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#183 “Social Issues"😱 from 2021-08-29T18:24:39
Comedian and Podcaster Jazz Grackle identifies as “non-binary” and “a-gender.” We discuss how radical members of the LGBT community go too far, and the ways that is backfiring on the movement.
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#182 Why Yang Lost🌃 from 2021-08-10T01:54:26
OG Yangster Jamie Paul (author of the American Dreaming substack) returns to the pod. We discuss: Why Andrew Yang lost the race for Mayor of New York City
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#181 Left in the Basement🧢🧢 from 2021-07-12T21:18:41
This is a crossover episode with fellow #YangGang podcast “Left in the Basement”. Check out their other content at LeftInTheBasement.com.
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#180 Yang for Mayor 🏙 from 2021-06-08T01:12:24
What are Andrew Yang’s chances of winning the race for Mayor of New York City? What has his campaign done right, what could they do better, and how can the Humanity First movement learn from it all?
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#179 Fascist Creep ❌ from 2021-05-22T21:25:35
Brett Beletz, a Jewish anti-fascist activist, joins the pod to ask: What is fascism? Why is it spreading? And how do we stop it?
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#178 Why I Left the Left➡️ from 2021-05-16T20:56:18
Dave Vane used to be a socialist, having even run for office as a progressive back in the day. Today, he's a Libertarian.
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#177 Why People Supported Trump🍊 from 2021-05-01T03:54
Matt MacCaughey, host of The Outrage Machine, joins the pod to discuss why people supported Donald Trump and what that means for the future of both parties.
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#176 Welcome to Crazy Town🤡 from 2021-04-17T23:55:28
Dylan Cronan, host of the new podcast “Left in the Basement,” grew up in the same small-town district as Marjorie Taylor Greene. We discuss the strange appeal of *insanity* in today’s political cli...
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#175 Why I Am Not a Populist🗽 from 2021-03-28T22:25:19
Jamie Paul is an OG Yangster who authors the “American Dreaming” blog. We discuss his recent piece "Why I Am Not a Populist."
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#174 Justice & Free Will⚖️ from 2021-02-26T21:33:41
Do people have free will? What are the criminal justice implications?
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#173 Time to Ditch Primaries❓ from 2021-02-16T21:37
US primaries are a recent invention intended to democratize the nominating process. In practice, rather than empowering the majority, they’ve led to the outsize influence of two increasingly radica...
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#172 Democracy Tech🌐 from 2021-02-08T18:53:58
Software engineer Ryan Cwynar explains how information technology can spread democracy abroad and strengthen it at home.
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#171 In the Nerd Zone🤓 from 2021-02-04T02:19:49
In this Nerds for Humanity crossover episode: Can President Biden unite our divided country? & Will Andrew Yang be Mayor of New York City?
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#169 The Trump Insurgency💥 from 2021-01-20T03:51:24
Is defending our republic from Republicans the new War on Terrorism?
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#168 We Were Right🦡 from 2021-01-11T02:50:19
Donald Trump incited an insurrection against the United States. What does this mean, and what can be done about it? Also, Corey releases the honey badger.
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#167 The Future of the DNC🐴 from 2020-12-31T21:41:55
It’s a New Year and the dawn of a new political status quo. We debate prospects for the future of the US Democratic Party.
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#166 Christmas Special🎄🌟 from 2020-12-24T01:35:30
Is there really a “War on Christmas?”🎅🏻Why do discussions of this topic tend to go off the rails?🚂 We seek common ground this holiday season.❄️
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#165 SCOTUS Talk🏛 from 2020-12-14T20:43:12
Why a 6/3 conservative Supreme Court told Trump to f*ck off... twice.
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#164 Culture of Resentment👺 from 2020-12-07T02:09:29
Populism is a socio-economic problem, which requires both social and economic solutions.
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#163 Pragmatic Unity🤝 from 2020-11-23T19:02:29
Can Joe Biden unify America? AJ Pena (aka the Pragmatic Progressive) returns from his hiatus to help us answer this question.
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#162 Basket of Deplorabes🧺 from 2020-11-18T17:45:32
Adam Hallissey, Editor in Chief of The Progressive Brief, rejoins the pod. We discuss the election results, Trump's refusal to concede, and ask the question: are Trump voters all deplorable?
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#161 Election Talk🇺🇸 from 2020-11-09T23:11:42
We discuss the US presidential election results: What do they tell us about the electorate? And what do they mean for the future of politics?
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#160 Back to the Future🕰 from 2020-11-01T17:43:33
Two alternate timelines: one where Biden wins and one where Trump wins. What does the future hold for the US political spectrum as represented by the platforms, strategy, and coalitions of our two ...
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#159 Democratic Reform🗳 from 2020-10-30T21:48:37
What are the challenges facing the democratic process, how did we get ourselves in this mess, and what are the best ways to fix it?
