Épisodes

  • S2 Ep3: Keeping the Faith in the Fight to Defend Democracy (with Anne Applebaum)

    S2 Ep3: Keeping the Faith in the Fight to Defend Democracy (with Anne Applebaum)
    Jan 19 2025
    As Trump retakes the Oval Office, John speaks with Anne Applebaum about how to stay in the fight of our times. In this horseshoe moment, she says the center-left and center-right have to stick together as Trump makes moves to exercise power without checks and balances. Meanwhile, we need to read and support local and regional journalism to keep the information and debate flowing—and to counter the algorithmic assault on our democracy from platforms pushing content that’s not necessarily true. Plus, expect corruption, but let’s not let them get away with it.

    show notes
    Anne's "Twilight of Democracy" and "Autocracy, Inc."
    Anne's piece on the new Rasputins
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    30 min
  • S2 Ep2: Avoiding Partisan Gridlock

    S2 Ep2: Avoiding Partisan Gridlock
    Jan 12 2025
    Democratic Congressman Tom Suozzi, who represents a Long Island district that Trump also won, argues that the real election mandate was for border security, reducing the cost of living, and turning down the volume on the culture wars—not one-party rule. Suozzi talks with John about where he thinks Dems can work with Republicans and which areas are non-negotiable, including on climate and the environment. Plus, what happened to Trump’s big promises on Ukraine and the hostages, and how some 80s movies help explain the challenges facing the middle class.

    Rep. Tom Suozzi joins John Avlon.

    show notes

    • Suozzi's piece in The NYT

    • Trailer for the movie, "Gung Ho," starring Michael Keaton

    • Trailer for "Wall Street"

    • Trailer for "Pretty Woman," starring the one and only JR
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    39 min
  • S2 Ep1: A Civics Deficit in the Classroom

    S2 Ep1: A Civics Deficit in the Classroom
    Jan 5 2025
    As schools have continued to emphasize STEM courses and other subjects, civics has largely fallen off the curriculum calendar in most states—and we’re now living in a country roiled by political divisions and fears of violence. Richard Haass joins John to discuss the need for teaching what it means to be an American, the challenges of implementing a national civics curriculum, and how more nonprofit foundations should step up to support a new generation of Schoolhouse Rock-like projects, especially as the 250th anniversary of the U. S. approaches. Amb. Richard Haass joins John Avlon.

    show notes

    • The ambassador's book, "The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens"
    • iCivics, the education group founded by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
    • The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
    • The National Constitution Center
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    35 min
  • S1 Ep5: Ancient Lessons for Defeating a Demagogue

    S1 Ep5: Ancient Lessons for Defeating a Demagogue
    Nov 3 2024
    The Founding Fathers studied the fall of the Roman Republic, and tried to create a democracy that could withstand someone like Donald Trump. On a special pre-election show, Daily Stoic’s Ryan Holiday talks with John about how history’s lessons can guide us through this perilous time.
    Ryan Holiday joins John Avlon.

    show notes
    Ryan's website, "Daily Stoic"
    Ryan's coversation with Mike Duncan
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    31 min
  • S1 Ep4: The Keys to Solving the Immigration Problem

    S1 Ep4: The Keys to Solving the Immigration Problem
    Oct 27 2024
    The law of supply and demand also applies at the border: We can’t really stop all illegal immigration—in part because of the lure of a better life here, but also because of our own labor needs. And Americans are just too educated for a lot of ordinary but necessary jobs. But a number of fixes could help, including changing asylum rules—a key part of the border bill that Trump had killed.

    Linda Chavez joins John Avlon to break it all down.

    show notes:
    Linda's book, "Out of the Barrio"
    Other sources of information on border security and immigration:
    https://immigrationforum.org/
    https://www.brookings.edu/
    https://www.pewresearch.org/
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    31 min
  • S1 Ep3: Getting Back to the People’s Business

    S1 Ep3: Getting Back to the People’s Business
    Oct 20 2024
    Former Oklahoma congressman Mickey Edwards sees a way out of our polarizing and divisive politics. He explains to John what voters can do, what Congress can do—and how the schools can help by teaching kids critical thinking skills. Plus, Mickey shares his insights on Kamala from her district attorney days, when she had the makings of a rising star. Mickey Edwards joins John Avlon.

    show notes
    Books by Mickey Edwards
    Book mentioned by Mickey: "The Big Sort," by Bill Bishop
    Book mentioned by John: "Burning Down the House," by Julian Zelizer
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    30 min
  • S1 Ep2: Rolling Back the Phone-Based Childhood

    S1 Ep2: Rolling Back the Phone-Based Childhood
    Oct 13 2024
    Rates of depression and anxiety among adolescents shot up around the same time kids were switching from flip phones to smartphones. And as teens were moving more of their social lives online, loneliness and friendlessness surged as well. Jonathan Haidt joins John Avlon to discuss how to restore a play-based childhood—including his prescriptions for parents, schools, and members of Congress.

    show notes
    Haidt's book, "The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness"
    More info on Haidt's "Let Grow" play club
    Time article John referenced about uniting America
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    31 min
  • S1 Ep1: A Poisoning in the Land

    S1 Ep1: A Poisoning in the Land
    Oct 3 2024
    The United States is in the midst of one of the worst drug epidemics it has ever faced, with nearly 80,000 Americans dying every year from fentanyl poisoning. John speaks with Kamal Bherwani, whose 22-year-old son, Ethan, was a victim of the crisis. Bherwani is now on the front lines, fighting for solutions to limit supply, increase enforcement, improve education about the lethal drug, and save lives.Kamal Bherwani joins John Avlon.
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    29 min