WhoWhatWhy's Podcasts

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WhoWhatWhy's Podcasts episodes

August 05, 2022 It's the Free Speech, Stupid
Why our fight for democracy is not just about process and politics, but about underlying values like free speech.

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29 min
July 29, 2022 Rep. Jamaal Bowman Looks on the Bright Side
The progressive New York congressman and member of "the Squad" sees things as they might be and asks: Why not?

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27 min
July 22, 2022 Why They Did It: Bad Actors and Those Who Enable Them
Why did so many Republicans, who knew better, get caught up in the Trump vortex? What is the weakness in human behavior that explains this?

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32 min
July 15, 2022 The End of American Competitiveness
A new Rand Corp. study looks at how America is losing its ability to compete — and may never recover.

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https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-end-of-american-competitiveness
37 min
July 08, 2022 Does Privacy Still Matter, and Do We Still Have Any?
One of our top legal scholars on the meaning of privacy — and if it will even matter in the years ahead.

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36 min
July 01, 2022 The Power of Technology to Bear Witness to War Crimes
In each of our pockets are devices with the power to bear witness. Suddenly violations of human rights are documented for the ages and may be more easily prosecuted.

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34 min
June 24, 2022 It's Always All About the Economy
Brad DeLong, economics professor and former Treasury official in the Clinton administration, takes us on a not-so-random walk through current economic conditions.

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https://whowhatwhy.org/economy/its-always-all-about-the-economy
39 min
June 16, 2022 The Decline and Fall of the US Senate
A look at how Mitch McConnell laid to rest what was once the world's greatest deliberative body.

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https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-us-senate
30 min
June 10, 2022 Watergate Still Holds Secrets, Even After 50 Years
Author and filmmaker Shane O'Sullivan on the still-hidden mysteries of Watergate.
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https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/watergate-still-holds-secrets-even-after-50-years
30 min
June 03, 2022 Ukraine's Second Front: Disease, Famine, Toxic Air
Beyond the battlefield, Ukrainians must mobilize against the longer-term health consequences of war.

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https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/ukraines-second-front-disease-famine-toxic-air
23 min