-extreme-right
National Conservatism Is Coming for Us
September 23, 2022 09:45 - 28 minutes - 65.9 MBA look at how “national conservatism” wants to use the full force of government to curtail individual liberty, impose christianity, and destroy its enemies. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/national-conservatism-is-coming-for-us
We Live in a Golden Age of Ignorance
September 16, 2022 06:48 - 31 minutes - 72 MBAn interview with the man who asks the question, “Who is the most ignorant person the US is willing to elect?” Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/we-live-in-a-golden-age-of-ignorance
To Prosecute or Not to Prosecute… That Is the Question
September 10, 2022 01:17 - 33 minutes - 75.9 MBEven amid all the anger and distractions of Trump Derangement Syndrome, will we be worse off if Trump is indicted? A conversation with Damon Linker. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/to-prosecute-or-not-to-prosecute-that-is-the-question
What a Peaceful Transition of Power Looks Like
September 09, 2022 10:15 - 25 minutes - 58 MBCan US democracy learn a lesson or two from Britain’s steady parliamentary system? A conversation with British MP Jesse Norman. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/what-a-peaceful-transition-of-power-looks-like
Why Aren’t You At Burning Man?
September 03, 2022 20:51 - 19 minutes - 43.8 MBDaniel Pinchbeck has attended Burning Man 18 times. He’s sitting it out this year, but he tells us all about it. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/why-arent-you-at-burning-man/
Russia, Ukraine…Where Are We Now?
September 02, 2022 04:06 - 37 minutes - 86.8 MBPredictions about the Russia-Ukraine war have been proved wrong. The only certainty is that it’s getting more dangerous, and it may go on for years, even decades. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/russia-ukrainewhere-are-we-now
Matt Doig Responds to Paul Pringle
August 26, 2022 04:18 - 30 minutes - 70.2 MBThe story of an investigative reporter who uncovered corruption — while running afoul of two of Los Angeles’s most powerful institutions. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/getting-at-the-truth-two-perspectives
Getting at the Truth: Two Perspectives
August 26, 2022 04:07 - 31 minutes - 72.6 MBThe story of an investigative reporter who uncovered corruption — while running afoul of two of Los Angeles’s most powerful institutions. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/getting-at-the-truth-two-perspectives