Art of Discussing

Art of Discussing

Art of Discussing podcast is dedicated to providing an outlet for people to learn about other people’s viewpoints and share their own viewpoints. It is a platform that people can discuss topics with people of a different opinion to their own to learn and understand each other as humans.

Episodes

August 27, 2025 34 mins

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss President Trump's executive orders and the subsequent actions taken regarding tariff policy in his first 100 days in office and soon after.

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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the immigration executive orders, court cases, and actions taken during the first 100 days of President Trump's second term.

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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the DEI policy changes that President Trump made in his first 100 days.

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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss DOGE's structure and actions so far, court cases and what's next for the agency.

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In this first episode in the President Trump's First 100 Days mini series, Kate and Ben discuss what executive orders President Trump signed in the first 100 days of his second term.

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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the first 100 days of President Trump's second term and introduce upcoming episodes that will cover some of the bigger topics in more detail.

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In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss presidential pardons and the use of the autopen including what it is and when it can be used.

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April 9, 2025 36 mins

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the two "stuck" astronauts and their return along with Boeing's current challenges.

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In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the current economy and what the new presidential administration has done to effect the economy. 

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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the transition process for the U.S. President and the U.S. Congress. Included in the discussion is the Presidential Transition Act of 1963 and general information regarding this law.

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January 29, 2025 37 mins

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the presidential cabinet nomination process and current nominees for President Trump's second term cabinet. 

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  •  "Trump Cabinet confirmation status: Which nominees have been confirmed” by Parker Kaufmann, Humera Lodhi, Christopher L. Keller, and Sara Burnett. Published in AP News website January 18, 2025 and available on https://apnews.com/projects/trump-...
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January 22, 2025 58 mins

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the Supreme Court taking on the TikTok legal case. This case is the "ban" that was enacted by Congress on the basis of national security concerns. This episode includes a quick update after the Supreme Court releases their opinion.

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  • “Supreme Court skeptical of ban on TikTok” by Amy Howe. Published in SCOTUSblog website January 10, 2025 and available on h...
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December 4, 2024 1 min

Kate and Ben are taking a break for the holidays and will return with new episodes after the new year. This is a great chance to catch up on previous episodes you haven't listen to.

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November 20, 2024 35 mins

Ben and Kate discuss the 2024 election results for the president, senate, house and ballot measures along with statistics and trends that were seen through the exit polling data.

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November 6, 2024 21 mins

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the history of daylight savings time and what countries and US states use daylight savings time.

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  • “History of Daylight Savings Time (DST)” by Anne Buckle. Published in Time and Date website and available https://www.timeanddate.com/time/dst/history.html
  • "What is the history of daylight saving time?” by Angeli Gabriel. Published in Fox Weather website November ...
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October 30, 2024 39 mins

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the Israel Hamas conflict and what has happened in the past year since the attack on October 7, 2023.

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  • “Hamas hostages: Stories of the people taken from Israel” researched by Jamie Ryan and Emma Pengelly. Published in BBC website October 7, 2024 and available on https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67053011
  • “Israel’s military says six hostages ‘brutally murde...
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October 9, 2024 71 mins

October is cybersecurity awareness month. In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss cybersecurity awareness both on an individual and business level as well global and nation state level. 

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September 25, 2024 55 mins

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the voting process specifically how the delegates and political party conventions work. Your hosts focus on the democratic party convention with the change in their, at the time, presumptive presidential nominee.

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  • “Democratic delegate rules, 2024”. Published in Ballotpedia website and available on https://ballotpedia.org/Democratic_delegate_rules,_2024


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September 11, 2024 73 mins

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the events leading up to the Democratic National Convention in August and policies that the new Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris, has outlined so far. 

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  • “Fact check: A look back at false and misleading claims made during the Democratic convention” by The Associated Press. Published in The Boston Globe website August 23, 2024 and available on http...
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August 7, 2024 65 mins

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the events that led up to the Republican National convention as well as the noteworthy moments and information during the convention itself.

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  • “Nikki Haley offers her ‘strong endorsement’ of Trump in convention speech” by Arit John, Jeff Zeleny and Kate Sullivan. Published in CNN Politics website July 16, 2024 and available on https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/16/politi...
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