Solving America's Problems

You think the immigration crisis is new? Wrong. 80% of undocumented immigrants have been here over ten years . Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley kick off the series exposing how broken the system really is— economic winners and losers , bipartisan legislative failures, birthright citizenship myths , packed detention centers, and why foreign policy keeps fueling the flow. No slogans, just c...

America dumps eighty billion dollars a year into "solving" homelessness, but the tents keep multiplying. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley team up with entrepreneur David Jacob and nutrition whiz Leslie Bobb to expose the grift. Personal gut-punches from the streets, the mental health black hole, and why the system cashes checks on endless misery. It's not broken—it's rigged to stay that w...

There are 771,000 homeless Americans while we blow $20 billion a year and the problem keeps growing. Army vet and ER nurse Kara Candage hit rock bottom – sleeping in her car in El Paso with a toddler and a dog – yet still crushed nursing school. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley let Kara rip the curtain off the broken shelters, useless spending, and the real moves (like Finland’s model) th...

America drops eighty billion dollars every year on prisons, yet 60 % of people walk right back in. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley close out Incarceration Nation with raw stories from the inside, proof the system is built to punish—not fix—and why education and real conversations beat endless lockup. They rip the band-aid off the justice system’s biggest failures and leave you pissed eno...

Right now the government only pays your attorney fees if you beat a murder charge in self-defense with a gun. Everywhere else? You’re broke even when innocent. Former prosecutor and judge Alex Thomason says make the state pay fees on every loss—watch prosecutorial abuse collapse overnight. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley grill him on unchecked power, trash law-school training, plea coerc...

American cops are sent into chaos with almost zero real defensive-tactics training —some departments give recruits 8 hours total before handing them a gun. 13-year vet Sgt. Jordan Morris pulls zero punches: the job is broken, the culture is adversarial, and the fix is staring everyone in the face is jiu-jitsu plus real funding. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley dig into why officers burn o...

America cages 1.9 million people and burns $80 billion a year doing it. Rafael (15 years inside), Jason, and Jennifer walked out and actually stayed out—built businesses, hired the formerly incarcerated, and crushed the odds. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley sit them down and ask the raw questions: what really changes a person behind bars, why most “rehab” is fake, and how mentorship + pe...

60% of people released from prison are back inside three years, burning $80 billion a year. Quan Wynn did 22 years for murder, walked out, went to Harvard, and now runs entrepreneurship bootcamps behind bars through Defy Ventures. He proves the system can flip lifers into CEOs—if we let it. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley go deep on why most “reform” is theater and what actually drops re...

You wanted cheap calories and magic pills, so the food and pharma giants built exactly that trap. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley finish the health series exposing why cooking skills vanished, how “healthy” eating got priced like a luxury, and why the real fix isn’t another reform—it’s you in the kitchen and the community. Personal responsibility, small habits, and zero excuses. The most...

The biggest issue in health insurance isn't hospitals or insurance companies—it's the consumer's lack of understanding . Rhiannon Hiter shares why families get slammed with unexpected bills, drawing from her triple view as patient, provider, and agent . She breaks down confusing terms like deductibles , co-insurance , and exclusions , plus red flags in policies and agents. Jerremy Alexander Newsom...

A single Thanksgiving meltdown cracked open the truth: everyday food was wrecking Zen Honeycutt's boys. She ditched GMOs and pesticides , switched to organic – and watched them heal. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley unpack this with Honeycutt, founder of Moms Across America. They trace glyphosate from fields to plates, vaccines, even Big Pharma ties. It's not just gut issues – diet flips...

Over 70% of folks filing bankruptcy from medical debt had insurance. But networks and fine print still wreck you. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley dig in with Nick Hiter, who built 150 insurance agencies raking $100M fast. He breaks down why knowing your policy beats blind trust, how to haggle bills down, and the pricing chaos that hits everyone. It's blunt talk on claims fights, broker p...

