Decency Lost

About Decency Lost

Decency Lost is a podcast for listeners who refuse to numb themselves to the moral collapse in American Politics. Hosted by Dick Smiley Jay, the show cuts through noise, spin, tribalism, and selective outrage to confront one simple truth: a democracy can not survive when its leaders and the country has abdicated decency. Decency Lost in November 2024. This podcast is one little clue on the map to finding it again.

Publisher

Dick Smiley Jay

Category

news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Jan 2025

Latest episode

24 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   24 Sept 2026

   The Diminishment of America

   In this comeback episode of Decency Lost, we follow one question across Donald Trump's relationships with Russia, America's growing divisions with Canada and Europe, the strain on NATO, and the mounting costs of war with Iran. Who benefits? We end with a harder question: what does it say about America when roughly 120 children can die in an American strike; and we barely blink!

2. 

   9 Jun 2026

   The Red Summer

   In the summer of 1919, America erupted in racial violence, labor unrest, and political fear. The Red Summer reminds us that national crises rarely appear overnight- they build through years of ignored pressure. Dick Smiley Jay explores what happens when a county refuses to confront its problems until they can no longer be contained.

3. 

   28 May 2026

   The Crisis of the Human Person

   Let's step away from outrage and ask a deeper question: what happens when a civilization forgets what a human being is? Using Pope Leo remarkable reflections on artificial intelligence, dignity, profit, and power, this episode explores the growing crisis of dehumanization in modern life. From algorithms and surveillance to politics built on humiliation and optimization, Dick Smiley Jay examines why compassion, humility, and moral seriousness now feel almost radical. The Pope offers a warning, and perhaps a path back to decency.

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