America Trends Podcast

America Trends Podcast


Latest Episodes

EP 622 Warning: The Next Disaster is Just Ahead
January 18, 2023

Whether its the climate crisis arriving, a terrorist attacking or a mass shooter on a rampage, it seems that disasters are becoming more frequent. In her new book, The Devil Never Sleeps, Juliette

EP 621 Disaster Insurance Becoming A Must In an Age of Natural Disasters
January 16, 2023

The frequency of and intensity of natural disasterssuch as wildfires, hurricanes, floods, and stormsare on the rise, threatening the lives, homes and possessions of so many. While lives are torn ap

EP 620 Women Gaining, But Still Behind, When It Comes to Managing Money
January 11, 2023

Historically, money management was thought of as mans work, As 41 percent of MBA students are now women, this notion, like so many things that we previously accepted as reality, is being disassemble

EP 619 The Economy of Promises
January 09, 2023

The idea that someone who has the capacity to loan money to someone else to start a business or buy a house is really what fuels the consumer-based economy in America is indisputable. How that came a

EP 618 Back to the Moon With Intent
January 04, 2023

To many, Americas public space program has seemed stalled in recent years. With many pressing problems on planet Earth, have we given up imagining the possibilities of space as the new frontier an

EP 617 Homelessness Continues to Increase in America: What Can We Do?
January 03, 2023

No matter what measurement you use, the statistical one provided by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development or simply your own eyes as you walk the streets of major American cities, th

EP 616  Microplastics: An Environmental Hazard Few of Us See
December 28, 2022

There is an insidious new pollutant that is harmful on its own and contributes to climate change. However, given industry pressure and economics its impacts will be very difficult to reverse. Its ca

EP 615 Intimate Privacy is Being Shredded in the Digital Age
December 26, 2022

Every day, deep fake sex videos, leaked emails and stolen nude images are weaponized, causing lasting damage to peoples careers, relationships and self-expression. Every day, companies track our

EP 614 What Role Did Politics Play in America’s Poor Response to COVID-19?
December 21, 2022

: COVID-19 killed more people than any war or public health crisis in American history. Given that we constantly tell ourselves that we have the best health care in the world, what explains the fact t

EP 613 Is Species Extinction Limited by the Rescue Effect?
December 19, 2022

There is a science behind the inherent resilience of species who are adapting to changing conditions around the world. You may not get that picture from news accounts that tell us that an abundance of