Avik Roy on reinventing the traditional think tank
In many ways, the life of Avik Roy was pretty predictable. He had gone to MIT, later Yale medical school, then he was investing in companies and makin...
Our American Experiment
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Our American Experiment is a podcast that engages leading thinkers and doers creatively working to strengthen the United States of America-- the longest running experiment to defend individual liberty and promote human flourishing the world has ever seen. Cohosts include DC-based tech insider Jessica Dahl and Austin, TX, based serial entrepreneur Evan Baehr.
Jeff Sandefer on Disruptive Education—creating the one-room schoolhouse for the 21st century
Jeff and Laura Sandefer started Acton Academy eight years ago with the single goal of providing a learner-driven education for their two sons. What tr...
Steve Hilton on Positive Populism, Brexit, and Fleck-Festooned T-Shirts
Jessica and Evan visit with Steve Hilton, a man of many talents and claims to fame. An early restauranteur in farm to table, a corporate social respon...
Doug Deason: How a High School Arrest Forged a Criminal Justice Warrior
Doug Deason is an unlikely advocate for criminal justice reform: he is a wealthy investor based in Dallas who supported Donald Trump. However, a child...
Stacy Hock on Educational Choice--From Innovation in New York to Political Battles in Texas
Stacy Hock is an Austin-born, MIT-trained computer scientist, serial leader of technology companies, and now advocate for educational choice in her ho...
Mike Gallagher on the "Why" of Being in Congress and Sleeping in Your Office
Mike Gallagher is the youngest member of the United States Congress. After nearly a decade of service in the military, Gallagher takes his 'deployment...