The Politics of Perception
Derek Thompson, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins to discuss how the world has changed as we near the two year mark of the pandemic. Is remote work good, and who is it good for? And as our political leanings increasingly shape our perception of reality, what does the future of politics look like? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/k-f57lQXHqg Follow Derek Thompson: https://twitter.com/DKThomp Follow Plain English: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plain-english-with-derek-thompson/id1594471023 Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.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
29 Nov 20211h 21min
Kyle Rittenhouse, Biden getting squeezed, what is really driving inflation, and our Thanksgiving binge-watch recs
Andrew and Zach discuss the Kyle Rittenhouse case, why prices are going up, and the most likely scenarios in 2022 and 2024. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8oAQeKq_gCU Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/zach_graumann Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.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
25 Nov 202159min
Positive Populism with Van Jones
Van Jones, host of the new podcast Uncommon Ground, returns to talk about positive populism, finding common ground, and why Democrats often end up having to defend the status quo. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iO_FTfWLR6M Follow Van Jones: https://vanjones.net | https://twitter.com/VanJones68 Follow Uncommon Ground: https://art19.com/shows/uncommon-ground-with-van-jones Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | 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
22 Nov 202135min
Why Asian Americans hate politics, Kamala Harris' problem, & Beto is running for Governor of Texas
Asian Americans have the lowest rate of representation in elected office - but why? Andrew talks about the experience of engaging with politics as an Asian American. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/58F_G3TBYCM Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/zach_graumann Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.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
18 Nov 20211h 4min
The Loneliest Americans
In 1965, a new immigration law lifted a century of restrictions against Asian immigration to the United States. Over the next four decades, millions arrived, including Jay Caspian Kang’s family. Kang is the author of The Loneliest Americans, a new book that explores Asian-American identity in a Black and white world. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pPGoXog_CJU Follow Jay Caspian Kang: https://twitter.com/jaycaspiankang Follow Andrew Yang: Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.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
15 Nov 20211h 20min
The Infrastructure Bill, The New University of Austin, and Why Zillow is the Poster Child for Capitalism in 2021
Democrats finally pass the infrastructure bill, Bari Weiss launches a university, and Zillow's home-buying algorithm gets them into trouble. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cHdTxCOgIjw Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/zach_graumann Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.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
11 Nov 20211h 15min
All Politics Is Tribal
Lee Drutman is a political scientist and the author of Breaking the Two-Party Doom Loop and The Business of America is Lobbying. In this episode, Lee explains why we need proportional representation, traces the decline of bipartisanship, and makes the case for diminishing lobbyist power by increasing Congress' policymaking capacity, Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VJcbZ90i4PM Follow Lee Drutman: https://twitter.com/leedrutman | http://leedrutman.org Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.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
8 Nov 20211h 7min
Virginia Governor Election Breakdown, San Francisco Homelessness, and Elon Musk Solves World Hunger?
Tuesday night, the political world was stunned by the victory of Glenn Youngkin as the next governor of Virginia. Youngkin is a Republican who won a state that Joe Biden had won by 10 points just 12 months earlier. What went wrong for Democrats, and what does it mean for 2022? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/J26jmAVeQEA Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.com Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/zach_graumann 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
4 Nov 20211h 2min
