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Lost Debate

by The Branch

Lost Debate is a weekly podcast from The Branch that brings you news, ideas, and arguments from around the political spectrum. We engage in the good-faith discussions that too much of our society and media miss. It's hosted by Ravi Gupta, a former Obama staffer turned school principal.

100 episodes
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1
The People vs. AI
47:53 Feb 25, 2026
2
The Openclaw Revolution
37:20 Feb 18, 2026
3
Wacky Economy, Epstein Fallout, Our Elders
1:15:57 Feb 12, 2026
4
More Epstein Revelations
24:32 Feb 5, 2026
5
Pretti Killing, ICE Impunity, NVIDIA Dominance
1:19:37 Jan 28, 2026
6
The Moral Cost of Phones
46:06 Jan 21, 2026
7
Minnesota, Powell, MAGA Intellectuals
1:12:43 Jan 14, 2026
8
Venezuela, Bari Weiss, State Censorship
50:26 Jan 7, 2026
9
The End of Culture
56:41 Dec 31, 2025
10
Are We Getting Stupider?
43:55 Dec 18, 2025
11
The Worst Story of the Year
37:43 Dec 10, 2025
12
How to Think About 2026
35:35 Dec 3, 2025
13
The Market Is Speaking — Are You Listening?
56:54 Nov 19, 2025
14
The Age of Extraction
48:34 Nov 13, 2025
15
Shrinking US Pop, SC on Tariffs, Low Expectations
56:17 Nov 6, 2025
16
Things Are Really Bad
1:06:10 Oct 30, 2025
17
Everything I Know About Health & Fitness
34:17 Oct 22, 2025
18
Why I’ve Changed How I Invest
30:29 Oct 8, 2025
19
Why AI Kisses Your Ass
39:22 Oct 1, 2025
20
Why America’s Kids Are Anxious
47:06 Sep 24, 2025
21
A War on the First Amendment
43:37 Sep 17, 2025
22
Is AI Overhyped? With Cal Newport
58:52 Sep 10, 2025
23
A British Revolution
1:00:32 Aug 27, 2025
24
War Will Never Be the Same
53:08 Aug 20, 2025
25
What Washed Away
54:30 Aug 12, 2025
26
Are We Heading for a Recession?
42:08 Aug 6, 2025
27
Introducing ‘Where the Schools Went’
2:57 Aug 5, 2025
28
Maxwell Pardon, Tariff Wins, CECOT Prison
50:04 Jul 30, 2025
29
Epstein Diversions, Russia-gate Revisionism, Gen Z Sex
1:12:02 Jul 23, 2025
30
Why Epstein Matters
46:54 Jul 16, 2025
31
Diddy Verdict, Mamdani Fallout, Hobby Politics
54:23 Jul 2, 2025
32
Historic NYC Upset
46:23 Jun 25, 2025
33
Iran War, Tucker v. Cruz, Apple in China
1:11:44 Jun 19, 2025
34
Clashes in LA, Abrego Indictment, Cartel Influencers
1:00:48 Jun 10, 2025
35
The Musk Trump Breakup
12:44 Jun 5, 2025
36
Tech Monarchists, Elon's Drugs, Past and Future of Work
1:01:55 Jun 3, 2025
37
Education Reform’s Identity Crisis
56:08 May 22, 2025
38
When Entrepreneurship Becomes Exploitation
50:15 May 13, 2025
39
Crypto Corruption, Fetterman Crisis, School Reform
1:01:59 May 8, 2025
40
Fear, Surfing, and Writing with William Finnegan
58:01 May 1, 2025
41
Abrego Garcia, Powell v. Trump, Education Battles
1:04:10 Apr 22, 2025
42
One Thing
1:37 Apr 17, 2025
43
Our Constitutional Crisis
43:24 Apr 15, 2025
44
Recession Risk, Tariff Takes, Class v. Race
53:43 Apr 8, 2025
45
Everything You Need To Know About Tariffs
54:04 Apr 6, 2025
46
Tariffs, Uncertainty, and Economic Fallout
43:44 Apr 3, 2025
47
Polyamory, Friendship, Love, and Jealousy with Molly Roden Winter
49:20 Apr 1, 2025
48
On Learning, Perfectionism, and Happiness with Oliver Burkeman
48:00 Mar 27, 2025
49
Childhood in the 90s, Authentic Populism, Forgotten Places
1:02:26 Mar 25, 2025
50
How To Get Unstuck with Dan Heath
50:48 Mar 20, 2025
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