What Keeps You Up at Night?

Dr. Susan Polan talks with Lynn Schmidt about the frightening rise of measles outbreaks in the U.S. and the need to push back on vaccine misinformation.  https://apha.org https://www.cdc.gov/measles/cases-outbreaks.html

Brian Klaas, author of Fluke. Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters" talks with Lynn Schmidt about how apparently insignificant choices of people we will never meet can seal our own fates and why it can benefit all of us if we can give up our illusion of control. 

  Joplin Missouri's Jared Young tells Lynn Schmidt why he has entered the race of the U.S. Senate as an independent, whether Missouri is ready to elect and independent candidate, and why he would have voted yes on the U.S. Senate's national security bill. 

Author and speaker Q. Moore is an inspiration. Q. sits down with Lynn Schmidt to discuss his new book "F My Dad. Overcoming the Anger, Rage, and Pain of being Fatherless." The goal of the book and the discussion is to help those who struggle with fatherlessness understand that their pain is real, and it wasn't their fault. Q. and Lynn also talk about the staggering statistics around fatherless chi...

Harlan Cohen is a bestselling author and journalist who has visited over 500 high school and college campuses. He is also a social media influencer with over 1 million followers. Harlan sits down and talks with Lynn Schmidt about how to help your teens and yound adults cope with rejection, whether it is regarding college acceptances or relationships. His advice is great for people of all ages...

Behavioral scientist and author Leidy Klotz sits down and talks with Lynn Schmidt about his book "Subtract. The Untapped Science of Less." In a world of constantly adding things and commitments to our lives, subtracting might be the way to solve problems and find more joy.

Israel’s Consul General to South Florida Maor Elbaz-Starinsky sits down with Lynn Schmidt to discuss Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, the rise of antisemitism, and the desire for living in peace. 

Veteran political reporter and author of his forthcoming book "The Lie Detectives. In Search of a Playbook for Winning Elections in the Disinformation Age" Sasha Issenberg talks with Lynn Schmidt about how voters and campaigns can fight back during this age of disinformation and how we all need to be lie detectives during this crucial election cycle. 

Principles First founder Heath Mayo joins Lynn Schmidt to discuss Principles First and the upcoming Principles First Summit in Washington D.C.. Principles First is the grassroots movement of people who share a love of American democracy and concern for the direction of conservative leadership.  Mayo describes how principles define who we are, what we believe in, and the type of country we’ll becom...

The director of Education of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum discusses the alarming rise in antisemitism in this country, especially among college students, and strategies people of all ages can use when confronting this hatred. Helen Turner joins podcast host Lynn Schmidt, columnist and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board member. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Alita Harmon, Social Work National Program Coordinator for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT) shares stories, hope, and resources for veterans and their families, especially during this holiday season. Additional resources for Veterans:  VA Social Work VA Caregiver Support Line:  1-855-260-3274 VA Volunteerism and Donations – Center for Development and Civic...

Yuval Levin talks with Lynn Schmidt, columnist and Editorial Board member with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about our social institutions, the lost trust in them, and how we as individuals owe it to each other to hold each other accountable and begin the work of rebuilding them. Levin teaches us that it is “A Time to Build. From Family and Community to Congress and the Campus, How Recommitting to o...

Geoff Kabaservice, author and the vice president of political studies at the Niskanen Center, a Washington DC think tank, discusses the loss of Republican Party moderates, especially in Congress, and what that means for the GOP and the country. Lynn Schmidt, columnist and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board member, hosts the podcast.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Economist Melissa Kearney discusses her new book 'The Two Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started Falling Behind" with  host Lynn Schmidt, a columnist and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board member, They also talk about why society needs to work to strengthen families and increase rates of marriage, for our children’s sake as well as the sake of our communities.  Se...

The co-founder of Blue Star Families, Kathy Roth-Douquet, talks about ways people can support military families and begin to turn around the U.S. military’s record low recruitment. Host Lynn Schmidt is a columnist and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board member. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The superintendent of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Sarah Fangman, joins the podcast to discuss why coral reefs are important, how this summer’s extended marine heat wave is impacting our marine life, the work that The Coral Rescue Project is doing, and how Fangman worries that time is not on our side when it comes to slowing down climate change. Fangman is responsible for leadership...

The executive director of Moms Demand Action, Angela Ferrell-Zabala, talks with Lynn Schmidt about the group’s work to reduce gun violence. Ferrell-Zabala says the group with millions of volunteers advocate for common-sense actions to reduce gun violence, not for taking away people’s guns. Schmidt is a columnist and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board member. The Moms Demand Action website, wh...

Former Vice President Mike Pence talks about the conservative movement, American leadership and world affairs. He joins host Lynn Schmidt, columnist and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board member, in the latest episode of the “What Keeps You Up At Night?” podcast. Episode transcript Note: The following transcript was created by Headliner and may contain misspellings and other inaccuracies as i...

Emil Frankel, a former U.S. assistant secretary for transportation policy, joins the podcast to break down the Israel-Hamas war in understandable terms. With host Lynn Schmidt, columnist and St. Louis Post-Dispatch editorial board member, he also discusses greater threats to democracy here and abroad. The two ex-Republicans also laud President Joe Biden for his foreign policy accomplishments. Pres...

Susan Polan, associate executive director for public affairs and advocacy with the American Public Health Association, talks about the decline in trust and the politicization in public health in America and the work health experts are doing to keep communities happy and healthy. Polan joins Lynn Schmidt, columnist and editorial board member with the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The conversation spans...

Lynn Schmidt, Columnist and Editorial Board member with the Post-Dispatch,  talks with former Congressman Mickey Edwards and author of “The Parties Versus the People. How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans.” Edwards was a member of Congress for 16 years, serving as the chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee. He was also a founding member of the Heritage Foundation. He is n...

Welcome to the "What Keeps You Up at Night?" podcast hosted by Lynn Schmidt. The show where we discuss the big issues and worries facing America and the world and then begin the conversation about how we can go about solving them. I will be interviewing experts and politicians from across the country, from left to right on the political spectrum, as well as spanning the generations. Guests will in...