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How Do We Fix It?

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From politics to the personal, we're about solutions. Our weekly podcast features two friends and longtime journalists. Join Richard Davies (ABC News) and Jim Meigs (Popular Mechanics) as they challenge authors, experts and provocateurs in a search for positive, practical ideas. Guests include Alan Dershowitz, a noted legal scholar and defender of civil liberties; Mike Rowe of "Dirty Jobs" and Lenore Skenazy, founder of "Free Range Kids." Topics include politics, parenting, personal finance, ...
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Welcome to Standing On Service! Here we uncover the best possible ways of service. A show that enables listeners to learn and grow their business with insight and knowledge. Listen to business owners, leaders, professionals, and people on the front line of service talk about their experiences, and strategies to give excellent service.
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The Vanguard Podcast is a populist-left program bringing lively conversations to the Left and platforming independent voices with ideas on the "vanguard" of modern leftist thought and politics. For video content find us on YouTube!
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Are you fed up with politics and especially the presidential campaign? On How Do We Fix It? we're reporting on the people, projects and ideas of Braver Angels. This nationwide citizen-led movement is a growing coalition of liberals and conservatives working to restore hope and co-operation to our politics. In this episode we speak with a second pai…
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In this bumper episode we hear from Colin Edwin of O.R.k about their latest run of releases and since we also spoke to Richard Barbieri we took the opportunity to talk to them both about their time in Porcupine Tree and what it was like during the making of Fear Of A Blank Planet, a timely chat ahead of the release of and a 116 page hardback book 5…
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These final days before the election are tense times. Today’s toxic politics are hurtful and heart breaking for many of us. Maybe we all need a hope vaccine. An injection of kindness, curiosity and understanding for those who see the world differently than we do. In our latest report on the work, ideas, and people of Braver Angels, the nationwide c…
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Elections are vital to all democracies: The authority of the government comes solely from the consent of the governed. But millions of Americans don’t trust the electoral process and have highly negative views of politics.. Many have little or no confidence that all votes will be fairly and accurately counted. What should be done to improve our ele…
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As we reach the end of summer in the UK, TesseracT are coming to the end of the latest leg of their mega tour which was in support of their album War of Being (which incidentally is a year old this week) so we thought we would have an overdue catch up with bassist Amos Williams about life on tour away from loved ones, making up for lost time and fu…
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Braver Angels is addressing a huge threat that could disrupt the future of our democratic republic: The rigid, often bitter, divisions between reds and blues. While nearly four in ten voters identify as "independent", more than nine in ten Americans fall into one of two broad categories. They identify as either conservative or liberal leaning and t…
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“I don’t do this work in optimism. I do it in hope”, Braver Angels President David Blankenhorn tells us. “If we’re going to have any chance to fix this and save our country, this is what needs to be done.” Soon after the tumultuous 2016 election Braver Angels sprung to life— co-founded by David, Bill Doherty and David Lapp. Two years after its foun…
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When renowned physician-scientist Francis Collins was about to have his first conversation with Christian conservative Wilk Wilkinson in early 2022, he admits that he had concerns. "I thought oh boy, this is going to be a tough one". Dr. Collins had recently stepped down as Director of NIH— The National Institutes of Health. He served under Preside…
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Toxic polarization is "the problem that eats all other problems... It's the sludge at the base of everything else," says our guest Mónica Guzmán. Think how much progress could be made on the great problems of today if politics were much more about discovering nuance than shouting slogans. This show is our second episode on the work, people, and ide…
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Kscope are releasing the debut EP by The Radicant who you may know as Vincent Cavanagh, the former frontman of Anathema. The Radicant is a solo project of sorts which includes collaborators from many disciplines, informed in part by Vincent’s composition work for recent multi-media installations by fine artists; so this is pop music presented as au…
