WTF just happened to our entire world? Ian Bremmer explains.

Roughly 75% of Americans feel that our country is not working for them. How do we achieve structural democratic reform that gets our government working again for the American people? Meredith Sumpter, the new CEO of FairVote, details how Ranked Choice Voting is the key to unlocking the political gridlock and empowering voters to have real voice and real choice in selecting more accountable and responsive elected officials. Find out how Ranked Choice Voting has become the highest ROI endeavor to solving some of the biggest issues like climate change, homelessness and much more. Plus, send us your questions for our special Q&A episode to mailbag@andrewyang.com! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DQxtfSbYIDM Follow Meredith Sumpter: https://x.com/MeredithSumpter | https://fairvote.org/staff/meredith-sumpter/ Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

10 Kesä 202442min

Over the last 20 years, over 2000 local newspapers have shut down, leading to a 65% drop in the number of journalists and a sharp increase in political polarization. Steven Waldman founded Rebuild Local News, a non-profit coalition of over 3000 local newspapers, to combat this decline and advocate for local journalism. How did the rise of Craigslist kill the local newspaper? What can local papers learn from public libraries? And is it time to completely rethink the role of news in our society? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9H7aqbXi4n4 Follow Steven Waldman: https://twitter.com/stevenwaldman | https://rebuildlocalnews.org Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

3 Kesä 202441min

Carly Reilly sat down with Andrew at the 2024 Hudson Valley Ideas Festival for a wide-ranging conversation on Universal Basic Income and alleviating poverty, political reform, and AI. How did an Onion article inspire his efforts to push for UBI? Did COVID stimulus checks really cause inflation? What did Andrew get wrong on AI, if anything? And at heart, is Andrew an optimist or a pessimist? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AkDMmrc9nW4 Follow Carly Reilly: https://x.com/carlypreilly | https://linktr.ee/carlypreilly Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

27 Touko 20241h 6min

If you're a Democratic candidate in the U.S., you use Democratic software; if you're Republican, you use Republican software. But what if you're independent? You're out of luck, locked out of both the technology and the voter data required to run a competitive campaign. Farhad Mohit founded and ran Flipagram, now better known as TikTok. After Flipagram's acquisition, Farhad felt like he had the necessary experience to challenge the walled garden of political tech, starting a suite of tools for independents known as Good Party. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/GO9hszWKT4o Follow Farhad Mohit: https://goodparty.org | https://twitter.com/farhad667 Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

20 Touko 202452min

Andrew and Zach go behind the scenes and reveal how a TED talk comes together - from the writing and revision process to the weeklong conference itself. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/K_XtG0rw8B0 Watch the TED Talk: https://youtu.be/1Ws3w_ZOmhI Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

13 Touko 202440min

In one survey, 47% of Americans said they would take Ozempic or similar drugs, which promise to help people lose 5-24% of their bodyweight — but what's the catch? After Johann Hari began taking Ozempic in 2023, he began investigating how Ozempic affects brain chemistry, the causes of obesity in the western world, and the risks of weight-loss drugs compared to those of obesity. Johann also shares some unexpected secondary consequences of the rise of this new class of weight-loss drugs. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9sN8efXdbzQ Read Magic Pill - https://amzn.to/44uEQQh Follow Johann Hari: https://johannhari.com | https://twitter.com/johannhari101 Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

6 Touko 202458min

As housing has become increasingly financialized, it's also become more and more out of reach for most people. Atticus and Andrew talk about the housing crisis, utilizing unused spaces, rethinking how rent is paid, and what's getting in the way of more affordable housing for all.  Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ubnCtwA-JgM Follow Atticus LeBlanc: https://padsplit.com | https://twitter.com/atticusleblanc Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

29 Huhti 202447min

Andrew, Mark Normand, and Sam Morril sit down for a freewheeling conversation about New York, running for office, comedy, polarization, and much more. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zczZQ9yigIY Follow Mark Normand: https://twitter.com/marknorm | https://instagram.com/marknormand Follow Sam Morill: https://twitter.com/sammorril | https://instagram.com/sammorril Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

22 Huhti 20241h 20min