America Trends Podcast

Recent Episodes

EP 764 Are We Looking for Happiness in the Wrong Places?

Posted June 3, 2024 • 00:36:05

The pursuit of happiness is a birthright for those of us who are American citizens. It’s right there in the Declaration of Independence, which itself...

EP 763 Israel and Hamas: How is the Conflict Trending?

Posted May 29, 2024 • 00:34:10

Aaron Stein, president of the Foreign Policy Research Institute(fpri.org), shares his insights with us on the Israel-Hamas conflict. With as many...

EP 761 Murder Case Decades Back Reminds Us How People ‘Othered’ Can Be Wrongfully Accused

Posted May 22, 2024 • 00:40:18

When Alvin Ridley’s wife was discovered dead in their home, residents of the small town of Ringgold, Georgia assumed the recluse, hoarder, and odd...

EP 760 America’s Two Major Parties: Hollowed Out and Underperforming

Posted May 20, 2024 • 00:34:38

While our parties may only from time to time have lived up to the mission of truly organizing our political discourse and developing serious nuts and...

EP 759 Warning: The Media You Consume May Be Hazardous to Your Understanding of What’s Really Going On

Posted May 15, 2024 • 00:34:53

The Rascals had a song out years back called ‘How Can I Be Sure’? And while those lyrics pertained to love, the same question could, and should,...