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The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas
What Could Go Right?
What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for a brighter future. They emerge from their conversations with a counterintuitive but informed take:...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.4 stars from 48 ratings
Meh
Just another socially divisive podcast touting old ideas of Marxism and socialism. When they say "what could go right?" it's it about fresh ideas to bring people together, or new ways to think about problems in the world. It is in the framework of "we will be happy if everything...Read full review »
Margaret CA via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/20/24
Classic Case of Rescuer Syndrome
They overly catastrophize everything, so they can come in and play the White Knight and rescue everyone from their previous doom and gloom. I grew up in a proselytizing religion that was just like this. They spend all this time trying to convince people things are so bad by misrepresenting...Read full review »
The Real Zen Boy via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 11/09/23
Weak hosts, simplistic ideas
Seems like the got the idea from the truly ground breaking What Could Possibly Go Right podcast. Unfortunately hosts that don’t even know the definition of Capitalism? Really? It’s 2023. Kinda simple and lacking in intelligent insight AND zero sense of humor. Hard pass.
Barberry 2023 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/19/23
Recent Episodes
Why do people hate taxes but seem proud to pay them? When did taxation in the US become such a lightning rod issue? And are American feelings about taxes unique? Today Zachary and Emma talk to Vanessa Williamson, senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution and a senior fellow...
Published 05/29/24
Published 05/29/24
How do we properly mine for public opinion? Can we trust polls again? And is there a "secret Biden voter" out there? Zachary and Emma speak with John Gerzema, CEO of The Harris Poll and columnist. The 2024 US presidential election, the mood of America, and major flaws of polling are discussed...
Published 05/22/24
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