America Trends Podcast

America Trends Podcast


Latest Episodes

EP 714 13 Colonies to Fifty States: What Should America Do Next to Stay Competitive?
December 06, 2023

Given the impacts of climate change, aging demographics, and a growing middle class around the globe, the world finds itself at a crossroads. Superpowers, like United States, will have to demonstrate

EP 713 Parenting the Adult Child in a New Way
December 04, 2023

You may have thought that getting your child through those tough teenage years meant the end of your full immersion parenting, but after listening to this podcast, you may want to think again. In fac

EP 712 Who Should Make the Rules of the Internet Road in the Digital Age?
November 29, 2023

Our guest likes to compare and contrast this moment in history with the Gilded Age of the Industrial Revolution, when robber barons pillaged the economic landscape with impunity. At some point when t

EP 711 Meet A Man Who Has Traveled to Every Country in the World…Really!
November 27, 2023

I dont know how many trips you take in a year, but its difficult for me to imagine having the time, energy or resources to travel to EVERY country in the world, even over a half century of excursio

EP 710 Sleep Problems Plague Americans
November 21, 2023

Its hard to have a conversation with a friend or colleague where the issue of sleep doesnt come up. In most cases, youll hear people say theres is not restful and they are trying a range of thi

EP 709 Does Israel Have an End Game in Mind in Its Response to Hamas’ Brutal Attack?
November 20, 2023

The words we hear from Israeli government and military officials is that the end game is to rid Gaza of Hamas, the terrorist group that runs it and committed unspeakable atrocities against Israeli cit

EP 708 Can You Trust On-Line Reviews?
November 15, 2023

Fake on-line reviews permeate every sector of commerce, from the purchase of hard goods to the doctor you to choose, to the restaurant you try, to the plumber who has five stars. Does he really? It

EP 707 Cities Represent the Future For Countries Around the Globe
November 13, 2023

Forty countries around the world had a majority of their populations living in cities in 1960, whereas today that figure is more than one hundred. And that trajectory is projected to continue in dr

EP 706 In the Wake of the Opioid Crisis, Are There Better Ways to Deal with Chronic Pain?
November 08, 2023

Theres a commercial on television with a famous chef telling us that the most important tool he uses in his kitchen is his brain. And thats the same organ needed to deal with chronic pain according

EP 705 The Overlooked Americans Deserve Our Attention
November 06, 2023

Our guest, by her own admission, is now a West Coast liberal, a professor no less at USC in public policy, and yet she has great appreciation for the sturdiness and values of Americans in the nations