The Intelligence Report with Dylan Welch

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Rethinking College, Careers and the American Dream - Jason Seedall

2026-09-0825:01

Is a four-year degree still the best path to success? Dylan Welch, host of The Intelligence Report, sits down with Jason Seedall, Executive Director of the Roosevelt Alliance, to discuss the growing demand for skilled workers, the return of apprenticeships, and how AI and rising education costs are reshaping the American workforce. They also explore the Roosevelt Alliance’s work to bring policymakers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders together in Washington, D.C., including its Theodore Roo...

Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Education, Exile and the Fight for a Better Future

2026-08-3139:56

Nahid Karimi and Mahdi Rahimi join Dylan Welch, founder of Welch International, to share their firsthand perspectives on life in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s return to power and the realities facing young Afghans today. Nahid recounts growing up in Kabul, representing Afghanistan as a gymnast and using music to advocate for peace and women’s rights before the Taliban takeover changed everything. After fleeing to Pakistan with her family, she eventually received a scholarship to study in the Uni...

Can Capitalism Save the World’s Coral Reefs - With Coral Vita’s Sam Teicher

2026-08-2424:42

Coral reefs support roughly a quarter of all marine life, protect vulnerable coastlines and sustain communities and economies around the world. But with reefs disappearing at an alarming rate, traditional conservation funding alone may not be enough. Dylan Welch sits down with Sam Teicher, co-founder and chief reef officer of Coral Vita, to discuss how the company is building a profitable business around restoring damaged reefs. Sam shares how a $1,000 grant and a road trip through the Florid...

Why Glaciers Matter: Exploring a Changing Polar World with Grace Cordsen

2026-08-0720:47

What can glaciers teach us about our changing planet, and why should people thousands of miles away from the world’s great ice fields care? In this episode of The Intelligence Report Podcast, Dylan Welch sits down with glacier researcher, journalist, and explorer Grace Cordsen to discuss her work across the Arctic and Antarctic and what she has witnessed firsthand in some of the planet’s most remote environments. Grace shares her journey from joining an Arctic expedition as a young researcher...

The Next Generation of Climate Action - Suman Shah and Sahara Maazel

2026-08-0515:52

In this episode of The Intelligence Report, Dylan Welch sits down with Sahara Maazel and Suman Shah, two high school sophomores and co-founders of the Youth Climate Action Alliance (YCAA), to discuss how young people can turn climate concern into meaningful action. From launching community solar initiatives and recycling programs at their own schools to building a network of 16 partner schools across New York City, Sahara and Suman share how they transformed a shared passion for the environme...

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The Intelligence Report with Dylan Welch