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season 4

March 27th, 2025: IS AMERICA OVERMEDICATED? (FEATURING JULIE ROVNER AND DANIEL GROSSMAN)

march 24th, 2025: One thing trump did - DEPORTATIONS IN DENVER ( FEATURING Kyle Harris, Allison Sherry, Andrea Loya, and Jordan T. Garcia)

March 20th, 2025: what do you want the future of American energy to look like? (featuring bill ritter and lynn granger)

march 18th, 2025: One thing trump did - noaa & national weather service cuts (featuring jeff huffman)

March 13th, 2025: Your questions about AI (featuring ina fried and vilas dhar)

March 10th, 2025: One Thing Trump Did - trump’s tariffs (featuring mark zandi)

March 6th, 2025: The Battle over trans rights (featuring aime wichtendahl and amy harmon)

March 5th, 2025: ONE THING TRUMP DID - FIRING Federal Workers (featuring phillip bailey)

February 27th, 2025: Neil deGrasse Tyson on space travel, black holes and more

February 26th, 2025: ONE THING TRUMP DID - UKRAINE (FEATURING DAN BaeR)

February 25th, 2025: TRUMP WANTS CANADA - Part 2 (featuring ian hanomansing, HEIDI HEITKAMP and kevin o’leary)

February 24th, 2025: TRUMP WANTS CANADA - Part 1 (featuring ian hanomansing, mara liasson, arlene dickinson and david frum)

February 20th, 2025: REMOTE VS. IN-PERSON WORK (FEATURING ROSE HOROWITCH AND KOURTNY GARRETT)

February 13th, 2025: does cryptocurrency have any value to society? (featuring brady dale and christopher vecchio)

February 6th, 2025: are you prepared for the next natural disaster? (featuring bill weir and kim cobb)

January 30th, 2025: what’s next for the middle east? (featuring former president of iraq barham salih)

January 23rd, 2025: how do you feel about trump’s deportation plan? (featuring micah beckwith and alex burton)

January 20th, 2025: YOUR THOUGHT’S ON TRUMP’S RETURN TO POWER (FEATURING PHILLIP BAILEY AND MARY SANCHEZ)

January 16th, 2025: IS DEMOCRACY REALLY IN DANGER? (FEATURING VERNON BURTON AND ANDREW SULLIVAN)

January 9th, 2025: WHAT should happen now with ukraine? (featuring jennifer griffin and dan baer)

January 2nd, 2025: WHAT’S YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION? (FEATURING MO ROCCA AND DAN HARRIS)

season 3

December 26th, 2024: ARE YOU ADDICTED TO YOUR PHONE? (FEATURING ANNA LEMBKE AND JOHANN HARI)

December 19th, 2024: WHAT MADE YOU HAPPY IN 2024 - AND WHAT HAVE YOU HAD IT WITH? (FEATURING JENNIFER WELCH AND ANGIE “PUMPS” SULLIVAN)

December 12th, 2024: WHAT DO DEMOCRATS NEED TO DO TO APPEAL TO THE WORKING CLASS? (FEATURING SARAH SMARSH AND JANE KLEEB)

December 5th, 2024: how do we solve america’s loneliness epidemic? (featuring mayor yemi mobolade and david jay)

November 28th, 2024: have drugs like ozempic changed how we think about weight-loss? (featuring Dr. Disha Narang and Dr. Fatima Cody-Stanford)

November 21st, 2024: how research from the middle impacts us all (featuring majid kazemian, sophia tschanz and sophia hayes)

November 14th, 2024: what did the election teach you about america? (featuring tim ryan and phillip bailey)

November 7th, 2024: where do we go from here? (featuring major garrett and rose scott)

October 31st, 2024: it’s election time… how are you feeling? (featuring candy crowley and enrique acevedo)

October 24th, 2024: do you trust the polls? (featuring jon ralston, clarissa martinez de castro and berwood yost)

