Latest Utterly Podcast Episodes
Saving the Social Sciences (w/Michael Jindra)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - April 19, 2024 00:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe’ve talked a lot on the Utterly Moderate Podcast about how both liberals and conservatives in America are bombarded with misleading information on a regular basis. On the left, unfortunately, a lot of this bad info comes from an academic research community which is overwh...
How Should Non-Scientists Evaluate the "State of the Science"? (w/Dr. Sallie Baxendale)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - March 21, 2024 00:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIt is extremely hard for the average citizen to understand what the “state of the science” is on many issues. We can all type our queries about a particular topic into Google but, when we get the flood of results, most of us are not trained to be able to (a) understand the c...
Gender in the News (w/Jacob Mackey)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - March 07, 2024 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Jacob Mackey to discuss two big gender-related stories in the news. The first story is positive, and we have covered it in the Connors Newsletter—a big new research study shows that we have made great progress...
Is Ideology Hurting Science? (w/Lisa Selin Davis)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - February 21, 2024 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined again by Lisa Selin Davis, a writer who covers issues related to gender and gender affirming care. Davis joins the program to discuss a recent UnHerd article “Why did three journals reject my puberty-blocker stud...
American Colleges Under the Microscope (w/Jacob Mackey)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - February 01, 2024 15:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we discuss recent controversies at and concerns about colleges and universities in the United States—from highly publicized instances of campus unrest to a lack of intellectual diversity among faculty to hypocrisy on free speec...
New George Floyd Documentary (w/Robert VerBruggen)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - January 11, 2024 15:42 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsBefore we get to today’s episode, check out this article about the Connors Institute in The Sentinel newspaper! On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Robert VerBruggen from the Manhattan Institute to discuss a new documentary which claims to dispr...
The Good Old Days Are Now (w/Johan Norberg and Piper Kull)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - December 21, 2023 18:47 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsMerry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Connors Institute at Shippensburg University! Since this Utterly Moderate episode is both our Christmas program and our 100th PODCAST EPISODE, we thought we would try to be as uplifting as possible. In that spirit, we are being j...
Jim Swift on Immigration, Disinformation, Dog Birthdays, and More!
Utterly Moderate Podcast - December 11, 2023 19:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsJim Swift from The Bulwark joins the Utterly Moderate Podcast to discuss the fraught nature of the immigration debate in the U.S. Both sides in the immigration debate have important points to bring to the table, and good faith discussions and compromises are badly needed. U...
Calculate YOUR Poverty Risk With This Calculator! (w/Mark Robert Rank)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - November 09, 2023 17:20 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsLeading American poverty researcher Mark Robert Rank joins the Utterly Moderate Podcast to discuss his Poverty Risk Calculator, the record-low poverty rates that the U.S. saw in 2021, Dr. Rank’s research on the risk Americans face of experiencing poverty throughout their liv...
New Book on Disinformation (w/Lee McIntyre & Tom Nichols)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - October 12, 2023 19:58 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsFriend of the Connors Forum and frequent Utterly Moderate guest, Lee McIntyre, has a new book out titled On Disinformation: How to Fight for Truth and Protect Democracy, a “powerful, pocket-sized citizen’s guide on how to fight back against the disinformation campaigns that ...
The Case for Nuclear Power: An Answer for Climate Change? (w/Robert Zubrin)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - September 26, 2023 16:13 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we discuss both the pros and cons of nuclear power, especially as it pertains to combatting global climate change. The international community is attempting to keep the world from warming no more than 1.5-2.0 degrees Celsius a...
The Replication Crisis in Psychology (w/Lee Jussim)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - September 11, 2023 19:50 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are going to be talking about something called the “replication crisis.” Most people will not be familiar with this since it has been happening in academia but we promise it is not only quite intriguing and full of juicy de...
Race & Police Shootings in America (w/Robert VerBruggen)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - August 25, 2023 17:28 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this Utterly Moderate Podcast episode we tackle a sensitive issue that is hard to find a clear, definitive answer to: does race play a significant role in fatal shootings of civilians by law enforcement in America? Our guest, Robert VerBruggen, a fellow at the Manhattan ...
Controversies Surrounding Gender Affirming Care for Minors (w/Lisa Selin Davis & Amber Alt)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - August 02, 2023 16:19 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are going to tackle a very sensitive topic, the debate and controversies surrounding gender affirming care for minors who display signs of distress at an incongruence between their gender identity and their biological sex. ...
Anatomy of a Viral Conspiracy Theory (w/Jim Swift)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - July 17, 2023 18:29 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDid you know that President Joe Biden was bussing unauthorized immigrants to a hotel near Orlando, Florida and giving them pre-loaded credit cards, hotel rooms, and clothing—all on your dime?!? You say you didn’t know? Good, because the story was a complete fabrication. On...
