Solving America's Problems

Jerremy Alexander Newsome & Dave Conley
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Solving America’s Problems isn’t just a podcast—it’s a journey. Co-host Jerremy Newsome, a successful entrepreneur and educator, is pursuing his lifelong dream of running for president. Along the way, he and co-host Dave Conley bring together experts, advocates, and everyday Americans to explore the real, actionable solutions our country needs. With dynamic formats—one-on-one interviews, panel discussions, and more—we cut through the noise of divisive rhetoric to uncover practical ideas that unite instead of divide. If you’re ready to think differently, act boldly, and join a movement for meaningful change, subscribe now.

  1. Jun 18

    What If We Just Gave Everyone Money? (Full)

    The biggest US cash experiment returned a big fat zero on measurable child outcomes. Dalton Conley tells Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave that poverty rewires the body at the DNA level, but cash alone can't undo it. The 1960s negative income tax kept people unemployed longer and increased divorce. AI leaders dropped the jobs apocalypse once it scared people. Alaska's Permanent Fund is the closest thing America has to UBI — bigger checks mean more dentist visits. Conley's lab now uses epigenetic age clocks to measure whether any of this actually moves the needle. (00:00) One missed paycheck – one in three Americans can't survive it(01:11) The 1950s dream – only worked because WWII destroyed the competition(06:11) The biggest cash study – years of brain scans returned zero results(09:28) 1960s UBI test – more unemployment, more divorce than before(11:48) AI leaders pushed UBI – then quietly walked the jobs apocalypse back(12:51) Kennedy's 1963 commission – what do we do when work disappears?(15:38) Why UBI can't pass – eleven percent controls the Senate(22:52) Nobody trusts the system – who actually runs the check?(28:31) Alaska's Permanent Fund – the closest thing America has to UBI(28:54) Bigger checks, more dentist visits – the data nobody's using(31:53) Same house, opposite outcomes – inequality lives inside families(41:58) Ten thousand school boards – zero national health standards(44:35) Would you take the check? – a Princeton professor says yes(49:27) Social Security is untouchable – UBI needs that same armor to survive(54:16) Lightning round – they don't get lazy, they get free 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    1h 9m

  2. Jun 17

    Would You Take the Check? The Answer Is Complicated

    Dalton Conley tells Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave: yes, he'd take the UBI check — because you don't have a choice. A thousand dollars a month transforms life in rural Mississippi and barely registers in New York City. Jerremy says he'd opt out; Conley says almost nobody thinks that way. Social Security is untouchable because it's near-universal and tied to work — UBI needs that same armor. Conley's lab found that a kid genetically predisposed to insomnia raises parents' drinking and smoking for decades after they leave the house. (00:14) Yes, Conley takes the check – because universal means no opt-out(00:40) $1,000 transforms Mississippi – barely registers in New York City(01:25) Poverty measurement – debated since Molly Orshansky drew the line in 1963(02:32) Jerremy would opt out – Conley says he's a tiny, wonderful minority(04:24) Give it to Bezos too – that's what makes UBI politically bulletproof(05:06) Global UBI – world government territory, but Europe might get there first(05:21) Social Security is untouchable – UBI needs to build that same armor(07:54) Your kid's genes change you – ADHD raises parental drinking for decades(09:50) Lightning round – they don't get lazy, they get free(11:30) The blind spot – trillions in debt, nobody asks where it comes from(12:47) Hosts debrief – is free dental care the actual linchpin? 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    25 min

  3. Jun 16

    Why Dental Care Might Be the UBI Linchpin Nobody Sees

    Nobody trusts the institutions that would run the check. Dalton Conley tells Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave a sovereign wealth fund modeled on Alaska's Permanent Fund — structured like the Federal Reserve — might be the only design that survives politics. When Alaskans get bigger checks, they go to the dentist more, and missing teeth is one of the most stigmatizing outcomes in American life. Two siblings raised in the same house can have wildly different health outcomes based entirely on which genetic hand they drew. (00:00) Who runs the check – when every institution's credibility is already gone(00:12) The military – might be the last institution Americans actually trust(02:51) Sovereign wealth fund – structured like the Fed, owned by every citizen(05:51) Alaska's Permanent Fund – everyone gets one share, no means testing(05:55) Bigger checks, more dentist visits – that's actually what the data shows(07:20) Going to the doctor – notoriously hard to link to better health(09:14) Genes aren't destiny – but only if the environment cooperates(09:45) Mexico's PROGRESA – cash with strings outperforms no-conditions transfers(12:00) Epigenetic age clocks – measuring exactly how fast you're aging(15:31) Same house, different outcomes – inequality lives inside families, not between them(19:18) Education policy – 10,000 local boards and zero national standards 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    22 min

