Common Sense with Dan Carlin
News & Politics Podcasts
Loud, fast-talking and deceptively funny, this politically-independent "forward-thinking pragmatist" looks at the events shaping our world through a uniquely American lens. It's smarter than you think, and faster than you expect.
Location:
United States
Genres:
News & Politics Podcasts
Description:
Loud, fast-talking and deceptively funny, this politically-independent "forward-thinking pragmatist" looks at the events shaping our world through a uniquely American lens. It's smarter than you think, and faster than you expect.
Language:
English
Episodes
Show 324 - What's Good for the Goose
3/23/2025
The U.S. political stage has long been primed for an American nightmare. Faction loyalists can argue over who'll end up pulling the constitutional trigger, but the metaphorical gun has been loaded for decades.
Duración:01:31:26
Show 323 - Gas Up the Cold War
3/1/2022
Vladimir Putin has instantaneously reignited the Cold War by savagely attacking Ukraine this week. In response to requests, Dan shares a few thoughts.
Duración:00:40:19
Show 322 - Betting on Long Shots
9/1/2021
After 20 years in Afghanistan the U.S. exits the country thus ending the longest war in American history. Are there any lessons to be learned?
Duración:00:55:24
Show 321 - Garbage In, Garbage Out
1/13/2021
In a show recorded before the recent House impeachment vote, Dan examines the damage caused by the iceberg we recently hit when Americans stormed the U.S. Capitol and tries to suggest how we might avoid hitting another one.
Duración:00:47:27
Show 320 - Steering Into the Iceberg
9/20/2020
To paraphrase John Lennon, So you say you want a civil war? With the U.S. facing one of the most consequential elections in its history, Dan has some thoughts about us all, our choices and the times in which we live.
Duración:01:13:01
Show 319 - A Recipe for Caesar
4/1/2020
Does a global pandemic help break the spell of our bitter partisan conflict, or does it just raise the stakes? In the first CS show in years Dan wrestles with the Zeitgeist.
Duración:01:26:19
Show 318 - For Whom the Bell Trolls
5/25/2018
You never know when you might get a little common sense unexpectedly out of nowhere.This is one of those times.
Duración:00:46:08
Show 317 - Shades of Grey
10/27/2017
Dan is finding is hard to operate in a Black and White, Good and Evil cultural environment where everyone is outraged all the time about everything and where Americans hate each other. Where's the Common Sense?
Duración:00:51:06
Show 316 - The Day of the Dove
6/19/2017
Politically-related violence in the U.S. heats up as talk of "Civil War" goes mainstream. What would a "Civil War" in the U.S. even look like? Dan has some thoughts on this and ways to potentially avoid such a fate.
Duración:01:02:36
Show 315 - War on a Whim?
4/30/2017
There's a lot in this show subject-wise, but it's really supposed to be about War Powers in the USA and how events in Syria and North Korea play into the issue.
Duración:01:08:02
Show 314 - Unhealthy Numbers
3/16/2017
As the GOP attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act, Dan ponders the dichotomy between what Americans spend on health care versus what they get in return.
Duración:01:05:07
Show 313 - Get Me A Glass of Water
2/14/2017
Dan is in an introspective mental place in this show...but he may just drag you in there with him.
Duración:00:55:39
Show 312 - Re-Connections with James Burke
12/7/2016
Dan has another visit with the always fascinating science historian and TV host James Burke. He also catches up a bit on early Trump cabinet picks and the Dakota pipeline protests.
Duración:01:25:19
Show 311 - Trumped
11/11/2016
Post-2016 election analysis and discussion from a Martian political perspective.
Duración:01:06:02
Show 310 - Or Else
10/13/2016
What happens if our nation's problems become too large to realistically imagine our politicians solving? What if voting doesn't help? Dan reminds us that he's not a moderate, and that you probably aren't either.
Duración:00:47:47
Show 309 - A Bodyguard of Lies
9/9/2016
Secrecy, hacking, information leaks, whistle-blowers, foreign-operative propaganda pushers, disinformation, election tampering and the search for any truth in cyberspace occupy Dan's thoughts in this show.
Duración:00:59:59
Show 308 - Return of the Podcaster
8/14/2016
After a brief hiatus to finish his other podcast, Dan has a huge backlog of material to cover. The presidential race, foreign affairs and racial and cultural questions take center stage.
Duración:01:13:24
Show 307 - Revenge of the Gangrenous Finger
6/27/2016
This show has a "chickens coming home to roost" feel to it, but maybe in a positive way. It was supposed to be about the recent British vote to leave the EU, but evolved into something larger. Surprise, surprise.
Duración:00:49:36
Show 306 - Disengaging the Lizard Brain
6/5/2016
Hate is a very strong word, but increasing numbers of Americans hate their countrymen. Is this a danger to the stability of the country? If it were deemed such, what can be done about it?
Duración:00:44:09
Show 305 - A Catalyst for the Inconceivable
5/7/2016
Dan finds the idea of a Donald Trump presidency to be inconceivable. He also thinks a fundamental change in U.S. Foreign Policy is also inconceivable. Could one inconceivable outcome lead to another?
Duración:01:11:52