American Enough

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American Enough Podcast

America's identity is evolving in real time. Immigrants are being scoffed at for looking a certain way and not being "American" enough. Transgender individuals are being determined not "fit enough" to serve in our military. Sexual assault and neo-nazi behavior is being condoned by the Oval Office. The First Amendment is being ridiculed. And, America's moral authority is eroding internationally, begging the question of who is "enough" of an American ally. Former Obama White House senior advisor and Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of Commerce, Vikrum Aiyer, is joined by journalists, comedians, politicians, activists, and listeners, to unpack this crucial existential moment for our nation's identity.

  1. This Is Life with Lisa Ling - Stories of American Identity

    26/09/2019

    This Is Life with Lisa Ling - Stories of American Identity

    This is Life with Lisa Ling is an investigative docuseries on CNN. Lisa Ling, award-winning journalist and author, immerses herself in extraordinary, unusual, and sometimes dangerous communities across America . What she has learned over several seasons as an executive producer and host has profoundly changes her as a person, as a mother, and perhaps even as an American. Lisa sits with MouthMedia Network co-founder Marc Raco for a special interview, in which she reveals how the stories that her show covers have impacted her and her production team, and what she’s learned about America and the country’s changing identity from the people, communities and remarkable stories shared on the series. Lisa gives a glimpse into one of the stories from the upcoming season of "This Is Life with Lisa Ling", and why it struck a nerve, and about a big decision she had to make when Hillary Clinton didn’t win the presidency. Plus, what "This Is Life with Lisa Ling" has to do with Lisa seeing herself as "American enough".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    49 min
  2. How to Rebuild Trust in American Leadership

    27/03/2019

    How to Rebuild Trust in American Leadership

    From the NFL to Media Executives to elected office, the trust & faith we have in the very organizations that define American culture is has dwindled. But Dr. Jerry Toomer, a 30 year veteran of behavioral psychology,

    47 min
  3. If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying: Gaming College Admissions with a 14-Year Veteran of the Game

    16/03/2019

    If You’re Not Cheating, You’re Not Trying: Gaming College Admissions with a 14-Year Veteran of the Game

    While wealth has been used to hack college admissions for generations, the FBI indictment in Operation Varsity Blues underscores vast inequities in higher education. Eric Rath, a 14 year veteran of college counseling & SAT prep,

    53 min
  4. Fewer Veterans Are Running for Public Office. Meet the Team Changing That: New Politics

    11/03/2019

    Fewer Veterans Are Running for Public Office. Meet the Team Changing That: New Politics

    Emily Cherniack & Micah Scharf of New Politics join the pod to discuss why recruiting service members for a second tour of duty -- representing their country, after spending years fighting for it -- is more important now than ever.

    37 min
  5. Is an “America First” Strategy Disrupting Alliances Abroad? We Asked a Parliamentarian from Europe.

    06/03/2019

    Is an “America First” Strategy Disrupting Alliances Abroad? We Asked a Parliamentarian from Europe.

    Dr. Ricardo Leite, a Member of Parliament from Portugal, joins the pod to discuss how multilateral relations between traditional allies is shifting in real time; and what those evolutions mean for countries to tackle shared interests (like public healt...

    38 min
  6. Opportunity Zones – Can a Tax Break Save the US-Mexico Border?

    25/02/2019

    Opportunity Zones – Can a Tax Break Save the US-Mexico Border?

    Should Amazon Have Invested In Opportunity Zones? And, what do Napster, Cory Booker, and VP Pence have in common? Even though Amazon was pilloried for seeking tax "incentives" from New York, "opportunity zones" offer investors new tax breaks to revita...

    45 min
  7. Changing of the Guard: How Millennials are Grabbing Seats of Power

    29/01/2019

    Changing of the Guard: How Millennials are Grabbing Seats of Power

    Why Millennials in America are becoming the face of community organizing, new technologies, and the nation... Founder & Executive Director of the Association of Young Americans (AYA), Ben Brown, joins the pod to discuss why young people in America are...

    51 min
  8. Why Women Still March

    23/01/2019

    Why Women Still March

    Showing up at The Women's March in San Francisco, CA - January, 2019 While 2019's Women's March was criticized for size, affiliation, accusations of bigotry and beyond -- women and girls and allies of all backgrounds still showed up in cities across t...

    16 min
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America's identity is evolving in real time. Immigrants are being scoffed at for looking a certain way and not being "American" enough. Transgender individuals are being determined not "fit enough" to serve in our military. Sexual assault and neo-nazi behavior is being condoned by the Oval Office. The First Amendment is being ridiculed. And, America's moral authority is eroding internationally, begging the question of who is "enough" of an American ally. Former Obama White House senior advisor and Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary of Commerce, Vikrum Aiyer, is joined by journalists, comedians, politicians, activists, and listeners, to unpack this crucial existential moment for our nation's identity.

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  • Creator
    MouthMedia Network
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2019
  • Episodes
    68
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2022 MouthMedia Network
  • Show Website
    American Enough

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