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Should the Death Penalty Be Abolished?

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

Who Is Winning the Iran War: Tehran or Trump?

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

Is the American Dream in Decline?

The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?

World on the Brink?

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

Should America End Birthright Citizenship?

Generational Divides with Nick Gillespie: Are the Parents Alright?

Government as Shareholder: Proactive Competitive Strategy or Last Resort?

Is the Scientific Enterprise Too Risk-Averse?

Should Museums Repatriate Cultural Artifacts?

Should We Separate the Art from the Artist?

Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?

Will the AI Bubble Burst?

Wartime Kill Decisions: Human or AI?

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

Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?

Has Legalizing Sports Gambling Become A Bad Bet?

The Future of Film: Big Screen or Stream?

Will AI Make Work Obsolete?

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

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

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

Could Dating an AI Be Better Than Dating a Human?

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

Legalize Assisted Suicide?

Innovation or Intrusion: The Big Data Debate

Is It OK to Pay for Sex?

Does AA Work?

Has Feminism Hurt Women?

Can Religion Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?

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

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

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

Does the Effective Altruism Movement Get Giving Right?

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

BONUS: Why Debate Matters — Robert Rosenkranz on Clearer Thinking

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

Is Europe Too Late to Compete in the Chip War?

Think Twice: The Seven Rules of Trust with Jimmy Wales

Should America End Birthright Citizenship?

Will the Future Be Abundant?

Is War Inevitable?

Wartime Kill Switch: Human or AI?

Debating the Legacy of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Is Masculinity A Prison?

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

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

Don't Eat Anything With a Face

Fast Fashion: Shop or Stop?

Is Our Productivity Culture Toxic?

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

Think Twice: The Idaho Four Tragedy with Vicky Ward

Could Dating an AI Be Better Than Dating a Human?

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

Did Harvard Have It Coming?

Think Twice: Reading the Constitution with Justice Stephen Breyer

Are Sanctions An Effective Policy Tool?

Is Trump's America a Reliable Ally?

Free Speech in the Trump 2.0 Era

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

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

Think Twice: Original Sin with Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson

Is Trump Good for Israel?

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

Trump’s First 100 Days: The Economic Agenda

Think Twice: The Stoic Capitalist with Robert Rosenkranz

Should the U.S. Decouple from China?

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

Should the U.S. Prioritize Settling Mars?

Is Objectivity Essential to Journalism?

Smart Girl Dumb Questions: Is the Future Bleak?

Think Twice: About Abundance with Derek Thompson

Should We Address the Gender Wage Gap?

UN Efforts in the Middle East: Helping or Hurting?

Is Musk’s DOGE Dodging the Law?

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

Was Trump Right to Increase Tariffs on Chinese Imports?

Can Religion Cure the Loneliness Epidemic?

Is It Time to Break Up with Dating Apps?

UNRESOLVED: The Future of the Supreme Court

Has Legalizing Sports Gambling Become a Bad Bet?

Prescription Weight Loss Drugs for All?

Could Identity Politics Help Democrats Engage Men?

PODCAST BONUS RELEASE: Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?

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

Does AA Work?

Could Longevity Science Extend Your Health Span By Decades? Should the Government Fund It?

The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?

Psychedelics for Mental Health: Help or Hype?

Global Leaders Debate Money, Truth, and Power

Fast Fashion: Shop or Stop?

Thinking Twice: Revenge of the Tipping Point with Malcolm Gladwell

Is the Republican Party’s Refusal to Raise Taxes Fiscally Irresponsible?

Is the American Dream in Decline?

Nate Silver on The Art of Risking Everything: Politics, Money, Power

Has The Electoral College Outlived Its Usefulness?

Will Kamala Harris or Donald Trump Be Better For America?

Should Israel Strike Iran?

Were Israel's Actions in the Gaza War Justified?

Election 2024: Are Identity Politics Holding Us Back?

Should We Legalize the Market for Human Organs?

Is the ICC’s Arrest Warrant for Netanyahu Justified?

Wokeness in Public Schools: Helping or Hurting Students?

Does America Need a Third Party?

Does the Effective Altruism Movement Get Giving Right?

America the Dysfunctional with Brian Tyler Cohen

Can Israel Make Peace with Hamas?

Is the Two-State Solution Still Viable?

Mock Trial: Should Trump’s Conviction Stand?

Should Biden Step Aside?

History Lessons About Combatting Polarization in 2024 with Fareed Zakaria

Is Wokeness Killing Comedy?

Married or Single?

Is Islam Antisemitic?

MOCK TRIAL: Murthy v. Missouri - Free speech, Government and Misinformation on Social Media Platforms

Is It OK to Pay for Sex?

