Moving Forward With Young Voices
Moving Forward is the weekly podcast and radio show featuring Young Voices contributors on a wide range of topics. Young Voices is a non-profit PR agency and talent firm for students and young professionals in policy. Each week on Moving Forward, four Young Voices contributors join host Bryan Hyde for a 10-minute conversation about politics, policy, news and current affairs. Topics range from free-market environmentalism to hyperinflation, confronting China to descheduling marijuana, and educational freedom to junk in outer space!
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Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
Tuesday Feb 15, 2022
It's been two years since lockdowns began and, on college campuses, the restrictions seem to show no sign of ending. Jorge Velasco says it's past time to end the creepy campus Covid craze.
Like many pieces of legislation, the American Innovation and Choice Online Act aims to do precisely the opposite of its otherwise pleasant name. Grace Bydalek has a timely take on big government's tech war on the little guy.
Woke curriculum is finding its way into schools everywhere. But is it really about solving problems? Georgia L. Gilholy asks that we imagine the effect on a child who's told he's not racially innocent.
With inflation becoming an ever greater part of our daily lives, politicians are stepping forward to promote their favorite solutions. Agustin Forzani weighs the political implications of price controls and whether they solve the problem or create new problems.
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Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
The gig economy has been a huge boon to people seeking ways to make a living outside of the traditional 9-5 model. Gabriella Hoffman warns that David Weil's return to the Dept. of Labor could imperil worker freedom.
The World Health Organization has become very influential over the past couple of years. Alys Watson Brown explains why the U.K. didn't fight its way out of the European Union only to be ruled by the unelected WHO.
Some of the economic hardships that have followed Covid-19 have been self-imposed. Sean Themea has a great take on how in response to Covid, Broadway got woke and went broke.
Not so long ago, we weren't supposed to talk about election integrity. Christopher Barnard notes that it's interesting how the Biden administration's voting right act is rife with hypocrisy over this issue.
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Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
In this week's episode:
Our romantic attachment to old homes isn't all it's cracked up to be. In fact, new construction is better in almost every way. Nolan Gray joins us to make the case that it's time to stop fetishizing old homes.
The digital world is impacting even our favorite pastimes like sports. Eric Peterson brings us up to date on the future of sports and how it can be changed by NFTs, virtual reality and DAOs.
The public's patience is wearing thin with political leaders who exhibit a do-as-I-say-not-as-I-do attitude. Bill Bowkett explains how Britain's Prime Minister is on a precipice over a Covid rule-breaking party he attended.
Higher education has proven to be fertile soil for the woke movement. Gary Frankel wonders whether Harvard is offering degrees as for a Master of Education or master of faux social justice.
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Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
In this week's episode:
Toph Cottle makes the case that Mitt Romney's child tax credit plan deserves support. After all, keeping parents poor isn't going to improve their parenting skills.
The pandemic has brought to light a number of serious challenges faced by American students. Cooper Conway says In 2022, more educational choice is necessary.
There's a lot of uncertainty about America's fiscal future. As Kenneth Schrupp explains, the $4 trillion 'reconciliation' bill reflects a bipartisan legacy of reckless spending.
If you find it curious how many members of Congress have made fortunes during their time in office, you'll appreciate Addison J. Hosner's take on insider trading and Congress, a love story.
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