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

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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

Swifties v MAGA and the Texas Border S3E15 02.07.2024 07.02.2024 38:35

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, Priscilla. Brooklynn and I discuss the Swiftie phenomenon and its battle with MAGA and the dispute between the Texas Governor and the Supreme Court. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested...

Proxy war strategies and how the election might impact foreign policy S3E14 02.05.2024 05.02.2024 37:10

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 and I conclude our conversation on the proxy war situation in the middle east and how the upcoming elections might impact world foreign policy going forward. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or a...

The Middle East Proxy War S3E13 02.02.2024 02.02.2024 34:05

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 and I discuss the current proxy war going on in the Middle East. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society Podcast please contact us at nova.soc...

Women in Today's Society S3E12 01.31.2024 31.01.2024 27:28

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 our panel discusses the social/political place of women in today's society. Are the advances of the past century being undone? The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a to...

The New Hampshire Primaries S3E11 01.29.2024 29.01.2024 19:14

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 our panel discusses the New Hampshire Primaries and what social media and media in general is saying about the Republican demographics. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing...

Why do Americans Hate America? S3E10 01.26.2024 26.01.2024 39:21

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 an interesting question posed to one of our panel, Why do Americans hate America? The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society Podcast please c...

The Electoral College S3E9 01.24.2024 24.01.2024 35:23

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 Scott, Brooklynn & I answer an email from a listener who is asking for our solutions to the problems associated with the electoral college. And Scott poses an interesting question to the panel. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have ques...

New Hampshire and the mindset of the country S3E8 01.22.2024 23.01.2024 32:09

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 our panel discusses the upcoming New Hampshire primary and the mindset of the country as it relates to government expectations. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic...

Why are we turning away from reality? S3E7 01.19.2024 19.01.2024 24:41

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! In the aftermath of the Iowa caucus results our panel discusses what has caused Americans to ignore reality and possibly vote against their own best interests. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are intere...

The next generation are they too sensitive have they lost their sense of humor and dealing with a no win scenario S3E6 01.17.2024 17.01.2024 31:18

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 conclude our panel discussion around the article A Decade of Ideological Transformation Comes Undone What the congressional anti-Semitism hearing really means. https://www.chronicle.com/article/a-decade-of-ideological-transformation-comes-undone The NOVA Society P...

Education and its impact on Social Norms S3E5 01.15.2024 15.01.2024 21:53

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 continue our panel discussion based on the article A decade of Ideological Transformation Comes Undone - What the congressional anti-Semitism hearing really means. We look at all education and it's impact on the fabric of what are social norms. https://www.ch...

A Decade of Ideological Transformation Comes Undone What the congressional antisemitism hearings really means S3E4 01.12.2024 12.01.2024 36:15

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 introduce our season 3 full panel format as we discuss a recent article in The Chronical of Higher Education "A Decade of Ideological Transformation Comes Undone What the congressional antisemitism hearings really means" https://www.chronicle.com/articl...

Primaries, Debates, Caucuses, and our 2024 Predictions S3E3 01.08.2023 09.01.2024 33:29

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 Scott and I conclude our conversation turning to the upcoming caucuses, debates, and primaries. We also make some prediction for 2024. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing...

China Reunification, the consequences of Gaffs, Fascism in America and Impoundment S3E2 01.05.2023 05.01.2024 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 Dr. Gerschwer and I continue our conversation turning to China Reunification, the consequences of Gaffs, Fascism in America and Impoundment. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discus...

The Houthi, Israel and what drives American Foreign Policy S3E1 01.03.2024 04.01.2024 26:05

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 Dr. Scott Gerschwer and i have a conversation about the recent Houthie news, Israel and what might drive American Foreign Policy. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 3 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topi...

Our final thoughts in 2023 S2E102 12.29.2023 29.12.2023 49:10

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 and I finish up 2023 with some thoughts about developments in the news and looking ahead to 2024 The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society Podca...

Mark's bad prediction, South Carolina, and the 2023 Election cycle S2E101 12.27.2023 29.12.2023 47:18

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 and i start our final conversation of season 2 and 2023 as we talk about a terrible prediction I made, SC, and demographics The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topi...

2023 and what to worry about in 2024 S2E100 12.25.2023 29.12.2023 36:52

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 Brooklynn and I talk about some last minute events in 2023 and how they might shape 2024. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society Podcast please con...

The Supreme Court, Rudy and a prediction S2E99 12.22.2023 22.12.2023 29:57

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 and I finish our conversation about the Supreme Court, Rudy's legal issues and I make a prediction. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Socie...

The Colorado Supreme Court Ruling S2E98 12.20.2023 22.12.2023 30:04

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 and I discuss the recent Colorado Supreme Court ruling banning Trump from the ballot. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society Podcast please c...

Some predictions from our random stories in the news S2E97 12.18.2023 19.12.2023 33:12

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 and I conclude our conversation about stories in the news and we make some interesting predictions. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society P...

Random things in the news S2E95 12.13.2023 19.12.2023 30:24

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 and I talk about random stories in the news. Congress, Rudy, Trump and Epstein, SCOTUS, and Ukraine. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society P...

More random topics in the news S2E96 12.15.2023 19.12.2023 24:16

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 and I continue our exploration of topics in the news. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society Podcast please contact us at nova.society.podca...

Norman Lear, Satire, TV shows we will never see again and some predictions S2E94 12.11.2023 11.12.2023 24:57

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 and I talk about the death of Norman Lear, TV shows we will never see again and the loss of satire. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic on the Nova Society Po...

Zombie Ideas and the issues they create for the American education system S2E93 12.08.2023 11.12.2023 32:17

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 Scott and I continue our conversation looking at the fallout of the college president failure at the congressional hearing. Plus we introduce the concept of Zombie ideas. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comm...