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Ep 119 | Insulin Prices, College Cancellation Fear, Stock Buybacks Mar 07, 2023

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Ravi, Rikki, and Joe start with a major announcement from drugmaker Eli Lilly on coming price caps for its insulin products before turning to the complex web of regulatory loopholes that defines American pharmaceuticals and health care altogether. Then we turn to a new survey from FIRE, detailing self-censoring among college professors and students when it comes to academic freedom and speech. Finally, we look at a trendy punching bag among progressives, asking whether stock buybacks are really the corporate cash grab they think.

[01:43] - Insulin Prices

[24:13] - College Cancellation Fear

[37:28] - Stock Buybacks

[50:00] - Voicemail

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Ep 118 | DOE Leans Lab Leak, Florida vs. AP African American Studies Mar 02, 2023

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Ravi, Rikki, and Joe kick things off with the latest chapter in a long-simmering debate around the origins of COVID-19, now that the Department of Energy is endorsing the once-derided “lab leak theory.” Then we head down to Florida, where a politically charged curriculum fight is playing out over a proposed AP African American Studies course.

[04:43] DOE Leans Lab Leak

[36:01] Florida vs. AP African American Studies

[53:26] Voicemails

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Ep 117 | Five Trends Reshaping America Feb 28, 2023

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Ravi, Rikki, and Joe jump into #TrendyTuesday, looking at five trends that are reshaping America: declines in driving, religious faith, marriage rates, and sex, as well as a rise in multigenerational living.

[03:02] - Driving Downturn

[10:19] - Declining Religiosity

[22:01] - Multigenerational Living

[31:04] - Sex Recession

[40:31] - Falling Marriage Rates

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Ep 116 | East Palestine Train Derailment, Dominion vs. Fox Feb 24, 2023

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Ravi and Rikki review all the frightening and frustrating developments in East Palestine, Ohio, where a derailed train released huge quantities of hazardous chemicals and left a community uncertain of its safety. Then, Ravi sits down with the Washington Post’s Paul Farhi to discuss Dominion’s defamation suit against Fox News.

[03:32] - East Palestine Train Derailment

[24:15] - Dominion vs. Fox News

[46:42] - Voicemails

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The Regressives Ep. 13 | The End of Education Reform? Feb 21, 2023

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The federal government has been adamant for decades about the need to improve schools so that every child receives a proper education. The pandemic and subsequent school lockdowns reinforced the urgency of this issue, with a recent study from Populace reporting that 71% of Americans believe more things about the educational system should change than stay the same.

Ravi talks with Rick Hess, Senior Fellow and Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, about the history of education reform and the decades of bipartisan collaboration that began with Ronald Reagan and ended with Barack Obama. They discuss what this era accomplished, what it didn’t, and how we can advance our education system in an era of increasing polarization.

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Introducing: Sweat the Technique - Teaching Like a Champion with Doug Lemov Feb 19, 2023

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Introducing Lost Debate's newest weekly podcast, Sweat the Technique, which is taking over the Lost Debate feed for a special episode! The new show features a group of pathbreaking educators who come together to answer the question: how do we get better, faster? Our hosts apply lessons from the classroom to all areas of life — from parenting to relationships, to sports, to hobbies, and more.In this first episode, Ravi sits down with Sweat the Technique co-host Doug Lemov, K-12 expert and author of the international bestseller Teach Like a Champion. Ravi and Doug discuss how lessons from teaching and running schools can be applied to the broader world.New episodes of Sweat the Technique will drop every Wednesday here.

Ep 115 | #SpyBalloonGate, Deepfakes, Nuclear Power Feb 16, 2023

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Ravi and Rikki start by unpacking what’s been a mysterious week of spy balloons, UFOs, and global power tensions. Then we take a look at how quickly deepfake technology has improved, further complicating our online lives. Finally, Rikki sits down for an interview on the nuclear power industry with journalist Jonathan Rauch.

[04:05] Spy Balloon

[19:00] Deepfake

[33:39] Interview with Jonathan Rauch

[49:12] Voicemails

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What Americans Really Think with Todd Rose Feb 14, 2023

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Ravi sits down with Populace CEO Todd Rose to discuss two data sets we’ve been covering on the Lost Debate: the gap between Americans’ private and public beliefs, and what the American public wants out of the education system. Through those two lenses, we try and assess how divided the country actually is versus how divided it so often seems.

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The Regressives Ep. 12 | How We Solve Housing and Homelessness Feb 12, 2023

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America faces two inextricable problems: a growing homelessness crisis, and a dire lack of affordable housing. As the gravity of those issues grows more visible, lawmakers are under increasing pressure to solve them. We sat down with The New York Times' Binyamin Appelbaum to talk about how the state of California -- so often the poster child for how not to handle homelessness -- is making gradual progress, taking a critical yet hopeful look at what the rest of the country can learn from their example. We discuss the unique position land occupies in our society, the persistent phenomenon of NIMBYism, and why the first step to fighting homelessness is both hugely complicated and squarely simple: build more housing.

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Ep 114 | State of the Union, MrBeast, Organic Food Feb 09, 2023

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Ravi and Rikki lead things off with their reactions to President Biden’s State of the Union address and what it says about the state of political polarization today. Then we turn to YouTube extraordinaire MrBeast, why he’s courting controversy over cataract surgeries, and the merits of effective altruism. Finally, we head to the grocery aisle and ask a question that’s surprisingly hard to answer: is that organic food you’re buying actually organic?

[04:01] - SOTU

[21:05] - MrBeast

[39:05] - Organic Food

[50:30] - Voicemails

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