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Moving Forward

By Rio Veradonir

This is an experiment in productive disagreement. We talk politics, from both conservative and progressive perspectives, with an aim to finding common ground.

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#18 Yang Gang Gamers🎮

Moving ForwardJul 23, 2019

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#183 “Social Issues"😱

#183 “Social Issues"😱

Comedian and Podcaster Jazz Grackle identifies as “non-binary” and “a-gender.” We discuss how radical members of the LGBT community go too far, and the ways that is backfiring on the movement.
Aug 29, 202157:37
#182 Why Yang Lost🌃

#182 Why Yang Lost🌃

OG Yangster Jamie Paul (author of the American Dreaming substack) returns to the pod. We discuss: Why Andrew Yang lost the race for Mayor of New York City
Aug 10, 202101:02:43
#181 Left in the Basement🧢🧢
Jul 12, 202101:03:27
#180 Yang for Mayor 🏙

#180 Yang for Mayor 🏙

What are Andrew Yang’s chances of winning the race for Mayor of New York City? What has his campaign done right, what could they do better, and how can the Humanity First movement learn from it all?
Jun 08, 202155:14
#179 Fascist Creep ❌

#179 Fascist Creep ❌

Brett Beletz, a Jewish anti-fascist activist, joins the pod to ask: What is fascism? Why is it spreading? And how do we stop it?
May 22, 202101:10:06
#178 Why I Left the Left➡️

#178 Why I Left the Left➡️

Dave Vane used to be a socialist, having even run for office as a progressive back in the day. Today, he's a Libertarian.
May 16, 202158:55
#177 Why People Supported Trump🍊

#177 Why People Supported Trump🍊

Matt MacCaughey, host of The Outrage Machine, joins the pod to discuss why people supported Donald Trump and what that means for the future of both parties.
May 01, 202159:27
#176 Welcome to Crazy Town🤡

#176 Welcome to Crazy Town🤡

Dylan Cronan, host of the new podcast “Left in the Basement,” grew up in the same small-town district as Marjorie Taylor Greene. We discuss the strange appeal of *insanity* in today’s political climate.
Apr 17, 202101:17:33
#175 Why I Am Not a Populist🗽

#175 Why I Am Not a Populist🗽

Jamie Paul is an OG Yangster who authors the “American Dreaming” blog. We discuss his recent piece "Why I Am Not a Populist."
Mar 28, 202157:42
#174 Justice & Free Will⚖️

#174 Justice & Free Will⚖️

Do people have free will? What are the criminal justice implications?
Feb 26, 202101:13:31
#173 Time to Ditch Primaries❓

#173 Time to Ditch Primaries❓

US primaries are a recent invention intended to democratize the nominating process. In practice, rather than empowering the majority, they’ve led to the outsize influence of two increasingly radical partisan minorities. Are primaries a failed experiment?
Feb 16, 202101:02:41
#172 Democracy Tech🌐

#172 Democracy Tech🌐

Software engineer Ryan Cwynar explains how information technology can spread democracy abroad and strengthen it at home.
Feb 08, 202101:06:22
#171 In the Nerd Zone🤓

#171 In the Nerd Zone🤓

In this Nerds for Humanity crossover episode: Can President Biden unite our divided country? & Will Andrew Yang be Mayor of New York City?
Feb 04, 202154:51
#170 The Great Distancing🩸

#170 The Great Distancing🩸

What has caused The Great Divide?
Jan 25, 202101:43:31
#169 The Trump Insurgency💥

#169 The Trump Insurgency💥

Is defending our republic from Republicans the new War on Terrorism?
Jan 20, 202101:35:46
#168 We Were Right🦡

#168 We Were Right🦡

Donald Trump incited an insurrection against the United States. What does this mean, and what can be done about it? Also, Corey releases the honey badger.
Jan 11, 202101:41:44
#167 The Future of the DNC🐴

#167 The Future of the DNC🐴

It’s a New Year and the dawn of a new political status quo. We debate prospects for the future of the US Democratic Party.
Dec 31, 202002:43:26
#166 Christmas Special🎄🌟

