University of Baltimore law professor Kimberly Wehle joins the Utterly Moderate Podcast to discuss the various ways in which American democracy is under serious strain as well as actions we can take to turn things around. Read more from Wehle here.

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It's fall and football season is in full swing, so what better time than now to talk sports on the Utterly Moderate Podcast?

On this episode we are first joined by Mickey Thompson, head football coach at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn, VA, where he has won a whopping 83% of his games, 16 district championships, 13 region championships, and 2 state titles! He gives great insight into running a football program and leading young men.

Then we are joined by Tina Hill, athletic director at Wilson College, to discuss how the college sports landscape is rapidly changing and what it means moving forward.

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Sarah Coefield -- who is an air quality specialist at the Missoula City-County Health Department in Missoula, Montana -- joins the Utterly Moderate Podcast to talk about wildfires, air quality, and public health. We also talk about her cat, and it gets weird.

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Amy Fried and Douglas Harris join the show to discuss their book, At War with Government: How Conservatives Weaponized Distrust from Goldwater to Trump.

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Happy Labor Day everyone! On this holiday we are celebrating American workers here on the Utterly Moderate Podcast! We are joined today by Chad Stone, the chief economist at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, and Emily Guendelsberger, author of On the Clock: What Low-Wage Work Did to Me and How it Drives America Insane. We discuss the plight of American workers today with a specific focus on the working class. 

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Utterly Moderate listeners have been submitting their guesses to [email protected] for weeks and the day has finally arrived!

Who is today's mystery guest?!? A guest that Lawrence booked specifically for Ali? Tune in to find out!

Thank you to Melissa Folds, Mario Zangla, and Neil Connelly for their help producing this episode.

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Eric Trimble joins the show to explain all things funeral to Utterly Moderate listeners. Eric is a licensed funeral director and embalmer in Illinois and Iowa, heads the Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory in Coal Valley, Illinois, and has over 50 years of experience in the industry.

Eric says that, “I truly find meaning in helping people at a time when no one else can help them. My father taught me that being a funeral director is a sacred calling because we are entrusted with the most valuable treasure a family has—a loved one. Therefore, we act as if every funeral were for a member of our own family.” Our discussion with Eric illustrates that he truly lives these words.

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Judy Kurtz and Jason Adrians join the Utterly Moderate Podcast to discuss the ins and outs of journalism.

Judy Kurtz has worked as a newspaper columnist and television commentator and is currently an entertainment reporter for the Hill. She has worked at and/or contributed to a number of outlets during her career, including HLN, Sky News, E! News, Canada's Sun Network, SiriusXM satellite radio, Washington's Fox 5, Fox 45 in Baltimore, and People Magazine.

Jason Adrians is the national editor at Lee Enterprises where he manages all national and international content for their 77 daily news organizations throughout the country. He is also the executive editor for the Wisconsin State Journal, one of Lee’s largest news organizations.

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On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast, Lawrence and Ali interview conservative political commentator, nationally syndicated columnist, and Bulwark policy editor and podcaster Mona Charen. Their discussion covers the work of the Bulwark, the problems of misinformation and disinformation, the meaning of conservatism, the decline in decency, extreme partisanship, the “Big Lie” and its disastrous consequences, the health of American democracy, Charen’s take of the Biden administration’s performance to this point, her book Sex Matters, hate mail, whether dogs or cats are better, and more!

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Kathleen Romig joins the Utterly Moderate Podcast to discuss the future of the Social Security program. Romig is a senior policy analyst at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Her research focuses on Social Security, SSI, paid leave, and other government budget issues. Romig has previously worked at the Social Security Administration, Social Security Advisory Board, Congressional Research Service, and Office of Management and Budget.

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