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Labor Day and the Changing Nature of Work
September 03, 2021 09:59 - 24 minutes - 56.2 MBThis Labor Day marks a fundamental shift in the nature of work. What’s the future for employers and employees? Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/labor-day-and-the-changing-nature-of-work
Stop the World… So America Can Get On
August 27, 2021 07:30 - 32 minutes - 75.4 MBAndrew Bacevich, a retired Army officer, professor, and author, argues that American foreign and military policy must adapt to a radically changed and morally pragmatic world. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/stop-the-world-so-america-can-get-on Image Caption: The fall of Saigon, April 30, 1975 (inset). Americans and Afghan refugees leaving aboard a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at Hamid Karzai International Airport (HKIA), Afghanistan, August 24, 2021. Photo credit: Adapte...
America Is No Longer a Serious Nation
August 20, 2021 09:20 - 36 minutes - 84.1 MBA conversation with author, journalist, and professor Tom Nichols, who believes that the US has become a nation of adolescents and toddlers. Photo credit: Rosa Pineda / Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Eran Kampf / Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/america-is-no-longer-a-serious-nation
The News About the News
August 13, 2021 06:52 - 28 minutes - 66.3 MBHarvard law professor Martha Minow on the state of the news business today, and why she thinks the government should play more of a role. Street Corner News. Photo credit: Silecyra / Flickr (CC BY 2.0), https://www.flickr.com/photos/72999797@N03/6822063821
A Grassroots Victory Against Corporate Greed
August 06, 2021 04:06 - 30 minutes - 68.6 MBThe story of the water defenders — a community in El Salvador that took on an international mining corporation and, against impossible odds, won a historic victory. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/a-grassroots-victory-against-corporate-greed
Criminalizing Mental Illness
July 30, 2021 03:22 - 27 minutes - 62.3 MBWhy America’s punitive and often violent response to those with mental illness makes our communities less safe and more inhumane. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/crime-punishment-and-homelessness-the-common-thread
The Second American Revolution — Will It Ever Be Won?
July 23, 2021 01:37 - 40 minutes - 93.4 MBA deep look at why cultural and political battles of the 1960s are far from over, and how the leaders gave us the world we live in today. Read More: www.whowhatwhy.org
Haiti: Can a Vibrant Culture Save a Failed State?
July 16, 2021 04:54 - 30 minutes - 69.7 MBThe investigation of the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse won’t find the real people behind the assassination, according to longtime Haiti scholar Amy Wilentz, who offers insightful analysis of Haiti’s past, present, and future. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/?p=62712&preview=true&preview_id=62712
George Packer Explains It All
July 09, 2021 10:54 - 28 minutes - 65.7 MBThe real story of the divisions of 2020 and whether we can ever be made whole again. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/george-packer-explains-it-all/
From Juneteenth to July 4th: The Ongoing Quest for Freedom
July 02, 2021 09:09 - 27 minutes - 62.7 MBThe emotional importance of Juneteenth, as told by a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning historian and Texas native Annette Gordon-Reed. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/?p=62498&preview=true&preview_id=62498
A Constitution of Knowledge
June 25, 2021 09:17 - 30 minutes - 70.7 MBA conversation with Jonathan Rauch about the forces and ideas that once held the country together — and are now unraveling. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/?p=61546&preview=true&preview_id=61546
The Man Who Fought City Hall
June 18, 2021 08:45 - 23 minutes - 54.5 MBFormer congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich learned early in his career the old adage that the “duty of youth is to challenge corruption.” Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-man-who-fought-city-hall
Today’s Secrets Are Tomorrow’s Headlines
June 16, 2021 00:56 - 31 minutes - 71.9 MBA look at the burgeoning world of private spies, the elimination of any privacy, and the price we may pay as a society Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/?p=61294&preview=true&preview_id=61294
Bill Gates Has Always Shown Us Who He Is
June 11, 2021 00:59 - 30 minutes - 70.8 MBA look at how the unraveling of Bill Gates’s private life may reveal public malfeasance — some of which may even affect public health. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/06/11/bill-gates-has-always-shown-us-who-he-is/
Why We May Never Solve the Gun Problem
June 09, 2021 05:33 - 27 minutes - 64 MBThe real gun problem stems from criminals, drugs, and law enforcement. Not mass shootings and politics. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/06/11/why-we-may-never-solve-the-gun-problem/
What Happened in Wuhan?
