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Should We Stop Trusting AI Agents with Our Information?

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Age Limits for Congress?

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Should Cities Pull the Plug on Flock Cameras?

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Should Extinct Animals Stay Extinct? (Encore)

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Think Twice: Navigating the Election Cycle & Civic Power with Eric Liu

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Should We Phase Out Social Security?

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Does the U.S.-Saudi Civil Nuclear Agreement Serve America's Interests?

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Is the United Nations Obsolete? (Encore)

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Is Parenting Overrated? (Encore)

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Is America Ready for a Four-Day Work Week?

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Is Capitalism Broken?

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Can Humans Adapt to Climate Change? (Encore)

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Is Death Final? (Encore)

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Are Primary Elections Ruining Democracy? (Encore)

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America 250: Is It Time To Stop Idolizing the Founders?

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Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?

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Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie: Are We Overcomplicating Love and Sex?

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Who Is Winning the Iran War: Tehran or Trump?

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BONUS: The Blessings of Liberty: Jeffrey Rosen & Ken Burns on America’s 250th

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Is the American Dream in Decline?

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The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?

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World on the Brink?

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Is It Ethical To Cooperate With Chinese State Institutions To Secure Incremental Change?

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Should America End Birthright Citizenship?

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Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie: Are the Parents Alright?

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Government as Shareholder: Proactive Competitive Strategy or Last Resort?

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Is the Scientific Enterprise Too Risk-Averse?

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Should Museums Repatriate Cultural Artifacts?

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Should We Separate the Art from the Artist?

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Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?

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Will the AI Bubble Burst?

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Wartime Kill Decisions: Human or AI?

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Think Twice About The Meaning of Your Life with Arthur C. Brooks

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Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?

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Has Legalizing Sports Gambling Become A Bad Bet?

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The Future of Film: Big Screen or Stream?

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Will AI Make Work Obsolete?

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Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie: The Golden Age of News Media

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Smart Girl Dumb Questions: Will the Market Crash in 2026? With Andrew Ross Sorkin

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Think Twice About War, Tech, & Dirty Supply Chains: The Elements of Power with Nicolas Niarchos

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Could Dating an AI Be Better Than Dating a Human?

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Is U.S. Control of Limited Territory in Greenland A Strategic Necessity?

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Legalize Assisted Suicide?

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Innovation or Intrusion: The Big Data Debate

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Is It OK to Pay for Sex?

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Does AA Work?

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Has Feminism Hurt Women?

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Can Religion Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?

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How to Resolve Conflicts in Relationships: A Conversation with Esther Perel

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Tech Titans or Tyrants: Should the U.S. Government Break Up Big Tech?

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INSIDE THE DEBATE with John Donvan, Nayeema Raza, and Nick Gillespie

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Does the Effective Altruism Movement Get Giving Right?

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Should the U.S. Militarize the War on Drugs?

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BONUS: Why Debate Matters — Robert Rosenkranz on Clearer Thinking

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Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie: Who's Winning the Wealth Game?

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Is Europe Too Late to Compete in the Chip War?

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Think Twice: The Seven Rules of Trust with Jimmy Wales

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Should America End Birthright Citizenship?

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Will the Future Be Abundant?

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Is War Inevitable?

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Wartime Kill Switch: Human or AI?

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Debating the Legacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Is Masculinity A Prison?

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TikTok in the Classroom: Enhancing or Eroding the Teaching Profession?

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Should the U.S. Be Ruled by a CEO Dictator?

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Don't Eat Anything With a Face

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Fast Fashion: Shop or Stop?

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Is Our Productivity Culture Toxic?

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Is It Time for the Catholic Church to Ordain Women as Deacons?

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Think Twice: The Idaho Four Tragedy with Vicky Ward

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Could Dating an AI Be Better Than Dating a Human?

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Two Conservatives Debate: Is the Big, Beautiful Bill a Disaster?

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Did Harvard Have It Coming?

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Think Twice: Reading the Constitution with Justice Stephen Breyer

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Are Sanctions An Effective Policy Tool?

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Is Trump's America a Reliable Ally?

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Free Speech in the Trump 2.0 Era

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BONUS RELEASE: Can America and Its Allies Tolerate A Nuclear Iran, or Is It Time to Stop Them Now?

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Trump's Russia Policies: Return to Normalcy or Defeat for America?

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Think Twice: Original Sin with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

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Is Trump Good for Israel?

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Can the U.S. Outpace China in AI Through Chip Controls?

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Trump’s First 100 Days: The Economic Agenda

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Think Twice: The Stoic Capitalist with Robert Rosenkranz

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Should the U.S. Decouple from China?

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Was Trump Right to Be Hard on Soft Power in the Middle East?

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Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?

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Is Objectivity Essential to Journalism?

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Smart Girl Dumb Questions: Is the Future Bleak?

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Think Twice: About Abundance with Derek Thompson

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Should We Address the Gender Wage Gap?

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UN Efforts in the Middle East: Helping or Hurting?

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Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?

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PODCAST BONUS RELEASE: Is it Time to End Daylight Savings Time?

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Was Trump Right to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

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Can Religion Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?

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Is It Time to Break Up with Dating Apps?

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UNRESOLVED: The Future of the Supreme Court

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Has Legalizing Sports Gambling Become a Bad Bet?

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Prescription Weight Loss Drugs for All?