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Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with the horrific school shooting in Texas, leaving 21 people dead: 19 of them, only 4th graders. The hosts address the resulting gun reform debate playing out across America before turning to another heated reform discussion: police accountability. We go through Biden’s new executive order and whether it’s a template worth applying on a wider scale. Then we jump into Florida’s soundly rejected social media free speech law, drawing the ire of Gov. DeSantis. Finally, we wrap up with a little politics roundup: chaotic new maps in New York, a mixed bag for Trump in Georgia, and modern-day hanging chads in Pennsylvania.  [1:10] Texas Shooting / Gun Control [24:09] Police Reform [31:34] Florida Social Media [38:55] Ravi's Radical Idea [44:15] New York Maps and Primaries Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/05/27/ep-50/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

26 Mai 202251min

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start by explaining why there’s no cause for panic with the latest virus making headlines: monkeypox. The hosts then turn to the war in Ukraine and the looming global food shortage that threatens to result, as well as the new bipartisan bill aiming to break up Google’s advertising business. Cory walks us through the public spat over college football’s new “campaign finance” system: NIL deals. And finally, we react to the man who tackled Dave Chappelle on stage giving his side of the story.  [1:10] Monkeypox [5:48] Ukraine Update [8:11] Food Shortage [13:54] College Football [23:26] Google Antitrust [35:10] Chapelle Attacker Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/05/25/ep-49/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

24 Mai 202240min

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start on Netflix laying out a standard: they’re going to keep publishing content that some of their employees might disagree with. Then we turn to Tuesday’s primary races and what we should take from the results in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and others. Rikki updates us on the DHS pausing its much-criticized “Disinformation Governance Board,” Ravi pitches a wild idea, and the hosts take a look at private equity’s growing influence over the economy. Finally, we peer up at the night sky – and at Congress – to talk about this week’s hearings on UFOs (sorry, UAP). [1:00] Netflix Layoffs Update [7:35] Primaries [14:43] Biden’s Disinformation Board [25:21] Private Equity [36:27] ALIENS Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/05/20/ep-48/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

19 Mai 202243min

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki begin with the racist mass shooting in Buffalo, laying out what we know about the suspected gunman’s motivations and the prevalence of his ideology in American society. We then discuss the fentanyl crisis and how it’s driving drug overdose deaths to record highs before turning to Elon’s on-again, off-again Twitter buyout, the root causes and political uproar around the shortage in baby formula, and the ACT coming out against grade inflation.  [1:12] Buffalo Shooting [15:07] Drug Overdoses [25:03] Baby Formula Shortage [37:35] Grade Inflation Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/05/18/ep-47/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

17 Mai 202242min

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start by discussing a conversation taking over the internet right now: which political party has changed more in the last few decades, Democrats or Republicans? Then we turn to the chaos in the stock market and the leftward drift of the ACLU before wrapping up with Capitol Hill staffers unionizing and New York Democrats’ congressional maps getting thrown out for good. [1:02] Which Party has Changed More? [15:20] Stock Market [22:00] ACLU [30:44] House Staffer Unionizing Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/05/13/ep-46/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

12 Mai 202242min

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with everything’s that happened in the week since the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade leaked to the public. Then they turn to the wearable health tech revolution, the FDA moving to ban menthol cigarettes, Section 230 reform, Amazon firing union organizers, and the LSAT on thin ice. [1:52] Roe v. Wade Update [11:42] Wearable Health Tech [21:42] FDA Bans Menthols [30:34] Section 230 [38:00] News Updates - Amazon Unionization / LSAT Requirements Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/05/10/ep-45/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

10 Mai 202244min

In the face of over 100,000 overdose deaths throughout the U.S. last year, New York City opened the nation’s first safe consumption sites. Trained professionals monitor drug use and intervene to prevent deaths from overdose. The sites are predictably divisive, drawing intense criticism and praise alike, but behind that debate lies a long list of crucial unknowns. Will the sites enable addiction or guide users toward recovery? Will it compound harms to the community or help alleviate the social burden of the opioid epidemic? One thing is clear: these sites are saving lives. But what are the lasting impacts of this audacious experiment? The Lost Debate brings you a special report from inside the nation’s first legal safe consumption site. Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

8 Mai 202227min

Ravi, Cory, and Rikki start with J.D. Vance’s win in Ohio’s GOP primary, one of the strongest indicators yet of the power of Trump’s endorsement. Then we turn to the Biden administration weighing federal student debt relief, before turning to the troubling trend of comedians under attack: this time, Dave Chappelle. We discuss how China’s lockdowns could threaten the global economy, and why a mental health startup isn’t writing any more Adderall prescriptions. And finally, we touch on a quiet crisis in America: the sad state of mental health among teenagers. [2:01] Ohio Primaries [8:05] Student Debt Relief [20:37] Dave Chappelle Attacked [25:40] China's latest COVID Lockdown [34:00] Adderall Update [35:46] Teen Mental Health Check out our show notes: https://lostdebate.com/2022/05/05/ep-44/ Subscribe to The Lost Debate’s YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3Gs5YTF Sticher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lost-debate iheart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-the-lost-debate-88330217/ Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/752ca262-2801-466d-9654-2024de72bd1f/the-lost-debate LOST DEBATE ON SOCIAL: Follow Lost Debate Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lostdebate/ Follow Lost Debate on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lostdebate Follow Lost Debate on Twitter: https://twitter.com/thelostdebate

5 Mai 202245min