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Should parents be held responsible for the deaths of their children when the circumstances involve withholding life-saving medical treatment or exposing them to unlocked, loaded firearms in the house? Recently in Texas, the parents of a child who died from measles told an anti-vaccine group that they wouldn't recommend the vaccine to other families, after the death of their own child. In Michigan,...

Is all politics personal? The phrase has its origins in the feminist and civil rights movements of the late 1960's, connecting personal experience with societal and political agendas. In today's hyper-partisan and incredibly polarized political environment, how much weight do political policies and parties have on the daily lives of all of us? Kristin Brey and Steve Scaffidi take on the challenge...

There are currently about 750 Billionaires in the U.S., with 10 working in the new Trump administration. One of those ten is Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, who is currently overseeing the office of D.O.G.E., Department of Government Efficiency. On Episode 4 of the You Need to Listen Podcast, Kristin Brey and Steve Scaffidi take on the subject of wealth, power and influence, and what r...

Is marriage on the decline, or just evolving? In this episode, Steve and Kristin, both happily married, dive into the ever-shifting dynamics of modern relationships. With dating apps and social media rewriting the rules of romance, is technology making it easier or harder to find the one? From dwindling marriage rates to the debate over housework and child rearing equality , we discuss how love, c...

Social media platforms like X, Facebook, and TikTok are a topic of significant debate almost anywhere a conversation takes place. With users totaling in the billions, every aspect of our daily lives are impacted by what is posted, commented on, or in some extreme cases, acted upon by the members and followers who willingly, and sometimes unknowingly, share their personal data.  Should social media...

Political ideology is more complicated than Left or Right, Democrat or Republican. Sometimes people lean into their political identity while others are uncomfortable with any sort of label. For two people who offer their thoughts and opinions on a daily basis, Steve and Kristin also recognize that a lot of people project their own labels onto them. For episode one of their new podcast, Steve and K...