Utterly Moderate Podcast

On this episode we are joined by internationally-acclaimed inequality scholar Richard Wilkinson. Wilkinson studied at the London School of Economics before training in epidemiology.  He has published a number of peer-reviewed articles as well as multiple books, including the best-selling The Spirit Level , which explores economic inequality and its consequences.  Wilkinson is Professor Emeritus of...

On this episode of the  Utterly Moderate Podcast , Pastor Andy of the Presbyterian Church of Falling Spring joins the show to talk about various topics related to Christianity in America today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of the Utterly Moderate Podcast , James Warren joins the show to discuss the work that he does as executive editor at NewsGuard. NewsGuard is an organization that rates the credibility and transparency of over 6,000 news and information websites. NewsGuard’s rigorous methodology allows news consumers to have confidence in their ability to determine which sites are reliable and whic...

In part one of the “Grading the News” episode, Ali and Lawrence sit down with the founder of Ad Fontes Media, Vanessa Otero. You are probably familiar with the “Media Bias Chart,” which is produced by Otero’s company. The mission of Ad Fontes Media is “to make news consumers smarter and news media better.” They do this by rating the news for reliability and bias to help people navigate the news la...

America’s favorite cowboys, the Riders in the Sky, join the show to discuss their almost 44-year career as a musical act, yodeling, the "Cowboy Way," their two Grammy wins for their work on Toy Story 2 and Monsters, Inc., their Grand Ole Opry membership, their big role in the “Paul is Dead” hoax, fine fashion (black tie versus cac-tie), their SiriusXM show, finding true love, and more! S...

On this episode of Utterly Moderate , hosts Ali and Lawrence answer questions submitted by their wonderful listeners! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Utterly Moderate , Ali interviews Mark Robert Rank and Lawrence Eppard, who have written a new book from Oxford University Press titled, Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong about Poverty . Their discussion focuses on the myths and realities of American poverty.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of  Utterly Moderate,  the authors of  The Death of Expertise and  Post-Truth join the show to discuss how we got to the point in the U.S. where facts seem to matter less than feelings and millions of Americans deny reality.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Charlie Sykes joins the show to discuss the future of the GOP. Sykes is a founder and editor-at-large of The Bulwark and host of The Bulwark Podcast . He has written nine books, including How the Right Lost Its Mind . Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Weekly Standard, The Washington Post, Commentary, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, The Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Time...

Brian Kilgore and Kim Blake-Kilgore join the show to discuss their lives as musicians in LA.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

International affairs scholars Georges Masse (American University of Science and Technology) and Matt Killingsworth (University of Tasmania) join the show to discuss how the United States is viewed from their respective vantage points in Lebanon and Australia.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we interview Jim Swift, who is a senior editor at The Bulwark. We talk to him about the work that the Bulwark does, his thoughts on the future of the GOP, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode of UM the hosts are joined by former Chicago Tribune editor and current Northwestern University journalism professor Michael Anthony Deas to discuss the importance of good journalism and how to identify it.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A discussion of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with Ida Bergstrom, a doctor of internal medicine who practices in the nation's capital, including her personal reflections from when the pandemic first hit the U.S. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A discussion of the pros and cons of universal healthcare with Kaiser Family Foundation vice president Cynthia Cox and author T.R. Reid. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A discussion of free speech and cancel culture with legal scholar Stephanie Jirard  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A discussion of the public and political discourse around immigration in the U.S.: what is fact, and what is fiction? We are joined on this episode by Alex Nowrasteh from the Cato Institute.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.