Episode Topic: Housing & Survival

EPISODE 25

Bigfoot vs. the Healthcare Desert: Why America Can’t Heal Its Kids

WITH GUEST Victoria Casavecchia

In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave talks with Victoria Casavecchia, founder of Empowered Victories Wellness, a Registered Nurse and Board-Certified Nurse Coach with nearly 30 years of experience in pediatric nursing. Victoria joins the…

EPISODE 20

The Thin Blue Myth: Policing, Power, and Accountability in America

WITH GUEST former police chief

In Episode 20 of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson sits down with former police chief, law enforcement consultant, educator, and DOJ reform expert Dr. Edward Dwain Denmark for a deep conversation about policing in America: how…

EPISODE 15

Gnome-ageddon: Small Government Myths and Giant Systemic Failures (w/ David Dayen)

WITH GUEST David Dayen David Dayen is the executive editor of The American Prospect and an award-winning journalist who has spent decades investigating corporate power, financial corruption, and public policy failures

“Small government” sounds comforting — a tidy garden where everyone minds their own business and freedom magically flourishes. But while we’re admiring the gnomes, something much bigger is climbing over the fence. This week on The…

EPISODE 14

The Frankenstein of Gentrification: How Cities Built a Monster They Can’t Control

WITH GUEST Samuel Stein Samuel Stein is a housing policy expert, urban planner, and author of Capital City, a definitive breakdown of how real estate finance shapes cities and democracy

🎙 The Bigfoot Manifesto Gentrification isn’t “organic change.” It isn’t inevitable. And it definitely isn’t caused by coffee shops. In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, we’re joined by housing policy expert and author Samuel Stein…

EPISODE 8

Bigfoot Joins the DSA: Socialism, Survival, and the Future of American Politics

What happens when America’s favorite elusive cryptid starts organizing? In this episode of The Bigfoot Manifesto, Dave Pederson dives into the rise of democratic socialism, the power of grassroots political organizing, and why Bigfoot would fit…

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