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From family vloggers to viral TikTok accounts, children have become a major part of online content creation. Should there be stronger protections for minors on social media? In this episode, we explore the ethics of parents posting their children online, the risks of digital footprints, and whether current laws do enough to protect kids in the creator economy.

The Lindsay Clancy case remains one of the most debated criminal cases in recent years. In this episode, we break down the case, discuss the differing perspectives, and explore the broader conversations surrounding mental health and criminal responsibility.

In this podcast, host Jeff Hall interviews Brentwood resident and Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate Adam Miller.

📅 Published: August 15th, 2025

🎙️ Host: Isabella Carolin, Social Media Intern, Our National Conversation (ONC).

👤 Guest: Masie Zasadny, Chief Content Officer, Our National Conversation.

How do we come back together? Should Trump supporters feel tricked?

Our political climate is reaching a boiling point. Fingers are being pointed at people on both sides of the aisle and social media is filled with hate messages that are more viral than messages of peace. It is clear that a political shift is occurring in the digital age.Today, Isabella Carolin makes her debut as host and sits down with Masie Zasadny to discuss the dissonance.

The entire point of the conversation: understanding politics of the social media landscape and discuss the divide between parties that may or may not be so different from one another.

📅 Published: August 8th, 2025

🎙️ Host: Sam Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Our National Conversation (ONC).

👤 Guests:

Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca, Founder of Dreamers Roadmap.

Jeff Hall, Former Los Angeles Times VP, Founder and CEO of Our National Conversation.

Oscar Ortiz, Video Production Intern, Our National Conversation.

Masie Zasadny, Chief Content Officer, Our National Conversation.

What should the United States' immigration system look like? How should our population of undocumented immigrants be addressed? In many respects, the Biden and Trump administrations have provided very different answers.

Today, I'm joined by a selection of guests and a Zoom audience (thus the poorer video quality). Between the guests and the audience, our conversation benefits from the perspectives of centrists, progressives, conservatives, Trump supporters, and others. We talk about undocumented immigration, immigration more broadly, and what U.S. policy should look like. The entire point of the conversation: to understand alternative perspectives and search for common ground.

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📅 Published: July 31st, 2025

🎙️ Host: Sam Taylor, Chief Operating Officer, Our National Conversation (ONC).

👤 Guest: Jeff Hall, Former Los Angeles Times VP, Founder and CEO of Our National Conversation.

There are many theories about polarization in America. One theory, which has some significant support behind it, holds that polarization is partially a product of national- and international-scale media. As local journalism, and local discourse more broadly becomes fragmented and piecemeal, the nuanced and cross-cutting identities of communities are swallowed up in the right-left, progressive-conservative binary of national media.

Today, I talk to Jeff Hall about his thoughts on this phenomenon. With extensive experience in regional and local journalism, I believe Jeff can shed some light on the question of local journalism and polarization.

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