Archive - Building the Dream

Matt Yglasis is Wrong and the BIF is a Failure Not a Win

With the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill passing in the house, it's being heralded as true structural change, we argue that the bill doesn't just NOT go…

Nov 11, 2021 •

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Saikat Chakrabarti

October 2021

A Rhode Island Revolution

What if a political movement won a governing majority for an entire state? That is exactly what the Rhode Island Political Cooperative is working to do…

Oct 19, 2021 •

Why can't America have nice things?

It's been a while y'all. Our guest today is Jerusalem Demsas, policy reporter at Vox and co-host of The Weeds. At Building the Dream, we are really…

Oct 15, 2021 •

Saikat Chakrabarti

June 2021

The Senate passed something with Samuel Hammond

Our famously divided Senate actually passed a bill. We aren't talking about a bill to rename a post office but a bill that aims to help the US compete…

Jun 9, 2021 •

May 2021

Kim Stanley Robinson

After a little break we are back with a fun interview with author, Kim Stanley Robinson. We talk about his newish book The Ministry for the Future.

May 7, 2021 •

March 2021

Oops... Thomas Friedman gets it partly right

Mar 25, 2021 •

Thomas Friedman gets it kinda right

Friedman hits on the problem but misses the solution.

Mar 25, 2021 •

Crossover episode PSA meets BTD

We sit down with Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor. We chop it up about how to sell the stimi, the future of the party, and how to rebuild from…

Mar 23, 2021 •

Braggin on Biden

Listen now | Saikat and Corbin lay on the praise giving credit where credit credit is due. They talk about the wins in the Covid relief bill and what…

Mar 12, 2021 •

Can a Reality Show Save America?

We discuss, among other things, an idea for a reality show. It's kinda like AGT meets Nathan for You but instead of looking for entertainers we are…

Mar 11, 2021 •

February 2021

How long must Missouri tolerate its oat milk latte-drinking, yoga pants-wearing, Ivy League elitist Senator, Josh Hawley? An announcement is made…

Feb 26, 2021 •

Saikat Chakrabarti

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Biden's Missing His Big Moment

We did an episode talking a bit about how Biden can lead right now. Today, Corbin and Zack delve a bit deeper and talk about how, exactly, Biden could…

Feb 24, 2021 •

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Saikat Chakrabarti

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