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This is our first in a series of new reports on the work, people and projects of Braver Angels— the largest volunteer-led group in the bridging community. The show was recorded a few days after the assassination attempt against Donald Trump. Our guests are Jessie Mannisto and Luke Nathan Phillips, who spent this week in Milwaukee, right outside the…
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In the last episode Jim Meigs and Richard Davies celebrated more than nine years as co-hosts. They also announced that their podcasting partnership was ending. But "How Do We Fix It?" is not going away. Instead we plan to focus on something we've covered a great deal recently, and is of urgent importance right now: The broken nature of American pol…
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Join us for episode 171 of the Kscope where our host Billy Reeves catches up with Tim Bowness ahead of his upcoming album “Powder Dry” which is out on 16th August. We will hear about his influences, collaborations and future plans and why he decided that Kscope was the label for him. There is also an opportunity to hear the first single from the hi…
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When we first started our podcast in the spring of 2015, Jim and Richard came from different political tribes. They still do. But during more than 400 shows they've deepened their friendship and learned a tremendous amount from each other, and our remarkable guests. While "How Do We Fix It?" podcast will continue its journey, Jim and Richard's nine…
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Attracting new clients doesn’t have to be complicated. In this episode, Strategic Business Coach Henriette Danel from the UK shares four foundational strategies for simplifying client attraction. Learn how to boost your visibility through organic growth, attract people through engaging content, build relationships with workshops and discovery calls…
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As we head into festival season, we thought we would devise our dream line up from the Kscope archive of live albums. No need to pack your wellies, sun cream and loo roll as you are invited to the festival the rain can’t spoil from the comfort of your own home! Featuring tracks from: Steven Wilson Porcupine Tree Blackfield Anathema The Pineapple Th…
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Supporters of Ranked Choice Voting argue that we need to a big change how we vote. Our “choose-one” elections, they say, deprive voters of meaningful choices, create increasingly toxic campaign cycles, advance candidates who lack broad support and leave voters feeling like our voices are not heard. We examine the case for this form of proportional …
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Liberalism is out of fashion. You might say that it's under siege. From the populist right to the progressive left, liberal touchtones of limited government, personal freedom, the rule of law, and a mixed economy have come in for harsh criticism. Liberalism is assailed by many critics, but it has not failed, argues Yale Political Science Professor …
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In this episode we talk to Nick Beggs - Pop star, bass player, chapman stick aficionado, singer, songwriter, guitarist, Steven Wilson alumnus, illustrator… a dream interviewee! Most recently, along with fellow Wilson band boys Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell he has formed TRIFECTA, whose second album ‘The New Normal’ is out now. Billy Reeves digs d…
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This week features guest Jevon Wooden from BrightMind Consulting Group. Jevon explains each step of their “5Y Framework” in detail, including setting clear goals and metrics with the “yardstick.” He shares insights on building quality control, developing standard operating procedures, and creating a culture where employees feel safe to report issue…
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In this episode, Billy Reeves takes a trip to the Kscope offices and spends some time talking to Kscope's Johnny Wilks. We hear a few pieces of exciting exclusive news from Johnny about upcoming Kscope releases and artists being added to the roster as well as a brief history of the label itself. We are also offering you a couple of tracks you may n…
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In much of the country local news has collapsed, threatening civic pride and a sense of community for countless towns and cities. This dramatic change has also deepened America's divides. As our guest, journalist and public policy researcher Anna Brugmann explains in this episode, "the internet disrupted the local journalism model". Newspaper adver…
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Diversity equity and inclusion: Sounds like a good thing in an incredibly diverse country such as ours, especially when teaching young people at American colleges and universities. But the DEI industry - or DEI Inc. — has arguably gone off the rails. There’s a big difference between the intentions behind a lot of diversity training and the results.…
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News coverage of Super Tuesday and other party primaries focused mainly on base voters— Democrats and Republicans. But most Americans are actually on the political sidelines or somewhere in the middle. Many have a mix of conservative and liberal views. This episode is about them. Our guest is Shannon Watson, the Founder and Executive Director of Ma…