America forks over twice as much for healthcare as other nations, yet we die younger with the world's fattest waistlines. It's not an accident—it's a system rigged to keep us sick for profit . Dr. Amanda Holden and Dr. Shawn Dill, who've ditched the corporate grind, join Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley to unpack the incentives warping care, from maternal mortality spikes to rural black h...

College used to be the golden ticket. Now it’s a $1.7 trillion debt trap for millions while only 3% of careers actually reward the degree with higher pay. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley rip apart the myth: exploding admin costs, profit-driven schools, bias against non-degree paths, and why trades and on-the-job training are quietly eating college’s lunch. No sacred cows survive. Timesta...

Kyle Gray flat-out predicts traditional college will be obsolete within 20 years , turbocharged by AI. With $1.7 trillion in student debt crushing millennials and Gen Z while the job market flips overnight, Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley bring in entrepreneur Kyle Gray and fintech Professor Karen Elliott to tell us if higher ed can get cheap, relevant, and human fast enough—or is the de...

Anya Kamenetz just dropped the receipts: the pandemic didn’t just disrupt school, it straight-up stole a year from an entire generation of kids. We’re talking massive learning loss , skyrocketing mental health crises, and inequalities that got turbocharged. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley go hard with Anya on what actually happened behind the headlines, who dropped the ball, and why most...

83% of college graduates aren't using their degrees in careers. $1.7 trillion in student debt weighs on the system. Jeremy Hritz and Rob Wallace share their journeys—varied paths, real outcomes—and question if college delivers like it used to. They dive into costs, alternatives like technical schools, and why the path to success keeps shifting. No hype, just straight talk on education's real value...

The national debt just blew past $36 trillion and piles on $12.5 billion daily . Five no-BS entrepreneurs say the problem isn’t revenue—it’s waste, incentives, and a government that refuses to act like a business. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley grill the panel on defense bloat, entitlement explosions, education failures, and why politicians never feel the pain. Zero sacred cows survive....

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley just finished their first deep dive—three raw episodes on school shootings—and they’re changed. No spin, no named fixes. Just the gut punches that stuck: sedentary kids , garbage food , over-medication , crushed teachers , zero real community , and money vanishing into bureaucracy. This wrap-up is Jerremy and Dave stripping it down to what actually matters...

Every 48 hours, another American school faces a shooting threat. Lori Alhadeff buried her 14-year-old daughter Alyssa after Parkland —then refused to let it happen again. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley go deep with Lori on silent panic buttons, rapid-response training, and why funding actually matters. No politics, no excuses—just what works when seconds count and kids’ lives are on the...

Kids cracking jokes mid-lockdown because active-shooter drills feel fake and the fear never lands right. Three veteran educators— Eric Stenlake , Jennifer Winters , Danielle Lysaght —pull zero punches on what’s actually happening inside schools. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley dig into mental health breakdowns , junk school food, teacher shortages, insane budgets, and why the system keep...

America averages one school shooting every two days – over 1,200 in five years. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley go hard with security pros Alonzo Alexander (ex-Air Force, State Dept) and Robert Davies (British cyber legend running Total Security Global). No politics, no slogans – just raw talk on threat assessments , AI + robotics , behavioral red flags , mental health breakdowns, privac...

44% of us are one surprise bill from disaster. Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley rip the band-aid off America’s real financial fragility and the everyday crises we pretend aren’t there. From healthcare shocks to education traps , they hit the systemic cracks keeping people broke and stressed. Jerremy drops his raw wake-up story, fatherhood money lessons, and why mindset actually moves the...

In this transformative episode of Solving America’s Problems , guest host Robyn Ivy —a life coach , medium , and intuitive guide —interviews Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley on the profound link between money , relationships , and spiritual growth . They explore Jerremy’s journey from poverty to wealth building through stock market investing , overcoming financial fears and shame , balanc...

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley unpack the nuances of gun control in America, revealing why total bans fall short and targeted regulations matter more. They stress mental health 's pivotal role in curbing gun violence , weaving in state-specific laws , proactive steps, and social drivers like poverty and hopelessness . Blending personal stories with data, they champion balanced policies...