  4. Jun 15

    The Biggest US Cash Study Came Back With Nothing

    The largest US cash experiment returned a big fat zero on measurable child outcomes. Dalton Conley tells Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave the American dream only worked because WWII obliterated every competitor. The 1960s negative income tax kept people unemployed longer and increased divorce. AI leaders dropped the jobs apocalypse narrative once it scared people. A MAGA-Bernie coalition might be the only path left — but 11% of the US population can theoretically block it in the Senate. (00:00) One missed paycheck – one in three Americans can't survive it(01:11) The 1950s dream – only worked because WWII destroyed the competition(06:11) Biggest US cash study – years of brain scans came back zero(09:11) 1960s negative income tax – unemployment went up, so did divorce(10:06) The records were lost in a flood – and with them the answer(11:14) AI CEOs pushed UBI – then quietly walked back the jobs apocalypse(12:51) Kennedy's 1963 commission – what do we do when work disappears?(15:38) Why UBI can't pass – eleven percent of people control the Senate(18:43) Chinese imports, opioids – the communities that lost both at once(21:00) Chess got more popular – even after computers made humans irrelevant 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    23 min

  5. Jun 10

    Robots, Free Housing, and the Death of Money — with Chris Remboldt (Full)

    Forty percent of Americans are one paycheck from crisis — and Chris Remboldt says that's shareholder capitalism deliberately optimizing stock price over human welfare. Post-money means real wealth is time, energy, and atoms. He tells Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley that UBI is a dead end, ad-supported free housing and food arrive in 10-15 years, and a self-replicating Von Neumann fleet lands in four years. Dave pushes back on who actually owns the AI making all of this possible. Timestamps: (00:00) The old deal is cracking – what AI does to the American social contract(02:14) Built their own house – what Chris's family learned about real agency(08:14) Shareholder capitalism broke it – quarterly earnings vs. human welfare(13:24) Time, energy, atoms – why money becomes the wrong unit of account(18:06) The zero-start problem – why just using AI doesn't work(25:41) Calibration first – why you have to rescue yourself before anyone can help(30:33) Labor is a terrible foundation – why dignity can't live in a job title(35:07) UBI is a horseshoe – on a horse we're about to stop riding(36:50) Free housing, free food — with ads – the 10-15 year window(41:36) Identity crisis incoming – mind-virus architects will win elections(44:22) Two hours beats eight – Alpha School's gamified curriculum(47:17) Superintelligence is already here – and the robot fleet lands in four years(53:14) Dave's thesis – AI belongs to humanity, not billionaires(60:25) AI stays garbage for a decade – Jerremy's contrarian hot take(65:48) Guardrails nobody is building – who watches the watchers(69:24) Bring us your people – politicians, librarians, anyone with bold ideas Connect: Chris Remboldt – LinkedIn | X 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    1h 11m

  6. Jun 9

    Superintelligence Is Already Here. The Robot Fleet Lands in Four Years.

