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  • 3: Why Does Universal Health Care Still Not Exist in America?

    3: Why Does Universal Health Care Still Not Exist in America?
    Jan 6 2026


    Thank you to everyone who helped bring this episode together!

    Guest Information
    Collin Stackhouse (He/They), Communications Coordinator, Health Care for All Oregon
    Website: https://www.hcao.org/
    Instagram: @healthcareforalloregon
    BlueSky: @healthcareforallor.bsky.social
    Reddit: @healthcare4alloregon

    Recording and Production
    Production Studio: Sasquatch Media Grounds @sasquatchmediagrounds
    Original Music: Rainezra @rainezra and Vews @pointofvews
    Audio Editing by: Kye Gilmer @residual_audio

    Learn More/Sources
    The following materials were referenced or informed this episode. Links are provided for transparency and further reading.

    OECD overview
    https://www.oecd.org/about/

    OECD health system comparisons
    https://www.oecd.org/health/health-systems/

    Kaiser Family Foundation on medical debt and delayed care
    https://www.kff.org/health-costs/

    Medical bankruptcy research
    https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127305/

    Health insurance company profits and earnings
    https://www.statista.com/topics/6700/health-insurance-companies-in-the-us/

    UnitedHealth Group annual earnings
    https://www.unitedhealthgroup.com/investors.html

    Insurance claim denials and prior authorization impacts
    https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/issue-brief/prior-authorization-in-medicare-advantage/

    Affordable Care Act overview
    https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/health-policy-101-the-affordable-care-act/

    Pre-existing condition protections
    https://www.hhs.gov/healthcare/about-the-aca/pre-existing-conditions/index.html

    History of U.S. universal health care efforts
    https://pnhp.org/a-brief-history-universal-health-care-efforts-in-the-us/

    Oregon universal health care efforts
    https://www.elderlawanswers.com/can-oregon-launch-universal-health-care-in-the-us-21255

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    49 Min.
  • 2: Why Did 'Woke' Become the Enemy Instead of Injustice?

    2: Why Did 'Woke' Become the Enemy Instead of Injustice?
    Jan 6 2026
    Thank you to everyone who helped bring this episode together!Guest InformationShari Dunn (She/Her/Hers), Author and CEO/Principal ITBOM LLCWebsite: https://thesharidunn.com/Instagram: @thesharidunn.com6Bluesky: @qualified-sharid.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharidunn/Substack: https://sharidunn.substack.com/Recording and ProductionProduction Studio: Sasquatch Media Grounds @sasquatchmediagroundsOriginal Music: Rainezra @rainezra and Vews @pointofvewsAudio Editing by: Kye Gilmer @residual_audioLearn More/SourcesThe following materials were referenced or informed this episode. Links are provided for transparency and further reading.Lead Belly, “Scottsboro Boys” (1938), Library of Congresshttps://www.loc.gov/item/jukebox-15460/William Melvin Kelley, “If You’re Woke You Dig It,” New York Times Magazine (1962)https://www.nytimes.com/1962/05/20/archives/if-youre-woke-you-dig-it.htmlMerriam-Webster, “The History and Meaning of ‘Woke’”https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/woke-meaning-originSnopes, “Origins of the Term ‘Stay Woke’”https://www.snopes.com/articles/464795/origins-term-stay-woke/Erykah Badu, “Master Teacher” (2008)https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZqTz3tqZLqI6HnHqG2KcBPowell v. Alabama (1932), U.S. Supreme Courthttps://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/287/45/Norris v. Alabama (1935), U.S. Supreme Courthttps://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/294/587/Emmett Till, National Museum of African American History and Culturehttps://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/emmett-tillJim Crow laws, National Archiveshttps://www.archives.gov/research/african-americans/jim-crowCivil Rights Act of 1964, U.S. Department of Justicehttps://www.justice.gov/crt/civil-rights-act-1964Voting Rights Act of 1965, U.S. Department of Justicehttps://www.justice.gov/crt/voting-rights-act-1965Fair Housing Act of 1968, U.S. Department of Justicehttps://www.justice.gov/crt/fair-housing-act-1Redlining maps and history, Mapping Inequality Project (University of Richmond)https://dsl.richmond.edu/panorama/redlining/Gallup polling on Martin Luther King Jr.’s public approvalhttps://news.gallup.com/opinion/polling-matters/229376/gallup-vault-martin-luther-king-jr.aspxMartin Luther King Jr., “Beyond Vietnam” speech (1967), Stanford King Institutehttps://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/king-papers/documents/beyond-vietnamFBI COINTELPRO records on Martin Luther King Jr.https://vault.fbi.gov/Martin%20Luther%20King%2C%20Jr.Malcolm X background and post–Nation of Islam work, Stanford King Institutehttps://kinginstitute.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/malcolm-xJohn Lewis and Bloody Sunday at the Edmund Pettus Bridge, National Park Servicehttps://www.nps.gov/articles/bloody-sunday-edmund-pettus-bridge.htmExecutive Order 10925 (1961), The American Presidency Projecthttps://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-10925Executive Order 11246 (1965), U.S. Department of Laborhttps://www.dol.gov/agencies/ofccp/executive-order-11246Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978), U.S. Supreme Courthttps://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/438/265/U.S. Department of Justice, Ferguson Report (2015)https://www.justice.gov/opa/file/800146/downloadPew Research Center, Black Lives Matter coverage and pollinghttps://www.pewresearch.org/topic/race-ethnicity/black-lives-matter/U.S. Census Bureau, racial wealth gap datahttps://www.census.gov/topics/income-poverty/wealth.htmlFederal Reserve, Survey of Consumer Financeshttps://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/scfindex.htmCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, maternal mortality by racehttps://www.cdc.gov/maternal-mortality/php/data-research/index.htmlU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, environmental justicehttps://www.epa.gov/environmentaljusticeBureau of Justice Statistics, race and sentencing datahttps://bjs.ojp.gov/topics/race-and-ethnicityFlorida Stop WOKE Act (HB 7, 2022), Florida Senatehttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/7Florida Parental Rights in Education Act (2022), Florida Senatehttps://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2022/1557PEN America, educational censorship and gag order reportshttps://pen.org/report/educational-gag-orders/ACLU of Florida, analysis of anti-DEI lawshttps://www.aclufl.org/en/issues/free-speech/stop-woke-actNew York Times reporting on Ron DeSantis and “wokeness”https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/us/politics/desantis-woke-florida.htmlNational Archives, “Reconstruction: Carpetbaggers, Scalawags, and the Ku Klux Klan”https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/reconstructionSmithsonian National Museum of American History, Reconstruction Era overviewhttps://americanhistory.si.edu/reconstruction-eraLibrary of Congress, Reconstruction primary sources and essayshttps://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/civil-war-and-reconstruction-1861-1877/reconstruction/Support the ShowAll American Why is independently produced and listener supported.If you value conversations ...
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    1 Std. und 5 Min.
  • 1: Why Is the Insurrection a Warning We Still Haven’t Learned From?

