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Do you ever get the sense that your elected officials take your vote for granted? Turns out, there's a reason why. Nick Troiano is the executive director of Unite America, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to pushing electoral reforms at the state level, and he joins Andrew to talk about how 10% of voters effectively elect 83% of our representatives, what that means, how it polarizes the country, and what we can do about it. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2BfHdEhCMj4 Follow Nick Troiano: https://twitter.com/NickTroiano | https://uniteamerica.org Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com 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 Sep 202151min

Zach and Carly on Facebook's damning internal research, why El Salvador is adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, and whether hypocrisy among Democrats will cost them in the midterms. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ncqOHWAxi3Q Follow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreilly Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann 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

23 Sep 202138min

Alec Ross was Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State during the Obama administration and is the bestselling author of The Industries of the Future. Alec and Andrew talk about the breakdown of the social contract in America, how workers can represent themselves in an era of union decline, and how companies like Starbucks can often manage to pay less in federal taxes than one of their baristas. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ai9-B_rZNH8 Follow Alec Ross - https://twitter.com/AlecJRoss | https://alecross.com Follow Andrew Yang - https://twitter.com/AndrewYang | https://andrewyang.com 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 Sep 20211h 1min

Zach and Carly discuss whether the video game laws in China are too draconian. Plus — the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and why space junk is a huge problem for humanity. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0uszklKVZYA China and Video Games: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58384457 Space Junk: https://gizmodo.com/steve-wozniak-appears-to-be-launching-a-space-garbage-c-1847665007 Elizabeth Holmes podcasts: The Dropout: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dropout/id1449500734 Bad Blood: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-blood-the-final-chapter/id1575738174 Follow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreilly Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann 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

16 Sep 202136min

Martin Ford is a bestselling author whose new book Rule of the Robots examines artificial intelligence as a systemic technology—a widespread change similar to electricity at the turn of the 20th century. In a world where AI is as pervasive as electricity is today, what should we be wary of, and what can we look forward to? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qimZ2S8Vuxc Follow Martin Ford - https://mfordfuture.com Follow Andrew Yang - https://twitter.com/andrewyang 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 Sep 202152min

Carly and Zach break down the Texas abortion law and debunk the idea that ivermectin is a COVID cure; Zach addresses a scandalous tweet. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2B9-A7viQ80 Why Ivermectin is terrible - https://www.statnews.com/2021/08/25/ivermectin-for-covid-19-abundance-of-hype-dearth-of-evidence/ Even Merck (who makes the drug) says Ivermectin is bad - https://www.merck.com/news/merck-statement-on-ivermectin-use-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ Follow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreilly Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann 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

9 Sep 202141min

In America, bribery is essentially legal. And Josh Silver, anti-corruption activist and co-founder of Represent Us, wants to change that. Silver joins the podcast to discuss the structural reasons behind why the plumbing of our democracy isn't working — and how multi-member districts, among other reforms, could help unclog those pipes. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-2O3JYaELW0 Follow RepresentUs - https://twitter.com/representus Follow Andrew Yang - http://twitter.com/AndrewYang 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 Sep 202153min

Carly and Zach discuss the ramifications of changing demographics in police departments, then delve into how Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training could reduce injuries and help police officers do their jobs more safely. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-WOfqSvMlpQ Host or Support Hosts of Afghan Refugees: https://www.airbnb.org/refugees Support Families Impacted by Hurricane Ida: https://teamrubiconusa.org/ HBO Special on Jiu Jitsu for Cops: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgkPT30vuyw Quentin Quarantino Fundraising Efforts: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkb8vz/afghanistan-fundraiser-instagram-meme-acount-quentin-quarantino-gofundme Follow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreilly Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann 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

2 Sep 202129min