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THIS EPISODE COMES WITH A RUDE WORD WARNING! Welcome to Episode 167 of the Kscope podcast, the mornings are getting brighter, the daffs are out and Spring is round the corner so our thoughts have turned to regeneration and replenishment. Record Store Day special editions have been announced, and we will also be celebrating some of the other reissue…
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Kscope Podcast 166 - The Pineapple Thief - 'It Leads to This' An in-depth Billy Reeves interview with Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief: all about the brand new TPT LP which is out now. How does the hardest working man in showbiz keep so disciplined? Is this, dare I say it, a “political” album? Who is the John Taylor to Bruce’s Simon Le Bon? PLUS …
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Only four-in-ten Americans say they have a lot of trust in the news media. That's a big problem for our democracy, especially in this volatile presidential election year. While journalists are supposed to tell the truth and get the story right, just 35% of right-of-center voters have some trust in what they see on the news. Democrats and independen…
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What is the point of a good education? Do we need it to learn a narrow set of skills ro help us get ahead in the workplace, or should knowledge and learning to be used over a lifetime to acquire wisdom that enables us to think more deeply about our place in the world? This question has profound resonance at a time of angry divides over American pol…
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From the economy and prospects for a Biden vs Trump rematch to the future for global energy and artificial intelligence, Richard and Jim make their forecasts for 2024. And we re-visit our predictions from exactly a year ago and report on precisely how we did. "It's sort of like weather forecasters and opinion pollsters going back and owning up to t…
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TesserchaT - A Kscope Podcast TesseracT half-hour special, featuring chat from all five of the band. Who is the party animal on tour, and conversely, who does yoga? What advice can TesseracT give to bands starting out? What was it like getting together in the studio after all this time, and why on earth was there absolutely no arguments? Where in t…
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We continue our discussion with Yascha Mounk, one of the leading public intellectuals of our time. The subject is a hugely influential ideology that attempts to put racial, sexual and gender identity at the center of our social, cultural and political life. The "identity synthesis", Mounk argues, denies that members of different groups can truly un…
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Kscope Podcast 165 - EQUILIBRIUM In an ugly world, we must equalise with beauty. Kscope artistes have succeeded in doing this in 2023 . Lots of chat this year about the challenges facing musicians, advice for those starting out, touring and merch. Moving to a new country. Using the web as a portal. Hear from our chums... ALEX LIFESON of RUSH and EN…
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Having skewered right-wing populism and its demagogues in his two previous best-selling books, politics professor, writer, and podcaster Yasha Mounk turns now to the threat posed to liberalism from those progressives who champion "woke" identity politics. We discuss his latest, "The Identity Trap: A Story of Ideas and Power In Our Time." This episo…
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Kscope Podcast 164 - Questions Answered: Bruce Soord, Mariusz Duda, Daniel Cardoso & Anathema YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED Is there a new The Pineapple Thief album on the way? What does it sound like? How about the new Mariusz Duda album? Is it as beautiful as they say? How are the Anathema boys getting on? Are they OK? These questions are answered righ…
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Yes, it's our 400th episode. But instead of looking back over the past eight-and-a-half years of our podcasts, we consider the future: How collective optimism or pessimism can have a huge impact on the economy, risk taking, and the acceptance of new technologies that spark growth and innovation. Our guest is scholar and journalist James Pethokoukis…
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Affective polarization in America – the gap between voters' positive feelings about their own political party or "side" and negative feelings toward the opposing party – has sharply increased during the past two decades. We speak with two leaders in local government and a nationwide students group about effective ways to bridge divides. Erica Manue…
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Ep 163: Head 2 Head: Ozric Tentacles & GONGWe celebrate the Psychedelic Double Dip of new LPs from OZRIC TENTACLES and GONG with frank discussions with both guv’nors: ED WYNNE and KAVUS TORABI... plus... the new TESSERACT single, a track from the forthcoming MARIUSZ DUDA album and a classic from the re-issue of ‘Murder Nature’ by HEAD CONTROL SYSTE…
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