WHY THIS PODCAST
Outrage, frustration, fear, and confusion are common feelings about politics in America today. It's no fun to feel this way.
The Pothole Problem Podcast features interviews with activists, public servants, and political observers discussing how they work with and make use of their outrage. The intention is to examine different ways of looking at the world in order to cultivate a relationship to politics that is less frustrating and more satisfying.
HOST Dr. Jack Miller
is an author, professor, speaker, and podcaster who has been teaching and writing about political philosophy and American politics for over 25 years. He is currently an assistant teaching professor of Politics and Global Affairs at Portland State University.
His two novels — 1994, a novel of politics (2019) and Invisible Empire (2020) — explore enduring political dynamics through the lens of historical fiction. Invisible Empire, set amid the rise of the Ku Klux Klan in Astoria, Oregon in the early-1920s, is based on real events that prefigured our own tumultuous, deeply divided times. He is currently working on his third novel, The Silent Majority, planned for 2024 release.
He is also the host and producer of Two Ring Circus, a podcast about Congress, and Applied Political Philosophy, a show exploring political reform.
Video lectures and other performances are available on his YouTube channel.
CO-HOST Zane Emerson
is currently a sophomore at Lewis & Clark College studying Political Science. He also competes nationally in various speech and debate events for the college’s Speech and Debate Squad.
He is an avid podcast listener. His previous podcasting experience includes co-producing The Zane and Dad Radio Hour and conducting guest interviews on this program.
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