Utterly Moderate Podcast

International affairs scholars Georges Masse (American University of Science and Technology) and Matt Killingsworth (University of Tasmania) join the show to discuss how the United States is viewed from their respective vantage points in Lebanon and Australia. 

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In this episode we interview Jim Swift, who is a senior editor at The Bulwark. We talk to him about the work that the Bulwark does, his thoughts on the future of the GOP, and more.

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On this episode of UM the hosts are joined by former Chicago Tribune editor and current Northwestern University journalism professor Michael Anthony Deas to discuss the importance of good journalism and how to identify it. 

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A discussion of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with Ida Bergstrom, a doctor of internal medicine who practices in the nation's capital, including her personal reflections from when the pandemic first hit the U.S.

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A discussion of the pros and cons of universal healthcare with Kaiser Family Foundation vice president Cynthia Cox and author T.R. Reid.

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A discussion of free speech and cancel culture with legal scholar Stephanie Jirard 

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A discussion of the public and political discourse around immigration in the U.S.: what is fact, and what is fiction? We are joined on this episode by Alex Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute. 

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A discussion of climate change with Emily Cloyd from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). 

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