Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
America is healthier and wealthier than ever, yet many still feel hopeless.
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen go "Behind the Curtain" to break down the 3 massive shocks that have disoriented American life: The rise of social media, The COVID-19 Isolation, and AI-driven information chaos. This is so much bigger than politics. It touches our jobs, our companies, our communities and our realities.
The question now is whether America can rebuild trust where it still exists: in local communities, schools, families, religious institutions and the workplace.
Timestamps:
00:00 - The paradox
01:34 - Shock 1: Social media & the iPhone
05:54 - Shock 2: The COVID scar
07:21 - Shock 3: AI & information chaos
09:18 - How we fix the American spirit
This episode of Behind The Curtain is sponsored by Accenture. Check out their series "Reinvented by Accenture" here: accenture.com/us-en/insights/strategy/reinvented-with-accenture
America is healthier and wealthier than ever, yet many still feel hopeless.
Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen go "Behind the Curtain" to break down the 3 massive shocks that have disoriented American life: The rise of social media, The COVID-19 Isolation, and AI-driven information chaos. This is so much bigger than politics. It touches our jobs, our companies, our communities and our realities.
The question now is whether America can rebuild trust where it still exists: in local communities, schools, families, religious institutions and the workplace.
Timestamps:
00:00 - The paradox
01:34 - Shock 1: Social media & the iPhone
05:54 - Shock 2: The COVID scar
07:21 - Shock 3: AI & information chaos
09:18 - How we fix the American spirit
This episode of Behind The Curtain is sponsored by Accenture. Check out their series "Reinvented by Accenture" here: accenture.com/us-en/insights/strategy/reinvented-with-accenture
