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Debate Doesn’t Matter 07/18/2025

Debate Doesn’t Matter What if everything we believe about changing political minds is wrong? The real work of transformation happens elsewhere. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/37454150

Iran’s Final Gambit 07/11/2025

Iran’s Final Gambit A regime that once ruled through fear now faces its own collapse. Shay Khatiri explains why this moment changes everything — and what happens next. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/37370525

When The World Was Their Beat 07/04/2025

When The World Was Their Beat Tales and wisdom from three foreign correspondents who covered conflicts across decades, when journalism drove the global narrative. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/37282200

Israel’s ‘Dirty Harry Moment’: How 12 Days Changed the Middle East Forever 06/27/2025

Israel’s ‘Dirty Harry Moment’: How 12 Days Changed the Middle East Forever Former Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren reveals the “original sin” and decades-long miscalculation that led to this moment — and what comes next. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/37175085

The American Economy: Coasting on Fumes but Built to Last 06/20/2025

The American Economy: Coasting on Fumes but Built to Last Despite global chaos, America’s economy shows puzzling resilience in the face of emerging capital flight, dangerous policy uncertainty, and spiraling debt. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/37087525

Small Drones, Big Consequences: The Future of Asymmetric Warfare 06/13/2025

Small Drones, Big Consequences: The Future of Asymmetric Warfare $500 drones destroyed $100M Russian bombers. This attack changes everything about modern warfare and exposes America's most critical vulnerabilities. Read More: /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36995785

The China Paradox That Will Define the 21st Century 06/06/2025

The China Paradox That Will Define the 21st Century China’s contradictions may be its greatest strength — and weakness. A look inside the civilization attempting something unprecedented in history. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36886730

The Dismantling of the Global Order That America Created 05/30/2025

The Dismantling of the Global Order That America Created A former NATO ambassador shows how Trump has shattered 80 years of global trust in just 120 days, forcing allies to act without America for the first time. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36785835

When Thinking Stops, Evil Spreads: The Danger in Our Everyday Compliance 05/23/2025

When Thinking Stops, Evil Spreads: The Danger in Our Everyday Compliance When we stop thinking, we enable harm. Elizabeth Minnich warns that systemic evils don’t need monsters — “it takes all of us” through everyday compliance. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36685815

Hijacking America: The Silent Coalition Behind Democracy’s Decline 05/16/2025

Hijacking America: The Silent Coalition Behind Democracy’s Decline A covert alliance of wealth, faith, and fear is quietly dismantling American democracy — one lie, one spectacle, and one grievance at a time. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36590040

Has NPR Passed Its Sell-By Date? 05/09/2025

Has NPR Passed Its Sell-By Date? NPR: Broadcasting tote bags since 1971. But can they survive a knife fight, their own risk aversion, and that they still think they’re college radio? Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36505910

Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Daniel Ziblatt 05/02/2025

Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Daniel Ziblatt Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Daniel Ziblatt /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36407810

Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Yascha Mounk 05/02/2025

Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Yascha Mounk Foreshadows and Forewarnings: We Were an Early Warning System for Democracy - Yascha Mounk /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36407800

Is China a Manufacturing Titan on Borrowed Time? 04/25/2025

Is China a Manufacturing Titan on Borrowed Time? China dominates global manufacturing while facing population collapse. Can Beijing’s rush to automation save an economy where factories operate without humans? Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36303630

The Progressive Paradox: Why America Can’t Do Big Things 04/18/2025

The Progressive Paradox: Why America Can’t Do Big Things America once built highways and reached the moon. Now we can’t even fix a bridge. The reason? The reforms meant to improve government have paralyzed it. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36217835

Economic Misunderstanding, Tariffs, and the “Moron Risk Premium” 04/11/2025

Economic Misunderstanding, Tariffs, and the “Moron Risk Premium” New tariffs spark economic drama as investor confidence plummets, alliances shift, and experts warn of a self-inflicted wound on America’s global standing. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36095135

O Canada, Our Home Is Under Threat… From America 04/04/2025

O Canada, Our Home Is Under Threat… From America The US, from protector to threat: How Trump’s annexation talk and tariff threats upended Canada’s election and forced the nation to reimagine its future. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/36000785

Moving Nowhere Fast: How Housing Froze the American Dream 03/28/2025

Moving Nowhere Fast: How Housing Froze the American Dream America was once defined by mobility, with a third of its population moving yearly. Today, restrictive housing policies are driving inequality and stagnation. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35899500

What Everyone Gets Wrong About The Economy 03/21/2025

What Everyone Gets Wrong About The Economy Think you know how wealth moves through the economy? Dean Baker reveals the hidden rules and policies that actually determine who gets ahead. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35802340

Could Musk Buy Trump His Own Private Army? 03/14/2025

Could Musk Buy Trump His Own Private Army? Private armies now threaten democracy. When billionaires can buy their own military force, warfare itself becomes a deadly business venture. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35682545

Democracy vs. Constitution — The Paradox That Could Break America 03/07/2025

Democracy vs. Constitution — The Paradox That Could Break America Democracy’s greatest achievement — creating a “big tent” for all — may have destroyed our constitutional system’s ability to adapt and govern effectively. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35572995

Russia, Ukraine, US: The Global Chessboard 03/04/2025

Russia, Ukraine, US: The Global Chessboard Geopolitical expert reveals hidden forces reshaping global power, from Trump-Zelenskyy tensions to Russia and China’s strategic calculus. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35524670

Robber Barons 2.0: Trump, Musk, and America’s New Gilded Age 02/28/2025

Robber Barons 2.0: Trump, Musk, and America’s New Gilded Age Not democracy’s end but the Gilded Age reborn. Trump’s McKinley obsession reveals imperial ambitions and endless corruption. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35479660

America’s Cultural Revolution From Self-Awareness to Self-Righteousness 02/21/2025

America’s Cultural Revolution From Self-Awareness to Self-Righteousness America’s rapid transformation from a nation that could laugh at itself to one consumed by judgment and cynicism, threatens the future of democracy itself. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35376090

The Missile Defense Mirage 02/14/2025

The Missile Defense Mirage From Reagan's Star Wars to Trump's Iron Dome vision, the quest for an American missile shield faces harsh technical realities and poses unprecedented global risks. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35283005

Paper Tiger, Hidden Fragility: The Truth Behind China’s Rise 02/07/2025

Paper Tiger, Hidden Fragility: The Truth Behind China’s Rise China projects global dominance in AI and economics, but internal pressures and risky strategies reveal a superpower on the edge. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35188390

A Weather Event With Fire Embedded 01/31/2025

A Weather Event With Fire Embedded LA’s fires weren’t just a “natural” disaster but a climate-driven weather event, revealing how global warming is reshaping California’s future. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/35094225

Partisan Politics Is Democracy’s Best Hope 01/24/2025

Partisan Politics Is Democracy’s Best Hope At a time when partisan warfare threatens democracy, stronger, not weaker, political parties might be our salvation. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/34991355

When the Hydrants Ran Dry in Los Angeles 01/17/2025

When the Hydrants Ran Dry in Los Angeles When LA’s hydrants failed during massive fires, misinformation spread. What really happened – and the hard truths about our urban water systems. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/34890765

Algorithms and Empathy: The Human Cost of Innovation 01/10/2025

Algorithms and Empathy: The Human Cost of Innovation Is technology helping us thrive or tearing us apart? Explore how rethinking innovation could lead to a more connected and human future. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org /episode/index/show/whowhatwhy/id/34798860

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