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#158 Debate Talk Finale📢 from 2020-10-28T19:38:20
This is the last entry in our Debate Talk📢 crossover series with The Dividend Report (at least until the next debate season). Don’t worry, though, as Seth Underwood will remain one of our recurrin...
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#157 Inequality📈 from 2020-10-22T07:00:11
We separate the myth from the facts about inequality: How bad is it? What causes it? And what are the solutions?
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#156 Property Rights - part II🏘 from 2020-10-20T07:00:46
Our “Socialist-curious” guest star A.Ron Hubbard returns to the pod, this time to discuss “propertarianism.”
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#155 Property Rights - part I🏘 from 2020-10-19T07:00
Our “Socialist-curious” guest star A.Ron Hubbard returns to the pod, this time to discuss “propertarianism.”
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#154 The Unfree World🌑 from 2020-10-16T22:20:23
🧑🏽🦱Kareem Rifai (whose family immigrated from Aleppo, Syria) is a young activist advocating anti-authoritarian US foreign policy.
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#153 Fred Ramey Redux Duex🚛 from 2020-10-14T20:58:12
Fred Ramey (Founder of the Truckers for Yang PAC) returns to the pod once more.
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#152 Unity Task Force🤝 from 2020-10-12T23:58:04
Corey Cottrell rejoins the pod for a classic policy episode! This time, we discuss the Biden / Sanders compromise platform known as the Unity Task Force.
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#150 Hill of Roses🌹 from 2020-10-06T07:00:54
Jon Munitz, Founder and President of the Hill of Roses network, explains why he has recently distanced himself from “the left” and now speaks of his movement as centrist.
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#149 Nerds for Humanities🤓 from 2020-10-04T02:36:37
Tom Leung rejoins the pod, in a live crossover episode with his YouTube channel: Nerds for Humanity.
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#148 Debate Talk📢 from 2020-10-01T08:14:16
We react to the first presidential debate, live with The Dividend Report.
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#147 Left vs Progressive❓ from 2020-09-26T07:00:46
Is progressive simply a synonym for left wing policies? If not, what’s the difference? And what does this all mean for contemporary US politics?
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#146 Khmer Rouge🥀 👩🏽 from 2020-09-23T07:00:33
Boon Hem, host of the Far Out Wisdom podcast, is a first generation American. Her parents immigrated from Cambodia, where her father was part of the Khmer Rouge.
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#145 Karma Credits☸️ from 2020-09-22T07:00:22
Jack McDermott, Founder of Karma Credits, is developing a clever application that makes karma literal.
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#144 SCOTUS Talk🧑🏻⚖️ from 2020-09-19T23:40:59
🔊 Live with the Dividend Report, on the implications of Justice Ginsburg’s death
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#143 Liam O’Mara for Congress🧔🏻 from 2020-09-15T23:00:35
Liam is the Democratic candidate for congress in California's 42nd district. He supports the Freedom Dividend and Medicare for All (with a brilliant hack).
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#142 Listener Call-In: Jane🧓🏻 from 2020-09-14T19:35:26
We’ve started inviting listeners on the pod. Jane Johnson, a retired 78 year old bilingual math teacher, was the first to take us up on the offer.
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#141 Authoritarianism❌ from 2020-09-07T08:55:52
Alex Chaney, host of the Yang Daily Podcast, joins us today to discuss a topic of his choosing: authoritarianism.
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#140 From Clickbait to The Fourth Estate📰 from 2020-08-30T05:05:55
Adam Hallissey, Editor-in-Chief of The Progressive Brief, joins the pod today. Adam got his start in journalism in 2015 with a pro Bernie Sanders blog that went viral. He explains how the rush f...
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#139 Three Right Turns↩️ from 2020-08-26T19:21:11
This crossover episode with Three Right Turns doubles as the introduction to many upcoming conversations between Rio & A.Ron Hubbard.
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#138 The Dividend Report II - Rio🎙 from 2020-08-20T07:01:28
This is the second of two crossover episodes in which Seth Underwood of The Dividend Report interviews Corey and Rio separately about their "breakup" and the future of Moving Forward.
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#137 The Dividend Report I - Corey🎙 from 2020-08-19T06:43:42
This is the first of two crossover episodes in which Seth Underwood of The Dividend Report interviews Corey and Rio separately about their "breakup" and the future of Moving Forward.
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#136 Rethinking Humanity🍁 from 2020-08-18T06:38:35
Lacey Delayne of the Rethinking Humanity podcast joins us. We discuss her interest in the writings of philosopher Erich Fromm, how they relate to the ideas of Andrew Yang, and why Human Capitalism ...
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#135 The Horse Race 🏇🏇🏿 from 2020-08-17T02:16:14
Tom Leung, host of Nerds for Humanity, rejoins the pod. As one of our new recurring guest stars, Tom’s conversations will be focused on political data and statistics. We discuss national and state-...
