Whowhatwhy's Podcasts

Michael Lind looks at workers’ wages, how business and government alliances are suppressing bargaining power, and how this contributes to America’s decline. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

A hard-nosed look at the chance of achieving zero-emission aviation by 2050: new tech, alternative fuels, and diverse solutions, all amid uncertainty, rising costs, and limited access. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

A dark look at the unsettling connection between the Second Amendment, America’s gun culture, race, slavery, and the fear of Black retribution. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

Jeff Sharlet explores the complex relationship between religion, religious nationalism, and right-wing politics, and how these forces intertwined with Trumpism. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

The next world war will be fought on a cyber battlefield and the threat of mutually assured destruction is already happening.   Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

An inside look at the recent Israeli protests, the fragility of the Netanyahu government, the potential for a new coalition, and the influence of demographic changes. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/

Environmental leader Paul Hawken discusses a holistic set of solutions for dealing with climate change, while simultaneously making the Earth worth saving. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

Two eminent economists unravel the truth behind Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse, its causes, and vital lessons for future financial stability. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

Journalist Matt Johnson argues that Christopher Hitchens’s legacy of universal liberal values can save liberalism from its current wrong turn. Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

A former foreign service officer and US Ambassador to Georgia and Kazakhstan looks at why Russia today is more repressive internally and more aggressive externally.  Read More: www.WhoWhatWhy.org

Is the US Constitution an elitist rulebook designed to protect capitalism? Read More: www.whowhatwhy.org

A look at how the myths of American history are being enhanced and weaponized for a partisan agenda. Read More: www.whowhatwhy.org

Why technological progress is really stuck. A look at what happened to all the cool technology that 1960s science fiction promised us.  Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/why-doesnt-our-technology-live-up-to-our-science-fiction

A look at the shocking idea that the end of humanity’s reign on earth might be a good idea and might, in fact, be inevitable. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/would-the-world-be-better-off-without-us

From neoliberalism to evangelicalism, a look at history, power, myth, and paranoia in our current politics, and an alternative vision of liberal democracy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/power-paranoia-and-the-fraying-of-our-politics

Felicia Kornbluh argues that the movement must now focus on broader issues and on grassroots politics, not the courts. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/50-years-after-roe-the-fight-returns-to-its-roots

Mickey Huff, founder of Project Censored, looks at the importance of independent media and why organizations like WhoWhatWhy have become vital in preserving the free press. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/why-independent-journalism-matters

A case study of one man’s effort to understand the dark side of Cold War history, which remains shrouded in unnecessary government secrecy. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/hiding-history

We end the year with a revealing and inspiring conversation on the power and purpose of art. Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/lets-end-the-year-with-art

The implications of commodifying citizenship and passports, and the ethical, legal, and cultural implications of this practice.  Read More: https://whowhatwhy.org/podcast/the-new-global-citizen-the-buying-and-selling-of-citizenship