Episodes
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Americanata Episode 30 - Why Don't Americans Trust the Media?
Americanata Episode 30 - Why Don't Americans Trust the Media? by Americanata
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Americanata Episode 29 - On Our Way: The Camino to Santiago
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Americanata Episode 28 - Is America Rich in Religion and Poor in Spirituality?
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Americanata Episode 27 - Do Rich People Care About America?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask what kind of obligations the wealthy have to U.S. society, whether the wealthy are less rooted now, and whether elites are morally isolated. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 26 - Did George Floyd’s Murder Change Race Relations?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore the limits of representation, ask whether America has a race problem or an economic one, and discuss the connection between good, stable jobs with race relations. http://www.americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 25 - Will Crime Lead to a GOP Resurgence?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether the the U.S. is seeing a crime wave or a crime blip, explore whether the old law and order dog whistle still works, and wonder whether America is heading toward an era of stagnation. http://www.americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 24 - The Roots of American Authoritarianism
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether the two party system is to blame for growing extremism, whether the tendency to vote against the rival party’s candidate leads to a climate of intolerance, and whether America’s political parties are nothing more than laundromats....
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Americanata Episode 23 - What Does America's Decline Mean at Home?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss the domestic consequences of America’s global decline, how intertwined U.S. identity is with military dominance, and whether Jimmy Carter will go down in history as a national prophet. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 22 - Is Wokeness Destroying the Democratic Party?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether Democratic strategist James Carville was right when he proclaimed, “Wokeness is a problem and everyone knows it.” They explore what the Democrats can do, how the GOP might capitalize, and discuss the book, “The Coddling of the American Mind.”...
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Americanata Episode 21 - Rick Santorum, Native Americans, and Our Nation’s Virgin Birth
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore the myths surrounding America's founding and wonder whether our exceptionalism would collapse if we're honest about our nation's past.
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Americanata Episode 20 - Does Caitlyn Jenner Spell the End of Identity Politics?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez compare Jenner to other California celebrity candidates, explore the meaning of the politics of validation, and ask whether voters should demand that candidates have a history of public service. http://americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 19 - Why do White Evangelicals Hate the Modern World?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss America's relentless culture of progress, its least celebrated discontents, and wonder whether white Evangelicalism is based more on resisting modernity than theology. http://www.americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 18 - When did Conservatives Become Social Engineers?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson's questioning of the use of government to dictate culture, the relative absence of religion in the U.S. Constitution, and whether the public will soon tire of the Culture Wars. www.americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 17 - Did the Pandemic Loosen Our Grip on Reality?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether the pandemic exacerbated America's post-reality politics, whether our obsession with rights makes it impossible to discuss the common good, and whether President Biden's biggest asset is that he's viewed as non-threatening. www.americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 16 - Why Matt Gaetz is the Poster Boy for the Instagram Age
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether appearances trump agenda in U.S. politics, whether Americans have entered the post-reality age, and whether emptiness leads to the death of empathy.
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Americanata Episode 15 - Can Love Really Conquer Racism?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore America's sentimental view of racial conflict, and ask whether there's such a thing as a Latino Community and whether America can really fit into a handful of Census categories. http://americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 14 - Are Republicans Addicted to the Specter of Illegal Immigration?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss whether there's really an immigration problem, why Americans can't talk about the issue rationally, and where the next anti-immigrant wave might pop up. http://americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 13 - Do Americans Need a Break From Politics?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss falling cable news ratings, voter fatigue, and whether political polarization is making us dumber. www.americanata.org
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Americanata Episode 12 - Why Do Ivy League Conservatives Hate the Ivy League?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss America’s growing disdain for elites, why it has some politicians all twisted up, and whether the rich really can enter heaven easier than a camel can squeeze through the eye of a needle. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 11 - Will Meghan Markle Put an End to Racism?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss the meaning of the recent royal kerfuffle, the trend of defining oppression upwards, and whether America's elites have failed their country. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 10 - How American Kids Make Sense of Demographic Change.
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez talk about growing up in suburban Southern California and what it taught them about social networks, and what it means to belong (or not). http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 9 - What's Right About America?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore the advantages and disadvantages of the proverbial American way, the downside of the pursuit of happiness, and the tension between nationalism and localism. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 8 - Is America Too Needy?
Is America a Needy Nation? How much politics is too much for people? Do we need to disconnect for a while to find some joy? Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore whether American culture can rebound from this historic low point. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 7 - Are Americans Unhappy?
What did we learn about ourselves during the Trump era? Is the era of outrage going to last forever or will someone stand up and say enough? Could it be that Americans are just an unhappy people? Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 6 - Are We On The Verge Of A New Roaring '20's?
The perception that the end of the pandemic may be near is allowing us to consider what comes next in our lives. Gregory suggests we're on the verge of a new era of license, creativity and...fun. Are we on the cusp of acknowledging our national trauma, reckoning the state of our depression or...
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Americanata Episode 5 - Can America Be Good And Also Broken?
Why are Americans so consumed with ignoring what's wrong with us? Mike visits the idea that one of the problems with Lincoln was an overemphasis on union - unity at all costs. Gregory suggests it may be 'The problem of pluralism' and America's bad habit of finding unity only when there's a common...
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Americanata Episode 4 - Can Americans Think For Themselves?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss what political parties are for, what a conservative party should stand for, and what happens when elites disengage from politics.
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Americanata Episode 3 - How Has Covid Changed The Way Americans Live?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez ask whether this horrible pandemic can somehow restore America. What will the isolation do to us? Will it further weaken communities or ultimately bring us more together? http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 2 - Does America Need Redemption?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez discuss Trump’s Mount Rushmore extravaganza, why America isn’t mourning the 130,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19, and whether or not America needs to atone for its past. http://www.americanata.org/
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Americanata Episode 1 - What Does Trump’s Race Strategy Say About America?
Mike Madrid and Gregory Rodriguez explore Trump’s racial rhetoric, the meaning of whiteness, and what the George Floyd protests might mean for America. http://www.americanata.org/
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