9 episodes
Across the Aisle Ben Riggs & Erin Norman
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Your Facebook feed probably never disagrees with you.
We will.
Across the Aisle locks one progressive in conversation with one libertarian to try to find solutions to the problems of the 21st century. We talk, persuade, conversate, and while it can get heated, we are trying to find a way forward, not score points or lay down a sick burn.
We believe that things can’t stay as they are, so we need to find a new way forward.
Won’t you come with us?
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9: What We Learned So Far
This week, Erin & Ben take a moment to talk about what they've learned so far in discussing politics with a person of the opposite persuasion. Conclusions are reached, and thoughts had!
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8: Agreement on Common Core?
The Common Core Standards Initiative is a state-led initiative to put in place common expectations for students around the country. But is it really a stealth set of national standards? Ben & Erin argue like never before, but seem to find common ground by the end.
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7: Syria & Existentialism
How can we solve a problem like the Syrian Civil War? In a wide-ranging discussion, the conflict is linked to the problem of modernity, atheism, fundamentalism, and the surveillance state. We hope you enjoy it!
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6: Helicopter Parents
This week, Ben & Erin discuss helicopter parents. This should, be a non-partisan issue. Will partisan points of view still come in to play?
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5: What Went Wrong with the 2016 Election?
Is politics as we know it dead, and was it killed by Donald Trump?
What do a progressive and a libertarian both have in common? They both think the presidential election of 2016 went about as well as a 25 year-old attending a prom afterparty. Why was the election such a shambles? How can people of all stripes move forward with national politics in the future? And is the left wing alarm at Trump mere hysteria?
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4: (Not) Funding the Dep't of Education
The Department of Education has deep roots in American history, but Erin wants to pull out the money tree and send those dollars back to the states. Ben, a teacher by day, has his own ideas about that. Can they find common ground?
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