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

The Nova Society

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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

Kevin McCarthy and Trees S2E42 07.28.2023 16.08.2023 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 talk about Kevin McCarthy's plan to plants "some" trees. 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...

The 2024 Democratic VP Mock Draft S2E41 07.24.2023 24.07.2023 18:39

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! As sports fans Scott and I love to speculate about team draft picks. So today we entered into our own mock draft. Who would be our draft picks if VP Harris wasn't the running mate of Pres Biden in 2024? The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have q...

Is there a case for a Biden second term and how important is his VP pick? S2E40 07.20.2023 21.07.2023 25:35

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 discuss the topic of the case for a Biden second term and just how important his VP pick is as he reaches his mid 80's. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a topic...

What's going on in Russia? S2E39 07.17.2023 17.07.2023 21:59

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 asks questions about the news coming from Russia. 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...

Season 2 Episode 38 Government Spending, the debt ceiling and the move backward in political ideology with Dr. Scott Gerschwer 7.14.2023 14.07.2023 29:11

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 the conversation from May 2023 with our friend and colleague Dr. Scott Gerschwer, with some predictions of the future. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discussing a top...

A reflection on a past conversation about the debt ceiling S2E37 07.10.2023 10.07.2023 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 look back at a conversation held on 3.30.2023 as we examined the debt ceiling debate. Let's see how our thoughts and opinions aged. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in discu...

Answering emails about the Nova Society S2E36 07.03.2023 09.07.2023 11:16

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! We are off this week so we decided to answer some analytic questions from our listeners about the Nova Society. 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...

The Attack on the Kremlin and the War in Ukraine S2E35 6.30.2023 09.07.2023 17:30

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 talk about the Kremlin Drone attack and the status of the War in 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 Podcast please contact us at no...

Chris Christie and the 2024 Election Season Part 2 S2E34 06.26.2023 02.07.2023 33:45

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 continue the conversation with Dr. Scott Gerschwer as we examine the upcoming 2024 election season. 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...

Chris Christie and the 2024 Election Season S2E33 06.23.2023 26.06.2023 23:51

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 talk with Dr. Scott Gerschwer and get his insights into the entrance of Chris Christie into the 2024 Election campaign and what this election season might look like. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments...

What is the impact of where a corporation is headquartered? S2E32 06.19.2023 19.06.2023 19:24

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 Brooklynn presents some interesting information on where some of the most right wing news agencies are headquartered. 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 Nov...

Season 2 Episode 31 Disney and DeSantis with Dr. Priscilla Hobbs part 2 06.16.2023 16.06.2023 27:58

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 again talk with Dr. Priscilla Hobbs, a cultural mythologist and expert on all things Disney about the future of Disney and the Disney impact on society. Here are some links to Dr. Hobbs' Work Walt's Utopia Interpreting and Experiencing Disney Interpretin...

Season 2 Episode 30 Disney and DeSantis with Dr. Priscilla Hobbs 06.12.2023 12.06.2023 21:41

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 we talk with Dr. Priscilla Hobbs, a cultural mythologist and expert on all things Disney. Dr. Hobbs will give us her take on the recent battle between Gov Ron DeSantis and the Disney Corporation. Here are some links to Dr. Hobbs' Work Walt's Utopia Interpr...

Season 2 Episode 29 The Fox Dominion Mediation with Dr. Bobby Huen 06.09.2023 09.06.2023 27:32

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 again we again talk with our friend and colleague Dr. Bobby Huen about the mediation process between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems. Bio Dr. Bobby Huen is the founder and principal mediator of BH Conflict Resolution Services, a full-service dispute resolutio...

Season 2 Episode 28 Mediation with Dr. Bobby Huen 06.05.2023 05.06.2023 19:11

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 talk with Dr. Bobby Huen about mediation and its expanding role in society. Dr. Bobby Huen is the founder and principal mediator of BH Conflict Resolution Services, a full-service dispute resolution firm that helps couples, groups and businesses resolve their disp...

Season 2 Episode 27 Ethics in the Supreme Court? 05.26.2023 26.05.2023 19:24

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! Are actual ethical standards for the Supreme Court? If not, should there be? 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.so...

Season 2 Episode 26 The Things that keep me up at night - The language of the media and politics 05.22.2023 22.05.2023 29:36

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 in our final installment of the things that keep me up at night we discuss the language of the mass media and politics and the influence language has on culture. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or ar...

Season 2 Episode 25 The Things That Keep Me up At Night - The Culture of Fight Club, Guns, and Religion 05.19.2023 19.05.2023 29:08

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 our second installment of The Things That Keep Me Up at Night I discuss with Dr. Gerschwer rising cultural movements and parallels to pop culture. The NOVA Society Podcast Season 2 is now Streaming! If you have questions for our panel, comments, or are interested in dis...

Season 2 Episode 24 The things that keep me up at night - American Culture 05.15.2023 15.05.2023 19:19

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 I talk with our friend and colleague Dr. Scott Gerschwer about the rising culture in the United States. 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 Podc...

Season 2 Episode 23 How to appear to do something while doing nothing 05.12.2023 12.05.2023 17:49

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 talk about how government makes you think they are doing something while doing nothing. 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 co...

Season 2 Episode 22 Seditious Conspiracy and the Proud Boys 05.08.2023 08.05.2023 19:25

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 talk about the recent convictions for seditious conspiracy of the Proud Boys 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...

Season 2 Episode 21 More on the Politics of the Debt Ceiling 05.05.2023 05.05.2023 18:12

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 we talk about the politics of the debt ceiling. 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.podcast@gmail.com...

Season 2 Episode 20 The Debt Ceiling Debate 05.01.2023 01.05.2023 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 we revisit the US debt ceiling debate. 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.podcast@gmail.com We invi...

Season 2 Episode 19 Tucker Carlson and the Echo Chamber Narrative 04.28.2023 28.04.2023 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 talked about the firing of Tucker Carlson and what this might mean for Fox. 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...

Season 2 Episode 18 Online Education the Pros, Cons, and what to look for 04.24.2023 24.04.2023 19:56

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 answer a regular listener questions about the online education environment. 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...