Now Or Never

Best of - Americans see a government that can't solve their problems, why customer service is designed not to serve customers, and what is Boxing Day.

This Morning with Gordon Deal December 26, 2025

The last 40 years have seen a sharp decline in America’s manufacturing industries with growing joblessness in many previously prosperous industrial regions of the US. 

But how and why did these job losses happen, and how did the US move from an economy based on manufacturing to one that’s now based on services? And what can be done to help workers affected by technological disruption in what are called “left-behind places”?

To discuss the origins of job loss, left behind places, and the place-based policies that can help them, in November 2025, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Gordon Hanson, the Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy at Harvard Kennedy School. Professor Hanson is best known for his research on the labor market consequences of globalization, including pioneering work on the China trade shock.

This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Avan Fata.  

Further reading and resources
•	We Warned About the First China Shock. The Next One Will Be Worse, New York Times, 14 July 2025
•	Reimagining the Economy at Harvard Kennedy School
•	What Works Centre for Local Economic Growth

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Best of - Space combat moves from science fiction, workplace trends that will define 2026, and New Year’s traditions around the world.

This Morning with Gordon Deal January, 01, 2026

Trump is optimistic about talks to end the war in Ukraine, financial strategies for the new year and how bosses are remaking the office for introverts.

This Morning with Gordon Deal December 29, 2025

Trump Threatens new military action with Israel Against Iran, why drivers are cutting corners with their car insurance, and why cash is still king for many people.

This Morning with Gordon Deal December 30, 2025

Swiss officials face the painful task of identifying bodies in the deadly New Years Eve bar fire, how to protect yourself against illness on cruise and the booming business of drinking yourself to sleep.

This Morning with Gordon Deal January 2, 2026

The things that mattered in 2025, the rise of the no-split divorce and the booming business of drinking yourself to sleep.

This Weekend with Gordon Deal January 3, 2026

 

The Reverend Dr. John F. Ross is the Executive Director of The Saint John’s Bible Heritage Program at Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he shepherds global engagement with the Saint John’s Bible—the first handwritten illuminated Bible in over 500 years. In this episode of The Leader’s Way, Brandon Nappi asks John to tell the story of how this artistic and beautiful Bible came to be, from the early inspirations of renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson to the Bible's commissioning by a Benedictine monastery and its subsequent travels across the world. 

 
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Host: Brandon Nappi 

Guest: John Ross 


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78: Saint John's Bible with John Ross

Maduro declares his innocence in his first U.S. court appearance, what to know about babies' Trump accounts in 2026 and why America is falling out of love with pizza.  

This Morning with Gordon Deal January 6, 2026

Trump says Venezuela will give the U.S. up to 50 million barrels of oil, the stealth tactic bosses are using to get you back in the office and 5 smart ways to raise your credit score.

This Morning with Gordon Deal January 7, 2026

The Hawkeyes are a modern rock powerhouse. Rooted in rhythmic stomp and guitar-driven snarl, they make music that nods to the hard-hitting heavyweights of rock & roll's past, refashioning that diehard sound into something contemporary and larger than life.

Although hailing from Pittsburgh, the Hawkeyes sharpened their sound on the road. It was there — on the sweaty, beer-soaked stages of America's dive bars, clubs, and theaters — that the band's four members began blending anthemic hooks, hard-rock crunch, and amplified attitude, with frontman Jay Wiley leading the charge. Headlining their own shows one minute and open-ing for groups like Lynyrd Skynyrd and Collective Soul the next, the Hawkeyes became genuine road warriors, building their audience song-by-song and show-by-show. They solidified their lineup along the way, with drummer Luke Zajdel and guitarist Noah Myers both teaming up with Wiley to carry rock & roll's torch into a new era.

To properly capture their sonic swagger on record, the guys headed back home to Pennsylvania, where they teamed up with producer Sean McDonald — a Pittsburgh legend who had previously worked with another group of Steel City exports: The Clarks — to craft Ever for After. McDon-ald encouraged Wiley to dig deep into the music he'd grown up loving, including records by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Oasis, Queens of the Stone Age, and the Foo Fighters. Working together as co-writers and collaborators, McDonald and Wiley crafted a new batch of raw, larg-er-than-life songs that built upon the songwriting chops Wiley had already been honing for years, not only as the founding member of the Hawkeyes, but also as a solo artist. The result was an album that matched Wiley's melodies and Rust Belt persona with the power of a revved-up mod-ern rock band. 

With singles like "Stone's Throw Away" and "Wanted Man" receiving regular airplay on the band's hometown rock radio station, WDVE, the Hawkeyes have become hometown favorites. They've played some of Pittsburgh's largest venues, including Stage AE, Rex Theater, Thunder-bird Cafe, and Hard Rock Cafe. They've also continued racking up tens of thousands of highway miles on the road, making appearances at national festivals like Mile of Music in Appleton, Wis-consin, and Sturgis Music Fest in Sturgis, South Dakota. 

Driven and dynamic, the Hawkeyes are dedicated to updating rock & roll's adrenalized sound for the modern world. This is the sound of a band on the rise.

Now Or Never

The Hawkeyes

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