May 2, 2024

Part One: James Howard* talks about his piece in theconversation.com on the need to reform the National Flood Insurance Program.
*James Howard is a data scientist at the Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory. He has a doctorate in public policy from U Maryland, where his research focused on the economic and social effects of flood insurance.

Part Two: Our weekly check-in with Professor Steffen Schmidt of Iowa State University aka Dr. Politics. Topics include: flooding in Houston, the costs of cleanup – health, economic, environment, infrastructure – it’s going to be epic – and illustrates why we do need big government. Also Trump, Joel Osteen, and more!