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#134 Anarcho-Communism🏴☠️ from 2020-08-14T00:21:08
Chester (Chet) Gaines rejoins the pod, this time to school Rio on the topic of anarcho-communism.
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#133 Preserving Liberalism🗽 from 2020-08-13T03:19:45
Jenner Zeno, host of Mindwave, rejoins the pod to help Rio process the “breakup” with his ex cohost Corey.
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#132 New Progressive Voice(s)🌳 from 2020-08-09T05:02:28
For this crossover episode, Joshua interviews Rio & Corey about the future of the Moving Forward Podcast via his Youtube channel New Progressive Voice.
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#131 Cohosts’ Quarrel👨❤️👨 from 2020-08-04T21:51:17
Productive disagreement and consensus building are hard. Off air, cohosts Rio & Corey have nearly broken up many times. So far, they’ve managed to stay together. Is this time different?
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#130 “Alt Left” vs “Alt Right”🔁 from 2020-08-03T21:47:57
Does the “alt left” pose a threat to the DNC establishment similar to that of the “alt right” in the GOP? Today’s guest is a lifelong Democrat who thinks the answer is an unequivocal yes. Corey dis...
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#129 Fascism. is. Bad. from 2020-07-26T02:21:14
It’s rare, although disturbingly less so these days, to meet someone who openly admits to supporting fascism. But what is fascism? What are its characteristics, where does it fall on the political ...
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#128 It’s Not Me, It’s You💔 from 2020-07-15T03:45:44
Former Andrew Yang staffer Rebecca Nagy rejoins the pod to help us learn from the campaign’s mistakes. Also, Rio breaks up with the Yang Gang.🥺
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#127 Plenty of Blame🎭 from 2020-07-11T20:25:43
Former Democratic political consultant Brad Nickel helps us decipher who is to blame for the cynicism and apathy of the US electorate.
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#126 The New Narrative🗣 from 2020-07-08T18:21:45
We make the case for a narrative of cohesion to replace that of division: Conservatives and progressives are not enemies. We’re allies, whose ideas strengthen one another. Only together can we pres...
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#125 Republicans for Biden🐘 from 2020-06-23T23:25:24
A double feature with our last episode: We speak to Carl, a 40 year old Republican who plans for the first time in his life to vote for a Democrat for president.
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#124 Commies for Biden🔨 from 2020-06-23T02:08:12
One of our behind-the-scenes interns, the oft mentioned Chet, finally rejoins the pod to discuss why he believes the far left should vote for Joe Biden.
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#123 Down in the Drumpfs😞 from 2020-06-21T21:21:46
Bunker baby throws a tantrum, after being pwned by tweens. Meanwhile, Yang Gang fires a bazooka at its own 🍆 .
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#122 Pragmatic Progressive(s)🐻 from 2020-06-21T02:10:53
After a long hiatus, AJ (of the Pragmatic Progressive show) rejoins the pod. This time, he brings his brand spanking new cohost Cody. Together with Coreycrat, the three bears of pragmatic progressi...
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#121 UBI For America🧢 from 2020-06-13T23:58:40
An OG Yangster explains why the debate about a “progressive” UBI versus “libertarian” UBI is counterproductive.
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#120 The Great Realignment🇺🇸 from 2020-06-12T00:01
As developed economies transition from the Industrial Age to the Information Age, centers of capitalist activity are moving. What does this mean for the Republican and Democratic coalitions?
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#119 Criminal Justice👩🏾✈️ from 2020-06-09T23:01:07
We compare and contrast the policy platforms of Joe Biden and Donald Trump as they relate to criminal justice reform.
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#118 The Hardy Report📰 from 2020-06-04T09:04:13
Edward Hardy joins us to discuss the similarities and differences between Brexit and America First.
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#117 Idpol👤 from 2020-06-02T08:09:24
Today, we tackle the totally uncontroversial subject of identity politics. No biggie.
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#116 Censorship🤫 from 2020-05-31T19:54:46
Our country is coming apart at the seams as radicals on both sides incite violence. Meanwhile, Trump picks an idiotic fight with Twitter over his “right” to use their private platform to throw gaso...
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#115 James Treakle🎥 from 2020-05-28T18:59:36
Filmmaker and Democratic strategist James Treakle helps us brainstorm ways to broaden the Humanity First coalition beyond the Yang Gang.
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#113 RINO’s Paradise🦏 from 2020-05-23T19:24:44
The “alt right” has displaced the true right from the GOP. Many #NeverTrump conservatives have left the Republican Party. Kudos to the brave rhinos still living among the hyenas.
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#111 New Progressive Voice🌳 from 2020-05-18T09:03:36
Joshua, host of New Progressive Voice, comes on the pod to help us refine our new narrative around the real divide.
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#110 Scandaaal😱 from 2020-05-16T23:23:46
Not all scandals are made equal. What are the similarities and differences between those plaguing Joe Biden and Donald Trump?
