America Trends Podcast

America Trends Podcast


Latest Episodes

EP 870 Call Center Operators Face Growing Pressures
June 11, 2025

Call centers are the hub of much activity these days as customers seek information or wish to buy things. Their role has changed over the years and the sophistication of the technology they use, the

EP 869 Is Anyone in Charge and Accountable Anymore?
June 09, 2025

Isnt it great when you deal with a company where the principal is the owner who will take full responsibility for the actions of the companys employees? How rare is that? Well, according to our g

EP 868 Mark Twain Would Have a Lot to Say About This Moment in American History
June 03, 2025

Mark Twain evolved over his adult life when it came to matters of race. In perhaps the greatest American novel of all time, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Twain demonstrates his keen sense tha

EP 867 Gold Prices are Soaring: What Does That Say About the Economy?
June 02, 2025

Should gold and silver be a part of your portfolio? And, if so, how and when? With precious metals prices surging is it too late to invest in them or is it just the right moment? There are so many f

EP 866 How is Trump’s Border Policy Being Carried Out on the Ground?
May 28, 2025

In 2024, Latinos, a diverse population in America, gave Donald Trump more support than Republicans generally receive for their presidential candidate. He was speaking quite openly of his plans to s

EP 865 DOGE Efforts May Not Survive Court Scrutiny
May 26, 2025

Employment attorneys like to get together at conferences and routinely discuss best practices so that they can help employers comply with legal requirements, reduce the risk of lawsuits and promote

EP 864 Global Refugee Crisis Has Particular Impact in Europe
May 21, 2025

As a window into the refugee crisis which has landed with particular impact on the European shores, journalist and author Jeanne Carstensen focuses her new book on a tragedy dating back to October 28

EP 863 Are Trump’s Deportation Policies What He Told Us During the Campaign?
May 19, 2025

While many of us do not believe Donald Trump when he says the quiet part out loud, on the matter of deporting people (mostly undocumented, but not all) out of the United States during his second term,

EP 862 DOGE May Be Giving Necessary Reform a Bad Name
May 14, 2025

DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency in the Trump Administration, is getting a lot of headlines, but the news coming from it may not benefit long-term reforms that virtually all Americans ag

EP 861 The U.S. Wants to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050: Is This a Good Idea?
May 12, 2025

Nuclear power was once thought to provide unlimited energy at no cost. Then the costs became apparentbuilding and maintaining costly facilities, environmental degradation, abundant use of water res