#166 Christmas Special🎄🌟

Is there really a “War on Christmas?”🎅🏻Why do discussions of this topic tend to go off the rails?🚂 We seek common ground this holiday season.❄️
Dec 24, 202001:25:13
#165 SCOTUS Talk🏛

#165 SCOTUS Talk🏛

Why a 6/3 conservative Supreme Court told Trump to f*ck off... twice.
Dec 14, 202001:27:52
#164 Culture of Resentment👺

#164 Culture of Resentment👺

Populism is a socio-economic problem, which requires both social and economic solutions.
Dec 07, 202001:50:22
#163 Pragmatic Unity🤝

#163 Pragmatic Unity🤝

Can Joe Biden unify America? AJ Pena (aka the Pragmatic Progressive) returns from his hiatus to help us answer this question.
Nov 23, 202001:09:02
#162 Basket of Deplorabes🧺

#162 Basket of Deplorabes🧺

Adam Hallissey, Editor in Chief of The Progressive Brief, rejoins the pod. We discuss the election results, Trump's refusal to concede, and ask the question: are Trump voters all deplorable?
Nov 18, 202001:12:55
#161 Election Talk🇺🇸

#161 Election Talk🇺🇸

We discuss the US presidential election results: What do they tell us about the electorate? And what do they mean for the future of politics?
Nov 09, 202001:25:53
#160 Back to the Future🕰

#160 Back to the Future🕰

Two alternate timelines: one where Biden wins and one where Trump wins. What does the future hold for the US political spectrum as represented by the platforms, strategy, and coalitions of our two viable parties?
Nov 01, 202001:30:53
#159 Democratic Reform🗳

#159 Democratic Reform🗳

What are the challenges facing the democratic process, how did we get ourselves in this mess, and what are the best ways to fix it?
Oct 30, 202001:48:26
#158 Debate Talk Finale📢

#158 Debate Talk Finale📢

This is the last entry in our Debate Talk📢 crossover series with The Dividend Report (at least until the next debate season). Don’t worry, though, as Seth Underwood will remain one of our recurring guest stars going forward.✨
Oct 28, 202002:45:14
#157 Inequality📈

#157 Inequality📈

We separate the myth from the facts about inequality: How bad is it? What causes it? And what are the solutions?
Oct 22, 202001:44:22
#156 Property Rights - part II🏘

#156 Property Rights - part II🏘

Our “Socialist-curious” guest star A.Ron Hubbard returns to the pod, this time to discuss “propertarianism.”
Oct 20, 202001:22:09
#155 Property Rights - part I🏘

#155 Property Rights - part I🏘

Our “Socialist-curious” guest star A.Ron Hubbard returns to the pod, this time to discuss “propertarianism.”
Oct 19, 202001:46:19
#154 The Unfree World🌑

#154 The Unfree World🌑

🧑🏽‍🦱Kareem Rifai (whose family immigrated from Aleppo, Syria) is a young activist advocating anti-authoritarian US foreign policy.
Oct 16, 202001:00:16
#153 Fred Ramey Redux Duex🚛

#153 Fred Ramey Redux Duex🚛

Fred Ramey (Founder of the Truckers for Yang PAC) returns to the pod once more.
Oct 14, 202001:10:39
#152 Unity Task Force🤝

#152 Unity Task Force🤝

Corey Cottrell rejoins the pod for a classic policy episode! This time, we discuss the Biden / Sanders compromise platform known as the Unity Task Force.
Oct 12, 202001:06:55
#151 VP Talk👨🏻‍🦳👩🏾

#151 VP Talk👨🏻‍🦳👩🏾

We react to the VP debate and related news.
Oct 09, 202001:23:57
#150 Hill of Roses🌹

#150 Hill of Roses🌹

Jon Munitz, Founder and President of the Hill of Roses network, explains why he has recently distanced himself from “the left” and now speaks of his movement as centrist.
Oct 06, 202055:32
#149 Nerds for Humanities🤓

#149 Nerds for Humanities🤓

Tom Leung rejoins the pod, in a live crossover episode with his YouTube channel: Nerds for Humanity.
Oct 04, 202001:32:47
#148 Debate Talk📢