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#108 & 109: The Real Divide🔀 from 2020-05-13T07:10:37
Conservatives and progressives must find consensus in order to move our country forward. Only by working together can we defeat our true enemies: the regressives and radicals who would turn the clo...
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#107 Heidi Briones🧑🏻💼 from 2020-05-10T02:17:20
Today, we speak with one of the first candidates for congress to be endorsed by Andrew Yang and Humanity Forward. Heidi has a real shot to win the primary in Oregon’s first district.
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#106 Foreign Policy🗺 from 2020-05-06T21:27:04
We dive back into our Moving Forward Platform Project. This time, we seek consensus between the default Coreycrat and Riopublican positions on foreign policy.
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#105 Party Politics⚙️ from 2020-05-04T21:05:19
Today, we tackle the two party system: why does it exist, how can we change it, and how do we effectively work within it in the meantime?
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#104 How Yang Lost🧢 from 2020-05-01T21:14:02
In order to dispel the toxic conspiracy theories once and for all, we break down the no-nonsense explanation for how Andrew Yang lost the primary (and what that means for Humanity Forward).
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#103: Healthcare: Biden vs Trump🏥 from 2020-04-27T21:06:07
We compare and contrast Biden’s and Trump’s healthcare policies, demonstrating that Biden’s is significantly better from both a progressive AND a conservative perspective.
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#102 Why Sanders Lost👴🏻 from 2020-04-17T00:26:10
Sanders has done the right thing by dropping out and endorsing Joe Biden. But why did he lose the primary in the first place? Today, we bring the data.
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#101 Taxes💵 from 2020-04-15T18:30:02
We commence our most epic undertaking yet: the development of a Moving Forward Platform. One issue at a time, we’ll build consensus policy positions from scratch. Today, we start with a foundationa...
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#100 Centennial!🥳 from 2020-04-08T23:17:21
We reflect upon our 100 episode journey and strategize for the future.
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#99 Stimulus💸 from 2020-04-02T07:26:43
Today, we go over the details of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES).
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#98 Coronavirus🦠 from 2020-04-01T07:00:53
The diametric duo finally returns! We discuss the politics surrounding COVID-19.
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#97 Mike Broihier for Senate👨🏻🦳 from 2020-03-10T16:38:38
Today, we speak to Mike Broihier, who is running for Senate in Kentucky with a platform that includes Universal Basic Income. Mike’s campaign has several staffers who also worked on Andrew Yang’s p...
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#96 Nerds 4 Humanity🤓 from 2020-03-01T21:26:38
Tom, of Nerds 4 Yang, rejoins the pod to help us sort out the future of Humanity First.
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#95 Education🏫 from 2020-02-27T08:07:22
A. Ron Hubbard, host of the “Three Right Turns” podcast, joins us for a discussion about Education reform.
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#94 Ethics👤 from 2020-02-26T07:32
In the tradition of our past episode on “Values,” (#49), we’re sitting down today to focus on another overlooked issue at the root of political disagreements: Ethics.
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#93 Debate Talk📢 from 2020-02-21T22:13:39
It’s time for another installment in our crossover series with The Dividend Report’s Seth Underwood. We discuss the NV debate as well as Andrew Yang’s commentary on CNN. What does this all mean for...
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#92 The Grifter’s Guide to the Universe💰 from 2020-02-20T16:46:35
Credited by Andrew Yang in his book The War on Normal People, Scott Santens is one of the masterminds behind the Freedom Dividend policy. He returns to the pod to help us strategize about the futur...
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#91 Moving Forward➡️ from 2020-02-15T04:31:02
Andrew Yang may have suspended his campaign, but the Humanity First movement must carry on.
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#90 Nationalist to Globalist🌎 from 2020-02-12T08:00
Trump voter Bryan Frew explains how the Freedom Dividend helped him bridge the “nationalist” / “globalist” divide.
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#89 Debate Talk📢 from 2020-02-12T01:06:22
The Dividend Report’s Seth Underwood rejoins us for another entry in our Debate Talk series.
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#88 James Ellars👨💼 from 2020-02-07T01:22:17
As a member of the UBI Caucus, James Ellars is running for Congress in California’s eighth district.
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#87 A Sanders Presidency?👴🏻 from 2020-02-05T21:10:07
A Bernie Sanders nomination seems increasingly likely. To reflect upon this, we invited Elizabeth (a former Sanders supporter turned Yang Gang) on the pod to explain why she’s gone from feeling the...
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#86 A Savior in the Truest Sense from 2020-02-03T08:00:52
Vincent Miller is an ex Trump supporter who was de-radicalized (his words) by Andrew Yang’s campaign.
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#85 Dan Ross🧑🏻🦱 from 2020-02-01T08:00:54
Despite struggling with homelessness, Dan Ross was inspired by the Yang campaign to run for Congress in New York. How’s that for grassroots?
