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Terrified Nation
Debilyn Molineaux
84 episodes
2 weeks ago
Before we step into a new season of Terrified Nation, we wanted to stop. Not to look back with nostalgia—but to listen again. Across multiple seasons, voices from different communities, professions, and lived experiences have answered a shared invitation: to speak honestly about fear, democracy, community, and the future we are helping to create together. When we placed these conversations side by side, a throughline emerged—clear, human, and steady. This final episode brings together the bes...
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Before we step into a new season of Terrified Nation, we wanted to stop. Not to look back with nostalgia—but to listen again. Across multiple seasons, voices from different communities, professions, and lived experiences have answered a shared invitation: to speak honestly about fear, democracy, community, and the future we are helping to create together. When we placed these conversations side by side, a throughline emerged—clear, human, and steady. This final episode brings together the bes...
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Society & Culture,
History,
Government
Episodes (20/84)
Terrified Nation
Best of Terrified Nation: All Seasons: A Pause Before What Comes Next
Before we step into a new season of Terrified Nation, we wanted to stop. Not to look back with nostalgia—but to listen again. Across multiple seasons, voices from different communities, professions, and lived experiences have answered a shared invitation: to speak honestly about fear, democracy, community, and the future we are helping to create together. When we placed these conversations side by side, a throughline emerged—clear, human, and steady. This final episode brings together the bes...
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2 weeks ago
9 minutes

Terrified Nation
Best of Terrified Nation: Best of Season 4: Reclaiming Our Humanity
In a world that profits from our division, numbness, and fear, Terrified Nation closes its final season with a return to what matters most: our humanity. This episode gathers the most powerful moments of the season—Steven Olikara’s call to integrity, Debilyn’s radical courage in choosing presence over blame, Paul Zeitz’s vision of interdependence, Hugo Balta’s legacy of empowerment, and Sam Daley-Harris’ community of “yes.” These voices remind us that reclaiming our humanity isn’t abstract. &...
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3 weeks ago
9 minutes

Terrified Nation
Best of Terrified Nation: Best of Season 3: Civic Engagement & Taking Action
Season 3 of Terrified Nation is when we turn toward action. If Season 1 taught us why connection matters, and Season 2 reminded us that everyone has a role to play, Season 3 asks the deeper question: What are we willing to do for our communities, our democracy, and each other? This season is about civic engagement in its truest form—not the abstract kind found in textbooks, but the lived, everyday choices that shape the world around us. It’s about people stepping up, speaking up, rebuildin...
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1 month ago
12 minutes

Terrified Nation
Best of Terrified Nation: Best of Season 2: Everyone Has a Role to Play
Season 2 brought something deeper, sharper, and more urgent than we expected. Across every conversation, no matter the background, expertise, or story, one message kept rising to the surface— not as a slogan, but as a lived truth: The future is not happening to us. We are shaping it. Together. Each guest, in their own way, revealed a piece of what it means to participate in a moment of uncertainty and possibility. Some spoke about belonging. Some about clarity and cour...
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1 month ago
9 minutes