Is Taiwan Indefensible?

Young Voices Debate Tough Topics: DEI and Climate Change

The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue or Pleasure?

MOCK TRIAL: Should the Courts Restrict Access to the Abortion Pill?

Should Elite Universities Reinstate the SAT?

Is Free Speech Threatened on Campus?

Ban the Box: Should We Banish the Criminal History Check Box from Job Applications?

Should Congress Stop Funding the War in Ukraine?

Is Religion a Force for Good?

Childhood Obesity Guidelines: Good Medicine or Too Extreme?

Should the US Ban Tik Tok?

Does Taylor Swift Deserve Her Billion Dollar Fortune?

Should We Address the Gender Wage Gap?

Has Citizens United Undermined Democracy?

Debate: Coleman Hughes and Jamelle Bouie on Color Blindness for Black History Month

Unresolved: The Iran Threat

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

Is the Republican Party’s Refusal to Raise Taxes Fiscally Irresponsible?

Is Engineering Solar Radiation A Crazy Idea?

Is the American Dream in Decline?

David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts on Conflict, War, and Debate

Mock Trial: Is Trump Guilty in the January 6th Case?

David Brooks on the Art of Seeing and Hearing Others

Will the Future Be Abundant?

Should Congress Pass the Secure the Border Act?

Will AI Kill the Future of the Creative Arts?

How Would A No Labels Presidential Candidate Change the Outcome in 2024?

A primer for discussing Israel and Gaza and our divided American political landscape: John Donvan in discussion with author Mónica Guzmán

Do We Have Free Will?

Is Wokeness Killing Comedy?

Are DEI Mandates for University Faculties a Bad Idea?

Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?

Does Economic Growth Cost Too Much?

Should Artists Be Allowed to Borrow From Cultures Besides Their Own?

Should Ukraine Get Russia's Frozen Assets?

Is Modi's India Heading in the Right Direction?

Does America Need A Third Party?

Is Legalizing Marijuana a Mistake?

Is Objectivity Essential to Journalism?

Should we Erase Bad Memories?

Does Color Blindness Perpetuate Racism?

Should NATO Admit Ukraine?

Is Social Media Bad For Kids' Mental Health?

Is the FDA Too Cautious?

Should Prosecutors Pursue Minor Crimes?

Will Millennials Be Left Behind?

Should the Government Raise the Retirement Age?

Should SCOTUS Focus on the Original Meaning of the Constitution?

Should Congress Abolish the Debt Ceiling?

Is Netanyahu's Government Heading in the Wrong Direction?

Should Certain Books Be Banned in School?

What Does It Mean to "Win" An Argument? Mehdi Hasan in Conversation with John Donvan

Is Carbon Capture Essential to Fighting Climate Change?

Is Florida Eating New York's Lunch?

Is the Banking System Safer Than It Was in 2008?

Are Men Finished and Should We Help Them?

Is The Democratic Party Too Far Left?

Is America Too Obsessed With Race?

Should the FTC Ban Non-compete Clauses?

John Donvan In Conversation with David McRaney on the Science of Changing Minds

Should the U.S. Ban TikTok?

Will ChatGPT Do More Harm Than Good?

Has China's Power Peaked?

Does the Sex Offender Registry Do More Harm Than Good?

Is Parenting Overrated?

Is Elon Musk Killing Twitter?

Has Globalization Backfired?

Was January 6th an Existential Threat to American Democracy?

Changing Your Mind, with Adam Grant, Ray Dalio, and Bo Seo

Bonus: Year in Review

Is Capitalism A Blessing?

Does America Need A Digital Dollar?

Is Affirmative Action Unfair to Asian Americans?

Should We Eat More Processed Foods?

Is Public Radio Still Relevant?

Unresolved: Information Disorder

Is Taiwan Indefensible?

Are Primary Elections Ruining Democracy?

Is It Time to End Qualified Immunity for Cops?

Do Unions Work For The Economy?

Should Paying Hacker Ransoms Be Illegal?

Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?

Should We Separate the Art From the Artist?

Is Amazon Good for Small Business?

Long Live The British Monarchy?

Should We Search for Extraterrestrial Life?

Will AI Do More Harm Than Good?

Should The SAT Be Erased?

Is Cancel Culture Toxic?

Should Trump Be Indicted?

Should We Eat More Processed Foods?

Should We Forgive Student Debt?

Should We Isolate Russia?

Agree to Disagree: Can the Fed Manage a Soft Landing?

