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You Might Be Right Podcast Season 5

You Might Be Right Podcast Season 5

Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam in a recording studio for their podcast You Might Be Right
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Season Five

In the new season of You Might Be Right, the show’s fifth, Governors Bredesen and Haslam speak with experts on polarization, diving into the research and seeking to better understand just how divided we really are. Through in-depth conversations with a variety of guests, they explore the impact of polarization on civic discourse and politics, seeking solutions to turn down the temperature and foster more constructive debate.

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What does the research say about polarization?

To kick off the new season, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam, speak with Rachel Kleinfeld, an international relations scholar and senior fellow in the Democracy, Conflict and Governance program at the Carnegie Endowment for International…

Is the Political Left and Right a Myth?

In this episode, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam are joined by Hyrum Lewis and Verlan Lewis, brothers, professors, and authors of a new book, The Myth of Left and Right. In their book, they make the case…

How has polarization changed governing?

While political polarization is most visible in Congress, it affects the branches of the federal government in different ways. In this wide-ranging episode, our hosts, former Tennessee Governors Phil Bredesen and Bill Haslam speak with Anthony Foxx, former Secretary of…

Can the Constitution help fight polarization?

The Constitution is at the center of some of our most divisive and polarizing political disagreements from guns to abortion. But what if the Constitution is actually the solution to our challenges and not the source of our problem? In…

Can the Supreme Court Be Impartial?

Public trust in the Supreme Court is at a near-record low. While trust has declined across all party groups since 2020, perception of the Supreme Court is deeply partisan, making the Court itself yet another issue where American views are…

2024 Election – What Did We Learn?

An unprecedented presidential campaign ended with the decisive election of Donald Trump. Trump made inroads with nearly every demographic group, riding a wave of global anti-incumbent sentiment and voter dissatisfaction with the economy. In this episode, our hosts, former Tennessee…

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