Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Connors Institute at Shippensburg University!

Since this Utterly Moderateepisode is both our Christmas program and our 100th PODCAST EPISODE, we thought we would try to be as uplifting as possible.

In that spirit, we are being joined by Johan Norberg, author of a number of books including Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future. 

In that book, Norberg presents extensive data documenting how the world has gotten much better over the centuries across several measures, including freedom, life expectancy, poverty, violence, hunger, sanitation, the environment, literacy, and more.

The book helps us not only to avoid being so doom and gloom about the state of the world, but to identify the reasons why we have made so much progress in the first place, avoid derailing those efforts, and help us build on them for a better tomorrow.

Enjoy this conversation, and very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.

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Episode Audio:


"Air Background Corporate" by REDCVT (Free Music Archive)


"Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar (Free Music Archive)
"Remedy for Melancholy" by Kai Engel (Free Music Archive)
"Silent Night" by Piper Kull (used with artist's permission)
"O Holy Night" by Piper Kull (used with artist's permission)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Connors Institute at Shippensburg University!
Since this <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/podcast">Utterly Moderate</a> episode is both our Christmas program and our 100th PODCAST EPISODE, we thought we would try to be as uplifting as possible.
In that spirit, we are being joined by <a href="https://www.johannorberg.net/">Johan Norberg</a>, author of a number of books including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Progress-Reasons-Look-Forward-Future/dp/1786070650">Progress: Ten Reasons to Look Forward to the Future</a>. 
In that book, Norberg presents extensive data documenting how the world has gotten much better over the centuries across several measures, including freedom, life expectancy, poverty, violence, hunger, sanitation, the environment, literacy, and more.
The book helps us not only to avoid being so doom and gloom about the state of the world, but to identify the reasons why we have made so much progress in the first place, avoid derailing those efforts, and help us build on them for a better tomorrow.
Enjoy this conversation, and very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all.
Sign up for our FREE NEWSLETTER in one click at <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">ConnorsInstitute.org</a>.
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Episode Audio:
<ul>
<li>
"Air Background Corporate" by REDCVT (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/">Free Music Archive</a>)
</li>
<li>
"Please Listen Carefully" by Jahzzar (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/">Free Music Archive</a>)
</li>
<li>"Remedy for Melancholy" by Kai Engel (<a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/">Free Music Archive</a>)</li>
<li>"Silent Night" by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-331807049">Piper Kull</a> (used with artist's permission)</li>
<li>"O Holy Night" by <a href="https://soundcloud.com/user-331807049">Piper Kull</a> (used with artist's permission)</li>
</ul>

The Utterly Moderate Podcast is the official podcast of Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University.

The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.

Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.

Be sure to visit us at ConnorsInstitute.org to learn more about all that we do!

The <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/podcast">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a> is the official podcast of <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University</a>.
The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.
Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.
Be sure to visit us at <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">ConnorsInstitute.org</a> to learn more about all that we do!

Utterly Moderate Podcast

The <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/podcast">Utterly Moderate Podcast</a> is the official podcast of <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">Connors Institute for Nonpartisan Research and Civic Engagement at Shippensburg University</a>.
The core mission of the Connors Institute is to disseminate high-quality nonpartisan information to the public.
Utterly Moderate is hosted by Lawrence Eppard, a researcher, university professor, and director of the Connors Institute. On each episode, Eppard is joined by a guest (or two or three!) who helps listeners understand important topics by focusing on just the weight of the empirical evidence and none of the unneeded opinions or political agendas. We are aggressively nonpartisan in our approach.
Be sure to visit us at <a href="https://connorsinstitute.org/">ConnorsInstitute.org</a> to learn more about all that we do!

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