The American Upgrade Project

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: fox follows up on last week's episode with JChao and then we delve into healthcare in America. We view healthcare reform as a foundation to fixing many of our problems in the U.S.A. If you want to make America strong, we must take care of our own. America IS Americans. If we're strong, it's strong. No man left behind!Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we discuss the current iteration of the U.S. government with the great JChao! JChao is a Political Science and International Relations major who streams about politics on Twitch. We cover some potential first principles for improving its functionality, and argue over the scope of the changes that need to be made to fix America! Lively debate ensues. 😃We all had a really great time! It's good that people have different perspectives. Would be a boring place if we all thought exactly the same. You can find JChao @JChaoLive on Twitter or elswhere at https://allmylinks.com/jchao. Check him out! Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we talk about SCIENCE and some of the major issues surrounding the scientific process in American society -- namely the replication crisis, funding, and incentives for non-profitable but essential endevours, like developing new antibiotics.Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we take a little detour to discuss the FTX fiasco as well as our take on the downfall of Sam "Bank Fraud" Bankman-Fried.Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: homelessness is a big problem in the richest nation in the history of the world. What an odd thing to read, right?Is homelessness a symptom of larger, systemic issues that span many areas of American life? The Badger and the Fox elevate the conversation around homelessness, identify the main causes, and lay out a first pass at some solutions.Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: how to fix the stock market! What works well and what... does not. We lay out some first principles that might guide our thinking going forward, along with some tweaks and adjustments that could drastically change the way we all invest. We also talk about corporate incentives, compensation committees, and the economic tools of government. Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we examine the problems Americans face when trying to purchase or rent a home and touch on  some of the issues with commercial real-estate. Far too often Americans are forced to spend half their paycheck on housing alone and this is unacceptable. Real estate is often viewed as an investment - - it should be seen as a basic necessity of life.We need to go back to first principles - what is housing? What is commercial real-estate? What do we want from it, collectively, as a society?Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. We use aliases to keep it anonymous as:1. It's a show about ideas + dialectic, not ego.2. We wouldn't want to feel constrained from delving into controversial territory for fear of losing our day jobs.I go by 'badger' 🦡 and my co-host goes by 'fox' 🦊.In this episode: we discuss what an effective press ecosystem would look like and settle on a first pass at some first principles to that effect.This is a fun one! We all know how awful and manipulative the MSM is (on both sides) today. We must do better! The only way to do so is to start fresh.Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. Hey folks! 👋  In this episode: Fox has some comments on the last episode, including the idea of conscripting government officials, and offers up some new ideas for mitigating corruption and ensuring good laws are passed.After that, Fox and the Badger riff on capitalism and the economy.Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com

Our mission: To engineer a better government and society by going back to first principles. Hey folks! 👋  This episode is focused on the problems at the heart of Democracy and what to do about them.  Can they actually be fixed, or is it time to engineer a new, better, and even more representative system?It's a subject that's be incredibly infrequently discussed, yet it's at the heart of the most pressing issues of our age. You won't hear it anywhere else!Reach out with questions, comments, and guest recommendations! 🇺🇸Twitter: @usaupgradeEmail: podcast@theamericanupgradeproject.com