Interview Episodes
Episode 108: Modernizing the Patchwork of State Tax Codes
As much as people dislike paying taxes, they have been a significant policy issue since the founding of the United States. While …
Episode 106: The Final Struggle Across the Taiwan Strait
Once an economically-deprived police state as recently as 1987, Taiwan has become one of the most significant economic wonders in…
Episode 104 Part 2: The Noble Mission to Catch a Spy
Click HERE for Part 1! With the contemporary rise of China as an intelligence threat, the global espionage landscape has become m…
Episode 104 Part 1: The Noble Mission to Catch a Spy
Throughout the Cold War, a war of espionage raged between the U.S. and Soviet Union. While espionage may not always be like James…
Episode 102: Restoring Power to Parents for Our Children's Education
In recent years, we have been hearing much about schools closed during the pandemic. But school closures are far from the only po…
Episode 100: A Milestone to Celebrate
Almost two years since the first episode of Friends & Fellow Citizens, we have finally made it to our 100th episode! This is trul…
Episode 98: Unearthing Civics Connections Outside the History Classro…
History is often taught in the classroom, but perhaps the real history is outside for students to learn and put into action. Paul…
Episode 96: Building a Matter-of-fact Grounding for Constructive Deba…
In this day and age of convoluted politics, news, and technology, perhaps we can relate to Sergeant Joe Friday from the TV show D…
Episode 94: How Ascents and Descents of the Supreme Court Shaped Amer…
The U.S. Supreme Court started with just a few cases and lackluster careers, but a political and judicial genius John Marshall wa…
Episode 92: Finding the News Industry's Footing in an Increasingly Di…
As technology continues to modernize in record time, public trust in media has yet to thrive in the modern era. What sort of mode…
Episode 90: Making American Politics More Local and Civil
Former House Speaker Tip O'Neill is often credited with the phrase "all politics is local," and it may be more relevant to this d…
Episode 88: Jumping Into the Arena of Ballot Boxing
Few of us can be as good as Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson in the boxing ring. But there is a much more participatory arena for those…
Episode 86: Mitigating the CCP's Dissonant Discourse Power
The global standing of the U.S. is evolving as adversarial nations create new ways to fight with information warfare and discours…
Episode 84: Reimagining Financial Incentives in Broadcast News
Amid mass polarization and politicization, the fabric of American civics has been shaped and eroded by the mainstream news indust…
Episode 82 Part 2: Universal Genius of the Hot Crazy Matrix
Listen to Part 1 HERE What would George Washington and the Founders think about the Hot Crazy Matrix? Find out more in Part 2! Or…