ReConsider

By Erik Fogg

A podcast to examine your life, because the unexamined life is not worth living.

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The podcast currently has 195 episodes available.

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July 19, 2019 The Possible Meanings of Peace Talks in America's Longest War
18 years have passed, and Kabul and its US allies have failed to destroy the Taliban. Finally, it seems like serious peace talks are beginning, but war remains and any peace would likely include Talibani power in Afghanistan. This is a moment for the US to reflect on its true goals.
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35min
July 08, 2019 Is Trump Taking Orders From Moscow?
It's often taken as given that Trump is acting on Moscow's behalf in his foreign policy. In this episode we ask: what foreign policy would be in Russia's interest? And is Trump following that foreign policy, or a different one?
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55min
June 20, 2019 Free Stuff!
With the Democratic 2020 Primary heating up (already), serious proposals about more free stuff in America have come to the front of the national conversation. What would free college look like? What about free healthcare? What would the impact be? We take an ever-so-shallow look at all of these to help you navigate through a few of the proposals.
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46min
June 09, 2019 Announcements! Intelligent Speech Conference + Flick
Come join us! https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Saturday June 29th, 11 am – 7 pm The Centre for Social Innovation, New York

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9min
May 20, 2019 Why The Heck is the US Election Cycle So Long?
There are, as usual, structural reasons why the election cycle is so long. This year's is bigger and earlier than ever. Has it always been this way? If not, what happened?
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41min
May 08, 2019 WHO IS THE NIGHT KING!? And Other Media BS
In which Erik gets sucked into Game of Thrones theory clickbait, and then realizes that this has an excellent analogy to political media.
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37min
April 10, 2019 Long-Term Consequences of US Drug Wars
What have been the long term consequences of US and allied drug policy? In this episode we look at both domestic demand and foreign supply efforts, and the results that have come from them.

This is all in a response to questions from listener Russell Waldman; keep them coming, everyone!
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37min
March 25, 2019 Recent Revelation: Healthcare Monopsony Buying Power
Many single-payer (nationally funded) healthcare systems pay a lot less for drugs, services, and equipment than US insurers do. They have a monopsony and therefore a lot of buying power--makes sense, right? Erik recently has a revelation that calls this logic into question... though without any clear answers.
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21min
March 17, 2019 [Listener Question]: Long-Term Geopolitical Consequences of the Iraq War
One of our beloved Patrons asked us: "what are the long-term consequences of the Iraq War?" Great question--we couldn't resist taking a crack at it.

In this episode we hear about the balance of the middle east changed, for Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, ISIS, and global powers.
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48min
March 03, 2019 How to Dismantle Entrenched Bias, with David Campt
David Campt, "The Dialogue Guy," founder of the Ally Conversation Toolkit, who you may know from The Daily Show, joins ReConsider to help us learn how to better talk to people. Straight up this is one of the best shows we've ever had.

We learned so much from David about the emotions, roadblocks, and pitfalls that get in the way of having an effective conversation in dismantling bias and changing minds; as well as an incredibly effective and compelling methodology to actually getting into the trenches with someone and making real process. This is a must listen.
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