Facts Driven

Facts Driven

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Facts Driven episodes

  • The 2019 Amazon Rainforest Fire

    On Friday the BBC reported that over 2,500 fires were happening in the Amazon Rainforest right now. Nearly a soccer field of forest is falling every single minute in what's being called the worst fire in the Amazon since 2013. As of today there the Amazon Rainforest is burning at a rate 83% higher than it was this time last year.


    In this episode, Environmental Engineering expert and Doctoral Candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Joe Bozeman III joins us for a conversation on the Amazon Rainforest fires and the implications this has on the ecological crisis. 

    7 min
  • Trump and Obstruction of Justice Part 3: Conduct Regarding Public Confirmation of the Russia Investigation

     

    In part 3 of this series, The Mueller Report Explained, Trump and Obstruction of Justice, we cover the President’s reaction to the continuation of the Russia Investigation. 

    We will look into how the President tried to stop Attorney General Jeff Sessions from recusing himself from the investigation, asked the NSA to dispel rumors of his involvement in the Russian influence campaign during the 2016 election, and once again petitioning James Comey to “lift the cloud” off of his administration. 

    7 min
  • Trump and Obstruction of Justice Part 2: Conduct Involving James Comey and Michael Flynn
    When the president discovered the scope of this investigation, especially as the FBI probe closed in on Michael Flynn, he freaks out. He tried to ask James Comey for preferential treatment and loyalty to him, even though the FBI is supposed to be independent of the President and the administration.  
    This episode dives into Trumps attempt to gain loyalty to the FBI director in an effort to end the investigation into whether his confidant Michael Flynn had contacts with Russia, some of which may have put our national security at danger.
    6 min
  • Trump & Obstruction of Justice Part 1: The Response to Russian Involvement
    U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller outlined 10 possible instances in which the President of the United States, Donald Trump, may have obstructed justice in regards to the investigation into Russian influence in the 2016 Presidential election. 
    This episode is part 1 of a 10-part series outlining the context behind each instance in which Donald Trump may have obstructed justice.
    7 min
  • 5 Takeaways from Robert Mueller's Congressional Testimony
    On Wednesday, July 24th, U.S. Special Counsel, Robert Mueller was on Capitol Hill for two public testimonies to congress concerning his investigation into the Russian government effort to influence the U.S. electoral system in favor of “President" Trump and accusations that the President and his inner circle conspired to assist.  
    In this episode, host, Dan Thomas gives a rundown of the takeaways from Robert Muller's Congressional Testimony!
    4 min
  • T-12 (Climate Change) Part 2 ft. Joe Bozeman III
    Facts Driven is a podcast hosted by Dan Thomas aimed at building context on the geopolitical issues of today.     
    This is part 2 of our climate change series, titled T-12. In this episode, Host Dan Thomas is joined again by environmental engineering and sustainability expert, Joe Bozeman III.  They discuss Joe's new publication (co-authored by Rayne Bozeman) on how dietary behavior can affect climate change, how race and culture can impact the ecological crisis and a discussion on things we all can do to make progress on climate change before it's too late. 
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    19 min
  • T-12 (Climate Change) Part 1 - ft. Joe Bozeman III
    Facts Driven is a podcast hosted by Dan Thomas aimed at building context on the geopolitical issues of today.     
    The first episode, titled T-12, looks at the current status of climate change and the ecological crisis.   Doctoral Candidate at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Joe Bozeman III, joins the first ever taping to discuss his work in sustainability and the current status of the ecological crisis from an academic perspective.
    11 min

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Facts Driven is a podcast hosted by Dan Thomas aimed at building context on the geopolitical issues of today. Visit factsdriven.com for more information!