Author: The Branch

In the face of over 100,000 overdose deaths throughout the U.S. last year, New York City opened the nation’s first safe consumption sites. Trained professionals monitor drug use and intervene to prevent deaths from overdose. The sites are predictably divisive, drawing intense criticism and praise alike, but behind that debate lies a long list of crucial unknowns. Will the sites enable addiction or guide users toward recovery? Will it compound harms to the community or help alleviate the social burden of the opioid epidemic? One thing is clear: these sites are saving lives. But what are the lasting impacts of this audacious experiment? The Lost Debate brings you a special report from inside the nation’s first legal safe consumption site.

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with J.D. Vance’s win in Ohio’s GOP primary, one of the strongest indicators yet of the power of Trump’s endorsement. Then we turn to the Biden administration weighing federal student debt relief, before turning to the troubling trend of comedians under attack: this time, Dave Chappelle. We discuss how China’s lockdowns could threaten the global economy, and why a mental health startup isn’t writing any more Adderall prescriptions. And finally, we touch on a quiet crisis in America: the sad state of mental health among teenagers.

[2:01] Ohio Primaries

[8:05] Student Debt Relief

[20:37] Dave Chappelle Attacked

[25:40] China's latest COVID Lockdown

[34:00] Adderall Update

[35:46] Teen Mental Health

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin with one of the biggest stories in recent memory: an unprecedented leak from the Supreme Court, signaling a major decision ahead that would overturn the court’s 1973 decision codifying abortion rights, Roe v. Wade. We then turn to the Department of Homeland Security’s mystifyingly named Disinformation Governance Board before wrapping up with our runthrough of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

[0:53] Roe v. Wade

[25:20] White House Correspondents’ Dinner

[34:26] Disinformation Governance Board

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin by debating a new bill in California that would call on the state’s Medical Board to crack down on doctors accused of spreading COVID misinformation. The Supreme Court considers the prayers of a high school football coach, with some big implications for religious liberty. We go through the facts and the implications before bringing you the latest on Ukraine, both on the warfront and developments around the world. And finally, the Trump effect. We’ll discuss how the former President is making his presence felt bigly in GOP primaries.

[1:21] California vs. Medical Misinformation

[11:11] SCOTUS Prayer

[22:42] Ukraine Update

[28:25] Trump Endorsements

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with the only story anyone seems to be talking about – Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover – before turning to more industry news: a bad quarter for Netflix, and a streaming service that didn’t even last one quarter: CNN+. We give our dispatches from the streaming warfront. Disney has a plus too, but they have a definite minus in Florida, as Governor Ron DeSantis revokes their special tax status. More on that feud. Some sobering new data from 2020, the worst year on record for gun deaths among children. We get into the gun reform debate. And finally, we close with a classroom controversy in San Francisco, where a teacher brought in raw cotton plants to teach kids about slavery. 

[2:40] Musk/Twitter

[9:46] CNN+/Netflix

[18:36] Disney vs. Florida

[26:38] Teen Gun Deaths

[40:47] Cottontroversy

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with the political outrage machine that is Libs of TikTok before turning to South Carolina, where a death row inmate faces execution by firing squad. We talk capital punishment in America. How many libraries does Cory have to donate to get his kid into Yale? We discuss the strange tradition of legacy admissions. And a certain former school principal around here has some thoughts on the Biden administration’s new rules for charter schools and their access to federal grants. 

[1:11] Libs of Tik Tok

[16:47] Legacy Admissions

[23:14] Death Penalty

[33:59] Charter Schools

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Ravi sits down with Yascha Mounk to talk about his new book, "The Great Experiment: Why Diverse Democracies Fall Apart and How They Can Endure," a tailor-made read for Lost Debate listeners. Ravi and Yascha go through the fraying aspects of American democracy while putting a hopeful lens on what it's getting right. Mounk puts the state of global democracy in its vast historical context, arguing today represents unprecedented success for democratic ideals despite growing threats to its preeminence as a desirable system of governance. Melding history, comparative politics and social science, Yascha makes the case that democracy -- including America's -- can still overcome the challenges facing it today while acknowledging their seriousness, including in-group/out-group instincts, how we teach our own history, and media polarization. 

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with Jared Kushner’s big, beautiful, brazen payday from Saudi Arabia, raising $2 billion from the regime he stridently defended as the Trump administration’s lead man in the Middle East. Compensation for services rendered, or an investment in a second Trump term? The suspected gunman in Tuesday’s Brooklyn subway shooting is in custody, but the debate it’s renewed on NYC policing remains predictably heated. Elon Musk may be buying Twitter, if the platform’s board accepts a fittingly Twitter troll offer of $54.20 a share – emphasis on the 4/20. The “iron river” of U.S.-made firearms keeps on flowing south into Mexico. We’ll discuss how a longshot first-of-its-kind lawsuit from the Mexican government aims to stop the bloodshed by going after gunmakers. And the New York Times is telling its reporters to consider spending less time on Twitter, drawing the ire of the quintessential extremely online reporter, Taylor Lorenz. Finally, we wrap things up with a quick reaction to Bill Maher’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan to talk about centrism.

[1:54] Musk & Twitter,

[10:38] Kushner & MB$,

[19:30] Brooklyn Shooter,

[29:24] Gun Trade,

[39:23] NYT & Lorenz

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with a surprise out of a Michigan courtroom: zero convictions in the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer. We discuss the ins and outs of the case and how it fell apart on prosecutors. Then we turn to the swirling debate around the ever-controversial 1619 Project, its framing of history, how it’s evolved and responded – or failed to respond – to legitimate criticism, and why it’s touched such a fundamental nerve in America. We finish with a discussion on the root cause and ensuing reaction to worsening inflation, as well as the “will they, won’t they” couple of the moment: Elon Musk and Twitter.

[1:07] Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Case

[11:22] Debating The 1619 Project

[35:44] White Hot Inflation

[43:19] Elon </3 Twitter

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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin with the growing calls for war crime proceedings against Putin and Russian forces in Ukraine before turning to a very different category of legal case: the defamation suit against the woman behind the “Shitty Media Men” list. Biden is lifting a controversial immigration order stemming asylum seekers at the southern border. We discuss whether that will exacerbate the crisis. New polling on education reveals stark generational divides, even within the same party. And here we go reaching out to aliens again. We go over our first contact plans.

[1:34] Bucha War Crimes

[13:16] “Shitty Media Men”

[24:06] Immigration

[33:17] School Polls

[38:54] Aliens 

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