SOME AMERICAN PEOPLE

Washington, D.C., National Mall June 19, 2026 Will and Julianne I met Will and Julianne in the sculpture garden on the National Mall. They are both originally from the D.C. area, a first, I believe, for any guests I spoke with in D.C. They had thoughts on education, technology, and the gap in wealth.

Washington, D.C., National Mall June 18, 2026 Seth Seth is originally from Tennessee, is attending Yale, and was in D.C. for an internship. He spoke about economic equality, corruption, and foreign policy. Apologies for some mic problems.

Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota April 7, 2026 John I spoke with John at Mt Rushmore.  It was the last of four episodes recorded there.  I greatly enjoyed visiting this monument that I have wanted to see for many years.   In admiring the artistic and engineering feat of this tribute to some of our most accomplished and successful presidents, there are other things to keep in mind:  They are, like all of...

Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota April 6, 2026 Cliff I spoke with Cliff at Mt Rushmore.  It was the third of four episodes recorded there, and he was one of two that I spoke with who served in the Navy.  I greatly enjoyed visiting this monument that I have wanted to see for many years.   In admiring the artistic and engineering feat of this tribute to some of our most accomplished and successful preside...

Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota April 6, 2026 Charly I spoke with Charly at Mt Rushmore.  It was the second of four episodes recorded there.  I greatly enjoyed visiting this monument that I have wanted to see for many years.   In admiring the artistic and engineering feat of this tribute to some of our most accomplished and successful presidents, there are other things to keep in mind:  They are, like...

Mt. Rushmore, South Dakota April 5, 2026 Dave I spoke with Dave at Mt Rushmore.  It was the first of four episodes recorded there, and he was one of two that I spoke with who served in the Navy.  I greatly enjoyed visiting this monument that I have wanted to see for many years.   In admiring the artistic and engineering feat of this tribute to some of our most accomplished and successful president...

Washington, D.C., National Mall November 5, 2025 Leann

Washington, D.C., National Mall November 5, 2025 Keith

Washington, D.C., National Mall November 4, 2025 Rick

Washington, D.C., National Mall, Washington Monument November 4, 2025 Cheryl and Steve Cheryl and Steve are from Texas, spent several years living in England, and now live in Boston. They discussed their opinions about Healthcare, Technology, and the importance of recognizing how much we have in common.

Washington, D.C., MLK Memorial November 3, 2025 Jacob

Washington, D.C., National Mall November 3, 2025 Ali Apologies for some difficulties with my mic.

Washington, D.C., National Mall November 2, 2025 Ava Ava is the youngest guest that has spoken to me for Some American People. She discussed her opinions about homelessness and education.

Washington, D.C., National Mall November 2, 2025 Dusty Dusty has some opinions about how well the government and the CDC are addressing lung cancer.

More conversations with Some American People about national priorities coming soon.

Washington, D.C., National Mall September 2, 2024 Sophia

Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia August 25, 2024 Carlton I met Javi and Carlton in Piedmont Park. They chose to have separate conversations for the podcast. My conversation with Javi was the previous episode.

Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia August 25, 2024 Javi I met Javi and Carlton in Piedmont Park. They chose to have separate conversations for the podcast. My conversation with Carlton will be the next episode.

Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia August 25, 2024 Grace

Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia August 24, 2024 Marshall Among his other thoughts, Marshall mentioned that some of the things he sees people do in the world today lead him to think the comic-book villains of his youth are more realistic than he previously thought.

Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia August 24, 2024 Tatiana

Piedmont Park, Atlanta, Georgia August 24, 2024 Rebecca

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma June 16, 2024 Clarence In the first half of my conversation with Clarence I made reference to a Supreme Court case, but could not recall the name of it. The name of that case is Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission (2010), commonly referred to as simply Citizens United. Clarence also made reference to the "Great Law of Peace". We did not discuss this at...

Galena, Kansas June 14, 2024 Aaron I chatted with Aaron in his shop, Gearhead Curios, on Route 66.

Springfield, Missouri June 13, 2024 Jessee