ReConsider

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Announcements! Intelligent Speech Conference + Flick Jun 09, 2019

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Come join us! https://www.intelligentspeechconference.com/ Saturday June 29th, 11 am – 7 pm The Centre for Social Innovation, New York

Talk to us on Flick! https://flickchat.page.link/YEVW7YUfy3amVEvq7

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Why The Heck is the US Election Cycle So Long? May 20, 2019

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There are, as usual, structural reasons why the election cycle is so long. This year's is bigger and earlier than ever. Has it always been this way? If not, what happened?

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WHO IS THE NIGHT KING!? And Other Media BS May 08, 2019

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In which Erik gets sucked into Game of Thrones theory clickbait, and then realizes that this has an excellent analogy to political media.

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Long-Term Consequences of US Drug Wars Apr 10, 2019

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What have been the long term consequences of US and allied drug policy? In this episode we look at both domestic demand and foreign supply efforts, and the results that have come from them.

This is all in a response to questions from listener Russell Waldman; keep them coming, everyone!

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Recent Revelation: Healthcare Monopsony Buying Power Mar 25, 2019

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Many single-payer (nationally funded) healthcare systems pay a lot less for drugs, services, and equipment than US insurers do. They have a monopsony and therefore a lot of buying power--makes sense, right? Erik recently has a revelation that calls this logic into question... though without any clear answers.

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[Listener Question]: Long-Term Geopolitical Consequences of the Iraq War Mar 17, 2019

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One of our beloved Patrons asked us: "what are the long-term consequences of the Iraq War?" Great question--we couldn't resist taking a crack at it.

In this episode we hear about the balance of the middle east changed, for Iraq, Iran, Saudi Arabia, ISIS, and global powers.

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How to Dismantle Entrenched Bias, with David Campt Mar 03, 2019

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David Campt, "The Dialogue Guy," founder of the Ally Conversation Toolkit, who you may know from The Daily Show, joins ReConsider to help us learn how to better talk to people. Straight up this is one of the best shows we've ever had.

We learned so much from David about the emotions, roadblocks, and pitfalls that get in the way of having an effective conversation in dismantling bias and changing minds; as well as an incredibly effective and compelling methodology to actually getting into the trenches with someone and making real process. This is a must listen.

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Flash Update: The Indian Airstrike in Pakistan Feb 27, 2019

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India has just launched a military operation into Pakistan—an airstrike—for the first time in decades. And they’re both nuclear powers. We rarely get to stay on top of very current events, but this is such a significant incident—and something so easy to spin and sensationalize—that we wanted to get ahead of it. So get the full scoop of what happened, and the ramifications, right now from Xander.

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It Pays to Polarize Feb 09, 2019

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In response to a listener question about who is and isn’t part of the “tribes” in American politics, Erik does an episode himself on political polarization, pulling directly from his Sound Education talk on political polarization.

Head to our YouTube channel for the slide show version!

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Bias and Tribalism with Chris Martin of Heterodox Academy Jan 22, 2019

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Today we link up with the venerable Chris Martin of Heterodox Academy, and host of Half Hour of Heterodoxy. We spend 45 minutes discussing heterodoxy, because we are long-winded.

We ask tough questions such as:

-Is it even possible to not do the thinking for you?

-How do we discuss tribalism without evoking false equivalence?

-What does heterodoxy even mean in a bi-polar political society?

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