Does Your College Major Matter?

Our speaker is my good friend Ofer Levy who is a Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and the Director of Precision Vaccines at Boston Children’s Hospital. We will discuss the current controversy over vaccines that has escalated since COVID. I am also including excerpts from a previous podcast with Paul Mango who ran Operation Warp Speed for Trump in his first administration that successfully got a working vaccine for COVID in record time. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Today’s topic is Persuading Younger Women to have More Children. Our speaker is Wolfgang Lutz who is a professor of demographics at the University of Vienna. I want to learn about the rapid decline in fertility and what it means for the world. Wolfgang, let’s start with why should we study demographics? Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is H.W. Brands who is a Professor of History at University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of the book Our First Civil War: Patriots and Loyalists in the American Revolution. There have been disagreements in our politics since the beginning. And if you think that the politics are polarized now, imagine what it was like during the American revolution, when the losers really did have to move to Canada. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Darren Schwartz who is the What Happens Next Culture Critic. We will review the recently released Naked Gun movie starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. In addition, Darren and I saw all three of the prior Naked Gun films that starred Leslie Nielsen. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Peter Moskos who is a Professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. He is the author of a new book entitled Back from the Brink: Inside the NYPD and New York City’s Extraordinary 1990s Crime Drop. This book is an oral history of the NY Police Department from 1970 to 2000 and includes commentary from several NY Police Commissioners as well as officers who were critical to the successful policing reforms. This book is spectacular and is one of the best books that I have read this year. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Monique Parsons who will discuss her new book Green Gold: The Avocado’s Remarkable Journey from Humble Superfood to Toast of a Nation. Monique and her husband David Wecker have been very good friends of mine for the past 25 years. Monique grew up on an avocado farm in Santa Barbara California and has spent a lifetime eating healthy unsaturated fat from her own avocado trees. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker today is Derek Kaufman who started a new think tank called Innovative Abundance which is working on policy prescriptions to make government more efficient. Derek and I both worked in fixed income proprietary trading and are longtime friends. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Corey Moss-Pech who is a Professor of Sociology at Florida State and the author of a new book entitled Major Trade-Offs: The Surprising Truths about College Majors and Entry Level Jobs. I want to learn about the consequences of choosing a liberal arts major. I also want to hear about the interplay between college majors and internships. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Edward Erler who is Professor of Political Science at California State at San Bernardino and author of The United States in Crisis: Citizenship, Immigration, and the Nation State. Edward also has a new book that just came out entitled Prophetic Statesmanship: Harry Jaffa, Abraham Lincoln, and the Gettysburg Address. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe

Our speaker is Max Boot who is the author of a new biography entitled Ronald Reagan: His Life and Legend. I hosted an in-person book club in New York City with Max and you will be hearing questions from me as well as a number of my friends. I want to learn about how Reagan’s early life experiences in radio, film, and TV honed his communication skills to succeed in politics. I also want to hear from Max about Reagan’s hands-off management style and what that meant for policy implementation. Thanks to Max for joining us. Get full access to What Happens Next in 6 Minutes with Larry Bernstein at www.whathappensnextin6minutes.com/subscribe