Decent Ideas Podcast

The Guns Problem: Kyle Rittenhouse, Protests, & Police Brutality

In Episode 19 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence shares some tidbits he's learned on the state of gun laws, how they applied in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, and how it all relates to protests and police brutality now that Rittenhouse has been acquitted. Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com [https://www.silvermansound.com] The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!

Let's Get Some More Democracy in Our Economy

In Episode 18 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence dives deep into one of his favorite newfound policy avenues: economic democracy, attempting to unravel it from other narratives about what is possible and impossible for the US economy. Topics touched on include workplace democracy, socialism, excludability and rivalrousness of goods, what kind of a market economy we have, decentralization, and (briefly) modern monetary theory. Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com [https://www.silvermansound.com] The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!

A Genocide in Xinjiang, Yay or Nay?

In Episode 17 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence reviews the Western stance towards China on Xinjiang, and whether we might be bumbling into a world war due to unwieldy terminology, before making the case that we can call out abuses without beating war drums. Recent AP Article on Xinjiang: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-china-health-travel-7a6967f335f97ca868cc618ea84b98b9 [https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-china-health-travel-7a6967f335f97ca868cc618ea84b98b9] Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com [https://www.silvermansound.com] The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!

Culture War: Immigration & Labor, Haitians & Mexicans

In Episode 16 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence weaves another undertold narrative, this time of the US history with immigration and labor, focusing on how and when immigrants have been scapegoated from Irish and Italians in the 1840s to Haitians and Mexicans today. The Haitian crisis in Del Rio, Texas serves as the case study, culminating in some prescriptions for immigration woes. Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com [https://www.silvermansound.com] The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!

From Anti-Communist Trade in Afghanistan to 9/11 & War on Terrorism

In Episode 15 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence weaves an undertold narrative of Afghanistan, starting with British and Russian imperial history, followed by covert U.S. action in-country against communism, leading to September 11, 2001 and the War on Terrorism, with a sprinkling of colonial exploitation for trade throughout. #NeverForget Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com [https://www.silvermansound.com] The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!