    1: Why Is the Insurrection a Warning We Still Haven’t Learned From?
    Jan 6 2026
    Thank you to everyone who helped bring this episode together! Guest InformationMichael Jonas, JD, MBA, Podcast Host/Producer, Owner/Attorney, Narwhal Law and Business Strategy Websites: https://www.allamericanwhypodcast.com/, https://www.narwhallawandbusinessstrategy.com/Instagram: @allamericanwhy, @narwhallawandbizstrategyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelericjonas/Email: michael@allamericanwhy.comLearn More/SourcesThe following materials were referenced or informed this episode. Links are provided for transparency and further reading.U.S. House Select Committee on January 6, Final Report https://january6th.house.gov/reportExecutive Summary of the January 6 Report (PDF)https://january6th.house.gov/sites/democrats.january6th.house.gov/files/Executive%20Summary.pdfU.S. Department of Justice, Capitol Breach Cases https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-casesDOJ Press Releases on Seditious Conspiracy Convictionshttps://www.justice.gov/opa/prAttorney General William Barr on Election Fraud (AP News, Dec. 2020)https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-elections-william-barr-voting-presidential-elections-7b7a1dff2c20c9d4c6a36b4c3c5f4f3aDHS CISA Statement on 2020 Election Security https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/joint-statement-elections-infrastructure-government-coordinating-councilReuters Analysis of Failed Election Lawsuitshttps://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-allies-lost-nearly-every-election-lawsuit-2020-2021-06-21/U.S. Capitol Police Press Releaseshttps://www.uscp.gov/media-center/press-releasesFBI Pipe Bomb Investigationhttps://www.fbi.gov/news/press-releases/update-on-pipe-bombs-investigationInsurrection Act of 1807 (10 U.S.C. §§ 251–255)https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/chapter-13Congressional Research Service on the Insurrection Acthttps://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/IF/IF11465Brennan Center, Insurrection Act Explainedhttps://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/insurrection-act-explainedFourteenth Amendment, Section 3https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/amendment-14/section-3/Just Security, Legal Analysis of Disqualification After January 6https://www.justsecurity.org/82134/section-3-of-the-14th-amendment-and-the-disqualification-of-insurrectionists/Post-Election Fundraising Analysis, New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/us/politics/trump-fundraising-election.htmlOutrage Economy, Columbia Journalism Reviewhttps://www.cjr.org/the_media_today/outrage-economy.phpBBC International Coverage of January 6https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55592332Support the showAll American Why is independently produced and listener supported.If you value conversations that center nuance, critical thinking, and honest inquiry, you can support the show here:https://www.allamericanwhypodcast.com/supportAnother great way to support the podcast is by sharing this episode, leaving a review, or sending it to the Excessive Thinkers in your life who love asking “why” and thinking deeply.
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    17 Min.
  • Introducing 'All American Why With Michael Jonas"

    Introducing 'All American Why With Michael Jonas"
    Jan 2 2026
    All American Why is hosted by Michael Jonas, JD, MBA, a business lawyer, community builder, and former congressional candidate who loves America enough to question it honestly. Drawing on his work with nonprofits, small businesses, and community organizations, Michael blends sharp critical thinking, humor, and directness to challenge shallow debates and oversimplified narratives. The show embraces nuance, discomfort, and real conversations as pathways to understanding and change, treating honest critique as a form of patriotism. All American Why is building a community of “Excessive Thinkers” who still care about the country and one another, creating space for thoughtful dialogue, accountability, and the occasional patriotic spiral in pursuit of a more just and functional America.
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    2 Min.