Democracy Without Politicians with Terry Bouricius
What if elections, which are a cornerstone of democracy, don't produce the outcomes that we desire? Terry Bouricius spent twenty years as an elected lawmaker in Vermont - city council, then the state...
18 Sep 1h 11min
Midterms, AI, and MAGA with Dr. Jen Golbeck
Half a percent doesn't sound like much. In a close midterm, it is everything. Dr. Jen Golbeck has spent two decades as a computer scientist studying what the internet can figure out about you without...
8 Aug 1h 10min
The Case for National Service with Scott Reich
Scott Reich recently took the TED Democracy stage in Philadelphia to argue that a renewed ethos of service could help repair our fractured country. He joins Dave Troy for a conversation that runs from...
2 Juli 1h 3min
The Power of Predictions with Carissa Véliz
Most of the predictions you encounter every day are closer to the realm of power than the realm of knowledge — and once you see that, you can't unsee it. Oxford philosopher Carissa Véliz joins Dave t...
12 Juni 54min
Crypto Is Interested in You with Molly White and Tonantzin Carmona
You may not be interested in crypto, but crypto is interested in you. Cryptocurrency has stopped being a finance story. In 2026 it's a political-money machine - woven into our elections, our regulato...
21 Maj 1h 10min
Ghost Nation: Taiwan's Struggle for Survival with Chris Horton
If you've been following world events, you know that Taiwan's future has become a major question, and a fulcrum for the future of democracy. Chris Horton is the author of "Ghost Nation: The Story of T...
29 Juli 20251h 34min
The Nerd Reich with Gil Duran
Journalist and political communications specialist Gil Duran joins Dave for a discussion of The Network State, the latest in a long line of Libertarian Exit ideologies. Based on the ideas of people li...
21 Mars 20251h 9min