We Should Expand the Supreme Court

Humans Can Adapt to Climate Change

Debate Like a World Champion: A Conversation with Bo Seo, Harvard Debate Coach & Global Debate Champion

Should Society Legalize Psychedelics?

Agree to Disagree: Does Your Electric Vehicle Help The Planet?

Agree to Disagree: Can Small Investors Beat The Street?

Agree to Disagree: Is It Right to End Roe?

It's Time to Expand Nuclear Power

Thinking Again with Adam Grant: The Power of Debate, and Knowing What You Don’t Know

#200 - Are Big Cities Past Their Prime?

Agree to Disagree: Is It Time to End the Covid Emergency?

Agree to Disagree: Ukraine

#199 - Should We Use Gene Editing to Make Better Babies?

Agree to Disagree: Is True Love a Myth?

#198 - Is America Retreating from Global Leadership?

IQ2 Conversation: A New University Offers "Forbidden" Courses

The Pandemic: Year-In-Review

#197 - Is Amazon Good for Small Business?

Agree to Disagree: Meritocracy

#196 - Is Cancel Culture Toxic?

Agree to Disagree: Booster Shots

Agree to Disagree: Cyber War and Hacker Ransoms

#195 - Should We Expand the Supreme Court?

#194 - Is the United Nations Obsolete?

Agree to Disagree: Build Back Better

Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Mandates (Updated)

Agree to Disagree: Leaving Afghanistan

Debate Roundup: America's Guns

#193 - Has the New York Times Lost Its Way?

Is It Time to Redistribute the Wealth?

Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Mandates

The State of Debate: An Intelligence Squared Roundtable

Ray Dalio on How To Change Your Mind

Is Bitcoin More Than a Bubble and Here to Stay?

Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?

#192 - Is Taiwan Indefensible?

Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Passports

#191 - Should We Legalize Psychedelics?

Agree to Disagree COVID Series: Vaccine Patents

#190 - Should We Forgive Student Debt?

Agree to Disagree: The Filibuster

Agree to Disagree: Slavery Reparations

#189 - Has the GOP Lost Its Way?

Agree to Disagree: Sex with Robots (Valentine's Day Special)

Agree to Disagree: Identity Politics

#188 - For the Last Four Years, America Got the Middle East Right

Is America Still A Model for the World?

Helen Fisher on How Genes Affect Your Politics

Intelligence Squared Year-Ender

Essential Workers or Elderly? Larry Brilliant on the Vaccine Debate

Agree to Disagree: Are Identity Politics a Way to Win?

#187 - Should We Stop Worrying About National Deficits?

Agree to Disagree: Are Election Lawsuits Good For Democracy?

#186 - Is a U.S.-China Space Race Good for Humanity?

Election Special: A Historian and Futurist Debate 2020

Discourse Disruptors: A Divided Nation – One Perspective

A Supreme Special Episode: Amy Coney Barrett & The State of SCOTUS

#185 - Is It Time to Redistribute the Wealth?

#184 - Unresolved: American Policing

#154 - Has Globalization Undermined the American Working Class?

Newt Minow on the Presidential Debates

Agree to Disagree: Should Washington Break Up Big Tech?

Agree to Disagree: Broadband for All?

#183 - Is Nationalism a Force for Good?

#164 - Should Social Media Companies Honor the First Amendment?

#182 - Will Coronavirus Reshape the World Order in China's Favor?

#181 - Has The Electoral College Outlived Its Usefulness?

#180 - Was the Global Financial System Better Prepared for the Pandemic Than 2008?

#179 - Is the Defense Production Act Being Underutilized?

How to Fight an Infodemic

#178 - Does Maximum Pressure Against Iran Work?

#177 - Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism?

#176 - Is the Two-Party System Good for Democracy?

#175 - Is it Time to Expand Nuclear Power?

Ezra Klein on Why We're Polarized

Bonus Episode: Can Progressives Save Capitalism?

#97 - Should We Legalize Assisted Suicide?

Bonus Episode: How Do We Make Our Debates Happen?

#174 - Is Capitalism a Blessing?

#173 - Is Parenting Overrated?

#172 - Has Europe Declared War on American Tech Companies?

#115 - Is Affirmative Action in College Admissions Constitutional?

#171 - Should We Replace Private Insurance With Medicare For All?

#170 - Unresolved: Shifting Power in the Middle East

Bonus Episode: Are We In a New Authoritarian Era?

Chris Anderson on Ideas & Inspiration

#169 - Is U.S. Policy Toward China Productive?

Simon Johnson on Science & the Economy

Allison Schrager on Risk and Reason In Everyday Life

Nadine Strossen & Thane Rosenbaum on Hate Speech in America

#168 - Has the Transatlantic Relationship Been Irreparably Damaged?

