Across the Aisle
Your Facebook feed probably never disagrees with you.
We will.
Across the Aisle locks one progressive in conversation with one libertarian to try to find solutions to the problems of the 21st century. We talk, persuade, conversate, and while it can get heated, we are trying to find a way forward, not score points or lay down a sick burn.
We believe that things can’t stay as they are, so we need to find a new way forward.
Won’t you come with us?
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 72 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2017
9: What We Learned So Far
This week, Erin & Ben take a moment to talk about what they've learned so far in discussing politics with a person of the opposite persuasion. Conclusions are reached, and thoughts had!
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8: Agreement on Common Core?
The Common Core Standards Initiative is a state-led initiative to put in place common expectations for students around the country. But is it really a stealth set of national standards? Ben & Erin ar…
7: Syria & Existentialism
How can we solve a problem like the Syrian Civil War? In a wide-ranging discussion, the conflict is linked to the problem of modernity, atheism, fundamentalism, and the surveillance state. We hope yo…
5: What Went Wrong with the 2016 Election?
Is politics as we know it dead, and was it killed by Donald Trump?
What do a progressive and a libertarian both have in common? They both think the presidential election of 2016 went about as well as…
4: (Not) Funding the Dep't of Education
The Department of Education has deep roots in American history, but Erin wants to pull out the money tree and send those dollars back to the states. Ben, a teacher by day, has his own ideas about tha…
3: $10,000 a Year from the Government Just for Being Alive?
Automation is taking jobs at an unprecedented rate.
Can a program of universal basic income, where the government sends citizens money just for being alive, help guarantee lives of dignity for all? …
2: $10.10 or No Minimum Wage?
Ben & Erin cross rhetorical swords in this episode on the minimum wage. Ben says an America with a $10.10 minimum wage has a brighter future, but Erin asks why the government has the right to stop w…
1: Taxes Un/Fair?
In our premier episode, hosts Erin & Ben chew on taxes. What is a fair rate of taxation? Is taxation even a problem worth of the…