October 22nd, 2024: America votes - a cross border conversation (part two)

October 21st, 2024: America votes - a cross border conversation (part one)

October 17th, 2024: WHAT DO YOU WANT THE NEXT PRESIDENT TO DO ABOUT THE ECONOMY? (FEATURING ROBEN FARZAD AND JULI NIEMANN)

October 10th, 2024: WHAT DO YOU WANT THE NEXT PRESIDENT TO DO ABOUT IMMIGRATION AND DEPORTATION (FEATURING MAYOR DOUG NICHOLLS AND RAY SUAREZ)

October 3rd, 2024: what’s your top issue this election (featuring former tennessee governors bill haslam and phil bredesen)

October 1st, 2024: YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE WALZ/HARRIS DEBATE (FEATURING PHILLIP BAILEY AND CHARLIE MAHTESIAN)

September 26th, 2024: WILL SOCIAL SECURITY BE THERE FOR YOU WHEN YOU NEED IT? (FEATURING JULIA CORONADO AND STEVE LIESMAN)

September 19th, 2024: WHAT IS THE VALUE OF NATO TO THE UNITED STATES? (FEATURING JOHN SHATTUCK AND JILL DOUGHERTY)

September 12th, 2024: DO MEDIA AND SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES HAVE TOO MUCH SWAY IN THIS ELECTION? (fEATURING kATIE hARBATH AND mICHAEL WOLFF)

September 10th, 2024: What are your thoughts after the trump/harris debate (Featuring KAtie Couric and Zoe Clark)

September 5th, 2024: what’s on young voters’ minds? (featuring anil cacodcar and carolyn dewitt)

August 29th, 2024: WHAT IF ANOTHER JANUARY 6TH HAPPENS - ONLY WORSE? (FEATURING THE CAST AND PRODUCERS OF WAR GAME)

August 21st, 2024: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT YOUR CHOICES THIS ELECTION? (FEATURING CANDY CROWLEY AND CHARLIE SYKES)

August 15th, 2024: SHOULD THERE BE A LEGAL RIGHT TO DIE IN THE UNITED STATES? (FEATURING ALUA ARTHER AND ROB CRIBB)

August 8th, 2024: the role of christianity in our politics (featuring collin hansen and elizabeth neumann)

August 1st, 2024: HOW CAN WE MAKE OUr HEALTHCARE CHEAPER? (FEATURING MARK CUBAN AND KATHLEEN SEBELIUS)

July 25th, 2024: THE OL’ BIDEN/HARRIS SWITCHEROO (FEATURING YVETTE SIMPSON AND PHILLIP BAILEY)

July 18th, 2024: Improving the tone of our politics (featuring former montana governor steve bullock and Courtney hope britt)

July 11th, 2024: what are you doing about your phone addiction? (featuring anna lembke and Johann Hari)

July 4th, 2024: INDEPENDENCE DAY - DO YOU FEEL A CALL TO SERVE YOUR COUNTRY? (FEATURING Major General (Ret.) Linda Singh and AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith)

June 27th, 2024: Your thoughts on the presidential debate (featuring josh barro and Zoe clark)

June 20th, 2024: IS MONEY CORRUPTING OUR POLITICS? (FEATURING TERRY GODDARD AND SARAH BRYNER)

June 13th, 2024: how do we take the politics out of climate change? (featuring gina mccarthy and ryan hanrahan)

June 6th, 2024: Israel, gaza and your vote (featuring deborah amos and yvette simpson)

may 30th, 2024: HOW WILL THE TRUMP VERDICT AFFECT YOUR VOTE? (FEATURING PHILLIP BAILEY AND ALI VELSHI)

may 23rd, 2024: WHAT DOES MEMORIAL DAY MEAN TO YOU? (fEATURING DAVID SHULKIN AND vICKIE CASTRO)

may 16th, 2024: what can the media do to regain your trust? (featuring mike pesca and sarah alvarez)

may 9th, 2024: how can shrinking cities turn things around? (featuring ness sandoval and dante chinni)

may 2nd, 2024: do you trust our court system? (featuring richard lazarus and kaye hearn)