Don't Be a Doomer (w/Mona Charen)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - June 30, 2023 17:18 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsBefore we get to today’s episode, GREAT NEWS for American democracy! The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the independent state legislature theory in Moore v. Harper. If they had not ruled this way, it could have opened the door in presidential elections for state legislatu...
Think Twice Before Messing With Social Security (w/Kathleen Romig)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - June 05, 2023 17:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsDon't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO OUR FREE NEWSLETTER! On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are going to discuss a topic that was back in the news recently with the debt ceiling negotiations: Social Security. A number of politicians and elected representatives hav...
The Questionable Science of Microaggressions (w/Lee Jussim)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - May 21, 2023 21:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Lee Jussim, Rutgers University distinguished professor of psychology. He is here to discuss the questionable science behind microaggressions. If you are unfamiliar with the term, microaggressions are claimed t...
America CAN Reduce Gun Violence (w/Garen Wintemute)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - May 07, 2023 20:11 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsAnother massacre in America. It feels like we are living in a nightmare—and we should refuse to become numb to it. Instead, we should use our anger and sorrow and demand that our leaders do the things that most Americans support to stop the carnage. I include links to some...
Conspiracy Theories in America (w/Michael Shermer from Skeptic Magazine)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - April 17, 2023 00:57 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Michael Shermer from Skeptic Magazine to discuss the rise of conspiracy theories in America. Make sure to check out Shermer's new book on the subject, Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational. Th...
Reducing Extremism & Radicalization (w/Jay Jackson & Pasha Dashtgard)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - March 27, 2023 01:34 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we discuss the difficult tasks of reducing extremism and radicalization in the U.S. as well as improving our political discourse. In segment one we are joined by Pasha Dashtgard, Director of Research for American University’s ...
The Woke Wars (w/Jacob Mackey)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - March 13, 2023 00:20 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsLongtime Connors Newsletter subscribers and Utterly Moderate Podcast listeners know how concerned we are about post-truth America—that is, the fact that we now live in a time where objective facts are becoming less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotio...
Going Back to the Moon and Then to Mars (w/Varoujan Gorjian)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - February 23, 2023 16:46 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by friend of the show, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory astrophysicist Varoujan Gorjian, to discuss NASA’s plans for taking humans back to the Moon, setting up a Moon base, and then going to Mars. We also discuss ot...
CRT, Abortion, & Other Mailbag Questions! (w/Madison Laughman)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - February 06, 2023 18:12 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, we answer your mailbag questions! Our podcast listeners and newsletter subscribers (subscribe for free instantly!) have been sending their questions to our website and today is the day that we answer them on the air! Visit u...
Women in STEM (w/Brighid Cantwell)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - January 23, 2023 19:59 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsOn this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are discussing women in fields related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in the U.S. According to the AAUW: "Women make up only 28% of the workforce in science, technology, engineering and math (S...
What Does It Mean To Be a Conservative Today? (w/Bill Kristol)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - January 08, 2023 21:33 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsIn the fall of 2022 the Connors Forum invited our newsletter subscribers to a free live taping of this show where we talked to conservative heavyweight Bill Kristol about a variety of topics, including the meaning of conservatism today, the state of the Republican Party and ...
Let's Get Outraged!! (w/David Beckemeyer)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - December 22, 2022 18:53 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThe Connors Forum would like to extend both Christmas and holiday greetings to all our podcast listeners and newsletter subscribers. We hope you have a very meaningful celebration with family and friends! On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, host Lawrence Eppard...
Cartooning the News (w/Phil Hands and Adam Zyglis)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - December 01, 2022 20:47 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWe're back with another episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast! But first things first—if you missed it, on November 29th our Connors Newsletter subscribers got to take part in an exclusive live podcast taping with heavyweight political commentator Bill Kristol from The Bul...
Thanksgiving Message to YOU!
Utterly Moderate Podcast - November 24, 2022 00:58 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsThank you for being a valued member of our wonderful Utterly Moderate community of reasonable Americans. We hope you have a joyous Thanksgiving celebration with those closest to you! Happy Thanksgiving :) The Connors Forum is an independent entity from the institutions tha...
Thanksgiving's Complicated History (w/David Silverman)
Utterly Moderate Podcast - November 18, 2022 16:41 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsWhile you listen, don’t forget to subscribe to our free email newsletter! It takes only seconds! This is our Thanksgiving episode! Here at the Connors Forum we are deeply grateful for YOU, our wonderful community of subscribers we have built over the last few years with our...
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