June 04, 2021 01:53 - 41 minutes - 95.9 MBA conversation with Nicholas Wade, the science journalist whose deeply researched work has given credence to the Wuhan lab leak theory of SARS-CoV-2. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/06/04/what-happened-in-wuhan/
The Original Inconvenient Truth
May 28, 2021 06:37 - 45 minutes - 104 MBOne of the original JFK assassination investigators breaks down the 58-year-old case into its basic parts. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/05/28/the-original-inconvenient-truth/
A Palestinian-American Struggles for Peace in Our Time
May 21, 2021 22:11 - 39 minutes - 91.5 MBPalestinian peace activist Yousef Bashir brings a singular insider's perspective to the conflict in Gaza. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/05/21/a-palestinian-american-struggles-for-peace-in-our-time/
Can Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Ever Be Explained in Plain English?
May 14, 2021 05:32 - 24 minutes - 57 MBA leading global blockchain and crypto expert, Eloisa Marchesoni, really really tries to explain the future of money in plain english. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/05/14/can-cryptocurrency-and-blockchain-ever-be-explained-in-plain-english/
Should Cancel Culture Be Canceled?
May 07, 2021 08:34 - 32 minutes - 74.8 MBLawyer and author Dan Kovalik, who supports the ongoing movements for racial and gender equality and justice, makes the progressive case against cancel culture. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/05/07/should-cancel-culture-be-canceled/
A Conversation With Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono
April 30, 2021 09:55 - 24 minutes - 56.6 MBOutspoken Sen. Mazie Hirono (D) opines on Asian American hate crimes, the corruption of Trump, her “usual suspect” colleagues, and how she came to find her authentic voice and became the most honest and plain spoken member of the staid US Senate. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/04/30/a-conversation-with-hawaii-senator-mazie-hirono/
The Rich Are Different: They Don’t Pay Taxes
April 23, 2021 08:07 - 29 minutes - 66.5 MBA secret, shadowy army of tax attorneys, accountants, and wealth managers are inventing new ways to hide trillions for the super rich. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/04/23/the-rich-are-different-they-dont-pay-taxes/
We Are the First Species to Manage Its Own Extinction
April 16, 2021 02:52 - 18 minutes - 43.2 MBElizabeth Kolbert explains why climate change is just the tip of the iceberg. We are causing geological and ecological changes that will drastically alter this planet and it’s species forever. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/04/16/we-are-the-first-species-to-manage-its-own-extinction/
Software Could End the World
April 12, 2021 01:20 - 30 minutes - 69.4 MBCybersecurity journalist Nicole Perlroth looks at how the new cyberwarfare could destroy the world as we know it. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/04/09/software-could-end-the-world/
Police Culture Is All About Violence. Can It Be changed?
April 02, 2021 08:14 - 23 minutes - 52.8 MBThe author of Tangled Up in Blue, Georgetown University law professor Rosa Brooks, looks deep inside the policing of America’s cities. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/04/02/police-culture-is-all-about-violence-can-it-be-changed/
The Future of Climate Change Rests With Joe Biden, Xi Jinping, and You
March 26, 2021 07:01 - 23 minutes - 52.6 MBHouseholds account for 70 percent of all climate pollution, according to climate scientist Dr. Kimberly Nicholas. She makes the case for individual action being just as important as government and corporate efforts to stem climate change. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/26/the-future-of-climate-change-rests-with-joe-biden-xi-jinping-and-you/
Vaccines, Black Americans, and Medical Consent
March 19, 2021 09:52 - 28 minutes - 64.1 MBAn alarming look at the current erosion of medical consent in the treatment of African American patients. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/19/vaccines-black-americans-and-medical-consent/
The Royals Have Outlived Their Value
March 15, 2021 04:23 - 36 minutes - 67.5 MBAn up-close look, by a former member of Parliament, at the excess of corporate power and wealth in the British monarchy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/15/the-royals-have-outlived-their-value/
In Genetics, It’s Always International Women's Day
March 12, 2021 07:40 - 27 minutes - 62.5 MBA look at the genetic superiority of women. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/12/in-genetics-its-always-international-womens-day/
Minimum Wage in China: Zero
March 05, 2021 07:26 - 29 minutes - 67.8 MBBrutal slave labor in China is responsible for many of our daily consumer products. And global corporations collaborating with the Chinese government know all about it — and profit from it. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/03/05/minimum-wage-in-china-zero/
It’s a Small World After All
February 26, 2021 08:41 - 35 minutes - 80.8 MBA new wave of international films is sweeping the globe. Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Apple+, and Disney+ are not only changing the way we view films, they are changing the way we see the world. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/02/26/its-a-small-world-after-all/
Was Trump a Russian Asset?
