WhoWhatWhy’s Top Podcasts of 2019 — Part 1
Reading Time: 3 minutes As we put 2019 behind us, here are a few of this year’s most memorable podcasts.
Thought Control: US Monitors Social Media Activity of Visa Applicants
Reading Time: 15 minutes Want a visa to the US? Then you have to be prepared to disclose your social media activity — even though there is no evidence that type of screening can identify threats.
The New Language of Visual Argument
Reading Time: 15 minutes A look at how charts and graphs are creating a new visual language and changing the way we interpret data.
Can Merging Science and Indigenous Knowledge Save Us?
Reading Time: 12 minutes A look at merging science and the knowledge of indigenous peoples to deal with today’s environmental crises.
Clothing Is the New Plastic
Reading Time: 16 minutes As millions of Americans are hunting for the latest fashion bargains on Black Friday, we take a look at the social and environmental damage that our clothes are doing to the planet.
From Useful Idiot to Working Asset
Reading Time: 17 minutes Former Navy officer, intelligence analyst, and author Malcolm Nance talks about the Trump/Putin master plan.
Small Business Group Says Trump Is Bad for Business
Reading Time: 19 minutes How the trade war, corporate tax cuts, and fossil fuel subsidies have hurt many small businesses.
Has America Lost Its Grip on Reality?
Reading Time: 11 minutes Renowned author, professor, and psychiatrist Robert J. Lifton exposes the similarities between today’s ideological polarization, Chinese communist thought reform, and cults.
Only Whistleblowers Can Save Democracy
Reading Time: 16 minutes Whistleblowers are essential for protecting regular people from the excesses of governments and businesses. We need them now more than ever before.
What If Everybody Is Wrong About Stopping Climate Change?
Reading Time: 15 minutes A contrarian view of how to deal with our environmental crisis.