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Is the American Empire Dying? Jeremy Ryan Slate on Rome

Podcast: The Broadcasting Seeds Podcast · Bennett Tanton

Opublikowano: 2026-10-15

Is America repeating the mistakes that destroyed Rome? The Roman Empire didn't collapse overnight. Its currency deteriorated, political institutions lost their authority, emergency powers became permanent, and public confidence slowly disappeared. Sound familiar? In this episode of Broadcasting Seeds, Bennett sits down with Jeremy Ryan Slate, creator of The Roman Pattern, to explore the historical patterns behind the rise and decline of civilizations, and what those patterns might reveal about America today. Jeremy studied Roman propaganda and the transformation of the Roman Republic into an Empire. He brings that historical perspective to a conversation about money, power, corruption, citizenship, political...