Bonus Episode: How Europe Is Answering to "America First"

#153 - Is Social Media Good for Democracy?

#126 - Should the U.S. Give Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Citizenship?

#134 - Is Universal Basic Income the Safety Net of the Future?

#167 - Should Scientists Dim the Sun?

#166 - All Hail the Driverless Car?

#165 - Should the Republican Party Re-Nominate Trump?

IQ2 Interview: Should You Love Your Enemies?

#164 - Can Constitutional Free Speech Principles Save Social Media Companies From Themselves?

#163 - Unresolved: The Techonomic Cold War With China

Special Release: Can AI Change Your Mind?

#161 - Should We Bring Extinct Creatures Back To Life?

#160 - Ten Years After the Global Financial Crisis, Is the System Safer?

Season Preview: New Year, New Debates

#83 - Should We Avoid Eating Anything With A Face?

#105 - Is Smart Technology Making Us Dumb?

#159 - Has Silicon Valley Lost Its Soul?

An IQ2US Thanksgiving Tradition

#158 - Is Trump Bad for Comedy?

#157 - Will Progressive Populism Save The Democratic Party?

#156 - Will Retail Alliances Fix the U.S. Health Care System?

#155 - Unresolved: U.S. National Security

Join IQ2US Live in New York

#154 - Has Globalization Undermined the American Working Class?

#153 - Is Social Media Good For Democracy?

#152 - Trigger Warning: Are Safe Spaces Dangerous?

#151 - Will Automation Crash Democracy?

#150 - Can Negotiations Denuclearize North Korea?

#149 - Is Bitcoin More Than A Bubble?

#148 - Should Net Neutrality Be Saved?

#147 - As We Evolve, Do We Need God Less?

#146 - Does Humanitarian Intervention Do More Harm Than Good?

#145 - Have Dating Apps Killed Romance?

#144 - Unresolved: America's Economic Outlook

#143 - Do Liberals Hold the Moral High Ground?

Guns, Bibles, & Breaking Bread: A Thanksgiving Podcast

#142 - Should College Athletes Be Paid?

#141 - Is Western Democracy In Danger?

#140 - Is the U.S. Healthcare System Terminally Broken?

#139 - Face-Off with China: Foreign Policy in the Trump Era

How to Debate... Yourself.

A Summer Challenge: Radical Rethinking

The State of Debate on Capitol Hill: The American Health Care Act

#138 - Your Private Data: Can Tech Companies Keep it from the Law?

#137 - Will Video Games Make Us Smarter?

#136 - Unresolved: Trump's First 100 Days

#135 - Has Walmart Been Good For America?

#134 - Is Universal Basic Income the Safety Net of the Future?

#133 - Are Charter Schools Overrated?

#132 - Has the U.S.-Saudi "Special Relationship" Outlived its Usefulness?

#131 - Should We Give Trump a Chance?

#130 - Is Policing Racially Biased?

#129 - Should States Call a Convention to Amend the Constitution?

#128 - Is Obama's Foreign Policy a Failure?

#127 - Has Gerrymandering Destroyed the Political Center?

#126 - Should We Give Undocumented Immigrants a Path to Citizenship?

#125 - Is "Big Pharma" to Blame for Rising Health Care Costs?

#124 - Are the Elites to Blame for the Trump Phenomenon?

#123 - Climate Change: Has the EPA Gone Overboard?

Bonus Podcast: The GOP Must Seize The Center Or Die

Bonus Podcast: The Supreme Court Considers Racial Preferences In State University Admissions

#122 - Has The President Usurped The Constitutional Power Of Congress?

#121 - Do Hunters Conserve Wildlife?

#120 - Eliminate Corporate Subsidies

#119 - Should We Trust The Promise Of Artificial Intelligence?

#118 - Is Free Speech Threatened On Campus?

#117 - Are Lifespans Long Enough?

#116 - Should The U.S. Let In 100,000 Syrian Refugees?

#115 - Does The Equal Protection Clause Forbid Racial Preferences In State University Admissions?

#114 - Can Central Banks Print Prosperity?

#113 - Do U.S. Prosecutors Have Too Much Power?

#112 - Should College Students Be Allowed To Take Smart Drugs?

#111 - Should We Raise The Federal Gas Tax To Fund Infrastructure?

Bonus Podcast: Is Death Final?

#110 - Are China And The U.S. Long-Term Enemies?

#109 - Should Courts Or Campuses Decide Sexual Assault Cases?

Bonus Podcast: Should We Abolish the Minimum Wage?

