Open to Debate

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America is more divided than ever—but it doesn’t have to be. Open to Debate offers an antidote to the chaos. We bring multiple perspectives together for real debates. Debates that are structured, respectful, clever, provocative, and driven by the facts. Open to Debate is on a mission to restore balance to the public square through expert moderation, good-faith arguments, and reasoned analysis. We examine the issues of the day with the world’s most influential thinkers spanning science, technology, politics, culture, and global affairs. It’s time to build a stronger, more united democracy with the civil exchange of ideas. Be open-minded. Be curious. Be ready to listen. Join us in being Open to Debate.

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Whether to extend four trillion dollars in tax cuts or raise them next year is in question, with 34.1 trillion dollars in federal debt hanging in t...

Bought by WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio]


  • Added: Feb 01, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
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Right now, climate engineers are working on new technologies, called solar geoengineering, that would reflect the sun’s rays away from Earth as a w...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
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The American Dream – the idea that anyone can achieve success in the U.S. through hard work and determination – is under scrutiny, and some worry i...

Bought by RadioFreePalmer, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
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Debate is a form of conflict that is played out through civility, and the capability to exchange ideas with people we disagree with. But what leads...

Bought by WMUU-LP and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 54:02
  • Purchases: 2
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After the 2020 election, former President Trump discredited the election results. The January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and Trump’s federal indi...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 3
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With polarization rising within our society and two wars encouraging division, people are feeling more afraid to engage with people who have differ...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 29, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Today, humanity is thriving, but there are fears the good times will not last. Will tomorrow be better than today? Those arguing “yes” say people h...

Bought by WMUU-LP


  • Added: Dec 21, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In response to a surge in migrants and asylum seekers at America’s borders, the Secure the Border Act of 2023 aims to enforce stricter limitations ...

Bought by KTAL-LP [Las Cruces Community Radio] and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 14, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2
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From AI-generated paintings to writing scripts and novels, AI is challenging our endeavor to create, innovate, and connect. Will the human touch be...

Bought by Boise State Public Radio, WMUU-LP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Dec 07, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 4
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The centrist group No Labels is planning a bipartisan nominating convention, leading to speculation that they may promote a third-party candidate f...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash. and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Nov 30, 2023
  • Length: 54:00
  • Purchases: 2