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Lost Debate
For the politically eclectic. A weekly show exploring news, ideas, and arguments from across the political spectrum through good-faith conversation. Hosted by Ravi Gupta.
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Ep 30 | Sports Betting, Uber/Lyft Union Fight, Schools In Crisis, Ryan Coogler
Uber and Lyft launch a new campaign to make sure their drivers can’t hail a union. Ravi, Cory, and Rikki discuss that labor fight playing out in Washington, as…
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Ep 29 | Cyberattacks, Energy Dependence, Campus Free Speech, Fort Lauderdale PD
U.S. gas prices hit an all-time high the same day Biden announces a ban on Russian oil imports. Ravi, Cory, and Rikki discuss the global energy fallout of the…
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Ep 28 | Ukraine Update, Psychedelics, Putin’s Media Spin, Homeschooling
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been met with an avalanche of Western economic sanctions. Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start off by going through the laundry list of…
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Ep 27 | Ukraine Invasion, Covid Origin Theories, KBJ to Supreme Court, Trump Probe
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start on Russia’s intensifying invasion of Ukraine. We discuss where things stand today and how all the many evolving pieces of this…
Lost DebateConversation with Dumpster Diver Matt Homewood
Ravi sits down with Matt Homewood, a dumper diver who is making it his mission to spread the word about the world's No. 1 solution to climate change: food…
Lost DebateConversation with Podcaster Bridget Phetasy
We sit down with Bridget Phetasy, host of “Dumpster Fire” on YouTube and the “Walk-Ins Welcome” podcast. Bridget is a comedian and former Playboy columnist…
Lost DebateThe Regressives Ep. 4 | The Nonprofit Industrial Complex
The Regressives Ep. 4 | In America, it's all too common that we measure success by whether you leave the town you grew up in. The best and brightest, it's…
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Ep 26 | Trump Probes, Inflation, TikTok Good/Bad, SF School Board Recall, Right-Wing Dating
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start on the oversimplified narratives surrounding 40-year high inflation. We discuss the implications for Donald Trump after his…
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Ep 25 | Chappelle & Affordable Housing, Bitcoin Heist, Dying Democracy, CRT Fight
This week’s media blitz around Dave Chappelle as an anti-affordable housing crusader missed a lot of nuance around the development proposal in Yellow Springs…
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Ep 24 | BLM GNF Funding, Gerrymandering, Enes Freedom, Nuclear Fusion, Oscars
A recent exposé in New York Magazine outlines the murky finances of the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. Ravi, Cory, and Rikki discuss the…
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Ep 23 | Trucker Freedom Convoy, Rogan’s Use of N-Word, Pence vs. RNC, School Mask Debate, China’s Metaverse
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with yet another Joe Rogan controversy, this time over his use of the N-word and racist jokes. Mike Pence and the RNC are getting…
Lost DebateThe Regressives Ep. 3 | The Most Important Education Story You've Never Heard
Camden, NJ was once among the lowest performing school districts in the country. A system that had thirteen superintendents in twenty years and that routinely…
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Ep 22 | NFL Racism Suit, Ineffective Lockdowns, Child Tax Credits, Universal Pre-K, Afghanistan
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki jump into Brian Flores’ suit accusing the NFL of widespread racism. Newly leaked documents suggest the Biden administration was as…
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Ep 21 | Joe Rogan, Banned Books, Blue City Exodus, Elon’s Twitter Troll
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start things off with Spotify’s response to controversy over their top podcaster, Joe Rogan. We then discuss what’s behind an unsettling…
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Ep 20 | Rogan x Peterson, Cardi B & Sarah Palin, Supreme Court Shakeup, Good Music
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start on Jordan Peterson’s much-criticized comments on climate change in a marathon interview with Joe Rogan. We then discuss Biden’s…
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Ep 19 | NYC Crime Surge, Less Sexy M&Ms, Ukraine, Affirmative Action, Covid Fault Lines
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin with an alarming spike in crime in New York, including the fatal shooting of two NYPD officers this weekend. We go through new…
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Ep 18 | Florida CRT Fight, Biden’s First Year, China Hypocrisy, Tish & Trump, England Reopens
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start off on a bill making its way through the Florida state legislature that would ban schools and companies from making people feel…
Lost DebateThe Regressives Ep. 2 | Blue State Hypocrisy on Housing
America has a housing crisis, and it cuts both red and blue. But blue strongholds like Illinois, New York, and California struggle even more than their red…
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Ep 17 | Voting Rights, Origins of Covid-19, Trump-DeSantis Booster Beef, School Boards & Culture Wars
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki dive into a jam-packed episode, starting with a new push from President Biden to pass a series of bills expanding voting rights. Then we…
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Ep 16 | Vax Mandates, Race In Healthcare, Dems Rebrand, Metaverse, College Closures
Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start on the vaccine mandates before the Supreme Court, then turn to states prioritizing Covid treatments by race and ethnicity…
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Ep 15 | January 6, Pandemic Politics, Chicago Cancels Class
Ravi and Cory welcome new co-host, Rikki Schlott, to the show. Rikki is a contributor to Reason and the New York Post and brings a more libertarian…
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Ep 14 | Omicron, Twitter Bans, Bad Takes, Arne Duncan
Ravi and Cory discuss the latest Covid surge and whether or not Omicron could end up being a good thing. Twitter permanently suspended Marjorie Taylor Greene’s…
Lost DebateThe Regressives Ep. 1 | The Worst School Board in America?