#108 - Does The U.S. Need To Defeat ISIS, Or Is Containment Enough?

Bonus Podcast: Israel Can Live With A Nuclear Iran

Bonus Podcast: Obamacare Is Now Beyond Rescue

Bonus Podcast: Men Are Finished

#107 - Should States Be Required To License Same-Sex Marriages?

#106 - Is Obama's Iran Deal Good For America?

Bonus Podcast: Too Many Kids Go To College

#105 - Is Smart Technology Making Us Dumb?

#104 - Should We Abolish the Death Penalty?

#103 - Has The President Exceeded His Authority By Waging War Without Congress?

#102 - Should The U.S. Adopt The Right To Be Forgotten Online?

#101 - Are Liberals Stifling Intellectual Diversity?

#100 - Should The World Bet On America?

Tribute To David Carr

#99 - Is Amazon The Reader's Friend?

Retrospective On The Freedom Of Speech

#98 - Should We Genetically Modify Food?

#97 - Should We Legalize Assisted Suicide?

#96 - Does Income Inequality Impair The American Dream?

#95 - Mass Collection Of U.S. Phone Records Violates The Fourth Amendment

#94 - Will Flexing America's Muscles In The Middle East Make Things Worse?

#93 - Should We Embrace The Common Core?

Retrospective On Hamas And Israel

#92 - Is There A Constitutional Right To Unlimited Spending On Political Speech?

#91 - Is Death Final?

#90 - Do Millennials Stand A Chance?

The Controversy Over Ayaan Hirsi Ali At Brandeis University

#89 - More Clicks, Fewer Bricks: Is The Lecture Hall Obsolete?

Does Affirmative Action On Campus Do More Harm Than Good?

#88 - Is Russia A Marginal Power?

Does The President Have Constitutional Power To Target And Kill U.S. Citizens Abroad?

Was Snowden Justified?

Is Obamacare Beyond Rescue?

Reconsidering The Minimum Wage

Don't Eat Anything With A Face

Does Spying Keep Us Safe?

Has The Constitutional Right To Bear Arms Outlived Its Usefulness?

Let Anyone Take A Job Anywhere

For A Better Future, Live In A Red State

Should We Break Up The Big Banks?

Is The Two-Party System Making America Ungovernable?

Is The Two-Party System Making America Ungovernable?

Healthcare Retrospective

Is The U.S. Drone Program Fatally Flawed?

Does The U.S. Have A Dog In The Fight In Syria?

Is Cutting The Pentagon's Budget A Gift To Our Enemies?

The FDA's Caution Is Hazardous To Our Health

The GOP Must Seize The Center Or Die

Should The U.S. Abolish The Minimum Wage?

Does America Need A Strong Dollar Policy?

Should We Prohibit Genetically Enginereed Babies?

Can Israel Live With A Nuclear Iran?

Science Refutes God

Legalize Drugs

Are The Rich Taxed Enough?

Should The Government Ration End Of Life Care?

Are Elected Islamists Better Than Dictators?

Are Super PACs Good For Democracy?

The Natural Gas Boom: Doing More Harm Than Good?

Should College Football Be Banned?

Is The Internet Closing Our Minds Politically?

Does China Do Capitalism Better Than America?

Is Obesity The Government's Business?

Should The U.N. Grant Palestine Full Membership?

#57 - Would The World Be Better Off Without Religion?

Should Congress Pass Obama's Jobs Bill In Pieces?

Do Too Many Kids Go To College?

Do Grandma's Benefits Imperil Junior's Future?

Are Men Finished?

Is It Time To End The War On Terror?

Does Freedom Of The Press Extend To State Secrets?

Should We Stop Taking The World's Huddled Masses?

Is It Time To Clip America's Global Wings?

Can Clean Energy Drive The Economic Recovery?

Is The Two-Party System Making The U.S. Ungovernable?

Should The Obama Health Care Law Be Repealed?

Should Airports Use Racial And Religious Profiling?

Is Afghanistan A Lost Cause?

Is Big Government Stifling The American Spirit?

Is Islam A Religion Of Peace?

Are Terrorists Criminals Or Enemy Combatants?

Has The Cyberwar Threat Been Exaggerated?

Does Obama's Foreign Policy Spell America's Decline?

Is Organic Food Stuffed Full Of Marketing Hype?

Are Teachers Unions To Blame For Failing Schools?

Should The U.S. Scale Back Relations With Israel?

Is California The First Failed State?

Is America To Blame For Mexico's Drug War?

Are Obama's Economic Policies Working Effectively?

Good Riddance To Mainstream Media?

Will 'Buy American' Policies Backfire?