Episodes
Around the world, birth rates are plunging as young adults prioritize careers, grapple with rising living costs, and confront an uncertain future. As populations shrink, economies face tough questions about how to adapt to these changing trends.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-is-society-ready-for-fewer-babies
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
After a decade of misfires, DC’s latest Superman reboot, directed by James Gunn, delivers a hopeful, heroic take on Clark Kent. We review the latest Superman film now in theatres.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-finally-a-superman-worth-believing-in
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Private equity sounds like distant Wall Street jargon, but it’s reshaping the very fabric of daily American life from hospitals and pharmacies to brands that play a vital role in communities. This week - We cover how exactly a private equity firm works and the hidden drivers behind these corporate takeovers.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/private-equity-101-how-takeovers-are-reshaping-america
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The wellness industry is booming, but how much is genuine, and how much is simply clever marketing? Journalist Hayley Krischer joins us to unpack the murky world of viral wellness trends and how millions have gotten sucked into this cycle of continuous buying.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/the-wellness-boom-hope-hype-and-hard-truths
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Across America, millions of students in lower-income areas lack daily access to the internet and other software, leaving them behind in a digital-first world. We highlight Ed Farm - an innovative nonprofit that’s working to boost these communities.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-closing-the-digital-divide-one-classroom-at-a-time
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We review the recent horror film, “28 Years Later”. For the past year, it’s been a highly anticipated release, but is the new movie overhyped or well deserving of the attention?
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-enjoy-a-good-scare-our-take-on-28-years-later
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diners are an American staple. It’s where you stop for a piece of pie and a cup of coffee from coast to coast. But small, mom and pop diners are slowly disappearing to larger chains. We uncover how old-school waitresses at these are key to communities and what it’s like being in this industry for 40, 50 or 60+ years.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/from-sunrise-to-last-call-the-women-behind-the-counter
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the 1970s and 80s, the serene beauty of the Pacific Northwest became the unlikely backdrop for some of America’s most notorious serial killers. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Caroline Fraser, who grew up near Ted Bundy’s hunting grounds, revisits this dark chapter to dig deeper into why this region became a hotspot for violent crime.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/where-killers-lurked-the-pacific-northwests-deadly-history
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are humans capable of withstanding the lengthy trip to Mars? We cover the scientific research that’s shedding some doubt on future human missions to the far away planet.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-new-questions-emerge-around-spacex-and-nasas-mission-to-mars
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Bear’s fourth season dials down the frenzy and leans into reflection, giving its characters—and viewers—more room to breathe. We offer our review of the latest season of the hit show.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-yes-the-bear-is-still-that-good
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As inflation and housing costs rise across the U.S., a growing number of retirees are looking beyond the border for a more affordable lifestyle. We speak with a couple enjoying their retirement in Ecuador, and a longtime expat who made the move more than two decades ago.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/why-more-retirees-are-choosing-this-option
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Across the U.S. and around the world, major cities are slowly sinking. This phenomenon—called land subsidence—is driven by groundwater overuse, rapid urban development and is intensified by climate change. In this segment, experts Tom Parsons and Pietro Teatini break down what’s causing the ground to drop, why it’s happening faster in some places than others, and what can be done to slow or manage the damage before it’s too late.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/why-are-all-major-u-s-cities-sinking
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Since the Taliban’s return, Afghan women have vanished from public life—barred from school, work, and many public places. As individual rights and economic prosperity continue to erode, many Afghans are living in a homeland that no longer feels like home.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-afghanistan-four-years-on-whats-left-for-women-under-taliban-rule
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Warner Bros. and DC Comics have handed James Gunn the keys to Superman. Will it be a success?
