What Is Hamas? Why Does It Hate Israel?
Hamas. Who are they? What is it? How did it start? What do they want? And why have its followers resorted to such horrific acts of terrorism?If you're new to the conflict in Israel, or you have lots o...
15 Loka 20231h 22min
Getting Our House (of Representatives) In Order
This weekend, Hamas attacked Israel, leaving the U.S. with limited options to show support. One reason is the vacant position at the House of Representatives. Last week Cong. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) led Rep...
8 Loka 202350min
Clinical Journalism - My Big Idea To Reinvent News
True or False: journalism requires objectivity.The answer nowadays is... complicated.Critics of mainstream media have long since written us off as phonies, unable to live up to our own standards of be...
28 Syys 20231h 2min
Artificial Intelligence, and Civic Ignorance
In this episode, I’m thinking about citizenship. September 17th is Constitution Day, marking its signing in 1787. This document is a constant source of debate – especially some of the amendments – but...
18 Syys 20231h 6min
The TV Business Is In Big Trouble / My Idea For a Brand-New Profanity
Turn on the TV, and you’ll find plenty of signs that our democracy may be pulling apart. This week I see a very different sign of that: not on the channels, but in the lineup.Football season started t...
12 Syys 202348min
Ask Me Anything! (before my existential crisis kicks in)
I believe that we can shape democracy for the better. But this week, I had a deep crisis of faith.Democracy is about finding common ground to solve common problems. That’s hard to do when we view each...
5 Syys 202343min
How To Save the World - Talking About Climate Change (Part 2)
It’s going to take everyone to fight climate change, but they’re not showing up if all they hear is doom and gloom. Fortunately, there are better ways of discussing climate... and everything else. Mee...
28 Elo 202331min
How To Save the World - Talking About Climate Change (Part 1)
It’s going to take everyone to fight climate change, but they’re not showing up if all they hear is doom and gloom. Fortunately, there are better ways of discussing climate... and everything else. Mee...
21 Elo 202339min
