https://decentfedproject.org/enPoliticsCopyright Terence Cudneyhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/9ce5b639db089f5c6b3fb0ab1feedaee.jpghttps://decentfedproject.org/Sun, 02 Feb 2025 05:53:08 +0000Terence CudneyTerence Cudneyfeeds@spreaker.comThe Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host...cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-guns-problem-kyle-rittenhouse-protests-police-brutality--47693128
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The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47693128Sun, 28 Nov 2021 17:36:27 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 19 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence shares some tidbits he's learned on the state of gun laws, how they applied in the Kyle Rittenhouse case, and how it all relates to protests and police brutality now that Rittenhouse has been...
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The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1724guns,police,rittenhousecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/let-s-get-some-more-democracy-in-our-economy--47334766
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The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47334766Fri, 05 Nov 2021 17:46:30 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 18 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence dives deep into one of his favorite newfound policy avenues: economic democracy, attempting to unravel it from other narratives about what is possible and impossible for the US economy. Topics touched...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1717democracy,economy,unionscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-genocide-in-xinjiang-yay-or-nay--47101645
Recent AP Article on Xinjiang: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-china-health-travel-7a6967f335f97ca868cc618ea84b98b9

Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47101645Fri, 22 Oct 2021 18:23:16 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 17 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence reviews the Western stance towards China on Xinjiang, and whether we might be bumbling into a world war due to unwieldy terminology, before making the case that we can call out abuses without beating...
Recent AP Article on Xinjiang: https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-china-health-travel-7a6967f335f97ca868cc618ea84b98b9

Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1674genocide,rights,xinjiangcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/culture-war-immigration-labor-haitians-mexicans--46776971
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46776971Fri, 01 Oct 2021 17:09:59 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 16 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence weaves another undertold narrative, this time of the US history with immigration and labor, focusing on how and when immigrants have been scapegoated from Irish and Italians in the 1840s to Haitians...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1758haitians,immigration,refugeescleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-anti-communist-trade-in-afghanistan-to-9-11-war-on-terrorism--46565517
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46565517Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:45:22 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 15 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence weaves an undertold narrative of Afghanistan, starting with British and Russian imperial history, followed by covert U.S. action in-country against communism, leading to September 11, 2001 and the War...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1202afghanistan,colonialism,communismcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-war-good-for-anything--46264843
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46264843Fri, 27 Aug 2021 18:06:50 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 14 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence takes a look at the alleged end of US involvement in Afghanistan, before zooming out to discuss international military intervention as a whole and how we might take a new, measured approach that's...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>2141afghanistan,interventionism,militarycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/culture-war-trusting-science--46083812
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/46083812Fri, 13 Aug 2021 18:24:24 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 13 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence continues his quest to vanquish the culture war with a discussion of who makes the political choice to trust complex science in an age of "alternative facts" and how to bring it home so we can make...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1423climate,covid,sciencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/culture-war-sex-gender-and-sexuality--45905701
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45905701Fri, 30 Jul 2021 17:47:29 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 12 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence In Episode 12 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence begins picking apart the culture war issue by issue, starting with sex, gender, & sexuality and zoning in on LGBTQ+ issues, before delving into how...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1560gender,sex,transcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/are-we-legit-using-force-right--45442554
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45442554Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:59:12 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 11 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence gives some thought to the current state of the "monopoly on the legitimate use of physical force", aka the "monopoly on violence" held by the state and police in this country, before relating it to...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1727police,terrorism,violencecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/is-voting-worth-it--45255281
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45255281Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:24:34 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 10 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence confronts the limitations of electoralism, addresses initiatives for voting reform, and makes the case for engaging in democracy locally even when national politics seem hopeless. Lots of shade for...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

The Decent Ideas Podcast treats societal problems like software problems, except the app under the microscope is our democratic society. Solutions to big problems aren't always perfect from the get-go, but they're worth trying in trying times. Host Terence Cudney takes you through a "decent" idea, or sometimes a less-decent idea, once every other week. Enjoy!]]>1614decentralization,elections,votingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/what-in-the-world-is-us-foreign-policy--45078747
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45078747Fri, 28 May 2021 17:35:58 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 9 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence takes a second shot at the broad field of US foreign policy, focusing on colonialism and its successor phenomena, including the colonization of the Americas, the Atlantic slave trade, the "Scramble for...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>1840colonialism,imperialism,internationalcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/where-in-the-world-is-us-foreign-policy--44814242
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44814242Fri, 14 May 2021 17:30:35 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 8 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence takes a first shot at the broad field of US foreign policy and military intervention, focusing on the current state of high-casualty armed conflicts, humanitarian crises, and escalating tensions in...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>2050international,policy,relationscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/changing-the-climate-on-healthcare--44566962
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44566962Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:39:00 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 7 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence gets into the two most high-profile policies of the US left, the Green New Deal and Medicare for All, newly reintroduced in Congress, and how we might break out of the stalemate they're in! Podcast...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>1612climate,healthcare,medicarecleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/would-you-like-change--44266421
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44266421Fri, 09 Apr 2021 17:58:07 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 6 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence talks about the two biggest policy changes in his lifetime, then focuses in on what makes a good theory of political change, and presents his own. If you haven't seen/listened yet, this is a great...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>1633change,policy,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/between-you-me-and-bigotry--44063034
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/44063034Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:35:03 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 5 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence, an admittedly white dude, digs into the border concerns and anti-asian violence and endeavors to create some political solutions to the civil and political rights issues of our time. Podcast Music...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>1648border,racism,rightscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/time-for-a-human-centered-economy--43851655https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43851655Fri, 12 Mar 2021 18:41:19 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 4 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence gets into his most half-baked idea yet, i.e. how to reinvent an economy, taking a cue from Andrew Yang. He’ll get into it, but this is probably the idea he’s least convinced of so far.1663covid,economics,economycleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-better-u-s-government-is-possible--43653631
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Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43653631Fri, 26 Feb 2021 19:11:13 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 3 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence tackles the “worst divisiveness the US has experienced since the Civil War”, and proposes a new form of government. Be gentle with him on this one, he’s very sensitive about it. Podcast Music Credit:...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com

Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>1302cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/restorative-justice-the-people-the-powerful--43511791
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43511791Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:19:45 +0000Terence CudneyIn Episode 2 of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence says the words restorative and retributive justice way too much to try and compare and contrast them in light of the riot on Capitol Hill, the second Trump impeachment, AOC’s story on Instagram, and...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>1972justice,law,politicscleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-tale-of-two-hashtags--43240465
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43240465Fri, 12 Feb 2021 02:15:24 +0000Terence CudneyIn the inaugural episode of the Decent Ideas Podcast, Terence attempts to find the middle ground in the #ForceTheVote debate, with probably mixed success at best, then hopefully doesn't make it worse by comparing it (albeit favorably) to a far-right...
Podcast Music Credit: Funk In The Trunk by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com]]>1727democracy,politicscleanfull