Solving America's Problems

Jerremy and Dave hear from James Klein on why a recession is likely 3-6 months away with conditions like the Jimmy Carter era. Sustained high oil prices will drive inflation and limit rate cuts. AI helps with repetitive work but creates garbage output and favors a few big companies. Klein argues trades are understaffed and entrepreneurship is far harder than the hype suggests. Timestamps: (00:00)...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley break down how Middle East tensions are impacting markets. They review the S&P 500 futures, energy sector breakout then stall, and gold and silver forming double tops while now tracking stocks. Dave bets the bottom isn't in and calls for lower lows next week. They cover the week ahead including the Iran deadline, CPI, and share hedging strategies for v...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave “DC” Conley speak with James Klein about entrepreneurship without a degree. He shares leaving at 19 when his father had cancer and discovering he couldn't be an employee. Klein explains trusting gut instincts on the rollercoaster and supporting his kid through Canadian medical school. He breaks down the K-shaped economy , why working capital is everything for inv...

The old American playbook is breaking. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley interview Spencer Conley, a Big Four consulting manager, about why the traditional path of degree, hard work and stability no longer delivers. Half of new grads are underemployed while AI rapidly reprices desk jobs. Spencer chose a small liberal arts college to graduate nearly debt-free, then moved from presidential c...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome asks Spencer and Dave to forecast how AI will reshape America’s workforce over the next 25 years. Spencer predicts corporate slides and analytics done by AI, pushing young workers toward trade schools and hands-on skilled trades. Healthcare becomes more efficient and potentially cheaper. Dave says the U.S. lacks coordinated workforce planning like Denmark, Germany, Singap...

Corporate AI pitches sell efficiency but often mean headcount reduction. Spencer and Dave discuss how job losses to AI have already happened at large research firms through restructuring. Spencer details deployments in customer experience with AI kiosks, multi-cloud data integration to inject AI, and coding tools that spit out near-complete solutions fast. Early client quick wins include document...

Jerremy and Dave break down a wild market open as Q1 2026 closes. Tech, oil, and metals are up, but the VIX sits above 30. They see it as a relief rally fueled by escalating tensions in the Middle East, with Trump’s threat on the strait pushing oil higher. They won’t buy “war is over” talk without real signals from Iran. Jerremy maps it to past March selloffs and calls for SPY to test 650 before s...

The traditional American playbook is breaking. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley explain how school, credentials, and work no longer deliver as half of new grads end up underemployed, AI reprices desk jobs, and first-year pay lands closer to $35,000. Guest Spencer Conley got the deal he was promised through non-conventional choices. He attended a small liberal arts college on a strong fina...

Japan shows a different standard. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley discuss his trip to Tokyo where he saw zero homeless people, fewer than five overweight individuals, spotless streets, and cheap food. They link it to cultural pride – Japanese people are “too proud to be homeless” – and contrast with Las Vegas. Then they turn to Iran: the U.S. and Israel aren't controlling escalation as I...

Go to school, get a degree, get a job, build a life — that contract expired and nobody sent the memo. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley trace the wreckage: a 16-year-old who can't get hired at Wendy's , a retirement vehicle that was really just a tax code loophole , and an AI wave aimed squarely at people who thought sitting behind a laptop meant safety. The World Economic Forum says 78 mi...

The Department of Labor had $145 million earmarked for apprenticeships in shipbuilding, semiconductors, and healthcare. Then it got zeroed out . Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley close the Work In Progress opener by pulling apart the distance between what Washington announces and what actually lands. Workforce training budgets are shrinking . Skilled trades can't find workers. Immigration...

Eighty-one percent of workers fear losing their jobs in 2025 — and most of them can't afford to quit anyway. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley call the Great Stay what it is: a debt trap dressed as job stability. Then they crack open the retirement system. The 401(k) was never designed for you — it's section 401(k) of the tax code , a corporate cost-saving accident that got rebranded as a...