February 19, 2021 10:05 - 24 minutes - 55.6 MBAuthor and investigative journalist Criag Unger thinks he has found the unified field theory behind the Trump-Russia connection — and why Trump is still a security risk. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/02/19/was-trump-a-russian-asset/
Eddie Glaude Jr., James Baldwin, and Black History
February 17, 2021 10:06 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MBWhy is achieving racial equality so hard? Princeton’s Chair of the Department of African American Studies shows us why, through the lens of James Baldwin. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/02/17/eddie-glaude-jr-james-baldwin-and-black-history/
Why Populism Is Toxic
February 12, 2021 11:35 - 47 minutes - 109 MBHow economic populism grew into a toxic stew of resentment, nationalism, racism — and the bloody riot of January 6, 2021. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/02/12/why-populism-is-toxic/
Trump’s Pardon Shakedown
February 05, 2021 06:28 - 28 minutes - 64.7 MBA personal look inside the final days and multimillion-dollar shakedowns of the Trump pardon process.
Josh Hawley Told Us Who He Was
January 29, 2021 10:41 - 27 minutes - 62.4 MBA look at how religious nationalism — more than politics — spurred the events of January 6. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/01/29/josh-hawley-told-us-who-he-was/
Unity Is Probably Impossible
January 22, 2021 06:22 - 31 minutes - 72.9 MBA look at why facts, data, and truth have little to do with what we believe. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/01/22/unity-is-probably-impossible/
Why Is the US Senate So F**ked Up?
January 15, 2021 09:45 - 29 minutes - 67.8 MBWhy the US Senate is no longer “the world’s greatest deliberative body,” and where it went wrong. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/01/15/why-is-the-us-senate-so-fked-up/
The New Color Purple
January 12, 2021 10:07 - 26 minutes - 61.6 MBAs tech companies move from blue states to blue cities inside red states, what are the long-term political consequences? Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2021/01/12/the-new-color-purple/
Mobilizing Voters for the Georgia Runoff: Scrutineers, Part X
December 22, 2020 07:21 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBMore than 1.4 million votes have been cast for the Georgia Senate runoff race set for January 5. Here’s what voters need to know. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/12/22/mobilizing-voters-for-the-georgia-runoff-scrutineers-part-x/
Why the US Is More Like WeWork and Theranos Than Apple
December 18, 2020 10:37 - 25 minutes - 58.3 MBA contrarian history of the US dismissing notions of exceptionalism and triumphalism. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/12/18/why-the-us-is-more-like-wework-and-theranos-than-apple/
Sketches of a Socialist Dream
December 11, 2020 07:55 - 36 minutes - 82.9 MBLongtime socialist professor and activist Victor Wallis lays out his socialist agenda. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/12/11/sketches-of-a-socialist-dream/
Whose Economy Is It Anyway?
December 08, 2020 07:44 - 18 minutes - 42.7 MBA conversation with Gene Sperling, one of the few progressive economists advising Joe Biden. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/12/08/whose-economy-is-it-anyway/
Why Even a Pandemic Can’t Make Remote Learning Work
December 04, 2020 07:56 - 28 minutes - 66.2 MBAn in-depth look at why the push to get schools back open is in part about the unspoken limits and failure of remote leaning. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/12/04/why-even-a-pandemic-cant-make-remote-learning-work/
Noise About GA’s Election System: Scrutineers, Part IX
November 28, 2020 07:35 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MBAs Georgia gears up for its runoff senate elections, the Coalition for Good Governance advocates for transparency and security from the state government. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/30/noise-about-gas-election-system-scrutineers-part-ix/
Testing Is Broken, Contact Tracing Has Failed: There’s a Better Way
November 26, 2020 06:59 - 37 minutes - 86.7 MBA conversation with Dr. Michael Mina about a new kind of testing that may be a more effective virus-fighter than a vaccine. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/26/testing-is-broken-contact-tracing-has-failed-theres-a-better-way/
Mr
November 20, 2020 05:52 - 32 minutes - 74.8 MBA look at how the Republican party, long associated with draconian immigration and racial policies, continues to gain Hispanic voters. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/20/the-hispanic-republican-vote/
The Geopolitics of Energy
November 18, 2020 06:16 - 19 minutes - 44.3 MBEnergy expert Daniel Yergin on Joe Biden facing a world whose geopolitics have been transformed by climate, fracking, and an insatiable global demand for energy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/2020/11/18/the-geopolitics-of-energy/
Calling All Lawyers!
November 06, 2020 07:51 - 58 minutes - 133 MBTwo distinguished legal scholars examine the state of election lawsuits, and why our elections today need so many lawyers.
Anger & Violence & Secession, Oh My!
October 30, 2020 08:42 - 31 minutes - 72.4 MBAn examination of how our current anger and animosity might very well lead to greater violence — and even secession.