Art of Discussing

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.

Research/Resources: 

• "Presidential Transition Act of 1963”. Published in U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) website February 16, 2023 and available on https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-1612/pdf/...

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

Research/Resources: 

•  "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-...

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.

Research/Resources:

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

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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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.

Research/Resources: 

• “Fox News Voter Analysis: How Trump regained the White House” by Fox News Polling Unit. Published in Fox News website November 6, 2024 and available https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fox-news-voter-analysis-how-trump-regaine...

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

Research/Resources:

• “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 ...

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.

Research/Resources:

• “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...

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. 

Resources/Research:

• “Cybersecurity statistics in 2024” by Mehdi Punjwani and Sierra Campbell. Published in USA Today website October 4, 2024 and available on https://www.usatoday.com/money/blueprint/business/vpn/cybersecurity-statistics/
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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.

Research/Resources:

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

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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. 

Research/Resources:

• “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...

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.

Research/Resources: 

• “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...

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the most recent decisions released by the U.S. Supreme Court in early June 2024. 

Research/Resources:

• Supreme Court of the United State Calendars and Lists (https://www.supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments/calendarsandlists.aspx)
• Supreme Court of the United States Opinions of the Court – 2023 (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/23)
• SCOTUSblog (https://www.scotusblog.com/)
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In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the 2024 Summer Olympics. The discussion includes recent controversies surrounding the Games, what countries will not be included and how the International Olympic Committees determines what causes a country to not be included. 

Research/Resources:

• Olympics Paris 2024 (https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024)
• French protesters to poo in the Siene amid Paris 2024 Olympics controversy by Ch...

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss federal immigration policy and laws in the United States and any impacts on the upcoming 2024 election.

Research/Resources: 
“Immigration.” Department of Homeland Security Statistics, February 7, 2024, https://www.dhs.gov/ohss/topics/immigration

“How Texas is challenging the Biden administration on border policy” by Arelis R. Hernández, Nick Miroff, Maria Sacchetti and Ann E. Marimo...

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss the recent legislation by Congress regarding the TikTok social media app and company.

Research/Resources:
“TikTok sued the U.S. government to block a ban. Here’s what happens now” by Ashley Capoot. Published in CNBC website May 8, 2024 and available on https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/tiktok-sued-the-us-government-to-block-a-ban-heres-what-happens-now.html 

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In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss state laws and proposed changes to state laws and how the abortion legislation/conversation may or may not effect the 2024 election.

Research/Resources:
“Where State Abortion Laws Stand Without Roe” by Julia Haines. Published in U.S. News website May 20, 2024 and available on https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/a-guide-to-abortion-laws-by-state

“Reagan-era emergency hea...

In this episode, Kate and Ben discuss how private companies are changing space and ocean explorations, what regulations and jurisdictions' role in each of these areas and what questions or uncertainty arises from these new endeavors. 

Research/Resources:

• “Which Is More Dangerous: Outer Space or the Deep Sea?” by Syris Valentine. Published in the Scientific American website July 31, 2023 and available on h...

In this episode, Ben and Kate discuss the status of the 2024 election after the Super Tuesday primary/caucus results. 

Research/Resources:

• “A brief history of the Super Tuesday primaries” by NCC staff. Published on the National Constitution Center website February 29, 2016 and available on https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/a-brief-history-of-the-super-tuesday-primaries 
• “Presidential election, 2024”. Published on Ballo...

In this episode, your hosts, Ben and Kate, discuss the latest Federal Reserve meeting that just happened as well as a big change in the structure used for relator commission fees from the National Association of REALTORS® . 

Research/Resources: 

• “March Fed Meeting: Stocks Reach Record Highs on News of Future Rate Cuts” by Wayne Duggan and reviewed by Michael Adams. Published in Forbes website March 20, 2024 and availabl...