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Can the Supreme Court be impartial?
Season 5 Episode 36
Steve Vladeck, law professor at Georgetown and CNN Supreme Court analyst, and John McGinnis, law professor at Northwestern, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the impact of polarization an…
Published on 11 months ago
Can the Constitution help fight polarization?
Season 5 Episode 35
While constitutional issues are at the heart of many of our disagreements, it may also be the solution to our increasing political polarization. Yuval Levin, Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise …
Published on 11 months, 1 week ago
How has polarization changed governing? – with Anthony Foxx and Margaret Spellings
Season 5 Episode 34
Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation in the Obama Administration and Margaret Spellings, Secretary of Education in the Bush Administration, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam for a wide-ranging …
Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago
Is the Political Left and Right a Myth? – with Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis
Season 5 Episode 33
Brothers, professors, and authors Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss their new book “The Myth of Left and Right”, and its premise that the “left” and “right” a…
Published on 1 year ago
What does the research say about polarization?
Season 5 Episode 32
Are Americans as divided as we think we are? To kick off Season Five, Rachel Kleinfeld, Rachel Kleinfeld, an international relations scholar and senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict and Governanc…
Published on 1 year ago
Phil & Bill Answer Your Questions
Season 4 Episode 31
Two years and over 200,000 downloads later, "You Might Be Righ"t has inspired listeners nationwide. To mark this milestone, we invited our most avid listeners to ask Governors Bredesen and Haslam que…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
What’s Happening with AI Right Now?
Season 4 Episode 30
Nearly a year after the first You Might Be Right episode on AI, Michael Kratsios, former U.S. Chief Technology Officer, joins Governors Bredesen and Haslam to revisit this rapidly evolving topic. The…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
What is the history and future of presidential debates?
Season 4 Episode 29
Frank Fahrenkopf, co-chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, joins Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the history of televised presidential debates, his reaction to two major party …
Published on 1 year, 3 months ago
How can we disagree better?
Season 4 Episode 28
Two Governors from adjacent states and opposing parties, Utah’s Spencer Cox (R) and Colorado’s Jared Polis (D), join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to share their “Disagree Better” initiative. They af…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Is the Electoral College the best way to elect a president?
Season 4 Episode 27
Historian Allen Guelzo of Princeton University and political scientist Daniel Ziblatt of Harvard join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to delve into our presidential election process, its history, and a…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago