Utterly Moderate Podcast

On this episode we are joined by internationally-acclaimed inequality scholar Richard Wilkinson.

Wilkinson studied at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology.  He has published a number of peer-reviewed articles as well as multiple books, including the best-selling The Spirit Level, which explores economic inequality and its consequences. 

Wilkinson is Professor Emeritus of social epidemiology at the University of Nottingham Medical School, Honorary Professor at University College London, and currently teaches at the University of York in England.

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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, Pastor Andy of the Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring joins the show to talk about various topics related to Christianity in America today.

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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, James Warren joins the show to discuss the work that he does as executive editor at NewsGuard.

NewsGuard is an organization that rates the credibility and transparency of over 6,000 news and information websites. NewsGuard’s rigorous methodology allows news consumers to have confidence in their ability to determine which sites are reliable and which ones are not. 

Before joining NewsGuard, Warren’s long and distinguished journalism career saw him work at the Chicago Tribune as a managing editor, as Washington bureau chief for the New York Daily News, at the Poynter Institute, at the Star-Ledger, and at the Chicago Sun-Times.

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In part one of the “Grading the News” episode, Ali and Lawrence sit down with the founder of Ad Fontes Media, Vanessa Otero. You are probably familiar with the “Media Bias Chart,” which is produced by Otero’s company. The mission of Ad Fontes Media is “to make news consumers smarter and news media better.” They do this by rating the news for reliability and bias to help people navigate the news landscape. In this episode we discuss the work that Ad Fontes Media does and why it is so important.

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America’s favorite cowboys, the Riders in the Sky, join the show to discuss their almost 44-year career as a musical act, yodeling, the "Cowboy Way," their two Grammy wins for their work on Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc., their Grand Ole Opry membership, their big role in the “Paul is Dead” hoax, fine fashion (black tie versus cac-tie), their SiriusXM show, finding true love, and more!

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On this episode of Utterly Moderate, hosts Ali and Lawrence answer questions submitted by their wonderful listeners!

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In this episode of Utterly Moderate, Ali interviews Mark Robert Rank and Lawrence Eppard, who have written a new book from Oxford University Press titled, Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong about Poverty. Their discussion focuses on the myths and realities of American poverty. 

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On this episode of Utterly Moderate, the authors of The Death of Expertise and Post-Truth join the show to discuss how we got to the point in the U.S. where facts seem to matter less than feelings and millions of Americans deny reality. 

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Charlie Sykes joins the show to discuss the future of the GOP. Sykes is a founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark and host of The Bulwark Podcast. He has written nine books, including How the Right Lost Its Mind. Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, Commentary, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time.com, USA Today, National Review, The New York Review of Books, the New York Daily News,  and other national publications. He has appeared on Meet the Press, This Week with George Stephanopoulos, State of the Union with Jake Tapper, the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, the BBC, and has been profiled on NPR. He is a former contributing editor to the Weekly Standard. He also has served as editor of Milwaukee Magazine, editor of Wisconsin Interest Magazine, and founder and editor in chief of Right Wisconsin.

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Brian Kilgore and Kim Blake-Kilgore join the show to discuss their lives as musicians in LA. 

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