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#84 A Smart Trump Supporter😱 from 2020-01-30T08:00:18
Trump’s base is less educated on average than those of past Republican presidents. With degrees in political science, international conflict resolution, and psychology, Rio’s friend Mattaus Pfeiffe...
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#83 Zoltan Istvan🤖 from 2020-01-25T18:14:43
We speak with our first Republican member of the UBI Caucus - and our first presidential candidate. Zoltan is a transhumanist running in the GOP presidential primary, with an aim to transforming th...
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#82 Eddie Briseño🧑🏽🦱 from 2020-01-18T21:56:06
Today, we spoke with Humanity For Yang’s Social Media Meister Eddie Briseño. He gives us some useful advice on how to grow the Yang Gang. TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chupwn
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#81 Debate Talk📢 from 2020-01-15T22:54:45
The Dividend Report’s Seth Underwood joins us in the “Wine Cave” for our fourth Debate Talk (and the first that didn’t include Andrew Yang). We weigh in on what that means.
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#80 Healthcare - Part III👨⚕️ from 2020-01-12T08:00:24
Medical Doctor and healthcare policy advocate Brian Sachs joins us for the final episode in our healthcare series. Brian, who does mission & charity work, explains why he believes Andrew Yang’s hea...
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#79 Healthcare - Part II🏥 from 2020-01-11T08:08:24
We continue our all-encompassing analysis of every detail in Andrew Yang’s new healthcare policy platform.
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#78 Healthcare - Part I🏥 from 2020-01-10T08:00
This is the first episode in our three part series covering Andrew Yang’s new healthcare policy platform.
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#77 A Rose By Another Name🌹 from 2020-01-06T08:00
Jonathan Munitz, host of the “Hill of Roses” podcast, explains why he recently stopped supporting Bernie Sanders and instead joined the Yang Gang.
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#76 Rashad Lloyd🧔🏾 from 2020-01-02T00:16:25
Happy New Year! 🥳 Our Moving Forward resolution is to talk to every single member of the UBI Caucus, one at a time. So, today we bring you Rashad Lloyd, who is running for Congress in Maryland’s 5...
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#75 Commies for Yang 🔨 from 2019-12-29T23:35:26
Chet Gaines is a self-identified anarcho-communist Yangster who sees “post scarcity” as an opportunity to achieve the goals of the old guard left in new guard ways.
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#74 Wine Cave🍷 from 2019-12-20T23:01:47
The Dividend Report’s Seth Underwood joins us for the fourth entry in our ongoing crossover series: Debate Talk📢
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#73 The Ghost Town Problem🏚 from 2019-12-12T06:48:08
We discuss four policies from Andrew Yang’s platform, each of which addresses the crisis of dying small town economies in a unique way.
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#72 The UBI Caucus!👥 from 2019-12-02T08:00:23
Ryan Blevins returns to tell us about his exciting new project: He’s building a coalition of congressional candidates who support a Universal Basic Income. So far, there are 26 Democrats, Independe...
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#71 Thanksgiving Dinner🦃 from 2019-11-28T05:00
Let’s indulge in a great American tradition: random political talk on Thanksgiving! Corey and Rio stand in for your left and right wing relatives for some good old fashioned taboo turkey talk.
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#70 Yin for Yang☯️ from 2019-11-27T06:41:38
It’s time for another crossover episode! Yin for Yang is a great new podcast that seeks to inform and engage female supporters of Andrew Yang.
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#69 “F*CK”🤦♂️ from 2019-11-24T09:27:47
We discuss the House impeachment hearings and speculate about the upcoming Senate trial, at a time when partisanship is high and patriotism is in low supply.
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#68 Debate Talk📢 from 2019-11-23T00:48:15
The Dividend Report’s Seth Underwood rejoins us for the second in our Debate Talk series, this time to discuss the November Democratic Primary Debate hosted by MSNBC and the Washington Post.
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#67 Climate - Part II❄️ from 2019-11-12T08:40:54
Andrew Yang’s massive climate policy platform continues and concludes.
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#66 Climate - Part I❄️ from 2019-11-11T08:00:25
Our epic discussion of Andrew Yang’s extensive climate policy platform commences...
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#65 Let’s Make Some States!🇺🇸 from 2019-11-10T08:00:38
Today, we cover two more of Andrew Yang’s policies: DC & Puerto Rico statehood.
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#64 Brodie Mulligan🤠 from 2019-11-01T07:00:03
Our mission to help elect pro UBI candidates pushes on. Brodie Mulligan is running for the Texas Senate in full support of Andrew Yang’s Freedom Dividend policy.
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#62 Richard Rhodes👨🦳 from 2019-10-28T07:00:41
We speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Richard Rhodes about his latest book, “Energy,” in which he chronicles the history of large-scale energy transitions and makes the case for nuclear powe...