San Francisco’s school board is facing a recall as parent anger boils over about school closures and efforts to promote ‘equity.' What does this fight tell us…
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Ep 13 | Julian Assange, Stop WOKE Act, Religion Declining, Libertarian Liz
Ravi and Cory delve into: [1:44] Wikileaks founder facing extradition to the US [10:42] Ron DeSantis proposed CRT legislation [18:20] An Arizona mother accused…
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Ep 12 | Jan 6 Texts, Newsom Gun Law, Elon Musk POTY, Student Loans, Internet Bad Takes
We tackle a host of issues from across the country: [1:15] January 6 texts from Fox News hosts to Mark Meadows [6:40] Gavin Newsom’s controversial new gun law…
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Ep 11 | Crypto & Congress, Teaching White Privilege, 4-day School Week, Alabama Prisons
Ravi and Cory discuss Crypto regulation [1:37], a Tennessee educator's firing for teaching about white privilege [12:40], a growing trend towards 4-day school…
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Ep 10 | Latinx, Trump Media’s $1 Billion, Guns & Crime, Gen Z Memes, Action Park
Ravi and Cory discuss Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new sweeping vaccine mandate [0:22], the unpopularity of the term ‘Latinx’ [1:44], Trump’s new $1 billion media…
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Ep 9 | China Censorship, Hidden Costs of Green Tech, Frustrated Youth, Libertarian Liz
Ravi and Cory discuss China’s crackdown on free speech in America [2:14], the hidden costs of green technology [10:14], a new poll of young people that shows…
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Ep 8 | Omicron, Outcome of Rittenhouse & Arbery Cases, Cuomo Bro’s, Preemption, Turbin Children
Ravi and Cory discuss the COVID-19 Omicron variant [1:42], media reactions to the Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery cases [7:34], new revelations that Chris…
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Ep 7 | Threats to AOC, Kyrsten Sinema, Women in the Draft, Jan 6. Revisionists
We explore the threats and violence from far-right congressman Paul Gosar. The controversial legislator released an anime depicting himself killing…
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Ep 6 | VP Harris, Activist Violence, Political Identities, Inflation, Rittenhouse
We do a deep dive into the chaos brewing in the White House between President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Is Biden sabotaging his own VP? [1:14] We…
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Manhattan’s Next District Attorney on the Trump Investigation, Policing, Reform, Race, Rikers, and Eric Adams
We speak to Alvin Bragg, Manhattan’s incoming District Attorney about the Trump investigation he’s inheriting, major reforms he’s proposed to policing and…
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Ep 5 | Infrastructure, Steele Dossier, Anti-Cancel U., Parents Rights, “Woke”
We discuss a host of issues from around the country including: The passing of President Biden’s long awaited infrastructure bill [0:58] Revelations that the…
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Ep 4 | COP26’s Carbon Footprint, FDNY ‘Sickout,’ #WhiteWomen Blamed for Democratic Losses, Boston & NYC’s New Mayors, Mask Confusion & Socialism
We discuss the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland. [0:51] We also discuss the FDNY’s current “sick out” over vaccine mandates and how the stand-off…
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The Lost Debate | 2021 Post Election Day Special Episode
What’s driving GOP success and Democratic losses? We unpack the Youngkin victory [0:29] and a host of other races around the country, including New Jersey…
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Ep 3 | Is the Pandemic over? Legacy College Admissions, Generation Z Voting Data, Facebook’s “Metaverse,” China’s Military Might, Rikers Island
We discuss a host of issues from around the country: Bill Maher’s declaration that the pandemic is over [0:50] The problem with legacy college admissions…
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Ep 2 | Rittenhouse Trial, Supply Chains, JFK files, Natural Immunity vs. Vaccines, High Gas Prices
[0:45] We discuss the controversies surrounding pre-trial hearings for the Kyle Rittenhouse case [11:17] We separate valid alarmism from misinformation on…
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Ep 1 | Police shortage, Alec Baldwin, Fauci scandal, CRT, Ritchie Torres Interview
In our very first episode, we touch on some of the most overlooked stories of the day: [3:40] Police shortages and vaccine mandates [12:51] Onset tragedy with…
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Introducing: The Lost Debate
Lost Debate is a non-profit media company founded to tell the stories of those misunderstood, overlooked, or just plain threatening to those with privilege and…