Bryan Callen
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Why Nobody Trusts Institutions Anymore | Bryan Callen & Gerard Michaels
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March 31, 2026
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Bryan Callen sits down with Gerard Michaels for a wide-ranging conversation about why so many people no longer trust institutions.
They dive into foreign policy, war, corruption, lobbying, populism, capitalism, and the growing belief that the system no longer works for everyday people.
The conversation covers everything from Iraq and Vietnam to modern political theater, campaign finance, monopolies, and why younger generations distrust media and government. They also get into AI, Yuval Noah Harari, and what the future of work and human identity might look like.
This is a deep, unfiltered discussion about power, trust, and where things may be headed next.
Topics include:
• Why trust in government and media is collapsing
• Foreign policy, war, and skepticism of institutions
• Lobbying, corruption, and campaign finance
• Populism vs democracy
• Why politics rewards the “greedy and the crazy”
• Monopolies, private equity, and broken capitalism
• Consumer frustration and rising costs
• Cultural shifts around identity and victimhood
• AI, automation, and the future of work
• Yuval Noah Harari and the idea of humans as “hackable systems”
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