1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Pulitzer Prize-winning author, scientist, and renowned polymath Jared Diamond reveals that many of the factors in how individuals cope with personal crises can also predict&amp;nbsp;how countries survive national crises. &amp;nbsp;He profiles six nations in transition in his book Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis, and shares his personal experiences and observations about those countries&amp;nbsp;including why one should never utter the word &quot;Finlandization&quot; in Finland, how Chileans in the 1960’s never thought that their democracy would fall to a bloody dictator, and he says this doesn’t bode well for the U.S. &amp;nbsp;He discusses why some countries like Germany choose to acknowledge their violent past&amp;nbsp;while others like Indonesia choose to bury it. &amp;nbsp;Then he warns of two nations currently facing crises Japan, who suffers from crippling national debt and an aging/shrinking population, and the United States, where he says the decline of political compromise and voting rights is eroding our democracy. Order Jared Diamond's terrific book Upheaval:&amp;nbsp;Turning Points for Nations in Crisis on Amazon, Audible,&amp;nbsp;or wherever books are sold.&amp;nbsp; See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Kickass News https://www.kickassnews.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18869501/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/101787683