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#61 Fred Ramey Redux 🚚 from 2019-10-25T07:00:53
We had Fred Ramey on again to ask him about the press coverage he’s received since Andrew Yang said “I have a trucker friend named Fred” on the debate stage.
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#60 Ryan Blevins👨💼 from 2019-10-24T00:03:53
Ryan Blevins is a robotics engineer running for Congress in CA’s 10th district. We talk about his experience creating the robots automating away our jobs. Plus, we discuss how the Yang Gang can hel...
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#58 Saving Democracy✊ from 2019-10-21T21:59:42
In honor of Elijah Cummings, who recently passed, we are doing a policy episode focusing on Andrew Yang’s electoral reform policies: Restoration of Voting Rights, Automatic Voter Registration, Make...
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#57 Debate Talk📢 from 2019-10-16T22:24:20
Today, we’ve got another crossover episode: The Dividend Report’s Seth Underwood joins us for our post debate analysis. We discuss Yang’s exchanges with Warren and Sanders about automation, trade, ...
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#56 Finance & Time Banking🏦 from 2019-10-13T07:00:53
Our ambitious undertaking covering every single policy in Andrew Yang’s epic platform continues. This time, we discuss three finance related policies: Algorithmic Trading, Modern Time Banking, and ...
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#55 Net Neutrality👨💻 from 2019-10-11T07:00:02
Moving Forward gets nerdy today! 🤓 We discuss Andrew Yang’s policy positions on three techy topics: Net Neutrality, Data Ownership, and Crypto & Digital Asset Regulations.
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#54 Bear Cave: Trade🐻 from 2019-10-08T07:00:33
Today, we bring you the third entry in our “Bear Cave” series with AJ Pena (aka “Baby Bear”). This time, we talk Trade. Topics include: tariffs and the trade war, outsourcing and manufacturing, NAF...
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#53 Taxes😱 from 2019-10-06T07:00:22
We discuss three policies from Andrew Yang’s platform related to everyone’s favorite topic: taxes. We explain how the VAT+UBI is progressive, contrasted with payroll taxes - which are regressive. P...
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#52 Richard Ojeda👊 from 2019-10-04T07:00:59
Former West Virginia State Senator and Retired Army Major Richard Ojeda came to national prominence as an outspoken champion of the Teachers’ Strike. After a brief run as a 2020 Presidential hopefu...
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#51 Problem Solver Politics⚖️ from 2019-10-03T07:00:43
Today, we talk to the guys at Problem Solver Politics, a new #YangGang podcast that started as a local radio show in Los Angeles.
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#50 Nikola Danaylov👨🏼🦳 from 2019-10-02T07:00
Nikola Danaylov is a respected science commentator, bestselling author, and host of the Singularity weblog. We talk algorithms, big data, net neutrality, and more!
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#49 Values👥 from 2019-09-30T07:00:13
Today, we sit down for a hard conversation about values. In debates, differences in fundamental values are often the elephant in the room. So, in an effort to heal the toxic polarization in our pol...
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#48 Bear Cave: Healthcare🐻 from 2019-09-27T07:00:24
For the second entry in our new “Bear Cave” series featuring recurring guest AJ Pena (aka “Baby Bear”), we talk Healthcare policy. Specifically, we discuss the ‘public option,’ taxation, and rhetor...
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#47 Yang Gang Samurai⚔️ from 2019-09-26T07:00:23
We bring you the notorious @trumpwarrior45, aka Manny, an overnight phenom on the Twitterscape who explains how he went from #MAGA to #MATH thanks to Andrew Yang! #YangGangUnited
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#46 Impeachment👩⚖️ from 2019-09-25T20:52:06
We interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you this special emergency edition of the Moving Forward Podcast. Given recent developments, should Donald Trump be impeached? We break it...
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#45 Idealism🧠 from 2019-09-24T07:00:34
Today, we talk to retired school teacher and ardent Andrew Yang supporter Fred Eder about idealism, education, and honesty in politics.
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#44 The American Scorecard🔢 from 2019-09-23T07:00:52
It’s time for a long overdue policy episode! We discuss three related policies from Andrew Yang’s platform: Improve the American Scorecard, Prosperity Grants, & American Mall Act.
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#43 Nerds For Yang!🤓 from 2019-09-21T07:00:10
We present the ultimate crossover episode to end all crossover episodes: Nerds for Yang! We take a deep dive into Yang Gang policy and strategy with the host of the “Nerds for Yang” Youtube channel...
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#42 Nicholas Fouriezos📲 from 2019-09-20T07:00:45
Today, we talk to Nick Fouriezos who is a Senior Reporter at Ozy, where he covers the intersections of technology and politics. Topics included fake news, digital campaigning, and the war between B...
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#41 Sheila Foster👩🏽💼 from 2019-09-19T07:00:58
Sheila is a professor of Law & Public Policy at Georgetown University as well as Chair of the Advisory Committee to the Global Parliament of Mayors. We discuss Andrew Yang, immigration, climate cha...
