A Pragmatic Podcast

Covid Protocols: How Can We Protect Athletes Without Taking Away the Sports They Love?

In this episode, we go over the different covid protocols being used in various professional and school level sports leagues, and which ones offer the safest experience for athletes.

College Affordability: Something We're All Thinking About

In this episode, we deconstruct the history of efforts to make college more affordable and why many of those efforts seem to have failed today.

Lobbying: A Balancing Game

In a myriad of different hypothetical scenarios, we explore the ins and outs of lobbying and how to balance power between unions and corporations in its absence. Will we find our ideal solution?

The Filibuster: A Friend or Foe of Democracy?

The Filibuster, which has specifically been prevalent in the Senate, has been a subject of controversy throughout many different congressional periods. Although many have seen the prevalent use of the Filibuster as a tool to unfairly block the will of the congressional majority, just as many see it as a necessary last resort for the congressional minority. In this episode, we break down everything surrounding the Filibuster and finally get to the center of this age-old issue.

Student Debt: To Cancel or not to Cancel?

As a result of progressive politicians like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the idea of student debt cancellation has garnered quite a lot of popularity over the last few years. In this episode we talk about student debt and whether or not the burden that it creates is worthy of cancellation.