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Join the Connors Crew now by subscribing to our newsletter in just one click ! American democracy is in serious trouble. We may be on the verge of the “greatest political and constitutional crisis since the Civil War” and quite possibly the “suspension of American democracy as we have known it,” in the words of Robert Kagan . Michael Gerson  laments that recent developments in the U.S. are “reveal...

On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast , host Lawrence Eppard is joined by longtime MIT professor and current University of Arizona scholar Noam Chomsky. Chomsky is known around the world for his academic career as a linguist as well as his work as a social commentator and activist. He is the author of many books and you can find his numerous talks and interviews all over the internet. Ep...

On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast , host Lawrence Eppard is joined by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory research astronomer Varoujan Gorjian to discuss the amazing pictures just released by NASA from the James Webb Space Telescope. See the pics here —and have our favorite research astronomer explain them to you as you listen to this episode! And don’t forget to SUBSCRIBE to our NEWSLETT...

Click here  to join the Connors Crew and get our cool newsletter—it takes only a few seconds! This week's newsletter article: “Communities Impact Children’s Lives in Powerful Ways.” Happy Independence Day everyone! We know times are tough right now in this country. Mass shootings have rocked us once again. Inflation is high and economic troubles loom. A series of Supreme Court decisions have left...

Click here to join the Connors Crew and get our cool newsletter -- it takes only a few seconds! This week's article: What is Causing Inflation? On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast , host Lawrence Eppard is joined by three meteorologists from the Lee Enterprises Weather Team: Matt Holiner, Joe Martucci, and Sean Sublette.   They discuss a number of weather-related subjects that people o...

On this episode of the  Utterly Moderate Podcast  host  Lawrence Eppard is joined by Mona Charen, a nationally syndicated columnist, policy editor at the right-leaning  The Bulwark , and host of their Beg to Differ  podcast. Charen joins our show to offer a conservative's perspective on gun control, reducing poverty, the January 6 hearings, decency in American culture, and...

Subscribe to our Connors Newsletter today! On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast host Lawrence Eppard is joined by Jon Marshall , a professor in Northwestern University’s school of journalism and author of the new book, Clash: Presidents and the Press in Times of Crisis.   They discuss the role of the press and historical examples of its relationship with different administrat...

Are you a reasonable person? If so, subscribe to the Connors Newsletter! On This Episode of Utterly Moderate . . .  Segment 1: The Conger Ice Shelf Has Collapsed Richard Alley , a professor of geosciences at Penn State University, joins host Lawrence Eppard to help us understand the collapse of the Conger Ice Shelf in East Antarctica and its implications. Read about the Conger Ice Shelf colla...

Hate all the bitterness and polarization? JOIN NOW ! Become a member of our community of reasonable Americans! On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast , host Lawrence Eppard is joined by University of Baltimore law professor Kimberly Wehle to discuss her new book, How to Think Like a Lawyer and Why: A Common-Sense Guide to Everyday Dilemmas. Also, check out the song featured at the end of...

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Please consider SUBSCRIBING to our newsletter ! It takes only a few seconds and you can help us build a big community of Americans devoted to nonpartisan information and civil discourse. We hope you subscribe! On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we are discussing a phenomenon occurring in the United States and a number of countries around the world: the median age of our population is...

Subscribe Now for High-Quality Nonpartisan Information: Please SUBSCRIBE to our nonpartisan Connors Newsletter! Get all of our Connors Forum for a Healthy Democracy publications and Utterly Moderate podcasts instantly! On This Utterly Moderate Episode: On this episode of  Utterly Moderate   we are joined by James Warren , executive editor at NewsGuard , a nonpartisan company that rates n...

First things first. . . SUBSCRIBE! Subscribe to our free newsletter HERE! Get non-partisan analyses, along with all of our podcast episodes, directly to your email inbox each week! Read such newsletter articles as: Do Unauthorized Immigrants Commit a Lot of Crime? Understanding the Gender Pay Gap Our Media Report Card And much more! Segment One: Ukraine Paul Poast , faculty member in the Departmen...

Given the atrocities being committed in Ukraine by Vladimir Putin and his military, our thoughts and prayers and support as always are firmly with the people of Ukraine. We also stand with those Russians who oppose their leader’s actions. On this episode of Utterly Moderate we are talking about economic sanctions and how they might impact Russia in segment one with Alan Cole , the founder of...

Prayers for Ukraine Despite the lighthearted topics on today’s show, we know these are not lighthearted times. Please keep the people of Ukraine in your thoughts and prayers. Let us encourage world leaders to work to end this aggression and bring it to a close as quickly and as peacefully as possible. Axios: “U.S. Official Says a Russian Invasion of Ukraine has Started”   Su...

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A FIVE-ALARM FIRE for AMERICAN DEMOCRACY The warning signs of serious decline for many democracies worldwide are “ flashing red .” In the U.S., we may be on the verge of the “greatest political and constitutional crisis since the Civil War” and quite possibly the “suspension of American democracy as we have known it,” in the words of Robert Kagan. The problems f...

In segment one of this Utterly Moderate episode we are joined by Dr. Richard Alley (professor of geosciences at Penn State University) to discuss climate change's impact on the Doomsday Glacier (the nickname given to the Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica) and the potentially catastrophic consequences that this could have for sea level rise and coastal cities across the globe. Some research sugge...

On this episode of the  Utterly Moderate Podcast we are joined by Nyla Rose, who wrestles weekly on TNT and TBS for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) , and independent wrestler/promoter Jimmy Z. We discuss all things professional wrestling! Make sure to check us out at ConnorsForum.org ! Episode Music: “Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar ( creative commons ) “Draw the Sky” by...

On this episode of Utterly Moderate we are joined by editor-at-large of the Bulwark Bill Kristol and University of Baltimore law professor Kimberly Wehle . Both Kristol and Wehle help host Lawrence Eppard sort through a bizarre story about elector fraud in the 2020 presidential election as well as how to fix the Electoral Count Act . Most Americans are probably aware that we use the Electoral Coll...

On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast , host Lawrence Eppard is joined by former Republican South Carolina Congressman and current executive director of RepublicEN.org Bob Inglis. On their website, RepublicEN asserts that, “We are the EcoRight. . . We stand together because we believe in the power of American free enterprise and innovation to solve climate change. Together, we enco...

On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast , host Lawrence Eppard is joined by a number of political scientists to discuss a variety of topics, from Joe Manchin to the Electoral Count Act to the future of American political parties and much more! Be sure to visit ConnorsForum.org for more about us! Segment 1: James White , political scientist at Concord University. Segment 2: Lawrence Becker...

On this bonus mini-episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast we speak with Jim Helms, who every year delights children in the Richmond, Virginia area by playing Santa Claus. We hope all of our listeners have a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and wonderful 2022! See you in the new year with many more episodes! Episode music: “Please Listen Carefully” by Jahzzar ( creative commons license...