A Gentlemen’s Disagreement

Episode 206 - From pipe dream to possibility: the national popular vote takes a quiet leap forward with Jason Willick

Amidst all the talk of gerrymandering, a more seismic shift in our democracy looms on a horizon that is growing ever closer. WaPo's Jason Willick helps us unpack where the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact stands and what its passage might portend for the way we elect our president.

Episode 205 - It's a crazy time to be alive

We recap a big personal week for the gentlemen before diving into some of the topics (Iran, Trump, the Pope, tax day) that have been dominating the news lately. 

Episode 204 - Global warming & energy prices & microplastics, oh my! with Shannon Osaka

WaPo's climate zeitgeist reporter Shannon Osaka takes us behind the stories of an older issue, a constant issue, and a newer issue, all of which seem to be getting worse at once these days.

Episode 203 - Navigating the AI revolution: an approach to the uncertainty with Dave Friedman

We have questions about where on the timeline we are in this AI revolution, what it means for our economy and our society, and what the future might look like; Dave Friedman of the "Buy the Rumor; Sell the News" substack has answers...or at least a recommended approach. 

Episode 202 - Why aren't more conservatives against this war?

Three weeks into this conflict with Iran, polls show that most liberals and independents are against the conflict yet overwhelming majorities of conservatives are in favor of it. How could this be? Why haven't traditional conservative arguments against this type of war soured this generation of conservatives on it? We try to parse these arguments in a buy-or-sell format.

Episode 201 - Conflicted: working through the complex realities of the U.S. strikes on Iran

We try to make some sense of the conflicting feelings we have about the latest U.S. strikes. How are we supposed to reconcile not feeling badly about the result but also not feeling good about the process?

Episode 200 - On the ground in Minneapolis with congressional candidate Dalia al-Aqidi

Dalia al-Aqidi, a Republican candidate for Congress for Minneapolis, Minnesota joins us to discuss her views from the ground of the city that has been at the center of so much of U.S. culture and conflict over the past few months and years (3:30-38:00). We then reflect on lessons we've learned, favorite episodes and guests, and what we're grateful for through 200 episodes.

Episode 199 - A draft of the most significant years in U.S. history

In honor of the The United States Semiquincentennial, we select the most significant of the 250 years of the United States in our annual Presidents Day draft.

Episode 198 - The cost of congestion (pricing) with Abdallah Fayyad

A year into Manhattan's first-of-its-kind-in-the-U.S. congestion pricing policy, Boston Globe writer (and New York city resident) Abdallah Fayyad dives into the data to tell us how the program has worked and what other cities in the country can learn from it.

Episode 197 - The case for a new (and recurring) constitutional convention with Tom Teicher

Is the U.S. Constitution working? If so, could we make it work better? If not, can we fix it? Tom Teicher makes the case for a 28th Amendment that would mandate Constitutional Conventions every 40 years.