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#40 Jonathan Herzog👨💼 from 2019-09-18T07:00:07
We speak to another congressional candidate: this time, Jonathan Herzog who supports the Freedom Dividend and who has a real shot at representing New York’s tenth district.
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#39 Bear Cave: Education🐻 from 2019-09-17T07:00:17
We’re adopting “Baby Bear” AJ Pena as a recurring guest. Our Bear Cave episodes will highlight ways to improve upon Yang’s already excellent platform. This time, we talk education policy.
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#38 Alyssa Monet Mason👩🏾🦱 from 2019-09-16T07:14:44
Meet Alyssa Monet Mason, whose YouTube channel is equal parts K-pop and Yang Gang. She talks us through her personal political journey from Bernie Sanders supporter, to Donald Trump voter, to Andre...
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#37 Paget Kagy👩🏻 from 2019-09-12T22:11:42
Another crossover episode: this time with LA based actor and YouTube personality Paget Kagy who inspired the recent #TrumpFearsYang hashtag trend on Twitter.
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#36 Bernie Bro to Yang Gang👷♂️ from 2019-09-10T01:28:22
Today, we had a fun casual chat with a former Bernie Sanders supporter who is now an enthusiastic advocate for the Andrew Yang campaign.
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#35 Fake News📰 from 2019-09-07T07:56:25
Today, we take on #FakeNews. Our exploration of the policy platform of Andrew Yang continues with: Media Fragmentation, Local Journalism Fund, & American Journalism Fellows
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#34 James Felton Keith👨🏾💼 from 2019-09-06T01:00:38
Our mission to interview US politicians who support a universal basic income continues. This time, we speak to James Felton Keith (JFK), who is running for Congress in New York’s 13th district.
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#33 The Forest for the Trees🌲 from 2019-09-02T18:36:41
Today we have another crossover episode, this time with the host of “The Pragmatic Progressive Show,” AJ Pena. Topics included political science terminology, the global political spectrum, and wher...
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#32 Climate & Nuclear💥 from 2019-08-31T10:00:47
Our sojourn through the policy platform of Andrew Yang continues with: Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, and the Carbon Fee & Dividend.
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#31 Church State Separation⛪️ from 2019-08-29T10:00:11
Our series of crossover episodes continues: we talk to Boyce Littlefield, host of The Mindful Skeptics podcast, about the freedom of religion and “the separation of church and state.”
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#30 David Kim👨💼 from 2019-08-27T21:52:49
David Kim is running for Congress in full support of Andrew Yang’s Freedom Dividend. We discuss his path to victory and what a universal basic income would mean for the citizens of California’s 34th.
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#29 Housing First🏠 from 2019-08-21T18:39:53
We sit down with fellow podcaster and So Local Pasco founder Greg Smithwick. We discuss UBI, M4A, Taxes, and his support of Housing First policies as a solution to homelessness in the US.
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#28 Neurodiversity & UBI💸 from 2019-08-18T10:00:08
We talk to Yang campaign social media moderator Rebecca Nagy about how a universal basic income would benefit neurodiverse people and marginalized communities.
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#27 Foreign Policy🗺 from 2019-08-16T10:00:24
Our exploration of Andrew Yang’s platform continues with: Foreign Policy First Principles & Nuclear Launch Decisions.
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#26 Gregory Magarshak📱 from 2019-08-14T19:44:36
We sit down with Gregory Magarshak, founder of Qbix and developer of the Yang2020 app. We talk crypto, data privacy, and social media’s impact on politics.
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#25 Wedge Issues🧀 from 2019-08-12T20:47:05
Our series of deep dives into Andrew Yang’s policy platform continues with his positions on three big wedge issues in America today: Guns, LGBT Rights, and Abortion.
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#24 Fred Ramey🚛 from 2019-08-10T10:00:05
We finally got Fred Ramey on the show! Fred is the conservative Republican trucker who famously invited Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang for a long ride in his truck. After that videot...
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#23 Intellectual Dark Web🕸 from 2019-08-08T10:00:19
This is our second of many crossover episodes with likeminded podcasters. We talk to Jenner Zeno, host of Mind Wave, about our mutual support for presidential candidate Andrew Yang as well as our s...
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#22 Mary Lewis👩⚕️ from 2019-08-06T17:41:03
Mary Lewis is a Registered Nurse with decades of experience in the healthcare industry. We discuss the history of the opioid crisis and the ways Andrew Yang’s health and drug policies would allevia...
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#21 Modernized Voting✔️ from 2019-08-04T09:05:50
Our exploration of presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s policy platform continues with: Modernize Voting & Ranked Choice Voting, two simple yet powerful ideas that would revitalize American democracy.