Terrified Nation
Best of Terrified Nation: Building Connections: What Season 1 Taught Us
Season 1 of Terrified Nation revealed something powerful: connection is where our shared future begins. Across every conversation — from Suzanne Firstenberg to Tania Israel, from Debilyn Molineaux to Manu Meel — the same theme kept rising to the surface: We heal when we reconnect. We thrive when we belong. We move forward when we commit to each other. Suzanne reminded us that people need simple on-ramps back into each other’s lives. Debilyn showed us that we all want the same th...
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1 month ago
4 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 20: We’re Done Being a Terrified Nation
After four seasons and 79 episodes, Terrified Nation is signing off. Together, we named America’s fear. We examined how provocateurs and conflict profiteers shape chaos. And we found something deeper—beneath all that fear, there’s still care, courage, and community. We’ve met builders, bridge-makers, and everyday people who showed us that change begins with attention, care, and community. Their courage reminds us that even in uncertain times, we can choose to build instead of break. This fina...
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2 months ago
15 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 19: Law & Order: We Are Chicago
Episode summary After-midnight raids on Chicago’s South Side left doors splintered, children shaken, and 37 people detained on immigration charges. Officials touted a gang takedown, yet as of reporting, only one alleged gang member has been identified, and no violent crimes were charged. City and state leaders moved to block National Guard involvement, raising a core question: how far can government power go into our homes—without warrants? Listen for What Posse Comitatus means and ...
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2 months ago
16 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 18: Our History of Violence: how we move towards peace
Episode premise Provocateurs wake us up. Profiteers keep us fighting. Builders create what lasts. In this episode, Debilyn traces that cycle across U.S. history and applies it to today’s shock after immigration raids, Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the Israel-Gaza truce — then invites you to choose your role in what comes next. What we cover The family metaphor for national power struggles: control, protection, and who decides what comes next.Three forces in every crisis wave: provoca...
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2 months ago
18 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 17: Debilyn’s JEDI Future REVEALED!
In this special episode of Terrified Nation, host Debilyn Molineaux invites listeners into something deeply personal and beautifully different from past conversations. Instead of an interview or political reflection, we’re stepping into a future visioning session — a real coaching dialogue with her friend, Steph Stern. This was recorded as a living moment — gentle, curious, and full of pauses — where Debilyn explores her own Jedi Future: a world where justice, equity, dignity, and inclu...
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3 months ago
35 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 16: Fascism or Rule of Law
A Republic—if we can keep it. Benjamin Franklin’s words feel just as urgent today as they did in 1787. But keeping it isn’t simple. Two honest people can watch the same trial, indictment, or protest and walk away with opposite conclusions: one sees a system holding; another sees democracy collapsing into fascism. So which is it? And more importantly—what should we do about it? If you’ve felt tugged between hope and alarm, you’re not alone. This episode offers grounding practices and real-worl...
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3 months ago
24 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 15: From Owners to Neighbors
What if our Constitution had valued people with equal fervor to property? This episode of Terrified Nation takes us on a journey with Debilyn Molineaux—from reverence to revelation—about what the Constitution really valued. Standing before James Madison’s desk at Montpelier, where the nation’s founding document was drafted, Debilyn experienced a moment that forever shifted her perspective. A single word from a colleague cracked open the illusion of moral righteousness in our founding story an...
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3 months ago
10 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 14: Papal Bulls and Human Hierarchies
Political violence in America isn’t an aberration—it’s part of our national DNA. In this episode of Terrified Nation, Debilyn Molineaux traces how supremacy-based violence was justified, legalized, and normalized for centuries—beginning with the papal bulls of 1493 that declared non-Christian peoples “less than.” From the Doctrine of Discovery to the 3/5 Compromise, from slave patrols to Tulsa, from Dr. King’s assassination to modern mass shootings, the throughline is unmistakable: violence h...
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3 months ago
10 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 13: We Are the Crew: Sam Daley-Harris on Citizen Power
How do you communicate with your elected representatives—or do you even think about it at all? Debilyn Molineaux sits down with Sam Daley-Harris, founder of RESULTS, the Microcredit Summit Campaign, and Civic Courage, to imagine a preferred future—one grounded in hope, service, and citizen action. Sam reflects on his life at 83, guided by practices of gratitude, kindness, and courage. He speaks about the sacred work of democracy, the pain that drives him to action, and the antidote he’s found...
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4 months ago
27 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 12: Reclaiming the Human Pace: Hugo Balta’s Vision for 2045
Why are humans so drawn to bad news? And what does that constant focus on crisis do to our sense of hope and possibility? Debilyn Molineaux sits down with journalist, educator, and visionary communicator Hugo Balta—Executive Editor of The Fulcrum and board member of the Bridge Alliance Education Fund—to step into the future—not the one limited by fear and probability, but the one we truly desire. Through this conversation, Hugo paints a vivid picture of 2045: a slower, more intentional life r...
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4 months ago
28 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 11: The Leadership Glut: What Happens When No One Wants to Follow
We live in a culture obsessed with leadership. From classrooms to boardrooms, we’re told that the only way to matter is to lead. But what happens when everyone wants to be in charge—and no one wants to follow? In this episode of Terrified Nation, Debilyn Molineaux explores the often-overlooked power of followership. Drawing from stories, research, and cultural reflections, she reveals how following is not passive or lesser—but an act of courage, dignity, and shared responsibility. From the “f...
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4 months ago
9 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 10: I Deserve This… or Do I?
How many times have you whispered to yourself, “I deserve this”—after a long, exhausting day? Maybe it’s a glass of wine. A bag of chips. A mindless scroll through social media until the night disappears. It feels like a reward. But is it really? Somewhere along the way, “deserve” was hijacked. Once rooted in fairness and justice, it’s now a marketing lure—urging us to buy, eat, and consume as proof that we’ve earned relief. What we call treating ourselves often masks disconnection from what...
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4 months ago
9 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 9: Fear Is the Weapon. Courage Is the Cure.
Fear isn’t just an emotion—it’s a tool used by people to gain more power. And in today’s episode of Terrified Nation, Debilyn Molineaux explores how to reclaim our own power to avoid our fears being used against us. A fearful society is shaped subtly—through headlines, social media, and stories that isolate us, shape our thinking, and make others see others as enemies. When fear takes hold of us, we shrink. We stop listening. We retreat into our corners. And while we argue about the one issue...
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4 months ago
15 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 8: A Constitution of Love: Dr. Zeitz’s Vision for 2045
In this moving and deeply personal conversation, Debilyn Molineaux sits down with Dr. Paul Zeitz, a physician, global justice advocate, spiritual leader, and founder of UNIFY USA to explore a vision for the year 2045. But this isn’t just policy or idealism—it’s intimate. It’s generational. It’s sacred. Dr. Zeitz imagines himself as an 83-year-old grandfather, walking the beach with his wife and dog, immersed in music and spiritual practice. He sees a future where love is the organizing princi...
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5 months ago
37 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 7: Becoming the Helper
The noise is relentless. Sirens in the distance. Gunshots close to home. Explosions half a world away. And online, the arguments never stop. In this episode, we sit with the truth that chaos isn’t just “out there”—it’s around us, within us. And yet, in the middle of it all, there are people—quietly, courageously—choosing to become helpers. But not the polished kind. Not saviors. Not martyrs. Just human beings choosing not to harden, not to numb, and not to turn away. This episode isn’t about ...
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5 months ago
8 minutes

Terrified Nation
Season 4 Episode 6: Exhausted by anger? Exit here
For years, rage has fueled our public discourse. At first, it felt powerful—like fire. It gave us the energy to speak up, protest, and unite. But fire, left unchecked, eventually consumes everything. In this episode, Debilyn names what many are quietly feeling: “I’m so tired.” “I can’t anymore.” “I feel numb.” This is rage burnout. And it’s real. We explore how outrage is being exploited—for profit, for power—and how it’s taking a toll on our bodies, our relationships, and o...
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5 months ago
9 minutes

Terrified Nation
Before we step into a new season of Terrified Nation, we wanted to stop. Not to look back with nostalgia—but to listen again. Across multiple seasons, voices from different communities, professions, and lived experiences have answered a shared invitation: to speak honestly about fear, democracy, community, and the future we are helping to create together. When we placed these conversations side by side, a throughline emerged—clear, human, and steady. This final episode brings together the bes...