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Season Two

Season Two of You Might Be Right seeks to inspire the next generation of public leaders. The hosts model the style of thoughtful debate on tough topics that made Howard H. Baker Jr. so effective as a U.S. Senator, Senate majority leader, White House Chief of Staff, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan.

Governors Bredesen and Haslam hit the road this season, recording live episodes at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN, and from George Washington’s Mount Vernon home outside Washington, D.C. The Governors and their guests demonstrate that thoughtful civil discourse is still possible as they take on term limits, teaching American history, crime, media, and education disparities.

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Why is it so Controversial to Teach American History Today?

SEASON 2, EPISODE 1: Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Jon Meacham and Robert Woodson, civil rights activist and founder and president of the Woodson Center, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the controversy over teaching American history…

What are the Best Ways to Address Crime?

EPISODE 2: Jennifer Doleac, a renowned economist focused on crime and discrimination, and Ja’Ron Smith, a policy expert and partner at Dentons Global Advisors, join Governors Bredesen and Haslam to discuss the potential policy responses to crime What…

Do We Need a New Strategy to Address Disparities in Public Education?

EPISODE 3: Robert Pondiscio, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and Dr. Carol Johnson-Dean, former school district superintendent in Memphis, Boston, and Minneapolis, joined Governors Bredesen and Haslam live at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis…

Are Term Limits a Good Idea?

EPISODE 4: A presidential historian, political scientist, and longtime DC columnist joined Governors Bredesen and Haslam live at George Washington’s Mount Vernon home outside of Washington, DC, to discuss term limits across branches of government. The 22nd Amendment,…

Do We Need a Democracy Renovation?

EPISODE 5: Harvard University professor and Institute of American Civics Board of Fellows member Danielle Allen joins Governors Bredesen and Haslam to share her vision for shoring up democracy. What would it look like to “renovate” our democracy?…

Why Are There No More Walter Cronkites?

EPISODE 6: Judy Woodruff, longtime anchor for PBS and CNN, and Chris Stirewalt, a former political editor at Fox, join the Governors to discuss the role the media plays in our democracy Trust in the news media is…

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