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#20 Yang Gang Podcast🎙 from 2019-08-02T22:42:49
We finally sit down for our long-anticipated crossover episode with the Yang Gang Podcast. You can follow YGP on iTunes, Spotify, and just about everywhere podcasts can be found.
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#19 “Mueller Sandwich”🥪 from 2019-07-27T19:54:58
We take a break from our regularly scheduled content to discuss Mueller’s testimony. Other topics include the pros and cons of impeachment, the notorious “Sanders sausage,” and the future of democr...
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#18 Yang Gang Gamers🎮 from 2019-07-23T10:00:59
In 2018, Andrew Yang became the first US presidential candidate to launch an official Twitch channel. We talk to Yang Gang moderator and avid gamer Terry Lewis about the the Yang campaign’s gamer o...
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#17 Higher Education👩🏽🏫 from 2019-07-19T21:18:02
Our noble trek through the policy platform of Andrew Yang continues with: Controlling the Cost of Higher Education & Making Community College Affordable for All
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#16 Immigration🎟 from 2019-07-15T19:25:42
By popular demand: We take a deep dive into all three of Andrew Yang’s immigration policies, comparing and contrasting them with the Trump administration. Plus, we lay out our own ideal immigration...
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#15 Cameras on Cops👮♀️ from 2019-07-11T07:00:29
We venture further into the platform of presidential candidate Andrew Yang. This time, we discuss two law enforcement related policies: Every Cop Gets a Camera & Reducing Mass Incarceration
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#14 Former Trump Yang Gang👨👧 from 2019-07-07T07:00:41
“We are trying to get out the ‘Broke Folk Vote!’” We talk to Russel and Elasa, two former Trump supporters who started the GrassRoots #YangGang YouTube channel.
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#13 Military Intelligence🕵️♂️ from 2019-07-04T10:00:40
We talk to former military intelligence officer Rich Casada about US military spending and strategy. Plus, we compare and contrast the foreign policy positions of Donald Trump and Andrew Yang.
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#12 Campaign Finance💰 from 2019-06-30T10:00:02
We continue our journey through Andrew Yang’s enormous platform, discussing his Economic Crimes policy as well as his plan for Campaign Finance Reform. Plus: we do a Yang-centric postmortem of the ...
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#11 Social Conservatism🙈 from 2019-06-29T21:31:56
Why do some self-identified social conservatives support Andrew Yang? We sit down with Matt Pearson to discuss just that. A productive exploration of political philosophy, “identity politics,” and ...
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#10 Drug Legalization💊 from 2019-06-26T10:00:05
We delve into the details of Andrew Yang’s plan to address the opioid crisis, as well as his drug legalization policies. And we stumble into a digression about “populism,” semantics, and the cynica...
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#9 Shane Thrapp🧔🏻 from 2019-06-25T11:56:12
We talk to Shane Thrapp (an administrator of the official Andrew Yang basecamp) about Social Media, the Yang Gang, and “Humanity First.” Plus: Shane answers questions from our listeners.
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#8 Taxes & Life Skills🧳 from 2019-06-24T16:53:14
We’re racing through Andrew Yang’s platform two policies at a time! This episode: Making Taxes Fun & Life Skills Education in All High Schools
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#7 Modern Infrastructure🏗 from 2019-06-23T20:42:10
We discuss two more popular policies from Andrew Yang’s massively detailed platform: Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure & Modernizing Military Spending. And we also touch on the shenanigans with I...
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#6 Kyle Payne🧑🏻🦱 from 2019-06-21T01:48:35
We talk to Kyle Payne, a self identified “working poor” conservative Yangster, about the appeal of Andrew Yang’s policy platform to working class conservatives like himself.
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#5 Democracy Dollars💲 from 2019-06-09T07:07:12
This time, we take on corruption in Washington! We discuss Andrew Yang’s plan to issue Democracy Dollars to every U.S. citizen in order to counteract corporate money in politics. Plus, we discuss t...
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#4 Scott Santens, on UBI💵 from 2019-05-26T07:55:54
We talk to writer and UBI advocate Scott Santens about the economic and social benefits of Andrew Yang’s Freedom Dividend policy. Topics include crowdfunding, universal child allowances, and respon...
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#3 The Freedom Dividend🗽 from 2019-05-23T05:13:34
We take a detailed look at Andrew Yang’s Freedom Dividend policy, discussing benefits from a conservative and progressive perspective. And we do our first user submitted Q&A!
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#2 M4A & Human Capitalism🏨 from 2019-05-11T22:52:19
We dive headfirst into presidential candidate Andrew Yang’s policy platform, starting with Medicare For All and Human Centered Capitalism. Each is discussed from a conservative & a progressive pers...
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#1 Conservatives for Yang🏛 from 2019-05-11T22:49:57
This is the conversation that brought your cohosts together. Corey Cottrell interviewed Rio Veradonir for his progressive morning news show #Coffee. Afterward, this new podcast was born.
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