Dr. Mark George Bound, Dr. Scott Gerschwer, & Dr. Brooklynn Ann Welden

The Nova Society

Science EN ↓ 690 episodes

We answer listener questions about the stories shaping today’s headlines and the social and political issues influencing our world. Our mission is to inform with clear, unbiased commentary grounded in critical thinking and analytical depth. Through thoughtful, in‑depth conversations, we explore current events and the challenges facing society, while still making space to enjoy the discussion along the way. We believe facts matter, and that misinformation and disinformation pose some of the greatest risks to an informed and healthy civilization.

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Dr. Mark George Bound, Dr. Scott Gerschwer, & Dr. Brooklynn Ann Welden

Episodes

A new idea for the Democrats for the upcoming election S3E76 07.19.2024 19.07.2024 26:47

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we answer a listener email and Brooklynn presents us with an interesting option for the Democrats in the upcoming election. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Support the Nova Society Our new Home Landing Page Email us with your Questions and Comme...

New Settlements in the West Bank S3E76 07.17.2024 17.07.2024 21:07

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we answer a listener question asking about the recent decision by Israel to create 5 new settlements in the West Bank. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our...

NY Baseball S3E74 07.12.2024 15.07.2024 22:23

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today our panel is having some fun, forgetting all the depressing news and focusing on one of our favorite sports, Baseball. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our...

A challenge to fact check S3E75 07.15.2024 15.07.2024 22:15

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today a listener challenges the panel to prove our position that Donald Trump provided disinformation and misinformation during the debate. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have q...

The Trump Biden Debate Part 4 S3E73 07.10.2024 10.07.2024 29:35

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we finish our conversation and analysis of the Trump Biden debate and ask, can Biden recover from his poor performance? The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for ou...

The Trump Biden Debate Part 3 and the SCOTUS S3E72 07.08.2024 08.07.2024 30:15

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we continue answering listener email questions about the recent debate and we discuss some decisions coming from the SCOTUS. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions f...

The Trump Biden Debate Part 2 S3E71 07.05.2024 05.07.2024 25:09

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we continue our conversation answering listener emails asking about the Trump Biden Debate. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are in...

The Biden Trump Debate Part 1 S3E70 07.03.2024 03.07.2024 26:17

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today our panel answers a listener question about the recent Trump Biden debate. should the Dems replace Biden? The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comm...

Posting the 10 Commandments in Schools S3E69 07.01.2024 01.07.2024 20:40

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we will be experimenting with a new format as suggested by our listeners. Dr. Welden will be taking on the role of moderator. Today we answer another listener email who askes about the recent law in Louisiana requiring the 10 Commandments be posted in schools. The NO...

The Breakup of the Israeli War Cabinet S3E68 06.28.2024 28.06.2024 19:28

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today a listener asks our panel about the recent breakup of the Israeli War Cabinet. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in d...

A threat by Hezbollah S3E67 06.26.2024 26.06.2024 19:32

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we answer a listener question that asks if the recent threat by the Hezbollah leader might mean an escalation in the conflict in the Middle East. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ ...

Steve Bannon, the Debate, and Green Cards S3E66 06.24.2024 24.06.2024 22:21

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we answer another email asking about the return of Steve Bannon, the upcoming Presidential debate, and a Trump proposal for Green Cards. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have...

The Rise of the far Right in the EU - Is this a isolationist trend? S3E65 06.21.2024 21.06.2024 35:53

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we answer another email asking about the success of the Far Right in the EU Parliamentary elections - Is this a trend toward isolationism? The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you ha...

The Rise of the far Right in the EU - The US and the Greens S3E64 06.19.2024 19.06.2024 28:37

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we continue to talk about the recent EU Parliamentary elections and the right in the Us and the decline of the Greens. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our...

The Rise of the far Right in the EU - France S3E63 06.17.2024 17.06.2024 17:45

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we discuss the recent EU Parliament elections and the gains made by the Far Right. We discuss this and France. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel,...

A Supreme Court prediction and some good economic new S3E62 06.14.2024 14.06.2024 9:47

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today Scott askes for a prediction on the upcoming Supreme Court ruling in the total immunity case and we have some good economic news to end the week. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If...

Could Judge Merchan order a Psych Eval on Former President Trump? S3E61 06.12.2024 12.06.2024 13:15

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today our panel discusses if Judge Merchan could order a psychiatric evaluation of former President Trump pre-sentencing. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our pa...

Thoughts on the Hunter Biden Trial and the future of Trumpism S3E60 06.10.2024 12.06.2024 18:32

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we answer a listener email about our thoughts on the Hunter Biden Trial and the future of Trumpism. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comments,...

The Israeli PM's upcoming visit to the US Congress S3E59 06.07.2024 12.06.2024 32:14

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we answer a listeners email asking about our thoughts regarding the upcoming visit of the Israeli PM' addressing of Congress The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questi...

Knuckleheads and the fallout from the Trump conviction 05.06.2024 32:01

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we finish our conversation on the Trump conviction. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the No...

Scott's Trump Legal Defense and the Verdict's Impact on the 2024 Election S3E57 06.03.2024 04.06.2024 36:41

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today Scott gives us his thoughts on what a successful legal defense could have been for Trump and we discuss what the impacts of the verdict might be on the 2024 election. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety...

The Trump Verdict and Myths S3E56 05.31.2024 04.06.2024 30:17

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we discuss the Trump Verdict and some Myths created in the Trump Universe. This session was recorded on 5.31.2024 The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our pan...

Our Final Thoughts on MACA S3E54 05.27.2024 29.05.2024 12:29

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today our panel concludes or conversation on MACA. What could this movement mean for higher education? The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comments, or a...

Upside Down Flags and Political Discourse S3E55 05.29.2024 29.05.2024 17:21

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we discuss upside down flags and the changing political discourse. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a...

MACA and Zionism S3E53 05.24.2024 24.05.2024 35:03

Do you have a question or comment? Want to suggest a topic for our panel or be a guest on the Nova Society? Send us a message! Today we continue our conversation discussing MACA and we learn about Zionism. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! Our new Home Landing Page https://thenovasociety.buzzsprout.com/ If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discuss...