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Brian Gongol Show — 188 episodes · page 1 of 2
How to pick a college major
Predictive policing - part 3
Predictive policing - part 2
Predictive policing - part 1
What's lace-making in the 21st Century?
Would you rebuild a smokestack just for nostalgia?
A broken bulb and a haz-mat team
Listener comments
Should the government regulate anonymous accounts on social media?
August 19, 2017 - full show
An honest conversation about a tough week
The respect deficit
Is Facebook sneaking into China?
Rethinking a cybersecurity endorsement
Who misses a deadline by 30 years?
The clock is ticking
War, honor, and the choice to fight
We're always laying the foundations of future prosperity
The opioid epidemic and the value of a life
How will the next generation of entrepreneurs survive?
August 12, 2017 - full show
Terrorism in Charlottesville - as it happened
Should everyone get a guaranteed income?
Are immigrants worth more than their paychecks?
Mark Zuckerberg for President?
Why you should care about the end of the Internet for ordinary Russians
Who gets a prime piece of downtown real estate?
Red hat, white hat, blue hat, black hat
Where are the guardrails of democracy now?
August 5, 2017 - full show
A pocketbook drought: Yellen says debt's going to get us
What's North Korea getting at with these missiles?
Protectionism is the helicopter parenting of economics
The correct way to prepare sweet corn
It's 2017, and Mitt Romney can go waterskiing anytime he wants
Technology is neutral...but bad users aren't
It's not pro-cop to be pro-brutality
Brian Dean spent part of his anniversary date night at the bookstore
Reince Priebus got fired because of James Madison
When does a POTUS tweet become Federal policy?
July 29, 2017 - full show
Who are the social-media holdouts?
Facebook, empathy, and the latest police shooting in the Twin Cities
Should celebrities run for office?
A 1.2% interest rate isn't "sizzling hot"
This boss doesn't know boundaries
Would your kids mock a drowning man?
Younger voters are losing faith in the First Amendment
July 22, 2017 - Hour #2
July 22, 2017 - Hour #1
What Helsinki and Des Moines have in common
Fighting back against tech scammers
$19,000 in new debt -- all yours to pay
Straight talk on the economy and "Grade 14"
No, the news media aren't worse than the Russian government
We have to be the world's moral lighthouse
Rural broadband is a modern-day transcontinental railroad
Should Alexa know how to call 9-1-1?
July 15, 2017 - full show
Propaganda on the DC radio dial
A nuclearized North Korea is no small threat
You won't believe how much time some people spend on video games
What will you believe when you can't believe your own eyes?
What are we really defending about "The West"?
If he doesn't sound like a politician...
What doctors and lawyers need to learn from Airbnb
What is openness? And do you value your liberty enough?
July 8, 2017 - full show
Socialism can work -- but only if you satisfy six conditions first
What's the next Moon shot? What's the next Interstate Highway System?
Real conservatives should beware of Federal intrusions on privacy
Illinois is in trouble
Where's your $3,000 a year? The government is about to borrow it.
The EU is about to pay more attention to Russia -- and cyberwar
The President needs to tweet like a real President
Just say NO to a huge Federal invasion of privacy
Are well-connected parents becoming internship "hoarders"?
A pre-teen smartphone ban: Wrong for all the right reasons
No more 747 rides
Stealing from a CIA vending machine
Everyone talks about hacking when we should be talking about influence
Should Iowans worry about farmland turning into housing developments?
The rent is too darn high
Rep. David Young on trade
Robots and grocery stores
Amazon buys Whole Foods
The Cosby trial
Look out for the imposter conservatives
Breaking the (rule of) law
Who drives Iowa's highways?
Teach them young: Don't fall for the hype.
Two books you should read right now
Finding the keys to the engines of growth
Tom Petty puts on a good show
Don't let Iowa decide for Alabama or vice-versa
Not on my watch
The good and bad of a universal basic income
Amazon at $1,000
There are no words for what happened in Manchester
Trade is about what we build together