The Comfort of False Beliefs: Why We Crave MisinformationIt’s not just about fake news — our hunger for control and community makes us surprisingly eager to embrace comfortable lies over difficult truths. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/34104616
Dismantling Democracy Is the PointWhen ‘burning it all down’ becomes reality: The toxic mix of personal rule and zealous ideologues threatens to dismantle federal power. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33942522
Women Voters and the Firewall That Wasn’tWhat happened to women voters as Harris drew fewer of them than Biden in 2020? Even in pro-choice strongholds, economic concerns trumped reproductive rights. Read More: /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33845072
Five Days Out: The Threat of an October SurpriseThe dangerous game of private, back-channel diplomacy has long corrupted American elections. How the 1980 October surprise still haunts American politics. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33726127
Your Vote, Amplified: How AI Is Revolutionizing Political ParticipationWant your vote to really count? See how AI meets democracy in a Princeton lab. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33610667
January 6 As You’ve Never Seen It Before: The ‘Fight Like Hell’ DocumentaryThink you know everything about January 6? Think again. Jon Long’s raw, footage reveals shocking truths. Democracy hangs in the balance. Listen. Watch. Decide. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33511417
Beyond Deregulation: The Existential Threat of ‘Ungoverning’Experts reveal the dangers behind Trump and Project 2025’s radical agenda and how the deliberate dismantling of government agencies threatens democracy. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33414552
Mobile Voting Is ComingIs mobile voting the future? It could boost turnout and reduce polarization. Piloted in some states, it has the potential to transform elections nationwide. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33326272
Rewriting Reality: How the Battle for History Shapes the FutureAttacks on US education and historical truth mirror global authoritarianism. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33227682
Red Counties, White Sheriffs: Sheriffs Reshaping America’s Political LandscapeIn 80 percent of US counties, white sheriffs wield unchecked power, aligning with militias and influencing elections. Democracy hangs in the balance. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33135882
AI’s Dirty Secret: Sweatshops, Carbon, and the Race to the BottomBehind AI’s rapid rise: exploited workers in digital sweatshops and mounting environmental costs. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/33038942
The 9/11 Generation: How Past Trauma Shapes Today’s Young VotersFrom 9/11 chaos to the 2024 ballot box: How the 9/11 aftermath still echoes in young voters’ minds. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32936867
Supreme Court’s Immunity Gift to Trump: The Ghosts of Nixon, Bork, and ScaliaHow SCOTUS turned ex-presidents into immune monarchs, made them above the law and protected by an “authoritarian constitution.” Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32796947
The Day After November 5: Confronting the Post-Election CrisisAs Democrats celebrate their successful convention, a 50-year plot threatens the transparent process on which a fair election depends. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32712247
Gaslighting America: The GOP’s ‘Ministry of Truth’How the war on reality threatens democracy. From January 6 to COVID-19, if truth becomes malleable we lose America’s ability to function coherently. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32603937
The Financial World’s Untamed BeastCryptocurrency: Pandemic boom, spectacular bust, now rising again. Is it revolutionizing finance or another factor threatening economic stability? Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32510582
15 Years Before the White House: Kamala Harris Talks Crime PoliciesFrom San Francisco DA to presidential hopeful: Kamala Harris’s evolving stance on criminal justice, in her own words. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32474402
Why Democracy Might Be Its Own Worst Enemy: The Fatal Flaw in Our SystemDemocracy’s fatal flaw: citizens struggle with its complexity. As elite influence wanes, populism surges. Is democracy devouring itself in the digital age? /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32396932
Embracing Chaos: Everything We Do Matters in a World We Can’t ControlFeeling anxious in chaotic times? Embracing life’s unpredictability can lead to resilience and impact. A new framework for thriving in an uncertain world. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32300582
The Trump/Vance PuppetmasterSilicon Valley’s Sinister Takeover: The Trump-Vance Ticket and the Rise of Tech Autocracy Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32211107
From Tear Gas to Trump: How One Week in Seattle Shaped 21st Century PoliticsFrom Seattle’s streets to the White House: How four days of protests in 1999 sparked the populist revolution that’s still shaping America and the world today. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32105372
Has the American System Reached Its Expiration Date? A July 4th ExaminationFelon vs. aging incumbent: Is this the best America can do? How our constitutional system is failing us, and how radical systemic changes could save it. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/32016382
Weathering the Storm: A TV Meteorologist’s Fight for Facts in a Post-Truth EraWhen did weather forecasting become life-threatening? Meet Chris Gloninger, the TV meteorologist who faced death threats for reporting on climate change. A tale of science vs. politics. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31925622
The Couch vs. The Ballot Box: The Struggle for Civic ParticipationVoter apathy is high. Are reforms making it worse? A radical approach to save democracy by empowering busy citizens. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31833992
The French Connection: The Far Right’s Rise and Its Global ImplicationsThe world is shifting right, and France is at the epicenter. Decoding the forces reshaping global politics in this crucial election year. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31744607
Beyond GDP: Redefining Economic Success by Measuring What Really MattersReimagining how we measure the economy: moving beyond GDP to focus on key indicators of American well-being, such as health, security, opportunity, and political voice. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31643007
How the Supreme Court Continues to Be the Leading Obstacle to the Right to VoteThe Supreme Court has been eroding democracy for decades. Nine key cases reveal voter suppression and constitutional threats. Is today’s court the paramount danger to our democracy? Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31449152
An Election Prophecy: How 13 Keys Unlock Presidential Election OutcomesCracking the code to predict any presidential race and uncovering the hidden forces shaping the Trump vs. Biden rematch. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31349137
Voices of Reason: Debating the Complexities of the Israel-Hamas ConflictThe Israel-Hamas conflict’s complexities, campus protests, global impact, and potential outcomes. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31228307
Anatomy of an Election Meltdown: The Looming Threats to the 2024 ElectionA RAND report’s chilling predictions for the 2024 election — infrastructure hacks, AI disinfo, a lack of voting machine security — show the risks are worse than we thought. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/31099473
