Best Yang2020 Podcasts (2025)

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Nerds for Democracy: The Board Game That Makes Politics Fun—and Reveals Sobering Truths 1:09:00

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It’s been a while since I hosted a long-form livestream on Nerds for Humanity. Between shorts, behind-the-scenes projects, and life’s chaos, I hadn’t sat down for a deep conversation in some time. That changed when I brought on two co-conspirators, Ram and Spidermang, both collaborators on our board game Nerds for Democracy. What started as a behin…

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A Century of Sanity: What Ireland Can Teach America About Fixing Democracy 1:21:32

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What if I told you that in a country not much larger than Indiana, you could vote in a national election where your ballot didn’t force you to choose just one imperfect candidate? Where campaigns cost $50K instead of $500 million? Where politicians knock on your door more often than they show up on CNN? And what if I told you that this system has b…

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Democracy on Demand: Can Technology Fix What Politics Has Broken? 1:01:44

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If you told me two years ago that one of the most compelling answers to America's broken democracy would come from a blockchain-savvy military veteran out of Orlando, I probably wouldn’t have guessed it. But that's exactly what I discovered in my recent conversation with Ramon Perez, founder of the Digital Democracy Project (DDP), during a Nerds fo…

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The Jet, The Deal, and the Delusion: What the Trump-Qatar Saga Reveals About America's Political Decay 47:11

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Hello nerds, After a steady stream of YouTube shorts and weekend content, I finally hopped back on the Nerds for Humanity livestream, and what a storm of absurdity we had to break down. If you're a center-left policy wonk, what follows may not make you feel better about the future of this country, but it'll make you feel like you're not going crazy…

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After the Fall: What Comes Next for Democrats—and Democracy 1:03:21

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The Hangover After Harris If you're a center-left political junkie, you probably still feel the sting of November 2024. In our recent Nerds for Humanity livestream, I sat down again with my longtime political sparring partner Phil K to make sense of what went wrong—and, maybe more importantly, what comes next. Phil and I have been analyzing the 202…

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Running as a Rebel: Michael Maxsenti, Citizen Assemblies, and the Quiet Crisis of American Politics 1:22:57

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I wasn’t sure what to expect when I brought Michael Maxsenti back to the Nerds for Humanity livestream. Last time he was on the show, he was trying to get the Common Sense Party off the ground. A few years later, not only is he still in the fight, but he’s taken it to a new level: running for Congress. What followed was a 90-minute conversation tha…

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Losing the Center: How Democrats Fumbled 2024 Despite Trump’s Unpopularity 1:01:23

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Hey nerds, We haven’t done one of these deep dives in a while, but this one’s going to be worth the wait. I recently unpacked an incredible dataset on my Nerds for Humanity livestream that helps explain, in stark and sometimes painful clarity, how and why the Republican Party beat the Democrats in 2024. This wasn’t just a fluke or a one-off; this w…

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The Chaos Doctrine: Why Trump’s America is a House of Cards 1:04:18

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Hello nerds, It’s been a while since my last live stream, but this conversation was too important to pass up. I recently sat down with a political insider who goes by the handle Maine Wonk on Twitter. He’s an Obama-era campaign veteran turned policy analyst who, like many of us, has spent the past few years trying to make sense of the increasingly …

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Who Should Be the 2028 Democratic POTUS Nominee? A Deep Dive with Nerds for Humanity 58:53

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Welcome, Nerds!The 2028 election may feel far away, but as we saw in the last few election cycles, early conversations can shape the narrative for candidates long before ballots are cast. In this latest Nerds for Humanity livestream, we analyzed the leading contenders for the Democratic nomination and explored how they stack up on policy, electabil…

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Top 10 Most Scathing Criticisms of Pete Hegseth by Democratic Senators 1:35:41

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The Senate confirmation hearing for Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Secretary of Defense was anything but routine. Democratic Senators launched sharp critiques of Hegseth’s qualifications, highlighting inconsistencies in his public statements, concerns about his managerial record, and controversial views on critical issues facing the military. Below, …

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Four More Years: Reflections on Trump’s Return 32:31

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Hello Nerds, It’s been a while since my last post. Life has been busy with work and holiday travels, but honestly, I’ve also been processing the surreal outcome of the election. Yes, Donald Trump is back in the White House. It's a scenario many of us never thought would materialize, and yet, here we are. In today’s post, I want to reflect on his pr…