APRIL 25TH, 2024: ARE YOU STILL FEELING THE EFFECTS OF COVID? (FEATURING DIANE SWONK AND RICHARD A FRIEDMAN)

APRIL 18TH, 2024: is marijuana legalization working? (featuring kent vrana and ryan nerz)

April 11th, 2024: ARE YOU SAVING FOR YOUR FUTURE? (FEATURING KATIE GATTI TASSIN AND DAVID STEIN)

April 8th, 2024: podcast extra: neil degrasse tyson on black holes, wormholes and more

April 4th, 2024: live with neil degrasse tyson!

March 28th, 2024: do you feel a call to serve your country? (featuring Major General (Ret.) Linda Singh and AmeriCorps CEO Michael D. Smith)

March 21st, 2024: What should be done to reduce gun violence? (featuring emmy betz and John Brackney)

March 14th, 2024: is it time for a strong third party? (featuring former Senator Doug jones and Julia Azari)

March 7th, 2024: What’s your state of the union? (featuring phillip bailey and ray suarez)

February 29, 2024: Utah governor spencer cox

February 22, 2024: Is it time to change how we pick nominees (featuring gavin jackson and cathy giessel)

February 15, 2024: What if another january 6th happened, only worse? (Featuring the cast of “war game”)

February 8, 2024: Should TRUMP BE allowed ON THE 2024 BALLOT? (featuring major garrett and vikram amar)

February 5, 2024: your questions on china answered (podcast extra featuring bill kirby)

February 1, 2024: Should tiktok be banned? (featuring FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr and Emily Baker-White)

january 25, 2024: PUBLIC FUNDS FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLING? (FEATURING Doug Harris and Robin Lake)

january 18, 2024: what SHOULD America’s relationship with china look like? (FEATURING Former ambassador gary locke and CNN’s Will Ripley)

january 11, 2024: what SHOULD the federal government be doing about immigration and border security? (FEATURING MARY SANCHEZ AND MAYOR VICTOR Trevino)

january 4, 2024: what do you think of drugs like ozempic that many are using to lose weight? (featuring dr. fatima cody stanford and dr. disha narang)

season 2

December 28, 2023: WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST STORY OF 2023 IN YOUR COMMUNITY? (Featuring KHALIL EKULONA, BRIAN ELLISON AND GEMMA GAUDETTE)

December 21, 2023: What made you happy in 2023? (Featuring Charlie berens and neil pasricha)

December 14, 2023: Your Questions about AI Answered (featuring kara swisher and ai entrepreneur Tim Estes)

December 7, 2023: Is democracy at stake in the 2024 election? (featuring supervisor bill gates and professor vernon burton)

november 30, 2023: America’s mental health crisis (featuring mayor hillary schieve and jason kander)

november 23, 2023: Do you care about a company’s politics? (featuring nooshin warren and micki maynard)

november 16, 2023: Is bipartisanship still possible? (featuring fmr gov. mitch daniels and rep. don davis)

november 9, 2023: HOW WILL ABORTION PLAY INTO NEXT YEAR’S ELECTION? (FEATURING MARY ZIEGLER AND JO INGLES)

november 2, 2023: America’s role in foreign wars (featuring Elizabeth Shackelford and ret. gen. Philip breedlove)

October 26, 2023: Are america’s political leaders too old? (featuring phillip m. bailey and Dr. louise aronson)

October 19, 2023: Solutions to america’s opioid crisis (featuring nora volkow and beth macy)

october 12, 2023: your questions about the war in israel and gaza answered (featuring nathan thrall and deborah amos)

october 5, 2023: How are high interest rates and inflation affecting you? (featuring david brown and juli niemann)

September 28, 2023: Talking politics with people you disagree with (featuring cynthia wang and jim edgar)

season 1