In this week's episode of Enlightened State, I talk to Paula Thomsen and Dan Trajano, who are activists with MN350.org and the Climate Majority Project. We talk about the far-reaching effects of Climate Change, how we can attack it from all sid

Ranked Choice Voting with Erin Zamoff

Oct 8th, 2022 37m 9s

In this episode of Enlightened State, I speak with Erin Zamoff, who is the Communications Director for FairVote MN, about Ranked Choice Voting. We talk about the undemocratic nature of a two-party system, the failure by the government to cultiv

Universal Healthcare with Dr. Mark Brakke

Oct 1st, 2022 43m 25s

In this episode of Enlightened State, I speak with the incredible Dr. Mark Brakke, who is the chair of Healthcare for All Minnesota. We talk about the inefficiencies of privatized healthcare, and how Americans are paying twice as much as any ot

Genuine Progress Indicator with Ken Pentel

Aug 31st, 2022 38m 15s

On this very first episode of Enlightened State, my guest Ken Pentel and I dive deep into the dysfunction of our economics-driven system of values. We have a tendency to believe the idea that production and economic growth are the foundations o

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