
Andrew Yang Podcast
Entrepreneur, best-selling author, nonprofit founder, philanthropist, and former Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang hosts conversations about the biggest issues facing America today.
Latest episodes

Oct 7, 2021 • 55min
We're more polarized than ever. This could be our way out.
We can all feel the polarization in our country - but we don't often hear about solutions. In this episode, Andrew looks at some of the root causes of polarization and dives into how we can bring the temperature down. Plus, Zach makes Andrew answer his toughest critics - the Twitter comments section.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PbFNXnotcXoFollow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyang | https://forwardparty.comFollow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/zach_graumann To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oct 4, 2021 • 1h 17min
Krystal Ball interviews Andrew Yang about starting a new political party
Welcome to Forward with Andrew Yang: new name, same great conversations. Starting with today's conversation between Krystal Ball and Andrew about the new Forward Party. Could a third party make government more responsive? And why not work within the current system? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VauKDN6vGD0Forward Party: https://forwardparty.comFollow Krystal Ball - https://twitter.com/krystalballFollow Breaking Points: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/id1570045623 | https://www.youtube.com/c/breakingpointsFollow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/andrewyangFollow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/zach_graumann To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 30, 2021 • 36min
The Moral Absolutism of Elite Universities, Flying Cars, New Crypto Calls, and What's Next for Yang Speaks
How much do colleges actually mold their students' viewpoints? Plus, a new electric flying car, and what's next for this podcast.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/juUrD2m2HqQFlying Cars - https://newatlas.com/aircraft/urban-evtol-leo-air-hypercar/Creature World - https://opensea.io/collection/creature-world-collectionLearn more about NFTs with Crypto Carly - bit.ly/3liFydqFollow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreillyFollow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 27, 2021 • 51min
Why Party Primaries are the Primary Problem
Do you ever get the sense that your elected officials take your vote for granted? Turns out, there's a reason why. Nick Troiano is the executive director of Unite America, a nonpartisan organization dedicated to pushing electoral reforms at the state level, and he joins Andrew to talk about how 10% of voters effectively elect 83% of our representatives, what that means, how it polarizes the country, and what we can do about it.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2BfHdEhCMj4Follow Nick Troiano: https://twitter.com/NickTroiano | https://uniteamerica.orgFollow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 23, 2021 • 38min
Facebook Under Fire Again, El Salvador Loves Bitcoin, and the Failed Leadership in San Francisco
Zach and Carly on Facebook's damning internal research, why El Salvador is adopting Bitcoin as legal tender, and whether hypocrisy among Democrats will cost them in the midterms.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ncqOHWAxi3QFollow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreillyFollow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 20, 2021 • 1h 2min
The Raging 2020s
Alec Ross was Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State during the Obama administration and is the bestselling author of The Industries of the Future. Alec and Andrew talk about the breakdown of the social contract in America, how workers can represent themselves in an era of union decline, and how companies like Starbucks can often manage to pay less in federal taxes than one of their baristas.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Ai9-B_rZNH8Follow Alec Ross - https://twitter.com/AlecJRoss | https://alecross.comFollow Andrew Yang - https://twitter.com/AndrewYang | https://andrewyang.com To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 16, 2021 • 37min
China Bans Video Games for Kids, Elizabeth Holmes on Trial, and the Problem with Space Junk.
Zach and Carly discuss whether the video game laws in China are too draconian. Plus — the trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, and why space junk is a huge problem for humanity.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0uszklKVZYAChina and Video Games: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-58384457Space Junk: https://gizmodo.com/steve-wozniak-appears-to-be-launching-a-space-garbage-c-1847665007Elizabeth Holmes podcasts:The Dropout: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dropout/id1449500734Bad Blood: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bad-blood-the-final-chapter/id1575738174Follow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreillyFollow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 13, 2021 • 53min
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
Martin Ford is a bestselling author whose new book Rule of the Robots examines artificial intelligence as a systemic technology—a widespread change similar to electricity at the turn of the 20th century. In a world where AI is as pervasive as electricity is today, what should we be wary of, and what can we look forward to?Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qimZ2S8VuxcFollow Martin Ford - https://mfordfuture.comFollow Andrew Yang - https://twitter.com/andrewyang To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 9, 2021 • 42min
Texas Abortion Law, Ivermectin, & Zach's Scandalous Tweet
Carly and Zach break down the Texas abortion law and debunk the idea that ivermectin is a COVID cure; Zach addresses a scandalous tweet.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2B9-A7viQ80Why Ivermectin is terrible - https://www.statnews.com/2021/08/25/ivermectin-for-covid-19-abundance-of-hype-dearth-of-evidence/Even Merck (who makes the drug) says Ivermectin is bad - https://www.merck.com/news/merck-statement-on-ivermectin-use-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/Follow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly | https://www.instagram.com/carlypreillyFollow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/Zach_Graumann | https://instagram.com/zachgraumann To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sep 6, 2021 • 53min
How To Fix Democracy
In America, bribery is essentially legal. And Josh Silver, anti-corruption activist and co-founder of Represent Us, wants to change that. Silver joins the podcast to discuss the structural reasons behind why the plumbing of our democracy isn't working — and how multi-member districts, among other reforms, could help unclog those pipes.Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-2O3JYaELW0Follow RepresentUs - https://twitter.com/representusFollow Andrew Yang - http://twitter.com/AndrewYang To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices