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Climate Under Conservatives

Season 2 Episode 127
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Hacking, Disinformation, and a New Cold War with Russia

Hacking, Disinformation, and a New Cold War with Russia

Season 2 Episode 129
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Inventing Plan B: How to Move Forward without a Template

Inventing Plan B: How to Move Forward without a Template

Season 2 Episode 130
1:08:46
Protecting Earth’s Last Conservation Frontier: The High Seas

Protecting Earth’s Last Conservation Frontier: The High Seas

Season 2 Episode 132
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Are We Sure We Want to Let Robots Kill?

Are We Sure We Want to Let Robots Kill?

Season 2 Episode 133
53:31
The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life

The Second Mountain: The Next Big Challenge in Your Life

Season 2 Episode 135
50:52
Tuning In: Classical Music and the Creative Mind (includes l

Tuning In: Classical Music and the Creative Mind (includes l

Season 2 Episode 138
46:40
We constantly strive to engage and surprise each other, our

We constantly strive to engage and surprise each other, our

Season 2 Episode 139
48:26
A Democrat, a Republican, a Rental Car — and a Road Map to B

A Democrat, a Republican, a Rental Car — and a Road Map to B

Season 2 Episode 144
59:52
America’s Online Enemies

America’s Online Enemies

Season 2 Episode 145
1:05:24
How AI Will Shake Up Business — and Society

How AI Will Shake Up Business — and Society

Season 2 Episode 147
58:37
On Genius

On Genius

Season 2 Episode 148
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Will the Rise of Populism Destroy Liberal Democracy?

Season 2 Episode 125

This is not a moment to take democracy for granted. The 2016 emergence of Donald Trump and his populist counterparts in Europe didn’t signal the start of something new. Rather, they announced a long simmering, troubling trend away from liberal democracy in the United States and elsewhere. How did we get here? How are Western values shifting? What might the future hold?
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The Future of News: Is There a War on Truth?
1:03:57
Season 2 Episode 86
The Future of News: Is There a War on Truth?
Susan Page is Washington bureau chief of USA Today.
Philanthropy and Democracy: Dangerous Liaisons
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Season 2 Episode 85
Philanthropy and Democracy: Dangerous Liaisons
What, if anything, confers democratic legitimacy on foundations?
The America I Have Come to Know through StoryCorps
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Season 2 Episode 84
The America I Have Come to Know through StoryCorps
The America I Have Come to Know through StoryCorps
Is the Internet Broken?
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Season 2 Episode 83
Is the Internet Broken?
The tough and interesting question is: How can we fix it?
Manufacturing in America: The Millennial Way
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Season 2 Episode 82
Manufacturing in America: The Millennial Way
Time to start listening to the growing set of young entrepreneurs
Stopping the Violence in Chicago: Lessons for America’s Citi
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Season 2 Episode 81
Stopping the Violence in Chicago: Lessons for America’s Citi
What do they think it will take for meaningful change to happen?
Lying, Bullshitting, and Truth Telling: When is the Truth th
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Season 2 Episode 79
Lying, Bullshitting, and Truth Telling: When is the Truth th
Lying, Bullshitting, and Truth Telling: When is the Truth the Truth
Managing Through Disruption
1:27:06
Season 2 Episode 78
Managing Through Disruption
Managing Through Disruption
Trump + Brexit and a New World Order
1:28:50
Season 2 Episode 77
Trump + Brexit and a New World Order
Against a backdrop of rising populism, weakening of traditional political parties
What Would Madison Think?
59:08
Season 2 Episode 75
What Would Madison Think?
What Would Madison Think
Whom Can We Trust?
1:00:08
Season 2 Episode 74
Whom Can We Trust?
What can leaders of institutions do to restore faith in institutions?
Creative Genius, Derived from Nature
54:30
Season 2 Episode 73
Creative Genius, Derived from Nature
Chicago architect Jeanne Gang is one of the most celebrated architects in her adopted city
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