    Chris Remboldt says superintelligence is already here and a self-replicating Von Neumann robot fleet arrives in four years. He predicts AI companies will quietly replace broken institutions because regulated industries can never reform themselves from inside. Dave pushes back hard: Big AI strip-mined decades of collective intellectual capital for free, and the robots should hit Liberia before the Tesla factory. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley close out with a final verdict — AI is a dumpster fire for another decade, and MrBeast already proved it. Timestamps: (00:00) Lightning round opens – All right, Chris, let's go(00:23) Superintelligence is already here – Chris answers without hesitation(00:28) Robots over UBI – why robotic abundance is the real GDP multiplier(01:44) Pilot licenses and broken regulation – what breaks first under AI pressure(03:12) Von Neumann fleet in four years – the self-replicating robot prediction(04:35) WALL-E wins – most prophetic dystopian movie pick(05:15) Light Cone Systems – Chris's drone compliance and insurance startup(06:16) Dave unloads on Big AI – who actually owns the intellectual capital(09:06) Robots to Liberia first – not the Tesla factory(13:26) AI stays garbage for a decade – Jerremy's contrarian bet explained(14:59) MrBeast's humans-vs-robots – the robots got smoked(16:46) Stop outsourcing thinking – outsource speed instead(18:48) Guardrails nobody is building – who watches the watchers when governments won't Connect: Chris Remboldt – LinkedIn | X 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    24 min

  7. Jun 8

    Starting at Negative 100: Why Help Isn't Coming for You

    Most people aren't starting at zero — they're at negative 100, and Chris Remboldt says the first move is giving up the belief that help is coming. He tells Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley that UBI "makes him think of the DMV" and that in 10-15 years food and housing are free — ad-supported. Labor is a terrible foundation for human dignity. The best mind-virus architect wins every election. Timestamps: (00:00) Negative 100 – people starting in the hole don't have the luxury of optimism(01:28) The calibration problem – why nobody is coming to save you first(02:49) The floor has never been higher – but addiction is the real modern crisis(04:43) Short-form video is the addiction – more pervasive than anything else(06:20) Labor and dignity – why your job title is a terrible identity foundation(07:29) Your hero's journey – where are you in your own mythology(08:38) The infinite money glitch – Elon's robot thesis and when the fleet arrives(10:54) UBI is a horseshoe – on a horse we're about to stop riding(12:37) Free housing, free food — with ads – the 10-15 year window(15:21) Human-made becomes luxury – once machines make everything else(17:23) Mind-virus architect wins – the real power dynamic in every election(20:09) Two hours beats eight – Alpha School's gamified curriculum explained Connect: Chris Remboldt – LinkedIn | X 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    23 min

  8. Jun 7

    Shareholder Capitalism Broke the Deal. AI Has a Four-Year Fix.

    Shareholder charters legally force companies to prioritize quarterly stock prices over mission — and Chris Remboldt says that's the engine behind a generation priced out of owning anything. Post-money isn't a utopia pitch: it's a recognition that real wealth is time, energy, and atoms. Chris tells Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley that a stay-at-home mom can now ship a product with AI that used to require a 10-person tech company. The old deal isn't dead. It's sick. Timestamps: (00:00) The old American deal is cracking – AI is repricing work faster than policy can follow(01:57) Ripped out the plumber's work – what building a house taught Chris about real agency(04:29) Who goes post-money first – homeschool families vs. the credential system(08:15) "Millennials are like people.zip" – apartments, shrinkflation, and the shareholder trap(10:53) Lawsuits force companies backward – why charters legally prevent long-term thinking(13:25) Real wealth is atoms – why money becomes the wrong unit of account(15:08) The nanotech nobody's talking about – the breakthrough that makes things weird(18:07) The zero-start problem – why "make money with AI" is the one strategy that doesn't work(20:30) Meal prep to app to TikTok – how one stay-at-home mom built a product(23:05) The tools are ready – but the one-paycheck crowd didn't get the memo Connect: Chris Remboldt – LinkedIn | X 🌍 Connect with us: Instagram | YouTube | X

    25 min
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Solving America’s Problems isn’t just a podcast—it’s a journey. Co-host Jerremy Newsome, a successful entrepreneur and educator, is pursuing his lifelong dream of running for president. Along the way, he and co-host Dave Conley bring together experts, advocates, and everyday Americans to explore the real, actionable solutions our country needs. With dynamic formats—one-on-one interviews, panel discussions, and more—we cut through the noise of divisive rhetoric to uncover practical ideas that unite instead of divide. If you’re ready to think differently, act boldly, and join a movement for meaningful change, subscribe now.

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  • Creator
    Jerremy Alexander Newsome & Dave Conley
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    251
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © Copyright 2026 Solving Americas Problems LLC
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