Best IQ2US Debates Podcasts (2025)

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Agree to Disagree: The Virtues of Virtual Learning 30:46

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John Donvan joined Ben Nelson, CEO of The Minvera Project, and David Deming, economist and professor at the Harvard Kennedy School, to do what we do best: argument, but not a formal debate in our usual way. In this exchange, Ben and David “Agree to Disagree,” about how colleges are adapting to online learning, what students and educators are missin…

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Is the Maximum Pressure Campaign Against Iran Working? 1:35:44

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Is Anti-Zionism the New Anti-Semitism? 1:27:36

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DEBATE: Two Cheers for Two Parties 1:18:46

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Is it Time to Expand Nuclear Power? 1:28:24

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Is Capitalism a Blessing? 1:29:20

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Is Parenting Overrated? 1:27:32

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Has Europe Declared War on American Tech Companies? 1:34:11

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Is It Time For Medicare For All? 1:35:07

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Unresolved: Shifting Power in the Middle East 1:36:08

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Saudi Arabia and Iran are vying for regional dominance. Turkey is cozying up to Russia and China. And instability, conflict, and proxy wars have engulfed Syria, Yemen, and beyond. How should the United States respond to shifting power in the Middle East? Staged in our “Unresolved” format, this debate brings together five foreign policy experts to t…

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Is U.S. Policy Toward China Productive? 1:42:01

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Has the Transatlantic Relationship Been Irreparably Damaged? - [Unedited] 1:18:41

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Is Engineering Solar Radiation a Crazy Idea? [Unedited] 1:36:54

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All Hail the Driverless Car? [Unedited] 1:24:12

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Should the Republican Party Re-Nominate Trump? - Unedited Version 1:30:18

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Can Constitutional Free Speech Principles Save Social Media Companies from Themselves? [Unedited] 1:21:02

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Unresolved: The Techonomic Cold War With China [Unedited] 1:28:27

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Special Release: Can AI Change Your Mind? [Unedited] 56:52

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Should We Bring Extinct Creatures Back To Life? [Unedited] 1:38:09

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Ten Years after the Global Financial Crisis: Is the System Safer? [Unedited] 1:22:10

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Has Silicon Valley Lost Its Soul? [Unedited] 1:13:37

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Is Trump Bad for Comedy? [Unedited] 1:32:50

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Will Progressive Populism Save The Democratic Party? - [Unedited] 1:35:21

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Will Retail Alliances Fix the U.S. Health Care System? 1:20:09

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What will save, U.S. health care? Some argue that the bargaining power and data competencies of retailers entering into the healthcare business will squeeze middlemen out of an inefficient supply chain and bring more transparency to health care pricing. But others argue that the promise of these novel efforts is overstated, particularly because U.S…

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Unresolved: U.S. National Security 1:31:37

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Has Globalization Undermined the American Working Class? [Unedited] 1:22:08

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Globalization ushered in an era of free trade, fluid borders, and unparalleled corporate profits. But in the United States, jobs are disappearing, and the American working class is losing ground. Is globalization to blame? Did the push toward global integration leave our most vulnerable populations behind, making them the losers of this grand exper…

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Is Social Media Good For Democracy? [Unedited] 1:24:49

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Trigger Warning: Are Safe Spaces Dangerous? [Unedited] 1:23:28

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Will Automation Crash Democracy? [Unedited] 1:42:52

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Can Negotiations Denuclearize North Korea? [Unedited] 1:53:12

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Is Bitcoin More Than A Bubble? [Unedited] 1:41:38

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Debate: Should Net Neutrality Be Saved? [Unedited] 1:38:03

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Do We Need God Less the More We Evolve? 1:40:05

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Have Dating Apps Killed Romance? [Unedited] 1:52:37

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Unresolved: America's Economic Outlook [Unedited] 1:30:15

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Do Liberals Hold the Moral High Ground? [Unedited] 1:49:59

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Should College Athletes Be Paid? [Unedited] 1:42:07

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Motion: Pay College Athletes College sports is a big-money business, with football and basketball programs generating millions of dollars in revenue every year. While coaches and athletic directors in Division I programs routinely score seven-figure contracts, student-athletes are currently prohibited from sharing in the profits. Is it time to rewr…

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Is Western Democracy In Danger? [Unedited] 1:38:08

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Is the U.S. Healthcare System Terminally Broken? - Unedited 1:38:48

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Face-Off with China: Foreign Policy in the Trump Era [Unedited] 1:48:46

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Your Private Data: Can Tech Companies Keep it from the Law? [Unedited] 1:36:28

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Will Video Games Make Us Smarter? [Unedited] 1:38:09

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Unresolved: Trump's First 100 Days [Unedited] 1:45:43

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Has Walmart Been Good For America? [UNEDITED] 1:42:49

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Walmart has long been a target for critics of corporate expansion, but does the company really deserve the scrutiny? Some say that the big-box retailer devastates small communities by pushing out locally-owned businesses, mistreats its workers through low pay and restrictive work hours, and forces American companies to use cheap foreign labor to pr…

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Is Universal Basic Income the Safety Net of the Future? [Unedited] 1:39:00

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Are Charter Schools Overrated? [Unedited] 1:39:38

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Has the U.S.-Saudi "Special Relationship" Outlived its Usefulness? [Unedited] 1:39:13

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Should We Give Trump a Chance? [Unedited] 1:31:04

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Is Policing Racially Biased? [Unedited] 1:48:06

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Should states call a convention to amend the Constitution? [Unedited] 1:43:42

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Almost everyone can think of something they would like to change in the U.S. Constitution. Some would like to update it to fit new technologies and evolving social mores. Others think the Supreme Court has illegitimately “updated” it too much already, and would like to restore its original meaning. Either way, it is always tempting to invoke Articl…