A buddy told Dave he was qualified for "stupid" — that's how he got hired at AOL with 200 college credits and nothing to show for it. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley skip the inspirational playbook and get blunt: showing your feet on Instagram is not a career, professional athlete is not a plan, and your gap year needs a deadline . Then the real edge: Americans are trapped in a cycle whe...

The deal was always simple: school, degree, stable job, good life. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley launch their Work In Progress series by asking what happens when that pipeline stops delivering . College is outdated and overpriced, trades aren't the universal fix everyone claims, and entry-level hiring is quietly seizing up. People in their circles feel fine — but Jerremy's 16-year-old...

erremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley close out the Trigger Warning series with a full recap of what four guests taught them about guns in America. 44,000 gun deaths a year. 62% are suicides — disproportionately lonely rural veterans. The rest is mostly young men killing each other in concentrated zones. Richie and Josiah brought the moral framework. Stephen Orr mapped the three-trigger progres...

Stronger doors, working locks, bulletproof glass — $500 million could make every American school safe. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley break down why that hasn't happened, then pivot to a harder problem: schools that don't teach . Miami-Dade has buildings at roughly 30% occupancy turning out graduates who can't read, and political resistance blocks every attempt to fix it. They debate wh...

44,000 Americans die by guns every year. 62% are suicides — disproportionately lonely rural veterans. The rest is mostly young men killing each other in concentrated pockets of violence. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley recap their full guns-in-America series with guests Richie, Josiah, Stephen Orr, former Congresswoman Marie Newman, and Parisa. The throughline: this isn't a gun problem....

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley talk school safety with Paresa Noble. Dave, who helped build early social media in the late 1990s, says algorithms amplify division by keeping people crazy. He argues for the gray middle: model positivity and see constant connectivity as a generational issue kids may later view as crazy. Paresa explains Shield Our Schools unites people by seeking info from...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley conclude with Paresa Noble on what gives hope. They cover her origin story after Uvalde, lightning round, what they learned, bipartisan school safety measures, Dave's takeaway on priorities and anger, shame on funding priorities, getting involved as a ministry, schools without locks, and closing. Timestamps: (00:00) Paresa's Uvalde story shows one event ca...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley continue with Paresa Noble on mental health as root cause. Dave covers social media, phones and youth mental health. They discuss the role of parents, getting parents involved in schools, the hard truth about sustained effort, and what gives you hope. Timestamps: (00:00) Social media and phones actively damage youth mental health – Dave's insider warning (...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley sit with Paresa Noble on practical school safety as low hanging fruit. Dave shares insights on algorithms and the gray middle. Paresa describes how Uvalde led to Shield Our Schools and practical entry-delay measures. They break down costs, common security moves, controversial products, under-resourced schools, engaging school boards, overcoming resistance,...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley talk from Reno Airport about rising global tensions and the largest U.S. military buildup in the Middle East in 30 years. They call it a war of choice connected to oil, defense stocks, and political failure. They move to the Epstein network , urging financial and legal consequences for elite associations. They also address glyphosate production, illicit mo...

59% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, worst since the Great Depression. Former U.S. Congresswoman Marie Newman shares her take on the income gap , political corruption , and education's role. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley explore veteran mental health , government fixes, and getting money out of politics. They touch on stock trading bans and nonprofit shifts too. Timestamps: (00:...

59% live paycheck to paycheck—worst since Depression. Political funding truths revealed. Summary: 59% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, the worst since the Great Depression. Former Congresswoman Marie Newman breaks down the income gap and its causes, shares her transition out of office. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley hit on political funding , defense spending , and mental health...

Veterans face a fatal lag in support. Self-harm attempts doubled after a 67% cut to Veterans Administration funding. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley talk with former Congresswoman Marie Newman. She pushes for proactive health and wellness aid for vets. They cover system inefficiencies, political corruption, and ways to cut money's influence. Discussions hit on economic gaps too. Timestam...