#148 Debate Talk📢

We react to the first presidential debate, live with The Dividend Report.
Oct 01, 202049:33
#147 Left vs Progressive❓

#147 Left vs Progressive❓

Is progressive simply a synonym for left wing policies? If not, what’s the difference? And what does this all mean for contemporary US politics?
Sep 26, 202001:07:06
#146 Khmer Rouge🥀 👩🏽

#146 Khmer Rouge🥀 👩🏽

Boon Hem, host of the Far Out Wisdom podcast, is a first generation American. Her parents immigrated from Cambodia, where her father was part of the Khmer Rouge.
Sep 23, 202050:16
#145 Karma Credits☸️

#145 Karma Credits☸️

Jack McDermott, Founder of Karma Credits, is developing a clever application that makes karma literal.
Sep 22, 202021:47
#144 SCOTUS Talk🧑🏻‍⚖️

#144 SCOTUS Talk🧑🏻‍⚖️

🔊 Live with the Dividend Report, on the implications of Justice Ginsburg’s death
Sep 19, 202001:32:35
#143 Liam O’Mara for Congress🧔🏻

#143 Liam O’Mara for Congress🧔🏻

Liam is the Democratic candidate for congress in California's 42nd district. He supports the Freedom Dividend and Medicare for All (with a brilliant hack).
Sep 15, 202036:22
#142 Listener Call-In: Jane🧓🏻

#142 Listener Call-In: Jane🧓🏻

We’ve started inviting listeners on the pod. Jane Johnson, a retired 78 year old bilingual math teacher, was the first to take us up on the offer.
Sep 14, 202046:50
#141 Authoritarianism❌

#141 Authoritarianism❌

Alex Chaney, host of the Yang Daily Podcast, joins us today to discuss a topic of his choosing: authoritarianism.
Sep 07, 202001:05:12
#140 From Clickbait to The Fourth Estate📰

#140 From Clickbait to The Fourth Estate📰

Adam Hallissey, Editor-in-Chief of The Progressive Brief, joins the pod today. Adam got his start in journalism in 2015 with a pro Bernie Sanders blog that went viral. He explains how the rush for clickbait, and the easy money that it brings, led him down a path toward the dark side: fake news. "I realized I didn't really believe in most of what I was writing." Today, his online magazine is more nuanced, and his own perspective is decidedly more pragmatic.

Aug 30, 202001:29:01
#139 Three Right Turns↩️

#139 Three Right Turns↩️

This crossover episode with Three Right Turns doubles as the introduction to many upcoming conversations between Rio & A.Ron Hubbard.
Aug 26, 202001:33:05
#138 The Dividend Report II - Rio🎙

#138 The Dividend Report II - Rio🎙

This is the second of two crossover episodes in which Seth Underwood of The Dividend Report interviews Corey and Rio separately about their "breakup" and the future of Moving Forward.
Aug 20, 202001:48:43
#137 The Dividend Report I - Corey🎙

#137 The Dividend Report I - Corey🎙

This is the first of two crossover episodes in which Seth Underwood of The Dividend Report interviews Corey and Rio separately about their "breakup" and the future of Moving Forward.
Aug 19, 202055:48
#136 Rethinking Humanity🍁

#136 Rethinking Humanity🍁

Lacey Delayne of the Rethinking Humanity podcast joins us. We discuss her interest in the writings of philosopher Erich Fromm, how they relate to the ideas of Andrew Yang, and why Human Capitalism is superior to traditional Social Democracy.
Aug 18, 202001:00:36
#135 The Horse Race 🏇🏇🏿

#135 The Horse Race 🏇🏇🏿

Tom Leung, host of Nerds for Humanity, rejoins the pod. As one of our new recurring guest stars, Tom’s conversations will be focused on political data and statistics. We discuss national and state-wide polls and other relevant facts related to the US presidential election.
Aug 17, 202001:12:30
#134 Anarcho-Communism🏴‍☠️

#134 Anarcho-Communism🏴‍☠️

Chester (Chet) Gaines rejoins the pod, this time to school Rio on the topic of anarcho-communism.
Aug 14, 202001:45:40