10 episodes

A podcast focusing on the social and political trends shaping our future.

America Trends Podcast America Trends

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.9 • 15 Ratings

A podcast focusing on the social and political trends shaping our future.

    EP 695 Influencers Becoming More Influential than Journalists for Young People

    EP 695 Influencers Becoming More Influential than Journalists for Young People

      The Reuters Institute has published a study indicating that TikTok influencers and celebrities are increasingly taking over from journalists as the main source of news for young people.  What started out as a hobby for many in the 2010’s when the recession hit many job sectors hard has become a a dollar soaked industry … Read More Read More

    • 29 min
    EP 694 Will You Be Driving an I Phone in the Future?

    EP 694 Will You Be Driving an I Phone in the Future?

    The future of car design is no longer in the hands of car companies as technology has become the biggest driver behind new car models.  Major trends in cars clearly point to a future when the buzzwords will be electric, somewhat autonomous, connected, safe and sleek.  And they may look nothing like they do today.  … Read More Read More

    • 41 min
    EP 693 Busting Myths About Trigger Happy America

    EP 693 Busting Myths About Trigger Happy America

    Over 40,000 Americans die each year due to gun violence.  And while a person pulls the trigger, there is no doubt that the weapon, guns of all sort, make the effect and lethality of violent exchanges so much more costly.  That’s one of the many myths that Dr. Thomas Gabor and Fred Guttenberg dispel in … Read More Read More

    • 39 min
    EP 692 How Cable News Changed The Way Americans Get Their News

    EP 692 How Cable News Changed The Way Americans Get Their News

      Broadcast television from the infancy of the medium well into the late 1960’s dominated the landscape and the news the average American saw.  Over the next three decades, thanks in good measure to Richard Nixon’s antipathy toward his portrayal on television, cable television was given the opportunity to grow and evolve into a powerful … Read More Read More

    • 33 min
    EP 691 Student Test Scores Plunge to Lowest Levels Post Covid

    EP 691 Student Test Scores Plunge to Lowest Levels Post Covid

    Math and reading scores for America’s 13-year-olds dropped to their lowest levels in decades, with math proficiency sinking by the largest margin ever recorded, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a federal test considered to be the nation’s report card. All of this in the wake of COVID-related disruptions which attenuated classroom learning … Read More Read More

    • 34 min
    EP 690 New American Industrial Policy Focuses on a Cleaner Future

    EP 690 New American Industrial Policy Focuses on a Cleaner Future

    Manufacturing has been considered the backbone of the U.S. economy since the Industrial Revolution, yet with recent trade policies encouraging offshoring, there’s been a sense that America has lost its edge in this sector.  More often than not, we hear that  America’s economy has become one built on a services and not hard goods.  Given … Read More Read More

    • 37 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
15 Ratings

15 Ratings

Stevy V. ,

Amazingly Interesting

Larry is so well informed and thoughtful on so many topics. Great podcast!

Jordyfraz21 ,

Wonderful and Thought Provoking

This podcast cover such a vast array of topics that are engaging and make you want to delve deeper into the issues discussed. I really enjoy it!

Keith00 ,

Unique and Intriguing

Great show that keeps you engaged and looking forward to the next episode. Five stars!

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