America Trends Podcast

Recent Episodes

EP 899 Animal Festivals and Other Human Behaviors: When Do the Animals Have Their Say?

Posted September 15, 2025 • 00:36:32

As a dog parent, I bristle at doggie dress-ups at the local pet supply store, yet I still eat meat. Call me a hypocrite. I accept the critique. ...

EP 898 Are Forever Chemicals a Forever Problem?

Posted September 10, 2025 • 00:32:00

Let’s start with the basics. What are ‘forever chemicals?’ And so this podcast begins with Professor Matt Simcik, an environmental chemist...

EP 897 Why Noise Pollution Isn’t Just Annoying but Bad for Our Health

Posted September 8, 2025 • 00:33:38

Pneumatic drilling from building sites. The dull roar of planes overhead. Your fellow worker’s phone conversations in an otherwise silent office. ...

EP 895 Independent Voters are Little Discussed and Yet the Key to Many of Our Elections

Posted September 2, 2025 • 00:39:03

When political discussions take place, they are often focused on how Democrats or Republicans, conservatives versus liberals or red in relation to...

EP 894 College Sports Governance and Economics Have Become the Wild, Wild West

Posted August 30, 2025 • 00:45:39

Can your star quarterback on a powerhouse Division 1 football program get paid as it stands today? After the recent $2.8 billion settlement in House...