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Nov 17, 2023 • 25min

New Report: The X Factor - Social Capital and Economic Well-Being

American Experiment Economist John Phelan sits down with John Hinderaker to discuss his upcoming report "The X-Factor? Social Capital and Economic Well-Being: A Quantitative Analysis"
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Nov 13, 2023 • 26min

Veterans Day, Golden Turkey Update, and a New State Flag

In this edition of the Friday Five, we discuss the meaning of Veterans Day, some new state flag submissions, and give a Golden Turkey Award update.Minnesota’s government wastes a LOT of money on silly things. Now it’s up to you to pick the best one at GoldenTurkeyMN.com
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Nov 1, 2023 • 46min

The Golden Turkey Award for Wasteful Government Spending

Bill Walsh and Bill Glahn discuss this year's nominees for the Golden Turkey Award, an annual award given out by Center of the American Experiment to the most outrageous example of government waste.Minnesota’s government wastes a LOT of money on silly things. Now it’s up to you to pick the best one at GoldenTurkeyMN.com
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Oct 20, 2023 • 28min

Israel, Pro-Hamas Protests in MN, Feeding our Future, and Golden Turkeys - Friday Five

In another edition of the Friday Five, John Hinderaker, Kathryn Hinderaker, Bill Walsh, and Bill Glahn sit down to discuss the situation in Israel, pro-Hamas protests at the MN Capitol, Feeding our Future, the Golden Turkey awards, and more. 
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Oct 16, 2023 • 45min

Matt Taibbi on Censorship and Free Speech in America

Award-winning journalist Matt Taibbi joins the American Experiment Podcast to discuss his work on the Twitter Files and the future of free speech in America. 
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Oct 6, 2023 • 26min

Raise our Social Studies Standards!

Education  Policy Fellow Catrin Wigfall joins the American Experiment Podcast to discuss the Minnesota Department of Education's newly proposed social studies standards - and what you can do to make your voice heard. 
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Sep 26, 2023 • 18min

Friday Five: What's going on in Mankato, SRO Update, and NIMBYs

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Sep 11, 2023 • 17min

50% of Minnesota Students Can't Read at Grade Level with Catrin Wigfall

Center of the American Experiment's Education Policy Fellow joins the American Experiment Podcast to discuss the sobering reality - new statewide test results show that the MAJORITY of students in Minnesota cannot read at grade level. 
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Sep 5, 2023 • 16min

Is Mississippi Outperforming Minnesota and the UK? with Douglas Carswell

John Hinderaker is joined by Douglas Carswell - President & CEO of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. Previously a Member of the British Parliament, Douglas co-founded Vote Leave, the official campaign that won the Brexit referendum. He played a pivotal role in securing the Brexit vote in the first place, changing parties and calling a Special Election on himself in 2014 (which he won with the largest increase in voter share in any election in British history). Douglas has appeared regularly on Fox News, the Ben Shapiro Show and local television and radio shows across Mississippi. The author of four books, Douglas has been invited to speak to young audiences from Oxford, England to Oxford, Mississippi. Raised in Uganda, Douglas is now settled in Mississippi, with his wife Clementine, young daughter Kitty - and Crumble, the dog. Recorded live at the State Policy Network's Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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Aug 24, 2023 • 31min

From Malawi to Minnesota with Martha Njolomole

American Experiment Economist Martha Njolomole describes her experience growing up in Malawi and what led her to becoming a free market economist in Minnesota.

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