Seeing 2020: A Deafening Roar
By Sivan Ben-David
This podcast discusses multiple parallels between the 1920s and present day, and what they mean for our future.
Seeing 2020: A Deafening RoarMay 01, 2020
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Closing Up Shop
This episode will focus on when the US decides to stop meddling in foreign affairs, i.e., when it “puts itself first.”
May 05, 202014:04
Self-Determination, Democracy, and Rainbows
This episode focuses on why we typically see a fierce realignment and conservative resurgence after periods of liberal growth.
May 01, 202009:24
Illusion of Consensus
This episode focuses on the United States’s favorite way to concentrate and protect its power on the world stage: compromising the rights of minorities.
May 01, 202019:43
What Goes Up
Current America is living in another Roaring 20s, as seen through parallels in economic boom and recession, perhaps due to emerging materialism.
May 01, 202016:14
Snap it Back
This episode focuses on the cultural clash between modernists and traditionalists, and the potential economic implications this battle of wills can have.
May 01, 202013:11