Our American Discourse, Ep. 36: The End - Death, Cemeteries, and Remembering
In the final episode of "Our American Discourse," David Charles Sloane tells the history of the American cemetery, and in that story, we find the evolution of our own existential approach to life, death, and beyond.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 34: The Eternal Struggle for Power on Capitol Hill
In this episode, Jeffrey A. Jenkins teaches us the strategy of legislative power: who has it, how they get it, what they do with it, and why we should care.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 33: How to Take Risks, Make the World a Better Place, and Get Paid
In this episode, Gary Painter walks us through some examples of new “outcome-based” payment systems to encourage innovative risk-taking to solve wicked problems in public policy.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 31: Millennials Knocking on the Door of the American Dream
In this episode, Dowell Myers questions the fate of a generation grasping at the mantle of opportunity and projects the possible future scenarios they are rapidly approaching.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 30: How Do the Rich Spend Their Money and Why Has It Changed?
In this episode, Elizabeth Currid-Halkett helps us walk a mile in the shoes of today’s “aspirational class” and see how they’re spending their wealth...and how it accelerates the rat race for the rest of society.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 29: Speaking Your Truth -- How It’s Possible to Talk About and Improve Diversity and Inclusion
In this episode, LaVonna B. Lewis tells the story of the new Initiative on Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice, and she implores us to follow the Price School’s lead in our everyday lives.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 24: Can You Hear Us Shouting into the Void? Here’s How We Do It…and Why
In this episode, Jonathan Schwartz explains how we do what we do every time we broadcast over your smartphone—and how we fight the growing distractions and distortions that loom over the media landscape.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 11: Transit-Oriented Development
People are moving back into the cities, and cities are once again building the things that people want. But where should they go? In this episode, we define, describe, and debate “transit-oriented development” with Seva Rodnyansky.
Our American Discourse, Ep. 5: The Art of Leadership in Precarious Times
Negativity, disrespect, and divisiveness seem to be the order of the day. Is good leadership dead? In this episode, we get a more realistic take on leadership from the contrarian guru Rob Asghar.
Listen to My New Podcast on "White Trash"!
The Bedrosian Center at USC hosts a monthly "Book Club" podcast, and this month they invited me to join them to discuss Nancy Isenberg's new book "White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America."