Lost Debate
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.
Notable Guests
Episodes (1173)
Negative Immigration, Trump on Data Centers, Alpha Schools
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The Future of AI and Education (with Reed Hastings)
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Primary Takeaways + Free Speech & Boycotts
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What We Did in the Shadows
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Are Dems Serious About Winning?
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Humanoid Robots Are Coming
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Musk’s Legacy + The Politics of AI
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Slopulists
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FRAUD SAVE AMERICA
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The Democrats Are Risking It All
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Fire Bad Teachers and Bad Cops
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How Andrew Tate Gets Away With It
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A New Wave of Psychedelics
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How Britain Became as Poor as Mississippi
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The Case for Constraints
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An Optimist’s Guide to Investing
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Will Platner Cost Dems the Senate?
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The Case Against Dating Apps
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Eight Years in the Making
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The $40 Billion Money Pit
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Surprising Truths about Sex and Relationships
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The Mississippi Miracle
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What if the Iran War Never Ends?
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Grading Mamdani
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Can You Predict a Recession?
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Nobody Lasts That Long
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Cuba Libre?
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Iran Ceasefire, Hasan Piker
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How to Make and Lose a Million Dollars
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Iran Quagmire + AI Politics
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The People vs. AI
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The Openclaw Revolution
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Wacky Economy, Epstein Fallout, Our Elders
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More Epstein Revelations
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Pretti Killing, ICE Impunity, NVIDIA Dominance
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The Moral Cost of Phones
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Minnesota, Powell, MAGA Intellectuals
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Venezuela, Bari Weiss, State Censorship
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The End of Culture
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Are We Getting Stupider?
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The Worst Story of the Year
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How to Think About 2026
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The Market Is Speaking — Are You Listening?
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The Age of Extraction
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Shrinking US Pop, SC on Tariffs, Low Expectations
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Things Are Really Bad
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Everything I Know About Health & Fitness
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Why I’ve Changed How I Invest
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Why AI Kisses Your Ass
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Why America’s Kids Are Anxious
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