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-wheres-the-song-of-the-summer
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As wildfire season stretches into winter and blazes burn hotter and faster than ever, former firefighter Kelly Ramsey reflects on her time battling fires during California’s brutal 2020 and 2021 season. She shares her candid experience with us of what it’s like to fight fire in a system that’s breaking under its own weight.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/burning-year-round-the-new-reality-of-firefighting-in-america
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It looked like progress—new highways, modern bridges—but in cities across America, those blueprints masked something else entirely. In Detroit and beyond, entire Black neighborhoods were destroyed, and communities were split by concrete. We uncover the deeper implications of transportation policy in the mid 1900’s and how cities today are trying to get back to these once-connected and diverse communities.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/highways-to-displacement-the-hidden-history-of-urban-renewal
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
By this time last year, the charts were packed with new pop powerhouses. But this year the usual summer music buzz feels oddly quiet. We look at what’s behind the pop music slowdown.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-wheres-the-song-of-the-summer
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Juneteenth marks the true end of slavery in the U.S., but its meaning runs deeper than just a date. We uncover how the holiday came to be and its significance today.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-what-juneteenth-reveals-about-american-history
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A high-stakes legal fight is unfolding between Harvard University and the current administration. At the center: international students, federal funding and questions about free speech on campus. We look at how one of the country’s top schools became a political flashpoint—and what’s at stake beyond the Ivy League.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/harvard-university-vs-president-donald-trump-inside-the-upheaval-in-higher-education
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
From McDonald’s to Taco Bell, fast food is in nearly every American town and city —but how did we get here, and what does our obsession with speed and convenience say about our culture? We trace the rise of fast food and explore its broader impact on health, business, and the American family.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/americas-deep-ties-to-the-rise-of-fast-food
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Life of Chuck is a rare, heartfelt Stephen King adaptation that traces one man’s life in reverse. Directed by Mike Flanagan, it swaps horror for hope, and we review why it’s a must see this summer.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-stephen-kings-most-unexpected-movie-yet
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new study finds that America’s largest cities are sinking each year. We cover what’s really behind this change and why it’s an urgent issue affecting millions.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-sinking-cities-whats-causing-the-ground-to-drop
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
More than one third of collegiate athletes have experienced a mental illness at some point in their lives. We speak with Dr. Julie Amato, a sports psychologist, about the prevalence of mental health disorders among young athletes and what’s being done to improve support services and get rid of stigma both on and off-campus.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/the-push-to-improve-youth-mental-health-care
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Incarcerated people are legally entitled to healthcare, but are often met with delays, denials and bias. Former prisoner Chanell Burnette and researcher Brian Nam-Sonenstein reveal how cost-cutting, secrecy, and for-profit contractors are putting lives at risk inside U.S. prisons.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/they-called-it-healthcare-we-called-it-survival
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
We review the online platform, Letterboxd. Think Goodreads - but for movies instead.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-love-movies-why-you-should-get-on-letterboxd
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Over the past two decades, caffeine levels have continued to creep higher and higher. We cover how much hidden caffeine is packed inside many of these newer energy drinks and the consequences of being overly caffeinated.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-the-sneaky-ways-in-which-we-overcaffeinate
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As the use of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT become common in schools, teachers are grappling with a steep rise in student cheating and declining engagement. We discuss AI’s real-world impact on learning, from eroded writing and reading comprehension skills to broader ethical and societal concerns.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/is-artificial-intelligence-destroying-education
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Many would argue that the Kennedy family is an American cultural and political dynasty. From former President John F. Kennedy to past Kennedy’s that have served as senators, ambassadors and in other high ranking government positions, the name today still signifies power and prestige. We cover the long history of the Kennedy reign and how this name continues to persist today.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/how-a-single-mother-in-boston-sparked-a-political-empire
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Weddings come with a long checklist—venue, catering, flowers, music and so on. But an increasing number of couples are adding something unexpected to this list.
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/viewpoints-explained-the-quiet-shift-happening-before-weddings-this-summer
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It’s not your typical horror franchise—and that’s exactly the point. Final Destination is back yet again, and this time has more elaborate deaths, unexpected nostalgia and a familiar question: can anyone really cheat death?
Learn More: https://viewpointsradio.org/culture-crash-death-rides-again-in-final-destination-bloodlines
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices