FIX IT! – Details, episodes & analysis

Jeff Gudman, former Lake Oswego city councilor and two-time republican candidate for Oregon state treasurer, joins Fix It! to help us understand that if we are going to do anything in government, we need to consider the trade-offs. In his words: “If we do this, what don’t we do?” Join Clark Honors College guest hosts Nathan Malamud and Nathaniel Olds for an exploration of Gudman’s philosophy in practice.

Andrew Kalloch, former ACLU attorney and current Global and Public Policy staffer at Airbnb, joins guest hosts Mindy Tran and Delaney Kleiner on Fix It! to discuss the value of sacrifice in American culture.

Journalist Ben DeJarnette visits Fix It! to talk about how broken incentives, among other factors, are eroding the trust and efficacy of local news organizations – and what we can do to stop this. See a couple of the other topics discussed below:

•  Patriot Act Show
• LION
  

Jordan Schenck, formerly of Impossible Foods and now founder of beverage company Sunwink, joins Fix It! to share how she and others are working to reduce our food production's damage on ecosystems. See her recommendation to read the Omnivore’s Dilemma.

Jay Edelson, founder of Edelson PC and host of legal podcast Non-Compliant, joins the Fix It team to discuss anachronistic practices of modern law schools and changes that we could make to better train future generations of lawyers.

Space expert Sinead O'Sullivan stops by the Fix It! cast to chat about reductionist solutions to complex problems, and how we have to re-wire our brains and our organizations to consider deeper-order effects when building technology or policy. Check out more details on a few of the topics discussed here:

• MIT AI Policy for the World Project
  

Nygel Jones of RE:locate visits Fix It! by to share how he's helping new college graduates find homes in burgeoning communities (like his current town of Boise, ID.) instead of traditionally-overpriced cities like New York and LA.

Matt de Gruyter, founder of Next Level Burger, dials in to the Fix It! cast to discuss changing attitudes toward plant-based diets, misconceptions about plant-based diets' impact on the body, and how Next Level Burger is transforming this mindset one delicious burger at a time. 

Kevney Dugan, CEO of Visit Bend, speaks about making tourism more sustainable to ensure the long-term preservation of natural recreation spots. Learn more about topics discussed at the links below:

• Visit Bend
• Pledge for the Wild
  

Tim Shriver joins the gents of Fix It! to discuss why a fundamental shift in attitude toward those of different political or social leanings is not only possible, but necessary, to make progress as a country. See more on the topics discussed in the items linked below.

• Casel
• The Call to Unite
• Knight Foundation Report
• #Republic
• Ripples of Hope