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What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for a brighter future. They emerge from their conversations with a counterintuitive but informed take: progress is on its way.

What Could Go Right‪?‬ The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas

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What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for a brighter future. They emerge from their conversations with a counterintuitive but informed take: progress is on its way.

    Progress and Backlash with Fareed Zakaria

    Progress and Backlash with Fareed Zakaria

    When we hear the word ‘revolution,’ we often think of the bloody conflicts of the past. But what constitutes a modern-day revolution within our current economic system and forms of government? Both parties within American politics have seen cultural revolutions and shifting value sets with each decade. Zachary and Emma discuss these changes with CNN host, journalist, and author Fareed Zakaria. His latest book, ‘Age of Revolutions,’ explores past and present conflicts that define the polarized and unstable age in which we live.
    What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
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    Red, White, and Due: Talking Taxes with Vanessa Williamson

    Red, White, and Due: Talking Taxes with Vanessa Williamson

    Why do people hate taxes but seem proud to pay them? When did taxation in the US become such a lightning rod issue? And are American feelings about taxes unique? Today Zachary and Emma talk to Vanessa Williamson, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. The discussion weaves through taxation, redistribution, and political participation.
    
    What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
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    • 52 min.
    The Social Media Generation with Jonathan Haidt

    The Social Media Generation with Jonathan Haidt

    Is social media safe for children? How old do kids need to be to have smartphones? Is Gen Z's mental health declining because of TikTok? Zachary and Emma speak with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and author of "The Anxious Generation." Social media's effect on brain development, TV Parental Guidelines and the internet's lack thereof, and the influence of video games on young men are discussed here today.

    What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
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    The Poll Miner with John Gerzema

    The Poll Miner with John Gerzema

    How do we properly mine for public opinion? Can we trust polls again? And is there a "secret Biden voter" out there? Zachary and Emma speak with John Gerzema, CEO of The Harris Poll and columnist. The 2024 US presidential election, the mood of America, and major flaws of polling are discussed here today.

    What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
    For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.org
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    Being Jewish Today with Noah Feldman

    Being Jewish Today with Noah Feldman

    What does it mean to be a modern Jew? How do Jews in America handle their relationship to Israel, especially after the atrocities of October 7 and the subsequent war with Hamas? Zachary and Emma speak with Noah Feldman, Harvard professor and author of the new book 'To Be a Jew Today: A New Guide to God, Israel, and the Jewish People.' The Israel-Hamas war, levels of Jewishness, and how Gen Z sees things are talked about in today's conversation.
    What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
    For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.org
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    America's Next Economy with Natalie Foster

    America's Next Economy with Natalie Foster

    What is the cost of not investing in families in America? How can economic security be guaranteed? Zachary and Emma speak with Natalie Foster, President of the Economic Security Project and author of the new book ‘The Guarantee: Inside the Fight for America’s Next Economy.’ Baby bonds, student loans, why so many Americans dislike dealing with the government, and raising the economic floor are among the topics discussed today.

    What Could Go Right? is produced by The Progress Network and The Podglomerate.
    For transcripts, to join the newsletter, and for more information, visit: theprogressnetwork.org
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