THE WHOLE TRUTH
Civil, thoughtful, and enlightening debate on today’s most pressing issues is at the core of World Affairs. This commitment is reflected in the creation of five seasons of “The Whole Truth.” Hosted by David Eisenhower, this program engages experts in meaningful conversations that address important questions. World Affairs takes pride in producing “The Whole Truth” in collaboration with WHYY TV and American Public Television (A.P.T.).
Season 5 / Episode 5
WHAT IS OUR DEMOGRAPHIC DESTINY?
Dr. Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, and Dr. Zachary Karabell, President of River Twice Research, examine the impact of demographic trends on communities, economies, nations, and the human race.
EPISODES
Season
3 /
Episode
3
With opioid overdose deaths now surpassing deaths from car accidents in the United States, it’s absolutely clear that this is a public health problem of great urgency. But what has caused the surge addiction and its consequences and what can be done about it?
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3 /
Episode
2
Since the Industrial Revolution the work of humanity has changed and changed again and it is clear that the 21st century will bring, is bringing already, another great wave of change, perhaps the greatest and fastest ever. What does our workforce look like today, what will it look like toward the middle of this century?
Season
3 /
Episode
1
Modern day sex trafficking and other forms of coerced labor not only persist in this country, and around the world, but are continuing to grow into one of the world’s largest and most lucrative businesses. The best chroniclers of this phenomenon conclude that there are more slaves today than at time in human history. What can be done?
Season
2 /
Episode
6
In areas from alternative energy, to genetics, to nanotechnology, to artificial intelligence and robotics, among others, the pace of change is accelerating and the different streams of change seem to be moving towards a confluence, which a number of leading futurists have called, “the singularity”.
Season
2 /
Episode
5
America is the richest nation in the world and in the history of the world. With just over four percent of the world’s population, the United States’ economy produces nearly twenty-five percent of world’s wealth. Yet, a sizeable portion of Americans, including about one in five American children, lives in officially defined poverty.
Season
2 /
Episode
4
After the bitter electoral battle of 2016 and the unrelenting partisanship during the Obama presidency, we witnessed a tone that seemed new and, perhaps, dangerous. The current state of political communication is discussed by a distinguished and thoughtful group
GET TO KNOW THE HOST
David Eisenhower, grandson of General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, has made significant contributions to history and academia. His career is marked by significant achievements and roles, including Director at the Institute for Public Service at the Annenberg Public Policy Center, senior research fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School of Communication, fellow in the International Relations Department at the University, and author of “Eisenhower: At War.”
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